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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 4  psychotic thoughts none Risperidone has put an end to my thoughts that people were out to get me and my suspiciousness of other people. For me it's worked wonders. F 27 2 years
1 mg 2X day
5/20/2010
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 1  drug induced psychosis increased appetite, lethargy, sexual dysfunction, slight weight gain, some acne. nothing as serious as what some other people have mentioned. was a healthy college kid and did large doses of lsd&mdma several times in a week(not the appropriate way to do them, if there is an appropriate way to do them), followed by continual partying and completely lost my shit and ended up hospitalized on 3mg. have since had to do the ring around with psychiatric care providers who want to keep me on medication. risperdal doesn't make me feel like myself. a general feeling of lethargy. the medication has some psychotic properties in of its self. the shutting off the dopamine and serotonin in the front of your brain is a contributor in the paranoid creations of the mind in rebound from the heavy use of cocaine, risperdal acts as a continual block on these receptors. also, halperdoal has been shown in one study to increase the number of dopamine receptors in the front of the brain, a marker of the schizophrenic brain. could this also be the case with risperdal?... drug companies will stop at nothing to turn a buck, and medical providers are complicit to a disgusting degree. i no longer have any psychotic symptoms(had a brief lapse from excessive cannabis use), but have gone to a minimal dosage(<.5mg), well below the(and my) prescribed therapeutic doses and plan to continue tapering myself off. M 20 8 months
.5-3mg 1X day
5/18/2010
 1   mine came with addional problems with goverment on failer of taxes great for subduing into sleep for tramatizing helps with that zombie feelings of falling back into that sleep mode not to bad for brainwashing or coherseing emoional playing cant wake to zombied out cant sleep people harrassing you and well for getting away with the excuse of deiusional of lawlessness and rapes fair M 39 6 months
1-3 1X day
5/15/2010
 1  for a family problem i feel like im in a dream like i cant wake up and feel like im not there i hate this feeling i would not recommend taking this becuase it is not good at all makes you feel like a zombie no concsious no feelings no anything M 26 2 months
1.0mg 2X day
5/14/2010
 1  Bipolar 1 Absolutely horrible med. Stay away if you want to live again! This is good if you want to transform your worst enemy into a zombie. Shame on you for prescribing that evil pill. M 43 2 years
6mg 1X day
5/13/2010
 3  OCD/Anxiety - Aspbergers Inability to focus, spacey and increased self-talk. My son was prescribed this to replace a trial of Prozac and weaning off Abilify. He had a horrible 6 wks. of Prozac and became out of control with anger and anxiety - they said it "activated" him. So far it has tamed his out of control suicidal chat and threats to harm others, BUT he is now tanking in school and so lost in his with his inner thoughts - we have to YELL at him to get his attention. I am not sure at all if the cost/benefit ratio is worth it. M 14 6 weeks
.05 2X day
5/10/2010
 2  anxiety with tics, jerking So far, just drowsiness. My son has just been prescribed Risperdal, on top of Zoloft and Tenex, for anxiety and a "tic disorder." They are hesitant to call it Tourettes, because it doesn't meet all the criteria and there is no clear cut test or diagnosis. I would love to hear from anyone who has a preteen (mine is 11) and who has similar body tics (head jerking, eye blinking, head shaking quickly back and forth....some other OCD tendencies, but more on the ANXIETY level or originations. Extreme nervousness. He is going in for a second EEG this weekend. I am sure they will find nothing structurally wrong again, but I have read horrible things about this medication. An antipsychotic? OMG! Will this medication really alleviate tics? I am hoping the Zoloft will help with the anxiety. If there is anyone out there that can help, I am at a loss. Please contact me. F 38 5 days
1 mg 1X day
4/26/2010
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 1  Swearing and misbehavior drowziness, non creativity, personality loss, depression, confusion, motivation loss, memory loss, emotion uncontrolling, uncontrolled movements, eyes blurr, increased heart beat, anger, powerlessness, horror It's easier to get it than candy, psychiatrists enjoy your life ruined while presribing you it M 18 3 years
25 3X day
4/21/2010
