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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 3  Bipolar II Extreme fatigue, lactation, menstrual changes, zombie like effect most of the day I am taking the Risperdal Consta injection. It is wonderful for people like me who are not med compliant.After 3 months I'm undecided about the benefits/risks of this medication. I was ok until I started lactating today. It has kept the hallucinations/voices away. F 29 12 weeks
9/30/2005
 4  Schizoaffective Disorder When I first started it made me really tired and had weight gain. Side effects have subsided. This is a good drug. The only complaint I have is that over the 6 years I have been taking it the dose has had to be increased many times to keep the effectiveness. I started at .25mg and am now at 4mg. It does keep the voices and hallucinations away as long as when they come back my dose is increased, only has to be increased once a year or so. F 23 6 years
9/29/2005
 4  autism, aggression, SIB Apathy, mild agitation, urinary incontinence, polyuria, excessive thirst, over heating and sweating My daughter is taking this drug. It has been a wonderful medicine for us. It really improved her memory function and her communication. Does a great job for the self-injurious behavior, but I find it strange it causes agitation. (it is supposed to help this, not cause it) An added bonus is it lessens her stereo-typical/tic-like behaviors. At one time we wondered if the side effects were worth it, but after being off it for 30 days we definitely decided she needed it. Works well, works much better for her combined with an SSRI. F 8 2 years
9/22/2005
 5  Depressed, Suicidality, Self Injury First night on .5mg knocked me out. Now I have a touch of insomnia due to racing thoughts. Has helped bring back appetite. Slight constipation but not bad. Has been a real life saver. Jump started 20mg of prozac which had been doing nothing, and I had not responded to 40mg of lexapro. Am also taking Klonopin which helps the insomnia more or less. F 32 30 days
9/19/2005
 4  Type II bipolar Diminished sex drive. Big Mac attacks. I was suffering from a rather wretched dysphoric depressive episode with racing thoughts and terrible insomnia. 30 minutes after taking my first Risperdal I could feel the fog beginning to lift. After 48 hours it was gone and I was normal. This seems like some kind of miracle. My sex drive is somewhat depressed and I am fighting off constant hunger, but overall it's a real improvement. On another note, the drug seemed to lose its effect after about 10-12 hours, so i take 1/2 mg before I go to sleep and another when I wake up. M 38 30 days
9/15/2005
 5  Mental illness None Did not do much for me but is good drug as far as side effects go because I never had any. F 32 6 months
9/6/2005
 1  psychosis Abnormal walk, Difficulty ejaculating, Impotence, Agitation, Difficulty urinating, Nasal inflammation. Don' t take risperdal for long time, the effects that i have described are irreversible in me. M 25 8 years
9/3/2005
 2  Bi-Polar Rapid and disheartening weight gain (24 pounds in 6 weeks); stiff-legged walk; scary swelling of legs, ankles, stomach and feet. PCP prescribed diuretic for swelling. I decided side effects were not worth the small benefit, so I stopped. The swelling went down 80%. Lost 12 pounds when I stopped. I'm now only on Lamictal; just completed Celexa taper and beginning Wellbutrin. Good luck to everyone here. F 57 2 months
9/1/2005
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 3  bipolar 1 w/ anxiety and rage Helped me sleep very well, but I was sluggish and fatigued all the time.Gained 25 lbs in 2 mos. Really mellowed me out, put mw in a better mood and eased my mind. Had to stop because I couldn't stand the weight gain. F 31 2 months
8/18/2005
 4  impulsivity and rage(bpd) tired when going up to more than 0.5 mg, not being concentrated, slow thinking. it does help,the voilence and the self injury stopped, my wild behavior is controlled. I hate it but it works. F 25 9 months
8/13/2005
 1  Depression, Tourette's Syndrome EXTREMELY severe depression at very low starting dose. I'd thought I was severely depressed before I started--was I ever sorry to find out how much worse things could get. I am convinced that taking this any longer or at a higher dose would have made me suicidal, and ultimately killed me. Similar experience with Stelazine--no more antipsychotics for me. F 28 3 weeks
8/9/2005
 1  Bipolar Disorder Very unhappy to have side effect Tardive Dyskinesia. I didn't know what was going on at first. It got worse and worse. I have been off of Risperdal for one year and still have TD. May always have. Also did not have periods for 12 months which eventually caused dryness and painful intercourse. Severe reactions when going off of medication. I would not want anyone I know to take this medication. F 45 18 months
7/17/2005
 3  paranoid schizophrenia inability to orgasm, extreme weight gain despite exercise, sensitivity to light, severe tiredness-some days I sleep 12 hours a day, at first I had difficulty performing tasks I had once performed easily, such as running. They key to taking this medication is NEVER take what the doctor recommends. They have a tendency to overmedicate. The doctors recommended 3-4 mg for me, but I take 1 mg. It keeps my symptoms away and greatly reduces the side effects of the larger doses. F 23 3 days
7/9/2005
 1  psychosis mind very damaged, no thoughts or inner world I also gained alot of weight F 40 1 years
7/6/2005
 5  autism/self injurious behavior none, except tiredness This has been a wonderful drug for my son who has autism. He's been on it almost 2 years now, after just a few weeks of being on the drug the head banging stopped, the eye contact dramatically increased and best of all his speech developed. It has helped wonders for him. M 6 2 years
6/24/2005
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 3  Bipolar I wieght gain, tiredness/zombie-like, need for more sleep, flat mood, vivid dreams, decreased libido to nothing, Helped with my psychotic thoughts F 25 1 days
6/17/2005
 3  Bipolar mania Extreme somnolence from Seroquel. Stopped taking 700 mgs. per day and switched to 1.5 per day of Risperdal and 50 at night of Seroquel as I couldn't sleep without it. Now, somnolence has returned full force and my knuckles and toes ached constantly. Extreme hunger that angers me as I'm also anorexic but not currently underweight. I take 3 mgs. of Xanax for my severe panic and cannot drive without this one. I think they're all the same. I cannot do SSRI's as they bounce my head around the room and no sleep ever. It's not any different than Seroquel and I'm still manic but less so on meds. I wish that I did not have to take anything. It's been years since I was med-less and I'm thinking about Tahitian Noni Juice for energy. F 41 2 months
6/15/2005
 5  GAD , Bipolar II At the initial 3-4 weeks of treatment felt overly tired, almost zombie like but this eventually leveled out. Slight dampening of my libido,and your mood is sometimes somewhat slighty dampened otherwise all is well. Risperidone is great for free floating anxiety, especially if you've had no luck with other drugs.... It gave me back my life. It is also a very powerful drug and should therefore be used, or started at the lower of dosages possible. I take 0.5, but try 0.25 and see how u go before dismissing its effectiveness. M 24
6/12/2005
 4  bi polar weight gain, fatigue, foggy head, lactating, cycle very short F 36 14 days
6/1/2005
 3  bi polar and borderline Severe twitching, over exhaustion and excessive somnolence, over eating. My menstrual cycle has been severely slowed down which is extremely distressing. I have no libido whatsoever and I have frequent abdominal and back pains. It has dramatically helped my mental state. I am more focused and ambitious. I am no longer suicidal or self harming and I feel like my personality has come back. I am now struggling to decide whether the pro's outweigh the cons or not. F 25 5 days
5/31/2005

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