RISPERDAL Reviews (RISPERIDONE)Average Rating: 2.3 (788 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare RISPERDAL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR RISPERDAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bipolar/Mania | Increased hunger - which I don't complain about since my son has always been a picky eater. | My son has been diagnosed with Bipolar since 7 and Risperdal is the only anti-psychotic (coupled with a mood stablizer like Depakote) that controls his rage, anger, violence, and irritability to a better degree than the other meds. It is not a cure all and I think all parents should know that no medicine is going to cure all symptoms of bipolar, but Risperdal, to me, allows my son to be a social boy and takes away the worst effects of mania, which is the rage, violence and psychosis. We have tried Zyprexa, Seroquel Abilify, Lamitcal, and even ADHD medications and none of these control his rage and irritability better than Risperdal. I noticed that my son had worse side effects on the other anti-psychotics such as involuntary body movements. Risperdal does wear off in the afteroon so it is important to have the right dosage and as a note, Invega, the longer-lating version of Risperdal was awful. Until something better comes out, we are sticking with this anti-psychotic. | M | 10 | 3 years 1 mg. 2X day | 7/11/2010 | 5 | Supplement OCD medication | Appetite has increased somewhat so you must watch what you eat. Overall, no adverse effects. | Very good supplemental medication to fluvoxamine to reduce anxiety and obsessive thought patterns. | M | 47 | 15 days 4 mg 2X day | 9/8/2010 | 5 | Supplement to OCD medication | You must watch what you eat because Risperidone will increase your hunger. A good diet program like Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers will help immensely. | Very good drug choice to reduce anxiety and assist your SSRI to reduce obsessive thoughts. | M | 47 | 15 days 2 mg 2X day | 9/8/2010 | 5 | PTSD | Overall this has been a great medication. It has alleviated my anxiety, something that wasn't possible on xanax. | M | 21 | 3 months 2mg 3X day | 1/19/2011 | 5 | Obsessive thinking & Anxiety | Some constipation and evening sleepniness . | Resperidone has completely stopped my obsessive thinking and greatly reduced my anxiety. I am able to calmly deal with issues which used to send me into a cycle of obsession, worry and anxiety. | M | 54 | 35 days .5 mg 1X day | 5/4/2011 | 5 | I had severe memory problems and thinking problems after I started to take this medication. This medication caused me permanant brain damage. I was a A student now I am a F to a D- student see the difference. | This medication is awful | M | 21 | 1 years 50 Mg 3X M | 10/19/2011 | 5 | bi polar | weight gain,decreased sex drive,sleep more. | this drug gave me my life back,was out of touch with reality.almost lost my family,had crazy thoughts,thought house was bugged & people were wearing masks,& trying to kill me, almost killed people,this drug saved me. | M | 49 | 1 years 30 mg 1X day | 10/25/2011 | 5 | Schizophrenia | Resperidal has helped me alot. I was having delusions and ended up in the hospital(voluntarily). They put me on resperidal and now I am able to work and go to school. This medication has helped me alot. Alot of people on this message board dislike this medication and say bad things about it. But I urge anyone reading this to give this or any other medication a chance as it has the potential to improve your life for the better. | M | 21 | 2 years 30mg 1X O | 10/23/2011 | 5 | Major depression, suicidal thoughts | I take two other drugs, so it would be unscientific to attribute my side effects to any one of them. My libido is nearly adsent. I'm not as quick as I used to be. My short-term memory is a bit dulled. I think risperidone may have augmented all of the above, but I was already experiencing them to a degree from the two SSRI's I take. So who knows. I haven't had any weight gain, tics, or acne, thank heaven. | I think I have to give risperidone credit for having kept me from suicide. I was at great risk two years ago, and now I'm two years older, so I guess it has worked. I had brief manic periods each time the dosage was increased, but they only resulted in a few possibly inappropriate e-mails late at night. Oops. | M | 51 | 2 years .25 mg 3X day | 2/11/2012 | 5 | Mood disorder NOS | lower libido, tiredness, lack of motivation | It definitely got rid of my obsessive thinking, also stabilized