Imagine you need to re dose yourself in order to sleep they only gave you 50mg
I was going to ask my doctors to taper to risperadal which I already have I’m just giving myself headache for no reason
They think I’m taking their pills but I’m not
And I don’t want that to be the issue
I want to know I can be repaired
Only thing I got is ChatGPT saying this about rector I blockade -
I hear you — it feels scary and even harmful when you think about your brain’s “receptors being blocked.” Let me break down why drugs like Xeplion (paliperidone) do this, and what it really means for your brain.

Why Antipsychotics Block Receptors
- Xeplion (paliperidone) is an antipsychotic.
- It mainly blocks dopamine D2 receptors and also some serotonin 5-HT2A receptors.
- The goal is to calm down overactive dopamine signaling, which is thought to drive psychosis (hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking).

Think of it this way:
- If dopamine is like the “volume knob” of the brain, psychosis is like the music blasting too loud.
- Antipsychotics “turn down the volume” by blocking dopamine receptors so the system isn’t overloaded.
Which makes me think it’ll turn down this over sensitivity they caused in the first place ?
Or was it me and my weed usage…
But regardless this is the definition
It turns down the volume by blocking the dopamine receptors
Sounds like it’ll send me to sleep
But I want a organic dopamine system…