There are 431 ratings for the drug: RISPERDAL in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for risperdal: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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3	Schizo Affective	Poor memory couldn't for the life of me remember things and I used to be alert. Blunted emotions the only things I feel are worry and stress, couldn't even get angry on this mediation. For the life of me I can't get drunk or tipsy. Periods stopped. Low or non existant libido. My passion and creativity died. Gained 55 pounds. Initial akathisa but that went away, didn't even know what it was to begin with but was restless and had to do things to keep myself occupied.	For the schizophrenia it helped immensely. But in the beginning I felt like a zombie and had disorganised speech couldn't put a sentence together, that passed over time. Slowed reactions initially, driving was bit of a challenge. Felt tired all the time and would sleep 16 hours with ease. Couldn't even become suicidal over this because I couldn't feel a thing. Helped with my anxiety with people immensely. Craved to be an emotional being again.	F	33	3 years		2/3/2010
1	Bipolar I	Ravenous hunger, 40lb weight gain, breast enlargement & lactation	I see risperdal work wonders for many people. I took it for 3 or 4 months and I could eat & eat and still be famished. I gained about 40lb in this time (possibly due to constant eating & being depressed & psychotic; possibly due, in part, to the medication). My breasts went from an a/b cup to a D cup and began to lactate (just a little - enough to freak me out), at which point I stopped taking it.	F	27	4 months		2/3/2010
3	Mild psychosis	Flatness, depression, trouble with libido and not getting erections much, a feeling of emptiness. Constipation early on ok now.	Not hearing voices so much and can sleep better but I worry about other effects. Am on 2mg would prefer lower dose I started with...Ideally would prefer not at all	M	41	3 months		2/1/2010
1	depression /anxiety	MY PSYc doctor prescribed this to augment my anti-depressents. I was taking .5mg morning and .5 mg night. I felt so tired, yet couldn't lay down and rest.I felt like a zombie. I kept thinking I would adjust to this med ,but that didn't happen on the sixth day I developed a tick, around my mouth, so when I told him at day 14 he wanted me right off of it. I was glad to quit it. It is called tartative something, and can become a permanent involuntary twitching. He said at that low dose I was taking it should not have happened but it did. It did stop once I stopped the med. I went back to Perphenizine, 2mg 3x per day for a total of 6mg. I feel ok on that . It makes so sense to take something which makes me scared of the side effects. It will never help if your scared of the med before you start. I would have to say this was the worse drug I ever tried, but remember it was for depression , and not other mental disorders.		F	48	12 days		1/23/2010 Email
1	depression with psychotic features	weight gain, sleep disturbance, worsening diabetes, strange body twitches including eyelids, lips and many other parts of the body, vision changes, a feeling of being dead inside, having no emotions, loss of all creativity, no sex drive and very weak orgasms, nipple secretions, vision problems, hair loss (I think this is being caused by the Risperdal, memory problems	I've been having many side effects and started weaning off this medication about a year ago. It seems that as the dose gets lower I've been experiencing worse symptoms. I think this is a drug from Hell.	F	44	3 years		1/22/2010 Email
3	bi polar/schizoaffective	20lb weight gain, sleepiness, irritability, drowsiness, apathy, lack of motivation	Medication works as intended but the side effects make me not want to take it anymore after the court order is up and go medication-less again. I hate the weight gain as I was an aspiring basketball player, I feel the need to drink an energy drink/supplement to have any real get up and go about anything. Frustrating to say the least.	M	20	5 months		1/15/2010
1	"Anxiety"	Major disruption in menstrual cycle, slight weight gain, memory loss, irritability	When I was 12, I experienced a bit of OCD and anxiety disorder and so the psychiatrist decided to put me on respirdal (keep in mind I've never been to a mental hospital and never broke down. The psych was at the office where I went for regular counseling as a child, and my mother thought she could help the anxiety issue.) When I got older and did some research, I was appalled to see that this pill is meant for people with much more severe medical difficulties than the anxiety and OCD that I had, which I got over anyway, mainly because I was tired of driving myself nuts by worrying all the time. Like I said, started at 12 at 5 mg and was not allowed to get off of it, I was under 18. Over the years the dosage went down to about 1 mg late teens. When I hit 18 I was too frightened to get off of it. at 19 it was down to half a miligram. Last year I said eff it, I want off. My doctor (not psych-my PCP, I had long stopped seeing the psych) agreed that I had been alright for years and so he started weaning me off in May of 2009-half a miligram one day and then .25 the next. I actually had more difficulty with the increasing and decreasing levels than I did with getting off of it, and even then I consider myself lucky. I would get emotional and a bit of acne, but that was it. I was on the "every other day" dosage until August. Once down to .25 every day all the emotional crying stuff went away. I finally got off of it 3 weeks ago after 10 years of this crap, at 22 years o	F	22	10 years		1/7/2010
1	"Anxiety"	post 2 of 3, see my last post	(con'd 2 of 3) So far, very good. Only withdrawal effects were very tired the first week and a half (I slept A LOT) and sometimes would get clammy skin. All that went away and I feel good, hopefully it stays that way. I've been a good student for years (I'm talking the Dean's List type) and the respirdal never affected that side of me. Sometimes I forget what I'm going to say mid sentence, or what I'm about to write, but it's nothing horrible and doesn't happen all the time. Let me explain the side effects: Being started on this as a child, it took until I was an adult to realize what was normal and what wasn't for my body, if that makes any sense. My period was literally non existent (I could go up to 5 months with out one, and I wasn't having sex.) My memory is very, very patchy. On one hand I soak up and remember everything, but then weird things, like a trip to Disney World at 15 or friendships I had at 18, can barely be recalled at all. I was also very irritable while on this medication, with some belly fat but not much. Of all the pills they forced me on (that I got off of, cold turkey, when I turned 18-I could tell you HORROR stories, like how Effexor fucked up my life and mental and physical well being considerably) this one had the least amount of side effects but the ones I did have were significant (the period problem was the main reason I've put off sex-there is...con'd next comment of mine	F	22	10 years		1/7/2010
1	"Anxiety"	post 3 of 3 (sorry!) see first post of mine	...con'd 3 of 3: opportunity, but physically it would be stupid to have sex since I had no way of knowing whether or not I was ovulating, and did not want to take the chance on getting pregnant.) On the .25, my period started getting normal. Now off of it, it has been "on time" since August, more or less. Bottom line: I never needed respirdal or any other damn meds my psych put me on. I stopped seeing the psychiatrist when I was 18, as I mentioned before. It was my PCP who weaned me off-even he knew I never needed any of this stuff. I did not have bipolar, schizophrenia, etc. I was not depressed. I was sad, which is normal for a kid with home issues, but I was not clinically depressed. The minute I woke up and realized I did not get out of bed depressed every morning, but that it was my home life and the shit going on there which made me sad (when I was away from home I was fine) I realized the difference between normal sad vs. depression. Depression I do not have and have been working hard to get my life to where I want it to go. I wish all of you luck getting off this drug; I did it and am very proud. But please, talk to your doctor about getting off your meds if you want to get off. Do not do this alone, especially if you ARE really clinically depressed, bipolar, etc. I was scared at first, but found a very nice pharmacist who gave me the confidence to go through with getting off the drug. I'll come back and update in the next month or so.	F	22	10 years		1/7/2010
