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 |
| 1 | gad, ptsd, paranoid schitzo | Twitching, my handwriting has become almost unreadable, it feels as though psychosis is a side effect. I suffered weight gain which has led to a full-blown eating disorder to bring down and keep off weight... now I practically LIVE on Metamucil and vitamins and 90 per-cent protein shake. SEX INTEREST IS DEAD! Poor memory now... used to be sharp. | Doesnt help with paranoia, I think it may even cause it. It hasnt kept me out of the psycho ward several times since I was prescribed it. I think it causes dependence or addiction. I would never have started taking it if I knew what I was in for. I wouldnt pay one cent for it (I get it for free) and Im weaning myself off of it. Sex drive destroyed. Id rather be insane than to keep taking this drug. Im insane anyways so whats the difference | M | 46 | 6 times | 5/10/2007 | 1 | schizo/bipolar | i have had really bad side effects on all these anti-phycotics risperdal consta. risperdal, geodon, zyprexa, seroquel and abilify they have given me extreme weight gain and hunger a new anti-phycotic called bifeprunox (chemical name) is coming soon i think by the end of 2007 and a new 1 shot a month injectable called Paliperidone Palmitate (Johnson & Johnson) will be out soon, hopefully these medicines will be better then the current ones i heard bifeprunox has a good side effect profile doubt it what the hells wrong with big pharma anyway do they think we are going to fall for this crappy medicine | to anyone Experiencing bad side effects on anti phycotics anyone Experience Extrapyramidal disorder : defects in basal ganglia function; characterized by changes in muscle tone, poverty of voluntary movements (akinesia), or abnormal involuntary movements (dyskinesia). AKA AKATHASIA OR Tardive Dyskinesia, EXTREME WEIGHT GAIN AND OVER EATING, High blood sugar and diabetes | M | 28 | 13 years | 5/9/2007 | 1 | autism -- aggression | Tardive Dyskinesia (TD), bizarre facial twitches, it is unbearable to see this happen to my son, it is like something outside of him is pulling and poking his face all the time. TD is terrifying. | M | 14 | 4 years | 5/8/2007 | 1 | SCHIZO | i have been taking INVEGA which is the same drug as risperdal but in a longer lasting form the side effects are even worse then the orginal this drug made me even more tired | it has not helped with my symptoms | F | 29 | 3 months | 5/7/2007 | 4 | psychosis | Initially, orthostatic hypotension (got dizzy when I stood up). That went away after a week. Then there was an ineffable anxiety which was sort of like restless legs syndrome. But that went away eventually. High prolactin levels for the duration. Possibly, decreased ability to ejaculate. | I barely even notice I'm on it. My dose has ranged from 2 to 5 mg a day. The doctors think I'm going to be okay without it, so we're tapering off .5mg a month. That's a bit scary because the 'dal makes me feel safe from psychosis. | M | 26 | 4 years | 5/6/2007 | 1 | scizo | this medicne is absolutley disgusting the side effects totally suck and the drug feels really dangerous it aslo makes you very hungary and gives you akathasia i hate it | i hate risperdal | F | 30 | 8 years | 5/6/2007 | 4 | Bi-Polar Mania w/aggression | Sleepiness, higher blood sugars | While on the medication, I was more even-tempered, although it could have been a stronger dose at .5mg. I was abruptly taken off this medication and that had dangerous consequences. Immediately after, I found myself as aggressive as ever, weepy, out of control and unable to work. I am back on it again until an additional drug kicks in as long term use is not recommended for me because I am diabetic. | F | 32 | 6 weeks | 5/4/2007 | 1 | bipolar/schizo | made me feel miserable do not take this medication the side effects are bad worse then the illness | terrible medicine | M | 27 | 8 years | 5/4/2007 | 1 | schizo | extreme akathisia the worsed feeling in the world undescribable feeling of restlessness and discomfort feels like you always have to move can't keep still do not take this medicine | terrible side effects | M | 29 | 7 years | 5/4/2007 | 5 | schizo-effective bi-polar type 1 | lite to almost non-existant menstration, mild euphoria the morning after taking prescription, slight tiredness, mild loss of sex drive, easy weight loss (mild dieting some-lost 25 pounds) | excellent: my headaches that made me want to tear my eyes out or bash myself in the head are nearly nonexistant. Made my crazy, irrational and abnormal thoughts go away. It made my ridiculous anger subside. I still hear voises and see the shadow; but now it's few and far between occurances. I'm an all around more pleasant person. | F | 21 | 1 months | 5/3/2007 | 2 | bipoler mania | severe stiffness in joints of hands and feet. craking tingling sinsation. stiff muscles, painful to walk or standup barefoot on flat surfaces. swelling in the joints between my hand and palm. to the same severity in both hands and now feet. To an artist who uses his hands this is very frightning and hard. | I was first given seriquel which caused weight gain. I was then given risperdal at 2mg at bedtime.almost imeadeatly i felt stiffness of the joints and cracking.now some four months later i feel like the Tin man. I also notice the sideffects are much worse at bedtime and early morning hours.I can barley wright or use my hands without severe pains and stiffness throughout my entire body. I am no longer taking this medication and i am healing. Please take all medicines into concideration before jumping to and taking. And please watch out for geodon worst side effects i ever had. | M | 24 | 4 months | 4/30/2007 | 2 | GAD, Bipolar II | Mental fogginess, poor concentration, increased anxiety, no zest for life, decreased