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 | Delusional disorder | Sleeping a lot, vivid dreams, decreased interest in sex, weight gain, lack of motivation in socialising/study/exercise. | This medication totally cured my delusional disorder within a couple of months. I didn't realise that it had side effects, and that these side effects matched my own experiences, until this last week when I did research on the internet. I want to get off it now. | F | 31 | 7 months | 6/7/2008 | 3 | Schizo | Light Headed, sleepy & Weight Gain. | Different doses seem to have different side effects | M | 38 | 7 years | 6/5/2008 | 4 | Severe recurrent depression | When I first started it: restless leg syndrome and sensitivity to repetitive sounds (I experienced them as music). Would get songs in my head I couldn't get rid of. Now I'm not aware of any but I'm also taking several other Rxs so perhaps can not tell. | I've been on risperdal twice. The first time I hated it - slept all the time, gained weight, and began lactating (without baby to go with it). Now I'm taking it to potentiate the effects of Zoloft and it's really been like a miracle. Reading all the negative responses is somewhat frightening though. But my depression has lifted for the first time in years and it feels like another world to me. One point: I had to go up to 3 mg before I got that effect. | F | 56 | 6 weeks | 6/3/2008 | 3 | schiz | tired. restless feet. flat moods . | I have been taking this drug for 15yrs but I have only had 2 schiz episodes in 20 yrs. I'm not sure that i need to take them but to scared to try without it. I take 1 mg a day. I sleep 12 hours at night and a couple of hours in the day. I'm told my moods are flat all the time . Im told I rarely smile or show and other emotions. I have little motivation for day to day things. | F | 60 | 15 years | 5/30/2008 | 3 | BP1 with Add'l Thought Disturb | I just switched from Geodon and began with .5mg and moved up to 1mg a few days ago. So far the strangest side effect is the strange feelings I am getting at night on the back of my head that feel like a long line of electric shocks. Also, it feels like ice water is running through the veins in my right arm off and on. I do have some movement issues but those are predominantly from long term lithium use. | My mind is calmer than prior to starting the medicine and that is really what I needed | F | 37 | 2 weeks | 5/28/2008 | 5 | psychosis | I have been on a dosage of 2mg per day. I experienced stiffness in the joints and symptoms of depression. I also had no more periods. The dosage was decreased to 1.5mg, the stiffness went away, my periods came back but I kept the feeling of flatness of living. This was due to dopamine deficiency. The dosage was reduced to 1mg and now at this dosage living is happier. It is not perfect, but much better. The weight gain (about 15 pounds and slightly on the rise) is the only side effect remaining and troubling me. | it completely cured my symptoms. | F | 49 | 2 years | 5/23/2008 | 1 | Misdiagnosed as Delisional | Crainal Hypertension, Loss of cognitive ability, lack of concentration, extream headaches, uncontrolable twitching of eyes and face(to the point where i can see some days), heart problems, confusion, memory loss, plus much more... | I am now esentially disabled due to this medication and i will likely commit suicide as a result of it... Modern Psychology and the Drug companies are commiting a crime against humanity on a massive scale in the pursuit of profits | M | 29 | 6 months | 5/20/2008 | 1 | depression | Paranoia! Super-anxiety (driving blood pressure to 177/120 and pulse to 120), Hallucinations, inability to read/think/speak (sort of babbles random crap). | My mom had been depressed for 6 weeks - I took her to a new shrink just one week ago. He left her on Paxil 30mg twice a day, Imipramine 50 mg at night, and Ativan 0.5 mg 3x a day -- and added Risperdal 0.5 mg at bedtime to stabilize her mood. The plan was to (as in-patient) get her off these other drugs (she'd been on for 10+ years) and try new ones. My mom, by the morning following her first 0.5 mg dose, was acting very paranoid and psychotic. She has episodes now with extreme anxiety, where she gets sweaty and her blood pressure and pulse shoot through the roof. I finally yanked her from the psych ward, but she is still totally messed up. Please help! | F | 68 | 5 days | 5/20/2008 | 1 | schizophrenia and phsycosis | weigh gain and sharp irradic pains in various parts of body and rare occurances of dizziness and light headedness almost to fainting. Able to get long hours of sleep. Also difficulties getting up in morning. slight sexual disfunction (reduced orgasm)...maybe that is what they want to do with this drug cuz of societies unacceptance of human sexuality. | eat fresh fish, take multivitamin, and clear mind through praying (with no words)...clear the right frontal lobe in brain...biggest increase from that almost total calmness in two months...there are better ways to treat mental disorders...there