3	delusions	the first time they put me on it , 3 years ago, Igained 10 kilo, and I felt like a zombie,and very bored,could not get motivated to do anything at all, just staring at the clock. then I went off it for a year,until delusions came back,now I gained another 10 kilo, Im constipated,menstruation stopped, this happened already 2 years ago,when I was first on it. My eyes are teary,and I have sore heels,but I dont know if that is caused by the med. I feel emotionally better, because they put me on the lowest dosage,still, I dont feel super active either.....	it stopped the delusions,but I think the delusions would have stopped anyway,	F	53	2 years		1/3/2010 Email
1	They said I was paranoid LOL	The Risperdal Zydis caused extreme, incapacitating long and short term memory loss.	The nurses gave me the dissolving tablet in jail. I noticed extreme and debilitating memory loss, I almost forgot my name. In fact, my name was the only thing I could remember. This lasted all night. Shame on Pfizer, Lilly, and the rest of these psychiatric terrorists!	M	24	1 days		12/29/2009
1	resistant OCD.	weord headache, palpitations, depressed mood, zombie and hungry all time.	it is the worst atypical antipsychotic drug ever tried. it was killing me. try, if lifely, in very low dose ( 0.25 mg. ). good luck.	M	23	2 months		12/28/2009
3	Bipolar II	lethargy, increased appetite, sinus pressure, insomnia (difficulty falling asleep; waking 3 hrs early), constipation	Prescribed very low dose (0.25 to 0.5 mg) for SHORT-TERM USE to "confirm the diagnosis" of bipolar disorder. (New doc, new approach.) I've always had my doubts about the effectiveness of psychotropic meds... until now. With low-dose Risperdal, I've experienced a TREMENDOUS improvement in mood stability. However, 3 weeks into treatment, I may be edging towards hypomania. [History: Initially thought to have recurrent major depressive disorder with bipolar on the differential, I was treated for 11 years with various antidepressants (augmented for 4 years with Depakote, lithium, and very short-term use Zyprexa). I experienced no significant improvement. Mood lability has increased in past few years while treated solely with Wellbutrin.] Low-dose Risperdal has provided me mood stability I haven't experienced in over a decade. Doc does not intend this for long-term use; I'll be switching to Seroquel next week.	F	27	23 days		12/16/2009 Email
2	Major depression, PGAD	dry and itchy skin, ravenous appetite, weight gain, inability to concentrate, forgetfulness	My symptoms did not go away. At all. The only changes this medication brought about in me were the side-effects.	F	24	1 months		12/16/2009
1	psychosis	Inability to concentrate; dizziness; choking on liquids at 3mg dose; severe constipation; akathisia; zombie-like mind while feeling extremely agitated at the same time. Muscles hurt so badly that I was literally crawling up the stairs. Blurred vision. Excessive apetite - always hungry. Badly messes up your body systems. Causes very excessive prolactin secretion, which is a serious disease. Get them to check your prolactin levels if you're on it (though I'd advise coming off it if you can) - elevated prolacin may among other things cause tumours on pituitary gland, male infertility.	I found this to be a terrible drug. Side-effects may linger after coming off it.	M	39	4 months		12/13/2009
1	Psychosis	Constipation: 10 or more days between bowel movements, Insatiable appetite: feelings of having to eat all the time even when the stomach is full, Headaches, Zoning out into a Zombie like state, Somnolence: sleep 12-14 hours a day, Sexual side effects: Inability to ejaculate as well as decreased libido, decreased confidence and decreased feelings of well being, and drug cravings which are to the point of near daily abuse (The drug cravings are not there to the point I'd actually use drugs [recovering addict so to speak] when I'm off the medication) (Example stimulants i.e. adderall, ritalin, etc. mitigate the horrible feelings this drug creates at the price of ones self respect and the respect of others.) In short stay away from this awful crap.	I take the 37.5 mg consta injection biweekly and I feel like crap when I am on it, yes the voices and other symptoms go away but a what price? The last time I came off the medication I lost over over 55 lbs, 270 lbs to 215 lbs and I felt great first few months until the psychosis came back. I feel like the only way to live with my illness is to learn how to manage the eccentricities of my life with minimal or no medication like John Nash. Taking this medication is no way to live ones life.	M	28	13 months		12/10/2009 Email
1	Schizoaffective Disorder	Severe weight gain (in excess of 100 pounds in first six months--killed my love life), suicidal impulses (I was only suicidal once briefly in the past, over a girl no less, but after two years on risperdal was ready to kill myself over changes to course syllabi), twitching (common side-effect of antipsychotics), intense anger (which I concealed--I'm a pacifist-- and justified by giving TONS of money to homeless dudes each week). Mood swings were unbearable on risperdal. Having drawn avidly for years I was unable to produce even simple drawings, drawing had been one of my tricks for meeting girls, lost ability to fantasize about sex-love-whatever (cue pornography), all capacity for free thought quashed. For years I would dream the future as it would happen, and mystical dreams and fantasies would come to me and guide my decisions for the better, risperadol made my dreams flat and cartoonish, increased frequency of nightmares, and made me feel like a soulless zombie. Hallucinoid experien	The schizophrenic mind does not heal on antipsychotics, and disease will only go into remmission if you can wean yourself off them safely while maintaining supports. Going off Risperdal you will go through phases of difficulty--for me it involved reliving an earlier experience in which I was violently sexually assualted repeatedly--but these phases will pass with time. Antipsychotics redefine your brain structure in a deleterious manner, and like all hard drugs are difficult to come down off of because of how your brain has been hardwired by the substance. I suggest cannabis and a sense of perspective to relieve mental anguish when coming down. DO NOT TAKE RISPERDAL UNLESS YOU WANT TO COMMIT SUICIDE OR CONTRACT DIABETES!!!	M	22	2 years		12/7/2009
4	Shizoaffective disorder	photosensitivity, a few nervous tics, sleep too long.	As bad as the side effects can be, this medication almost instantly snapped me out of a dangerous psychosis. Usually within a day of receiving an effective dose I began to realize that my preoccupations were 'wrong' and that I needed to be on some type of medicine in order to stay out of the hospital. I've been on both thorazine and haldol and I have to say risperdal is much better than these as far as side effects. While some of the other nureleptic drugs being offered are 'new' and 'improved', I like risperdal because it's been around long enough to tell what some of it's long term effects are. I'm glad this medication doesn't induce such horrifying disorders as Tardive Dyskinesia.	M	33	9 years		12/5/2009
1	anxiety	dont take these they will wreck your life. my girlfriend doesnt even remember running with the olympic tourch! complete memory loss from her earlier years 9 years of her life wasted. risperdal will give you perminate brain damage be warned!. also made her lactate alot. and makes her aggresive	Evil drug used to control people by making them so confused they cant even think.	F	27	9 years		12/2/2009
1	Antidepressant Assistance	On a half of a .5mg pill the very first night was just dizziness. Doc told me to do that dosage at night for 7 nights then we would move up to a total of 1mg a day. Tea, I didn't make it to night 7. most all of my body broke out in an itchy rash and became harder to swallow, it feels like my throat has closed a little and won't go away. night 2 and even until now, very weird, pointless elaborate dreams. also feeling like someone would put headphones over my ears and I had to listen to songs that popped into my head or whatever else "it" chose for me. I also now have some freaky, "your being watched" feeling such as a shadowy ghost figure or things falling on me. I have actually even felt like I could hear my friends thoughts but it was all mummbled in their voice. I hope that just .25mg only 6 times doesn't leave me like this forever. I even get confused or just forget, that's not like me!!! what the hell is up with this stuff? all I wanted was just something to hel	If you even hear "RISP..." come out of your docs mouth you just say it better be RESPIRATORY you mean!!	F	23	6 days		11/28/2009
3	agitation	increased appetite, and in excess of 5 mg, a good deal relaxed, horny, sexually driven and calm, the gf liked me on it (was also on ativan 2 mg, ambien cr, and and wellbutrin)		M	24	3 months		11/27/2009
1	intrusive thoughts w/depr. + anx.	insomnia, restlessness	I never had any trouble sleeping before starting/stopping this medicine. I was prescribed 2mg, then bumped up to 4mg after the first night; on my fourth night, I had a dystonic reaction to it and the muscles in my neck tightened so much I couldn't breathe and had to go to the E.R. VERY SCARY - thought I was going to die. Immediately went off this medication. For the last 4 nights, I have only been sleeping about 4 hours per night, and I am still a little restless, but it seems to be lessening everyday. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG THE INSOMNIA WILL LAST? I only took it four times.	M	30	4 days		11/20/2009 Email
3	Psychotic illness	Shaking (at beginning), weight gain (2 stone/1 year), sedation (sleeping 10-14 hours a day), lactation (for three years - had to stop because of this).	It helped. It did the job of removing voices and gave me large amounts of motivation. I had to let go of it eventually due to weight gain, lactation and sedation and have now started Aripiprazole, which supposedly has none of these. However the short half-life of risperidone means that if you skip a dose, you're in trouble, and start experiencing withdrawal symptoms within the day. These involve shaking, nausea and restlessness. My thoughts immediately start to speed up and become less and less rational. Don't skip. Had to take it at night because of the sedation, and I'd always miss the first lecture the following night. Now that I'm withdrawing from it, I have mild insomnia (a big relief). The transition to aripiprazole is difficult but I think it will be worth it.	F	19	3 years		11/18/2009
1	Bipolar Manic Insomnia	Weight gain to point of obese, severe memory loss, numerous bouts of severe muscle cramps, impaired motor skills (dangerous walking down stairs or driving), blinding headaches in middle of night, Restless Leg Syndrome, involuntary muscle twitching (sometimes lasting up to five minutes at a time), frequent hiccups, difficulty swallowing, severe psoriasis outbreaks, frequent bathroom runs in middle of night (up to four), severe paralyzing muscle spasm in right arm, social anxiety, attention deficit disorder,.	It actually is a chemical full frontal brain lobe lobotomy.	F	54	14 months		10/30/2009
4	Depression with psychotic disorder	Lactation, no period, acne	Well, it cured my unreal thoughts and made me able to function. I actually felt normal and "integrated." But I'm not happy about the pizza face.	F	32	3 years		10/29/2009
5	post-partum psycosis	fatigue (which was good, was not sleeping well before taking this), absence of menstrual periods, decreased libido, difficulty finding words I wanted, spaced out feeling	This drug saved my life. The hallucinations stopped (not right away, but after the right dosage and after my periods stopped), lessened my anxiety, boosted my anti-depressant (am also taking Effexor). This is my 4th month weaning off risperdal. My period has returned without psychotic episode. Other side effects still felt, but I'm guessing they'll ease with time too. This drug worked exactly how it was suppose to for me.	F	36	1.5 years		10/27/2009
1	Nightmare episodes	My son has gained over 100 pounds, the doctors keep pumping the drug inside of him for the past 8 years. He was an excellent student, received a doctorate and now cannot even remember what he studied, he sleeps all day and cannot work a job. His quality of life is NIL. His mouth twitches and he has no control over it. I HATE PSYCHIATRISTS, they are PILL PUSHERS with medicine they know nothing about. Medicine that causes MORE PROBLEMS. God help them on Judgement Day. I HATE RISPERDAL. There has to be a better way to treat these poor souls, this is NOT THE WAY!!! The Psychiatrists should take a sample of the drugs they prescribe and give to their patients so they can have a taste of what it does to the body.	I have to find a way to get my son off this drug. It is like a legalized cocaine or Acid for the brain. I had a beautiful educated son that they misdiagnosed and now after 10 years of all kinds of medicine, they give up on him. If anyone out there knows how to get off this drug naturally, please tell me. HELP!!!! WHAT a TRADE OFF for a human life when they say the benefits outweigh the risks, this is a bunch of BULL!! I do not believe in anti psychotic drugs that are only making the drug companies and politicians rich. My son is DESTROYED by this drug. IT is like taking a dose of legalized poison every day. THe last time we tried to get him off the drug, he went into a semi comatose state. Is that normal for a drug. Where is the Food and Drug Admin. when you need them?? This is a LIFE WASTED AND RUINED, a brilliant mind destroyed and tortured. As a mother, it rips out my heart everyday. He cannot even enjoy the little things in life when just 10 years ago, he wrote a DOCTORAL DISSERTATION!! I regret the day I ever took him to a Psychiatrist. I am searching for a method to get him off of this drug that is poisoning his body every day of his life. He already has lost the best years of his life from misdiagnosing.	M	30	8 years		10/23/2009 Email
5	psychotic tendencies	nausea at first, headaches went away after 6 months	son takes this med has been miracle drug, stops his hallucinations and nightmares. Less weight gain than Zyprexa. He's taken it 2 different times stopped initially because of headaches. worked well for hallucinations both times started with 3 mg a day at age 4	M	10	5 years		10/17/2009
1	misdiagnosed	Galactorrhea. Painful swelling and redness. Bad dreams and thoughts.	DON'T TAKE THIS MEDICATION! The side effects I've been experiencing are severe. This is a horrible medication created by sadists.	F	40	4 months		10/9/2009
1	paranoia	i am having very bad insomnia while taking 6mg of risperdal. has been hospitalized for 3 times.	i have tried unsuccessfully to go off risperdal for like 3 times. still want to get off this drug. Dont know what to do. Every time when i go off, i have very bad insomnia.	M	28	6 years		10/8/2009 Email
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1	doctor recommened	Those suffering from side effects of the drug please read!!! In order to heal from psychological injuries one should put their faith in a higher power. One should pray and meditate and change their focus away from themselves in order for healing to begin. An important ingredient is that you must have courage that you will get better. Do not let the constant negativity (which may be reinforced by the internet and other discouraging sources that you refer to) override your path to positivity and remember the one who is most critical and most negative about yourself is yourself. Hopefully these words will set a new course in the road to your full recovery. Its easy for someone to say it but I experienced it. This is my recipe for full recovery. Don't forget this recipe can be adjusted for your own individual needs. Good luck!		M				9/24/2009
1	Depression	Depression, lethargy, paranoia, suicidal thoughts, inability to connect with reality, loss of sex drive, paralysis of facial muscles, and severe weight gain (30 pounds in FOURTEEN DAYS).	Risperdal was a miserable and crippling experience, and I feel completely betrayed by my doctor. Those in the medical profession need to be very, very careful with this drug.	F	20	2 months		9/23/2009 Email
1	schizophrenia/delusion disorder	lethargy,weight gain, panic attacks, sleeplessness, lack of concentration	steeer clear of this one. it lobotomizes you. cant work totally disabled now. pdoc and gp won't listen they read the crap janssen puts out	M	41	3 years		9/6/2009
2	Insomnia	Lack of sex drive, menses came two weeks early and in small amounts, muscles twitching, slight difficulty urinating		F	23	13 days		9/5/2009
1	Anxiety	SEVERE dizziness, Akathisia, depression, very rapid heartbeat, chest pains, muscle twitching, trouble swallowing, numbness in arms/legs.	PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! This is a drug of last resort, unless you have schizophrenia or some other disease it was intended for, and have tried every other drug do not use it for other "off label uses"...Most people experience severe side effects. Stay away from this drug, IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE!	M	28	4 weeks		8/22/2009 Email
5	Emotional Unstability	Increased appitite.	Very effective. Our daughter rarely has emotional outbursts. She is able to recover from them. They are now mild emotional shifts.	F	9	180 days		8/19/2009 Email
1	Depression, ADHD	Weight gain - no matter how much I eat I never feel full, dizziness, total lack of motivation, an "I don't care" attitude, peripheral neuropathy in hands and feet, insomnia with a weird sensation of falling while trying to fall asleep, worsening of depression.	I'm very angry this medication was ever approved. I have treatment resistant depression so my Doc added this to Effexor. Nasty, nasty medicine.	F	54	6 weeks		8/19/2009
3	psychotic disorder	at 3mg loss of period, greasy hair,at 2mg periods coming back but i realise i also have depression, difficulty conversing, generally feeling very slowed down, memory retrieval difficulties, not being able to think on my feet as i used to which is very important for my job	clinical symptoms ie not being able to work out what was/ was not real disappeared almost instantaneously but then paranoid thoughts set in	F	39	9 months		8/16/2009
3	Schizophrenia-BiPolar	Very tired when I first started taking it. If I got up at night to use the bathroom, just standing made me feel sick to my stomach so I had to hurry to lay back down. Seroquel did the same thing to me. Now, almost a month later, no problems at all	I dont really see a change from taking this. Maybe its there or maybe my symptoms would be worse with out it, I dont know. I see and hear shit constantly just like before. No direct orders though from auditory hallucinations. What I like is I feel no side effects anymore and its been less than a month.	M		20 days		8/14/2009
1	schizophrenia	Intense back cramping along spine, general ill feeling mentally, neck pains	The back and neck pains are like a charlie horse popping up and down the spine, I was on the floor flopping like a fish out of water. Get Geodon intsead and deal with mild back and neck cramps while getting on it (about 2-4 weeks) then those all go away when taking it twice a day at same time with meal.	M	36	2 months		7/23/2009
1	some sort of psychotic disorder	Akathisia, agitation, paranoia and insomnia.	Another one of these so-called antipsychotics that make me feel WORSE than I do without drugs. Some of these drugs actually have PSYCHOTIC properties. Thank you so much, Janssen-Cilag.	M	34	5 days		7/14/2009
4	OCD, depression	i was prescribed .5 morning and night. initially i only took 1/2 dose in the morning because i knew risperdal's reputation. if i take a morning dose, i feel really awful and cannot function well. i get easily winded, a little confused, and a big headache. i feel my blood pressure throbbing in my head. i have developed a little cough. one day i had to leave work because a headache became so awful. i switched both doses to night time. i feel a lot better since then, but initially i had some insomnia with the night dose. my doc does not know i moved the doses yet, and im not sure if it is ok to do.	im excited about some of the changes im experiencing. i notice i have higher frustration tolerance. i have begun to realize some things about myself that i might not have been able to deal with before. it really did boost my antidepressant and im not obsessing about suicide anymore. the point of the med is to stop hoarding. i dont know if that is quite treated yet, or if it will be effective for me, but im more than willing to give it a good try.	F	47	2 weeks		7/5/2009
3	psycotic disorder	My husband takes this medication, he still hears voices sometimes, he has lost of memory, his body feels weird, he's always tired, it has increased his appetite, there is still times where he still doesn't make sense when he talks, he feels as if he never knows what words to say or how to answer questions.	I can say that he was way worse before he had started this medication, he still has his bad days but there not dangerous like they were in the past. He has some control over himself now. I know its only been 3 months but I hope it does more than what it is doing at this time so he can feel normal again.	M	26	3 months		6/30/2009 Email
5	voices anxiety depression	i produced milk due to the anti-depressant i was on	i like this drug no weight gain, voices disapeared,	F	38	6 months		6/25/2009
1	psychosis	SEVERE AKETHISIA- I had to walk out of the class room daily and skip class because I COULD NOT SIT STILL TO SAVE MY LIFE i felt like something was inside me trying to come out...my mind could NOT control my body, SEVERE WEIGHT GAIN (20 pounds in one month...and I used to always be thin) made me OBSESSED with food...I would do anything to get to food and i would eat and eat and eat uncontrolably. Never have I been suicidal, but I wanted to die just to get rid of the akethisia it was LIVING HELL. I have permanent side effects... i'm way slower in the head...memory loss...stuttering... I would lie down and not be able to get out of bed I was SO tired at times.	This crap should be illegal... it's murder to give someone this medication. TRUST ME IVE BEEN THERE...don't take it!	F	19	1 months		6/18/2009
4	for insomnia/pain/anxiety	i think it caused some anxiety initially but cant be sure it was down to the drug. also had a slight abnormal gait. my teeth felt kinda numb. mid-afternoon i get a sort of slump where i could possibly go to sleep if i lay down. it maybe due to the drug wearing off.	i suffer from CFS/ME and was initially prescribed this for sleep. i tried it in 2000 but felt like a zombie on it. this time round i dont have the zombie feeling; yet take more of the drug. i have found that risperidone has really lifted my mood/depression. ive read its used in treatment-resistant depression; i never been diagnosed as having this. im much calmer and anxiety has decreased too. i rarely take painkillers now. i used to have IBS-D but now my stools are formed more often. id read that the SSRIs work for constipation so i am at a loss why my diarrhoea has not become worse but better given that risperidone increases serotonin. i read that in low doses risperidone is a potent serotonin antagonist. im surprised i can tolerate this drug as i cannot take any of the SSRIs. i take and tolerate nortriptyline that mainly works on noradrenalin. Im on 1.5mg of risperidone at night. i get a better sleep but only about 5 hours where as before i woke every 2 hrs throughout the night. i think i get a deeper sleep as risperidone enchances stages 3 and 4. i hope i dont suffer from any of the side effects others on this site have experienced. I think its worth a try.	M	43	2 months		6/3/2009 Email
