RISPERDAL Reviews (RISPERIDONE)

Average Rating: 2.3 (788 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 1  Misdiagnosed psychosis/forced No menstrual periods at all, anhedonia, emotional flatness/loss of emotions, a little constipation, lack of motivation, lost my ability to cry and most of my ability to laugh, loss of interest in many things, little to no sex drive, loss of appetite, increased anxiety, worsened depression, sedated & drugged up feelings, headaches, weight gain, unable to feel passion, (emotional) pain, or excitement; unable to fall in love again or acquire a new love for new things; head feeling heavy; stuffy nose; slower speech; short-term memory loss; constant need to use the bathroom; a feeling of having a dark cloud over my head; strange dreams (after quitting); and drowsiness. Last year, this drug changed my life forever. I already have depression & anxiety. I was being abused. I ran away from the abuse to a crisis center. There, I was falsely accused of being psychotic, then hospitalized, and then put on Risperdal. I truly believe Risperdal's the devil in a pill. It's killed me inside. I still have my whole life ahead of me but I've lost all quality of life. It makes me want to die at times. There's no point in living now. I still have side effects even though I've been off this drug from hell for a few months. Even if you do have psychosis, I recommend Abilify instead! I just can't believe my life is over before it began all because some misguided doctors thought I was a crazy person. :( The mental health field's corrupt! F 21 10 months
3 mg
4/22/2016
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 1  Fear and anxiety (hidden bipolar) My mom was given Risperdol back in 2002 to help her transition off Thorozaine. She was taking 1mg and 2mg prescriptions and actually had a third prescription given which she didn't really take much from due to her reaction to the drug. This drug affects the 5-HT nerve receptors, about 8 of them that can control vascular flow of blood and also temperature regulation among other functions. I feel in our case, risperdol screwed up my mother's nerves or receptors. Her symptoms are feet that burn in response to many different triggers, salty food, spicey food, warm food, warm environments, normal skin temps on my moms feet cause pain flares and extreme pain. Bad enough to cause her to want to die. Mom developed a burning foot syndrome condition while on this drug and stopped using it after 6 weeks. The pain caused us to go to ER as her feet swelled up and that terrible pain and flares never went away. She had to chill her feet and is using cold air, fans elevated feet and limits w Comments on statistics are regarding my mom, not me. Onset of burning foot syndrome started in 2002 and continue to this day. F 77 6 weeks
2mg 2X day
3/28/2016
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 5  Bipolar affective disorder I started with injection of 50mg every fortnight, now orally I'm down to 1mg of risperdal per night. At the start of 50mg I gained a lot of weight nearly excess of 20kgs. I slept about 13 hrs per day. Gradually lowered my dose and I made healthier food choices and joined the gym. Low dose of 1mg has helped my mind to not be cognitively slow. I've lost 15 kilos and am mentally well and stable and look like my old self again. I find you have to help yourself help yourself. In my experience adopting a healthier and more active lifestyle does wonders and I also feed myself spiritually too. But everyone is different with different circumstances. F 33 3 years
1mg
3/27/2016
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 1  Intrusive thoughts/images, anxiety, Lack of co-ordination, lack of focus, no emotion, slurred speech, nightmares, memory loss, involuntary movement and muscle spasms, constantly falling asleep The first day I was given this in hospital I collapsed in bathroom and drifted in and out of consciousness whilst trying to crawl to nurse's station. I was confined to bed for 3 days, with bedpan due to severe problems with blood pressure. The drug stopped me being able to engage in conversation, I couldn't stay awake and even slept through a lot of my daughter's christening. If i missed even 1 dose I would scream through the night with nightmares and have hallucinations. Doctors were unsure whether my facial spasms would cease when I came off the drug. I have had to rediscover and rebuild my life, a lot of my memory has gone, and sometimes I have false memories. F 34 3 years
6mg
3/27/2016
 1  Doctor recommended Taking this drug made me freezing cold. I would literally walk around wrapped in a blanket and I was still cold. This medicine is horrible and very erratic. F 43 30 days
1X day
3/22/2016
 1  forced to by law and insurance comp Breast growth pain in testicles emotions down M 31 4 years
3mg a day
3/18/2016
 1  psychotic ephodes Several mlni psychotic ephesodes My doctor wants me to stay on it. I think it is making me worse F 54 1 weeks
1 mg
3/12/2016
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 1  psychotic ephodes Several mlni psychotic ephesodes My doctor wants me to stay on it. I think it is making me worse F 54 1 weeks
1 mg
3/12/2016
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 5  Voices and bipolar Sure I Gained weight but this med helped me bunches. I recently got taken off this a the voices in my head are creeping in and I'm so angry all the time. Every little thing makes me ethier scream or cry I'm going to try and get back on it its worth being stable and gaining weight. I can't take these emotions any longer F 18 1 years
4mg
2/9/2016
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 2  Psychosis Twitching, Depression, Feelings of Emptiness, Weight Gain, Social Confidence Risperdal is a drug I would recommend for those who are experiencing psychosis, and mania. I was prescribed this drug because I was experiencing acute psychosis. I was satisfied with the results after a month or two, however, the weight gain was too much, and, due to weight gain, my menstrual stopped. So I discontinued the medication. I believe it did it's course, and while it helped with my psychosis, the weight gain is drastic and will take a few months for me to find a good diet and exercise regimen that works, for me. F 21 5 months
10m 1X day
1/25/2016