is link to nutritional deficiences in mental problems iron, omega and glycine (do a google scholar for natural healing etc) there are actual scientific studies...... | M | 30 | 4 years | 5/10/2008 | 1 | bipolar disorder,depression | sexual dysfunction and weight gain | I have been on risperdal 2mg a day for about a year and a half.I have put on about 30 pounds since being on this drug.I am also experiencing a lowered sex drive,along with erectile dysfunction,and not being able to orgasm. | M | 41 | 20 months | 5/10/2008 | 1 | BIPOLAR/SCHIZOEFFTIVE AND MORE... | WEIGHT GAIN. TIREDNESS, LETHARGIC, AGITATED, MORE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. | GET OFF THIS MED IF YOU'RE HAVING SAME MORE SIDE AFFECTS. MAJOR CONCERN WAS WEIGHT GAIN, HUNGRY ALL THE TIME, FELT MORE DEPRESSED AND ANXIOUS. | M | 12 months | 5/3/2008 | 1 | bipolar disorder | sexual side effects, can't get an erection,can't have an orgasm,loss of desire to have sex. Weight gain. | I talked to my doctor about these side effects and she refused to take me off of it. | M | 41 | 18 months | 4/29/2008 | 1 | mood disorder / ?Bi-polar? | very sleepy during day, lost cognitive abilities, insomia @ night, legs twitch, tremors in both hands, unable to walk downstairs without falling during a weeks period, constantly feel as though trippng over feet. | I would NOT recommend this drug from hell to any sole. I weigh 105 lbs. and was given 2.0 mg a day. Then had it cut in half but most of the problems continued only lighter. Except for coginitive loss, GONE. I believe quality of life is hammmered into nothing by this drug. You are in body only and nothing else. Serious reviews need to be compilied by medical docs who are prescribing same. I wonder what the damage will be in 6 years to those that have been taking same? I suspect a high price. All the best,......try lamictal Mom (49) | F | 49 | | 4/23/2008 | 3 | mood disorder - not otherwise speci | My son was hospitalized in the 4th grade and diagnosed OCD/Mood disorder. On risperdal and zoloft. Only side effect then was he wet the bed sometimes. He went off it and after about a year started having problems - bipolar like symptoms. Has been on it for about 10 days and it has helped him emotionally so much! What a difference. He says he cant get an erection and this will be a problem ( he's a teenager) if it doesnt resolve itself. He is only on .5mg per day. | M | 14 | 10 days | 4/9/2008 | 5 | Drug Induced Psychosis | Muscle stiffness, tremor in left hand, problems with vision, involuntary movements and weight gain. | All of the side effects I just stated are no longer a problem after the problems were addressed. If you are experiencing any of the side effects I just stated I would suggest trying some of the methods I used to cancel out the side effects. First I completely eliminated the muscle stiffness and involuntary movements with 20mg of Inderal a day. Secondly, the tremor in my left hand was completely controlled with 250mg of Benadryl a day. Third side effect I was experiencing was a problem with vision. I lowered the risperdal from 4mg to 3mg a day. After doing this my vision was back to normal. The last side effect that was a problem for me was, weight gain. My solution for the weight gain was, exercising and dieting in return I lost 30 lbs. Hope this advice helps you. Now I’m experiencing no side effects what so ever. | M | 26 | 2 years | 4/7/2008 | 1 | yes | shakiness, unable to concentrate, anxious. | I felt fine on one mg and 2 mg was ok, 3mg gave me the bad side effects and then when it got raised to 4 mg i tried to kill my self... I wouldnt recomend it to anyone... | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 4/4/2008 | 4 | anxiety, paranoid delusions... | i've allways got a dry mouth, i feel stiff most the time | this drug has helped me leave my house on my own! i get only a few side effects with risperidone and for me there defiantly doing more good than harm. | M | 23 | 4 months | 4/2/2008 | 1 | Depression/insomnia | uncontrolled movements of jaw,face and side, fatigue, | do not take risperdal, i'm lucky to have found this page and to get off of risperdal while i still can! | F | 18 | 5 days | 4/1/2008 | 1 | Bipolar | Lack of motivation, excessive drooling, severe weight gain | I wouldn't recommend anyone to take this medication. I was put on it because I had severe insomnia and had to be hospitalized. The doctor went from 1mg to 3mg. Then after I was released, I convinced my doctor to decrease it to 2mg and now I'm taking 1.5mg. This medication is causing havoc on my mind and body. This weight gain is unbearable (15 lbs in less than one and a half months!). I should be 15 lbs less than what I am now and my face has blown up like a balloon. Besides risperdal I'm taking Lamictal 200mg. My doctor wants to increase that. I feel like a guinea pig all the time. | F | 28 | 2 months | 3/20/2008 | 1 | Autism | Doesn't work, headaches, hungry, no concentration, tiredness, quivering. | I have no idea. | F | 18 | 2 years | 3/19/2008 |