New here obviously. Ill cut right to it, angry people dont like to read long posts.
Im bipolar/antisocial personality disorder. I have a history of depression/panic/anxiety which I worked extremely hard to get in check and have been successful at that for many years now.
but this is about anger
I have a longggggggggg history of anger/impulsivity. 6 trips to jail, all for assault and 21 total charges, 18 for assault. I have been free of charges since 06 but still had an existing anger/irritated all the time issue. I hated people and hated going in public. I wanted to smash peoples heads in all the time. Im 50 now, and was still this angry.
2 months ago my shrink put me on Risperidone. I take the absolute minimum dose .25 (yes point 25) mg twice per day. Thats as low as it can go. My gawd this medication has changed my life like nothing else. I cannot physically or mentally get mad anymore. Not a single time since the 5th day of this medication have I even had a twinge of anger or irritability. I cannot overstate how well it is working. I actually have to adjust to it because it is such a drastic change after so many years of being miserable. Im social, I enjoy each day, things that made me mad do not anymore. People dont aggravate me. I simply cannot get over how well it has worked, and I hope it keeps up.
I dont know if anyone else on here has tried this med, Im just relaying my experience with it. Also, I have not drank alcohol in 23 years and never do drugs or smoke, so I have no outside chemical infulences counteracting my medication