my mood, as I was having bouts similar to bipolar (but not as severe). At this point I think it is worth the side effects I've experienced, however I do want to try and get to a lower dosage out of fear of possible long-term, serious side effects. | M | 34 | 3 years 6mg 1X day | 6/1/2012 | 5 | OCD and Depression | Low sex drive, mild fatigue | This medication has done wonders for me with minimal side effects. I take a low dose along with Paxil and have seen a dramatic reduction in obsessive thoughts, dalusions and anger. It's not a cure-all. Used along with therapy and lifestyle changes it has been a great help. | M | 32 | 1.5 years .5mg 2X day | 8/15/2012 | 5 | anger | loss of sex drive | my loss of sex drive makes me more pissed off than the reason i started takeing it im going to stop takeing this bullish today | M | 28 | 2 years .5 1X day | 10/24/2012 | 5 | schizoaffective | Sexual side effects,mild weight gain. | Started off at 4mg for voices and hallucinations and it was a very effective drug .Eventually was able to taper down to 2mg before switching to geodon because I had a pfizer card. | M | 29 | 2 years | 9/2/2006 | 5 | Manic episode due to induced trauma | Worked like a charm at first. Definitely not for long term use for me. 2 mg a day led to me being extremely agitated during daytime. An underlying restlessness-which led me to resort to anti-anxiety drugs: 20mg cipralex did not do anything. Effexor reduced the daytime restlessness/anxiousness. I did however gained too much weight. Excruciating to stop risperdal. Very difficult! O yes, I had pains in my feet every morning when woke. | It is preferably to be used for in-patients. | M | 29 | 5 months | 8/12/2006 | 5 | Bipolor w/ psychotic features | Some sexual side effects, weight gain, mild shakes | I know its been said here a hundred times, but this drug also saved my life. I went from a state I never thought I would recover from to living a happy, productive life. I have been taking 1mg for the past 7 months. I still have to do a lot of the work on my own, but risperdal has made everything so much easier. I did gain about 30lbs when I first started taking the drug, but that eventually leveled out and I was able to get back to a comfortable weight. | M | 26 | 1 years | 1/20/2006 | 5 | schyzotypal personality disorder | drowsiness, need to sleep more than 12 hours, rather difficult to get up in the morning, lack of interrests | Help me very much after psychotic atack, decrease my racing toughts and help me again think normal. It enabled me to finish high scholl and now I am able go to work regullary also. | M | 24 | 9 months | 7/22/2006 | 5 | i am 2 persons | i went yellow | it's very nice and expensive for my mom | M | 25 | 2 months | 4/18/2007 | 5 | major depression w/ psychosis | weight gain, difficulty waking up, lots of foot movement/ anxiety, make upset grimaces, extremely antisocial (which may be just the depression, giddiness/silliness | still feel totally out of it and still scared of the world. very negative and paranoid thoughts but everyone tells me i sound better. definitely feel as if the chemical imbalance is starting to "balance out" | M | 19 | 9 months | 9/19/2006 | 5 | autism/self injurious behavior | none, except tiredness | This has been a wonderful drug for my son who has autism. He's been on it almost 2 years now, after just a few weeks of being on the drug the head banging stopped, the eye contact dramatically increased and best of all his speech developed. It has helped wonders for him. | M | 6 | 2 years | 6/24/2005 | 5 | GAD , Bipolar II | At the initial 3-4 weeks of treatment felt overly tired, almost zombie like but this eventually leveled out. Slight dampening of my libido,and your mood is sometimes somewhat slighty dampened otherwise all is well. | Risperidone is great for free floating anxiety, especially if you've had no luck with other drugs.... It gave me back my life. It is also a very powerful drug and should therefore be used, or started at the lower of dosages possible. I take 0.5, but try 0.25 and see how u go before dismissing its effectiveness. | M | 24 | | 6/12/2005 |
RISPERDAL (RISPERIDONE): Risperidone is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, irritability associated with autistic disorder). This medication can help you to think clearly and take part in everyday life. Risperidone belongs to a class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. FDA Approval Date: 1993-12-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)