4	paranoid schizophrenia	i have experienced wieght gain, put on 6 stone (from 12 to 18) in about 1 year, i get headaches also. i have no other side effects and have been takin a 37.5mg dosage of the drug for 9 and a half years, i have not missed one of my injections which are home visits from a cpn	i think rispedal is a very good drug it helps keeps me calm and stops my thoughts racing, i now dont think that i am in several places at once infact now i dont think this at all and relaise that most of my other thoughts/conclusions are untrue i very rarely think of these particular thoughts/conclusions anymore too through the drug. i think inittially i went through the hypomania and mania stages	M	28	9 years		6/3/2009
4	anxiety/major depression	I am experiencing no periods,appetite loss,cramps in legs&feet,off& on weight loss(no weight gain)	I really like this medication,overall.I had severe anxiety that caused my depression.I have bipolar disorder&my anxiety was really acting up worse than ever had but riperidone only at .5 mg really helps.I took 1 mg and was too much.caused severe muscle spasm in legs&feet at bedtime.I would recommend this for anxiety&depression.started in late March 2009	F	33	2 months		5/28/2009 Email
2	bipolar	weight gain, akathisia, weakness, tired, hungary	the fda has approved Risperdal Consta the injection for bipolar	F	38	2 years		5/18/2009
3	'Classic' schizophrenia	From the beginning of treatment I experienced amenorrhea (later found to be due to hyperprolactinemia), also galactorrhea and high cholesterol. Increased sleep duration; I now sleep 12 hours per night and am often tired during the day. Also, I experienced weight gain of about 20 kilograms.	Am currently 25, first began hallucinating at nine (that I remember) and didn't start long-term antipsychotic treatment until aged 23, in which time I had two hospital admissions for psychosis. In many ways to be lucid and able to close to my family was a huge blessing, and I appreciate it every day. But my dissatisfaction with the drug is increasing due to the evidence that therapeutic doses are also quite toxic; I've decreased my dose from 4 to 2mg daily and still find no relief from side effects. Would ideally like drug-free treatment; I recommend anyone considering taking this or any antipsychotic to weigh up the pros and cons of medication (with all its horrendous side effects) versus other treatments, and only take medication if absolutely necessary, or as a last resort.	F	25	2 years		5/16/2009
1	anxiety	i have gained weight, my appetite has increased a lot, i have symptoms of tardive dyskenesia, i can't concentrate, i am emotionally flat, i have no motivation, i have leg spasms, i have uncontrollable hand tremors, and am lethargic. I also have increased anxiety	I have been on Risperdal for 5 months now. I am only 14 years old. I was always a high achiever at school and my attendance was perfect all until I started taking risperdal and 4mg of the drug! This is way too high of a dose for a 14 yr old kid, and it ruined my life. I can't go to school anymore because i am constantly in fear of going back, I sleep all day and I have so much trouble concentrating. I even wrote a letter to my psychiatrist (because i could not tell him verbally, he intimidated me) begging him to take it off and switch to something with less side effects like Abilify. I am yet to find out if he will. But if he doesn't my GP will.	M	14	5 months		4/29/2009 Email
4	Autism/aggression	my son seems to have more up and down mood swings since atarting the dissolvable tablets he was great on regular tablets so we will switch back	He smiles more. Makes good eye contact now. sleeps through the night. Appetite has increased alot but no signifficant weight gain.	M	5	6 months		4/28/2009 Email
3	Bi-polar	Tired all the time, "numbed" emotions, yawning a lot, no sex drive at all,	I'm not sure how I feel about this drug. It has helped with my thoughts racing at night, but I don't like how it makes me feel "jittery" and numb feeling most of the time. After I finish with this bottle, I may stop.	F	34	2 weeks		4/28/2009
3	schizophrenia	hair loss, flat emotions, boredom, absent minded, low libido, memory loss, weight gain	There are not that many options if you are schizhophrenic. The drug does its job at the cost of the side affects I mentioned for my particular case. It's barely worth but i'm scared to go off of it.	M	22	8 months		4/23/2009
4	anxiety/PTSD	the first night I took it, I took half of a 2mg pill, and my legs were VERY twitchy (like severe restless legs), they would NOT settle for a good two hours, my mind was wide awake. But after about 4 hours of dozing in and out, my limbs became REALLY heavy, even going ot the bathroom I could NOT squeeze my muscles to stop the flow of urine. I woke up the next morning feeling tired and drugged and in a BLIND panic. The next two nights, the horrible drugged feeling in the morning lessened and then stopped, but the restless legs continued, and my anxiety was through the roof. So I called my doctor, and he lowered my starting dose to just a quarter of a 2mg pill and these side effects disappeared altogether.	be very careful about what drugs you take with this. Cold medicine is supposed to be okay, according ot the pharmacist, he actually warned me they might make me MORE sleepy, but said they should be okay (sudafed and alavert) but some of the above side effects were because I had also taken a cold medicine with it (had a really bad cold, the kind where your nose drips down your face, you know). Apparently the cold medicines can make the side effects WORSE. But this drug has made the PTSD voices I hear go away, and it helps me sleep better at night. in fact, I wasn't even aware just how little sleep I was actually getting until I began to take this medication. now I'm out cold for hours at a time, and I actually wake up feeling refreshed and raring to go in to the morning, not tired. The anxiety is lessening as well. this medication is a godsend so far for me. The last two mornings I haven't been waking up quiet as groggy either, so I say if you're waking up groggy and you're having those severe restless legs, you need to call your doctor to adjust your dosage. Adjusting mine helped tremendously.	F	36	1 weeks		4/11/2009 Email
2	bipolar	weight gain akathisia	this medicine has gone generic and is much cheaper as risperidone	M	30	2 months		4/9/2009
1	-	Two years and three months off this medication. Still experiencing "side effects" which started ON the medicaton, one month into "treatment". Was only on the medication for two months total. Was on NO meds prior to starting this med. Have not been on any med in this class for spproaching two years. Have been on klonopin for one year, which helps with some of the "side effects" which initially started with Risperdal.	Risperdal has caused long-term damage to myself and others. Probably, the number of people suffering, or with the potential to suffer from, long-term effects of taking this medication is very small compared to those who won't suffer, or haven't suffered from, long-term consequences after taking the medication. Still, long term consequences ARE possible. Be aware of this fact, from someone who is suffering this undesirable possibility. If you ask your doctor and he or she denies the possibility of long-term damage from the medication, he or she is incorrect. Quite so. Email me with doubts or questions if you wish.	M	34	2 months		4/7/2009 Email
