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[|Human|] Hello sir iam a psychotic patient under risperidone therapy.though my thinking pattern is normal i feel depressed all the time. Due to sideeffects of antidepressants my psychiatrist has stopped it.what should i do now? can risperidone cause depression.my father is also a psychotic under treatment with risperidone and antidepressant and is doing well.
[|AI|]  Hi dear Good to see you. I understand your concern. No risperidone does not cause depression. Feeling like depression is the part of illness itself. Or sometimes psychotic illness co morbid with depressive features. I do not think so antidepressant in a low dose can lead to serious side effects. I suggest to stat antidepressant which has low side effect like SSRI if you have depressive features but sometimes negative features of psychotic illness look like depression. So need to differentiate between this two. Risperidone has no role in depression at all. Yes olanzapine has dual role it is anti-psychotic but useful in depression also. So take proper advise and start antidepressant in low dose and get well soon. If you have q query then feel free to ask. Thank you. Take care.