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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |