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[|Human|] My husband was depressed after being exhausted by driving 3000 miles in 3 days. He went to the Dr and they prescribed Remeron. He attempted Suicide...and they increased the dosage of Remeron. He is 78. He was physically very active, fishing and camping and hiking before this happened. He was given Lorazepam with the remeron and He was having convulsions and dizziness. His depression has got increasingly worse. He wanted to quit the Remeron so I took him off cold turkey. He fell into a worse depression. Recently they prescribed Resperidal along with Paxil. He has been crawling on the floor..and dizzy and complaining of heart pounding. I am wondering if he should have taken any meds at all.
[|AI|]  HI, thanks for using Chat Doctor Depression is a very serious illness that can require both medication and therapy. It can take 2 to 3 weeks to respond to most antidepressants. The Risperdal is an antis psychotic, this is used in depression when there is co-existing psychotic symptoms along with the depression. Medications are associated with potential side effects, if the effects he is noticing are intolerable, it would be best for him to speak to his doctor to see what can be done. It would be best for you not to alter his medication in any way before consulting his doctor because of the risk of complications. I hope this helps