 3  schizo/bipolar My sister tolerated this drug very well and it was very helpful. Even though she didn't feel as creative and it caused her to gain a lot of weight, the drug put her on an even keel for many years. It practically eliminated her delusions and other schizo/bipolar characteristics. Her major objection was the weight gain. Over the years, the increased weight caused her to feel rejected and unloved. She was still single at 50 years old. Last year she stopped taking the drug to lose the weight. Shortly afterwards, she went into a psychotic state and committed suicide. Other than the weight gain, this drug was effective and helpful to my sister. F 50 20 years
5 mg 3X day
4/16/2010
 3  Major depression + psychosis Gained a lot of weight (45 pounds in 4 months!), felt like a zombie (really flat emotionally), no creativity at all, huge decrease of sexual interest, weak orgasms, low motivation. In spite of all the secondary effects, it made me happy again, feeling good and not anxious at all. Helped me regained a normal life. A good med for a temporary issue, in my case. I am now stopping it slowly and so far I only experienced sligh insomnia. I also regained energy which is great! M 30 6 months
2 mg 1X day
4/8/2010
 4  psychosis extremely hungry, slow mental function, reduced energy It's helped to slow my thoughts and stop delusions. F 41 29 days
4 mg 1X day
4/7/2010
 4  paranoid thinking At first I experienced having dry mouth and being very tired. But now I don't have this side effects M 24 3 years
37.5 mg 2X M
3/27/2010
 1  anxiety and personality disorder weight gain 120 lbs to 207 in four years. stopped the drug when the tardive dyskinesia/dystonia set in. td worserned for several months after stopping then improved to the point where its almost a non issue after a little over a year off the drug. not recommended. drug gave me tardive dyskinesia and dystonia as well dangerously elevated cholesterol and massive weight gain. M 41 4 years
1mg 1X day
3/26/2010
 1  psychosis Huge depression, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, shaking (even with some drug for Parkinson's disease side effects), no motivation, no creativity, no thinking, no confidence, NO NOTHING. I was on Risperdal twice, once in 2004 and another time in 2007 for about 3 months each time. It was the worst experience of my life. I do not know how I did not kill myself. I would wake up every morning in despair, crying like a baby with no mother. Huge depression, lack of everything: motivation, creativity, life. A zombie in a human form. I went from Risperdal to antidepressants to recover from it. It took me a few months on antidepressants and a few other to chemically balance my brain back to normal. This all just motivated me to study Psychology/Neuroscience. I hope there is hope in the future for all. F 31 6 months
1X day
3/24/2010
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 1  depression & med induced paranoia Oh please do not take this drug. It has ruined my life. zomie for 3 years. couldn't even get dressed. Lost motivation completely, couldn't follow a conversation, had zero emotion, EXTREMELY reduced cognitive functioning. Lactation, memory loss, increased suicidal, caused severe OCD and obsessions. Been off the drug for 2 months. Can laugh again, cry, feel, TALK (I hardly ever spoke in 3 years). However, OCD is still awful, still have exptreme cognitive impairment. Can barely work because I am so confused and scattered with memory loss. RUINED MY LIFE. Look at the rating on this drug. Obviously something is wrong with that! Furious with the doctors and myself for trusting them. I told them how I was feeling and the kept increasing the dose. F 33 3 years
2 mg 1X day
3/21/2010
 4  anxiety depression weight gain i've tried geodon and abilify. THEY SUCK! they are worthless, the reason why i tried them instead of risperdal or seroquel was because i didn't want to gain weight. risperdal does wonders for me. the only reason it doesn't get a 5 is because i've gained 10lbs on it, but i recently started wellbutrin so i've lost some of that weight. M 25 1 years
1 3X day
3/7/2010
 2  Personality Disorder Sexual Side effects. loss of feeling in the genital area, major loss of libido, weak erections - cant maintain, sometimes cant ejaculate and very weak. Sorry to be so up front! Gynecomastia and Ive also experience dandruff (bad!!) and dry skin. I have read some of the comments on here and I am so worried. It has been around a week since discontinuing this medication and these side effects are continuing. I was never told about this. Please tell me they disappear!! M 32 14 months
3mg 2X day
3/5/2010
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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
6mg 1X day
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

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