libido, retrograde and premature ejaculation, extreme sleepiness, depression, slight weight gain. | I was prescribed this medication to slow down my rapid speech, racing thoughts and tendencies to bipolar depression. Though not manic, my doctor felt this medication would calm me down and treat some of the stubborn symptoms my effexor xr was not addressing. Instead, this medication made me lifeless. I have felt absolutely unable to motivate myself to do anything, I have no energy, and my zest for life is at an all time low. I would rather be slightly anxious, an intense speaker and have subtle hypomanic tendencies than feel an emptiness and depression too difficult to bear. I also believe that I was incorrectly diagnosed with Bipolar II, and believe instead that I suffer from Generalized Anxiety and Depression with obsessive tendencies. I have been off this medication for a week, and though I feel a bit better, the residual effects from this med are not all gone. I would not recommend this medication unless the person is schizophrenic or suffers from genuine mania. Otherwise, the side | M | 32 | 1 years | 4/23/2007 | 5 | i am 2 persons | i went yellow | it's very nice and expensive for my mom | M | 25 | 2 months | 4/18/2007 | 2 | ADHD ODD Possibe autism and bi-pola | TD which resulted in emergency room treatment; wormlike muscle contractions and inability to stand up and hold head upright | My daugter was taking it. It helped very little - maybe a 25% improvement in aggressive behavior. Initially it helped her sleep which she needed because of sleep disorders. More recently, helped very little. Switched to seroquel and keeping our fingers crossed. | F | 8 | 1 years | 4/13/2007 | 1 | LSD-induced auditory hallucination | Low motivation, narrow emotional range, can't get excited about things, libido and drive have been obliterated, no longer feel anchored in my body, can not get an erection | I was taking 3 mg of Risperdal for two or three weeks, once a day, 1.5 mg for roughly the same amount of time (again, once a day), then tapered down to .5 mg after that, for a grand total of nine weeks on Risperdal. One month after starting the drug, I started experiencing sexual side effects: lack of response to sexual stimuli, inability to achieve an erection, etc. I have now been off of Risperdal for fourteen weeks, but the side effects have not gone away; actually, they have gotten worse. I feel like my life has been destroyed, and am strongly considering some kind of legal action against Jansenn (the makers of Risperdal). | M | 32 | 9 weeks | 4/11/2007 | 5 | psychosis | Trouble sleeping at first. | this med is OK for many people, and not OK for some - but this website is bad bad bad, just a bunch of people complaining about their meds. Read the advice slips, and speak to your doctor, don't read this website. | F | 37 | 2 months | 4/10/2007 | 4 | Agression | Initially it seemed none. Lately constant complaints of pain at base of his skull, and stomach pains. He has also developed serious issues with hypochondria. He thinks every little pain or injury is going to kill him. | This seemed to have an almost instant positive effect on my son. Agressive behavior stopped immediately (although I believe that was psychological more than pharmaceutical), and he is definitely a much more pleasant kid since starting these meds. I had hoped the stubbornness would wane with the agression, but he's still as pig-headed as ever. | M | 10 | 3 months | 4/10/2007 | 2 | schizoaffective, bipolar type | Almost as soon as I started taking it, my entire body started gradually swelling up like a balloon, and I had this uncontrollable, horrible burning sensation in my legs and ankles. It got to the point where the swelling was so bad that I could barely move. | Oddly enough, the reason I was put on Risperdal was because I had just had the exact same reaction to Abilify. And I was really disappointed that I had to stop taking it, because -- to further mirror my experience with Abilify -- I felt fantastic. Not just stable, but stable and HAPPY, for the first time in almost 20 years. | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 4/5/2007 | 2 | Tourette Syndrome | Drowsiness (Big Problem), Anger attacks, basically i lost the drive for everything. Total shut down to my outgoing personality. Massive weight gain 45kg in 7 years (what a joke). | I was 15 when i started on Risperdal. I started on 0.5mg and eventually moved up to 3mg, all at night. I admire the people who were able divide the dosage in any one day because just after an hour of my dose i would be in a deep sleep. Risperdal did very well in eradicating tics. The problem was i just was too tired to do anything no matter what the dose was. I am a night person; and i usually start study for uni at 10pm and don't head off to bed before 3am. And when you have parents on your back letting you know that it hurts them to see you asleep all day, and they advise to go and find work, i just want to tell them piss off, (But i can't that's why i'm here). I am now prescribed for 1mg and am sick of feeling so tired. I have stopped the medicine on my own. The side effects of just stopping so suddenly are not very comforting. I find it hard to sleep. Sometimes i am up for approx 35 hours straight because i just can't fall asleep. My body feels wrong, which is expected after wit | M | 21 | 7 years | 4/3/2007 | 3 | BPD | 100lb wt. gain in one year. Always tired. Vivid Dreams. Need too much sleep. Blurred vision occasionally. Flat personality. No zest for life. Pre-diabetic now. Memory Loss. Cannot multi-task. | I am weaning myself off, half a pill at a time each month. I have had one small manic breakthrough but didn't mind; I got more work done in one day than I did in six months! | F | 52 | 3 years | 3/28/2007 |