2	mood swings, depression, anxiety	GAINED 60 LBS. IN A YEAR!!! SLEPT 10 TO 12 HOURS A DAY, EVERYDAY!!! WAS IN A NUMB STATE OF MIND ALL THE TIME, NO SEX DRIVE...THAT'S CRAZY!!!	It was not for me! Was on lexapro and risperdal both, but now off both and on cymbalta	F	33	13 months		3/24/2009
5	psychosis	No side effects other than sleeping an extra 2 hours a night when I get a chance.. I can get by on 6 hours but will sleep up to 12 hours when I have time off. Moderate lowering of libido... occuring during psychosis and not cured by Risperdal.	Cured my racing mind. Allowed me to sleep regularly and continue my life.	M	28	3 years		3/21/2009
3	psychotic disorder	diarrhea, severe sexual dysfunction, memory problems, increased appetite resulting in over 100 lbs of weight gain	I feel more stable on this medication but it's side effects are horrible. Long use of this drug can cause some serious problems, take this drug as a last resort.	M	27	2 years		3/20/2009
2	Bipolar Mania	Increased appetite, upset stomach, lethargy	Minimal benefits from this medicine.	M	29	2 months		3/20/2009
4	Bipolar I with severe psychosis	100 lbs weight gain in 2.5 years, binge-eating, insatiable hunger, compulsive eating, loss of motivation, sleepiness, loss of energy, loss of period, complete cessation of all psychosis, loss of emotion, decreased sex drive (but not a totally dead sex drive...once to three times a month maybe)	It saved my life as far as stopping my eternal mixed state but the weight gain is just as detrimental to my sex life as the psychosis was.	F	30	2.5 years		3/12/2009 Email
2	BIPOLAR	WHERE DO I BEGIN? DOPY HEADED, FUZZY FEELING, SLEEPY, SLOW REACTION TIME WHEN DRIVING, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST.....UNCONTROLLABLE MOUTH AND TONGUE MOVEMENTS (TD).	MAYBE THIS WORKS FOR SOME PEOPLE, I DON'T KNOW?? IT DOPED ME UP PRETTY GOOD!!	F	37	3 years		3/12/2009
4	Bipolar with psychosis	WEIGHT GAIN!!!!, sleeping too much, low sex drive, trouble getting an orgasm, constipation, no menstruation (yipee!)	Incredible weight gain uncontrollable and hard to deal with. I started smoking to control my weight and now I've switched to nicotine patches which works to stablize my weight. I hate being dependant on it. I'm a much calmer and nicer person on this drug.	F	29	5 years		3/10/2009
1	bipolar / anger management	i felt stoned all the time, everything felt slowed down, paranoia, hallucinations which to this day as a shadow ghost, i did not feel any type of emotion on this drug, i could not converse with people easy, not even good friends, i felt watched, threatened, suicidal, after i stopped taking this drug everything got worse for about a year, i then began to dream in color for the first time and launched into a massive depression for about 6 months, since then i believe the drug has altered me permanently, i those two months felt like i was in hell trapped in an altered state	fuck this drug seriously fuck it the people endorsing it the parents that put there kids on it to mask problems, this drug is the high road, im in a better place now i can ramble my testimony for hours and hours and hours, the experience changed me for the best but in only in taking the highest road... you can email me if you would like to compare anything that you find absolutely bizarre about this drug	M	19	2 months		3/8/2009 Email
1	depression, anxiety	paranoia, anxiety, abnormal thoughts.	I have been taking risperdal .5mg for 4 days. Last night I was convinced there was a monster under my bed and I couldn't get off of my bed because of it, and I am 19 years old. At the moment I have every light on in my house and two televisions on due to nervousness and I am experiencing extreme paranoia and anxiety. I am stopping this medication immediately and do not recommend it.	F	19	4 days		3/6/2009
1	Psychosis	Go to this website http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/psychiatric-drugs/antipsychotics/areford-neuroleptics/areford-neuroelptics-harm/ Before you even think about touching it or already are takeing it	You will be glad that you went to that website if you are taking or planning to take risperdal or any antipsychotic	M	23	8 months		3/3/2009
2	manic/psychotic episode	restlessness at first. About a month into taking it became depressed. demotivation, lethargy, depression effect of a chemical lobotomy	Was on 3mg. Good for reducing the positive symptoms of the psychosis but made me lethargic and demotivated. A month after starting taking it became depressed. 4 months after starting taking it switched to aripiprazole and added citalopram, depression lifted.	M	23	4 months		2/24/2009
1	bipolar depression	agoraphobia, ocd worse, horribly intense cramps w/ my period	nothing positive about risperdal. Every dr. told me that risperdal would not cause my agoraphobia but I didn't go out of my house for 2 months straight and the one time I did I ran out for the mail with my dog and panicked the whole time. Horrible medicine. I don't care what the drs. say, I was agoraphobic and my OCD was so much worse along with my menstrual cramps which no one seemed to care about even though I already had endometriosis.	F	35	3 months		2/24/2009 Email
5	bi-polar	The only real side effect that I'm concerned with is the weight gain. I gaind 40lbs in less than 6 monthes. But I still have manic flare ups.	Worked great but if I quit taking them for mor than 3 days I get real manic and pretty much go nuts until I go back on them.	M	27	3 years		2/23/2009 Email
3	paranoia and psychosis	a feeling of great boredom...lost interest in all my hobbys and just felt empty and blank inside...	I found the tablet form gave me restlessness but the depot didnt.	M	39	3 years		2/16/2009
4	schizophrenia paranoid	weight gain(gained 30lbs in 6 months), muscle tension, lack of energy, delirium (brief periods-random), stopped periods	after the initial adjustment period the effects tend to smooth out. weight gain is the biggest concern. I think it's a combination of the drug and increase in appetite. It's best to combine drug with workout regime. Still hard to find the energy to move. Not as flexible.	F	24	18 months		2/11/2009 Email
5	paranoid schizophrenia	Gained 5 lbs a month the first 6 mos. at 37.5 dos now on 11 mg a year and half later akithesia lessened and restlessness. no sex drive or menstrual cycle. still working my way down to 1 mg. Injections twice a month. Period is coming back.	Miracle drug except the weight gain the first six months but now I have no symtoms of schizophrenia and I am living a productive life and If you can get through the initial adjustment phase	M	45	1.6 years		1/30/2009 Email
1	Anxiety/Agitation	Hard time getting up in the morning, depression, head movements, memory loss, lack of motivation, tiredness, loss of excitement, absent mind, not so happy, and dont feel my age anymore, nor myself anymore.	I am calling my doc on Monday, and getting OFF this medication. The side effects are getting worse, not better. I am getting depressed, and am having a hard time typing this, because my mind is playing tricks on me! I see that at least 300 people on this site alone HATE this drug! I have seen only about 1 in 150 or so people actually like this med!! I dont recomend it at all.	M	15	9 months		1/11/2009
2	Psychotic symptoms	Severe constipation, Bladder infection, severely stuffy nose that turned bloody. Slightly larger breasts	Just another way for the pharmaseutical companies to make more money off of you. Prescribe you with this and you'll need a laxative, some meds for your kidney and some vicks to clear up your nose, and a box of tissues for that bloody nose you now have because you could not breathe normally through your nostrils. This medicine sucks and I've only been on it for a week. And I don't notice any difference as far as my manic/psychotic problems go. Still the same in that department. The only good side effect of this drug is I notice my breasts are slightly bigger.	F	23	1 weeks		12/22/2008 Email
5	Bipolar anxiety, anger	Sleep glorious sleep!	I have been on all the antipsychotics and all have worked in some way or another but this is the best by far for reducing symptoms and comparing the side effect profile. I take 0.25mg three times a day, a low dose but effective for me so far. Sleep is the best I have EVER had, yet it does not knock you out like seroquel or the others- nor do you feel hung over. I was shocked that people actually want to get out of bed in the am!!! Anger dissipated in less than one week of use, anxiety took a little longer. I would recommend that if you are going to use any antipsychotic you ask your Dr to supplement it with Metformin to PREVENT diabetes and weight gain. This is done fairly often with children on anti psychotics. Not a perfect solution but it might prevent big issues for you.	F	52	2 months		12/19/2008
3	psychotic delusions	Made me gain a lot of weight. I became less aggressive because I was completley numb. I became dopey and lacked any feelings or motivation. I still have the same thoughts as I did before I just cant be bothered any more. I still havent left the house for nearly two years now.		M	17	6 months		12/5/2008
3	Schizoaffective disorder	Nothing the Holy Spirit cannot overcome. Nothing is immune to change or set in place. Believe and your Will acheives.	Certainly sad how the "people" who run this sham of a health industry treat the people and the conditions people put up with because some sadists thinks having money is more important than a human life. Maybe not quite how it is but it seems that way - way up their.	M	28	2.5 years		11/29/2008 Email
3	I wasn't, my child was. Want info.	He says it makes him too sleepy.		M	20	3 months		11/12/2008
4	Schizoaffective Disorder	Started at 2mg for 4 days. By day 4, was completely numb, physically and emotionally. Blurred vision, difficulty swallowing (b/c of numbness), no appetite. After a 2 day break, switched to 0.5mg, everything was OK, then increased to 1mg- now feeling very apathetic and appetite is again nonexistant.	Works very effectively for psychosis, from the first dose the psychosis went away completely. In the 2-day gap between the 2 doses psychosis came back worse than ever. Having difficulty finding a balance between an amount that works but does not cause too many side effects. Hopefully side effects are not starting again. If anyone wants to get in touch by email:	F	21	17 days		11/3/2008 Email
3		medical staff advised me that it raises the content of alcohol in your body when anyone taking risperadal drinks alcohol. i'm concerned of my alcohol level when i drive the next day if i was blood tested.i like to be a responsible driver.	thank you i think. it helps me sleep. it doesn't stop my addiction to smoking and alcohol i've needed at least two weeks at a health farm to set me in the right direction since i was knocked off my pushbike 12.10pm, 10th august 1998 on noosa parade queensland australia	F	49	900 days		11/1/2008 Email
4	psychotic delusions	Forgetfullness, breast growth, weight gain, slowness, extreme bouts of anxiety	I switched from Abilify to Risperdal. I feel like it has made me dumber, but it is better than being on Abilify for me, which gave me the shakes. It was worse than the shakes, actually. It was frightful akasthasia and I couldn't stand being in one place for very long. I can definitely feel how much dumber I am on Risperdal. But it's worth it.	M		4 months		10/29/2008
1	They think Bipolar disorder	I became extremely over anxious over everything, the beginnings of it turning into convulsions and being compelled to do things such as run in a straight line into traffic while spinning my head around in a circle AND I WAS NOT AT ALL SUICIDAL. These things went away for a while when the mediciine went down, then for some reason, the doctors decided to up it again and I was anxiety ridden and became extremely OCD. This turned into total loss of muscular control and speech. My words would come out garbled. Later, I would get these strange bursts of...not pain, something different through my body, like I was literally crawling out of my skin. I would scream and not be able to talk. This felt like the worst pain in my life, except it was not pain. All of these things caused me to miss the first quarter and a third of my eighth grade school year. Now, I'm going off it and the three to twenty hour half life is disgusting me. I just need to wait it out. This medicine is cruel and unusual. An		M	13	5 months		10/28/2008
1	daughter took risperdal for bipolar	DEATH!	My 12 year old daughter. Kayla, suddenly died from a heart attcak possibly caused by the side effects from Risperdal and Zoloft. Take head everyone about this drug because it is very dangerous! It causes anything from heart problems to liver disfunction. Doctors are getting lavish kickbacks from pharm reps and the drug companies for prescribing Rsiperdal. I have gone through a dozen or so attorneys and I cannot sue anyone because Kayla was born with a heart condition and the dr's are saying this is what caused her death, even though she has liver problems and cyst on her ovaries. Buyer beware of this horrible drug.	F	46	9 months		9/18/2008 Email
1	Anxiety Disorder	I was prescribed low dose Risperdal (0.5mg/day) to treat chronic anxiety in my early 20s. I took Risperdal for nearly 2 years and experienced Parkinson's symptoms, severe EPS, needed to take anti-parkinsons to stop violent shaking, tremor, speech disorder, SEVERE AKITHESIA, SEVERE DYSKINESIA, SEVERE RESTLESSNESS, nothing comes close to describing how this drug made me feel. While taking Risperdal for anxiety I developed depression, phobias, insomnia, paranoia for the first time in my life (and I don't have psychosis), wrecked sex life and made so many decisions I regret because I was turned into a vegetable. THIS DRUG SHOULD NEVER BE USED FOR ANXIETY. I REGRET TAKING RISPERDAL EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE and still wonder why my doctor didn't warn me that this drug could cause me to develop a LIFE LONG MOVEMENT DISORDER.	I was prescribed this drug for anxiety in my early 20s, told it was completely safe and how much better it was than benzos. I didn't know a lot about how these meds worked at the time and my doctor didn't explain to me the dangerous long term side effects of taking this drug. I truly believe I have experienced long-term brain damage from taking this drug, and I was only on a small dose of 0.5mg/day. I am sure that there are situations where drugs like Risperdal are life-savers in severe psychosis but they should NOT be prescribed for everyday anxiety. My view: if you are so unwell it comes down to hospitalisation versus Risperdal give it a try, but if you believe you can carry on and get through without it you should. This drug has ruined my life - even though I have been off it for 7 years it is still affecting me.	M	20	2 years		9/14/2008
1	OCD	Horrible weight gain. I was extremely skinny and never had to worry about weight. I was very thin and then I took the pill and it damaged my metabolism and caused my blood sugar to be messed up. I was extremely skinny my whole life before taking the pill, then I took the pill and seven years later I still have to do extreme exercise and dieting to get rid of the extra weight. This pill ruined my life and I'm still trying to get my thin body back seven years later.	This pill ruined my life. I was very skinny and never had to worry about weight, I was the most thin person in school. I took the pill and it caused a lot of weight gain and damaged my metabolism and blood sugar level. Seven years later I still have to do extreme exercise and dieting, over 1 hour of treadmill per day to lose all the extra weight. This pill completely ruined my life. Horrible, horrible pill. Doesn't help that the perosn who gave it to me lied about the side effects.					9/13/2008