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 3  Seeing things, Hearing voices. The first time I was put on this I slept for 18 hours straight. All I wanted to do was sleep. I had to constantly wake myself up to keep going. Weight gain. For sure weight gain. It took away my thoughts completely at the 6mg point, they told me I was psychotic. I ended up getting off of that high of a dosage, am now on 1mg and feel better most often. If you thought you couldn't function before, this drug will keep you out of even being able to think. It also slows down your system. As soon as I got put on a lower dosage I right away had my hair growinf again, I lost a lot of extra weight, (145 to 126 lbs ) and am feeling better. It can be aproppriate to use in some situations, maybe as an emergency knock out if you're as bad , but it may make you not be able to function. All you want to do is sleep. F 17 2 years
6
1/13/2016
 3  schzoaffective, bipolar type Before I started taking Risperdal, I could play the piano very well. But, ever since I started on these shots, my playing has been absolutely atrocious!!! I have been studying piano for 10 years now and it sounds like I just started yesterday. Or, worse. And, It is all because of Risperdal. I am a pretty good composer, so this is embarrassing to say the least. I am on two other anti psychotics besides Risperdal, and I know that at least one of them is not a culprit. But, I know for sure that Risperdal is the problem because the whole thing started after I began that drug. F 56 7 years
37.5mg 2X M
1/8/2016
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 1  ADHD and vivid imagination I was given this poison at nine years old by an evil psychiatrist and it practically lobotomized me. Took away my photographic memory and extremely vivid imagination and inner world. The long acting version of this drug should be injected into all psychiatrists so that they can get a taste of their own poison. It would also destroy their career and prevent them from working. Willingness to take this drug is a good indication of insanity, as one would truly need to be insane to take a drug as damaging and toxic to the brain and body as this. Honestly, smoking crystal meth is probably less harmful than taking this poison for long periods of time. M 18 3 months
1 1X day
12/22/2015
 1  misdiagnosed Pripisam delays through out use was unaware of this pdoc in hospital tricked me now left with a deformed penis and testicles Chemical castration within weeks of use could barely grab hold to urinate disfigured by this med wicked stuff the pripisam is deadly M 25 2 months
4MG
12/21/2015
 1  forced Akathisia, zombie like features within a few days,constant moving, pain that followed by side effects and increased involuntary movements and hitting on the knees along with eyes open and rolled back in head while sleeping and other involuntary movements. Patient was aware of problems from the drug. Symptoms stopped after weaning process was complete one day later . serious withdrawal back nerve pain that triggered effects followed resulting in nitroglycerin use. Loss of speech response time also followed. Also laughter and sadness were lacking. Natural healing with vitamins , and supplements is taking place. Risperdal should not be used on adults let alone on children or any human or living species. It should be stopped along with anti depressants after all living species have been weaned from these poisons. F 51 6 months
2 2X day
12/19/2015
 1  anxiety enlarged man breasts, super tired, loss of will to live, dizzy, shaky, impotence garbage drug.....flush it M 44 55 days
1mg 1X day
11/16/2015
 1  anxiety Made me tired. Caused a lot of side effects. After a while my tongue and throat swelled up. I have bad ear pain from it. I gained 15 lbs. in 3 weeks. I use to weigh 95 lbs. Now I weigh 110. I haven't gained weight for 5 years. I have a headache that won't go away and my eyes hurt. I am weak and dizzy. Some times I fall over. I shake a lot. I think I am going to Die it is that terrible. I am really sick! I am going to sue that is if I live that long. I want to work and I cant even move. Nobody believes me the medicine hurt me. I looked up and a lot of people died from this medicine. I wonder how sick they are and all the pains they went through before they died. How can they sell this stuff. How can they get away with it! It is murder not medicine. F 22 1 months
1X day
11/10/2015
 3  Misdiagnosed psychosis Back pain from the risperdal consta injection that still hasn't gone away and it's been 3 weeks. Some improvement in general areas and helped me relax. Made me feel too tired and want to sleep all day and close my eyes at random times. I would recommend avoiding unless you absolutely need it. Be careful and don't get the risperdal consta injection whatever u do. I did and now I still have lower back and buttock pain that goes all through my upper back from the injection and no doctor can give an explanation on why that happened and there's no reason I should still be having pain from a shot 3 weeks ago. Be careful when taking this drug, it is very powerful and so far it still feels like it's in my system even though it's been almost a month since last use. M 22 5 weeks
10/30/2015
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 1  misdiagnosed schizophrenia I suffered from dizziness, tingling sensations, akathisia, excessive sleep, demotivation, anhedonia, slurred speech, weight gain on belly, lathergy, muscle pain, depression and so on F 32 1 years
4 mg
10/24/2015
 2  Anxiety I gained 40 pounds. And a few other less severe side effects. Not sure if it makes a difference but my breasts enlarged rapidly and was very obvious almost instantly after starting the medication. Maybe some people don't understand how expensive it is to have to buy all new clothes. I scrubbed so many hotel toilets and went to goodwill and walmart just so I had something that I could fit in. A little at a time I recreated myself with constant self affermations, struggling with gaining confidence. With my breast growing rapidly and it being so noticeable Reguardless my efforts to keep them covered and remain modest, I faced constant comments some worst than others but my breasts always seemed to be the center of attention and a golden conversation topic that was expected to pop up with a group of people. I don't even want to get started on my life after taking my medication long story short it went from one extreme to the other very rapidly. =/ F 18 6 months
1mg 3Xdail
10/20/2015

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