3	Treatment-resistant depression	Loss in motivation/drive, poor short-term memory and word retrieval, substantial anhedonia (inability to enjoy anything), complete apathy and loss of interest in former hobbies, akathisia (restlessness), emotional numbing, weight gain, loss of libido and premature ejaculation (who would have thought you could prematurely ejaculate when your libido is so crap!)	My experience of Risperidal is somewhat complex. After being severely depressed for around a year my (emminent) psychiatrist decided to augment the MAOI with Risperidal, informing me that it had no real side effects other than possible spasms if taken for a very long time. I trusted him. I am now writing 15 months on, having taken it at 1-1.5mg per day. I cannot say for absolute sure but I think it has actually helped the depression. However, I have now come to realise that many things I thought were symptoms of the depression are actually side-effects of the Risperidal (I know this because they persisted even when I did not feel depressed). I would say overall my life is a lot better than it was, and I honestly do not know how much is attributable to the Risperidal, but by God the side-effects are ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. Isn't it ironic how although my baseline depression has improved, but it's now the side-effects of Risperidal that make me feel crap. I would like to thank all you for wri	M	23	15 months		9/2/2008 Email
2	bipolar disorder	Trying to wean myself off of seroquel by adding risperdal. Taking I'm taking one pill at night with 1/2 tab of seroquel. Not as I'm taking it to increase my sense of well being. I've been using it in place of seroquel. The first week it worked great, except for not giving me the necessary sleepiness at night needed to sleep (which seroquel worked stellar for).I used to be on 1-2 tabs of seroquel and wanted to go off of it because it flattened my mood to a semi-depressed state. It was like I didn't care much about anything while on it. A lack of zest for life- comatos-ish.	initially good results more affect without the depression, but isn't helping me too much with sleep-- yet! I'm praying it will, because it seems like a sound medicine.	F	44	20 days		9/1/2008
1	-	I got chemically neutered and chemically lobotomized by Risperdal. Since the medication clamped down on my nervous system in late November of '06 (one month into "treatment"), I've had zero feeling in my testicles, zero libido, erectile dysfunction, low motivation, and absent emotions, among other symptoms. The kicker is I've been off Risperdal since January 2nd of '07, a year and seven months ago. All the unwanted crap that started with Risperdal persists, in spite of the Risperdal being long, long out of my system. The only medication I'm on now is clonazepam, a small dose, which helps with some of the symptoms that Risperdal caused.	I certainly wasn't expecting brain damage when I agreed to go on Risperdal, but it seems like I got it. The medication is fit for no living creature.	M	33	68 days		8/27/2008
1	complications of delerium tremens	The medication was physically addictive. I shot a man when I was in withdrawal from it after raving insanely for months with a risperdal induced tick. God's truth.	Anything that affects the serotonin level in the brain is kind of a synthetic cocaine isn't it?	M	40	12 years		8/21/2008 Email
3	adhd, aggressive behavior	increased thirst, constipation, tiredness, continued aggression.	Family doctor recomended Risperdal due to aggressive behavior at school and with friends and family. Worked for a while right off the bat but when aggression returned the Dr. wanted us to up the dose which we did. We still havent gotten the results we wanted and cant see upping the dosage any further. We decided to take him off and see very little change (2 weeks) since we did. I am seeing facial tics show up and that is troubling.	M	8	3 years		8/11/2008
1	Bipolar 1 with psychosis	Severe akathisia. The word "restlessness" only begins to describe it. Each day was worse than the one before. It was so bad that I became suicidal and had to be hospitalized to come off the medication.	It helped me sleep and improved my moods. But the restlessness while awake was simply unbearable.	M	26	2 months		8/10/2008
3	schizophrenia	very calm...ticks and sharp pains...lower sexual desire and function...significant weight gain.	dont rely only on the meds try to suppliment the diet with foods rich in glycine (orange gelatin...and my favorite maynards wine gums)...start to eat wild pacific salmon or take daily omega-3 tablets...but really try to ingest more omega-3 and glycine. i came out of a really bad schizophrenia with the meds and more importantly the maynards wine gums, omega-3 oil, wild pacific salmon, and canned sardines...just pig out on the omega-3 oil, but go easy on the fish (just 2-3 times a week)...and absolutely devour the maynards wine gums...seriously to mention again i left a seriously bad schizo episodes. i am looking forward to switching to ziprasodine/geodon to heal into reality. hope this helps	M	30	5 years		8/4/2008
4	Mood Disorder NOS	Sleepy, dizzy, dull	Calmed me down quite a bit.	F	17	5 months		7/24/2008
1	Autism, Aggression	Got Gynecomastia and had to have surgery and taken off medication. caused prolacten levels to be high causing a lacting in the breast.	This medication did not help my little boy at all with his head banging and aggressive behaivor he was having. The side effect he had I was not told that this was one,so Be Careful !!!! This drug is not safe at all !!! And my son is non verbal so who knows what all he went thru with this medication.He is doing better with out this medication. STAY AWAY FROM THIS MEDICINE!	M	4	3 months		7/23/2008 Email
2	paranoid schizophrenia	My head felt tight and heavy beside my temples. I was withdrawn from excitement. I developed nervous side-effects and social dysfunctional symptoms.	I didn't like it at all. This is not a thing you do when nothing is wrong with you. /I took risperdal for spiritual reasons. i don't need it anymore. i took respredal for 5 years. 5 years.	M	26	5 years		7/22/2008 Email
2	supposed schizophrenia	huge weight gain,severe unfitness,bloating,inability to think,heart palpitations,tiredness,inability to have an orgasm,stopped my periods,bad acne,inability to speak properly	I went off risperdal consta almost 2 months ago and havent had a period for 3 months also still got acne and is very hard to have an orgasm.The doctors said i was schizophrenic because they assumed the neighbours i was hearing were voices in my head.Doctors assumed too much and didnt know a damn thing.Im glad to be off it and hope i dont have any permanent damage from it.	F	27	6 months		7/16/2008 Email
5	autism , self-injury, aggression	My daughter gained a lot of weight, sleeps better at night, lethargic, limited interests, when dose is low has a lot of facial movements and shakes head violently like withdrawal.	Almost immediately stopped all self-injury (head banging, scratching, etc), amazing decrease in aggression - no longer beats me up. My daughter seems happy - smiles more, less irritable and angry. This medication kept my child out of an institution and at home and the community. I am concerned about the long-term effects but certainly has raised her quality of life for the past 5 years.	F	16	5 years		7/5/2008
1	psychosis	dskinesia (involuntary movements / jerks of the arms and legs - movement similiar to if your body received an electric shock), sexual dsyfunction.	I took 6mg Risperdal for a year. My arms and legs involuntarily move almost as if they were given strong electric shocks. They jump like this several times daily. I have had problems with not ejaculating or ejaculate volume being minimal. Most of the time I ejaculate without orgasm or have a extremely weak orgasm (about 1% of normal). I have been off risperdal for almost a month now and have not regained my ability to orgasm and my involuntary movements are still occur daily but not as frequent or as strong. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, only for short-term (1 month) use to extinguish a major psychotic epsisode.	M	32	1 years		6/17/2008

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