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 | 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 months | 5/31/2005 | 2 | Bipolar/mania | Felt sedated like I was in a fog; Longer sleep after increasing dosage (1.5mg to 3mg); Loss of sexual desire; Less urination; Restlessness; Difficulty concentrating. | It helped me short term to combat a manic episode and racing thoughts, but after increasing the dosage I felt like this drug was putting me in a stupor and leaving me unable to work. | M | 33 | 1 months | 5/27/2005 | 3 | Bipolar | Only .25 mg but already considerable weight gain--mostly from water retention, I think. Considerably bloated...my flat stomach now looks pregnant, puffy face upon waking. More difficult to get up in the morning, but sleeping much more soundly than on Wellbutrin or Zoloft alone. | Definitely need a mood stabilizer but don't know if I can stand the side effects. The weight and puffy face are making it increasingly difficult to want to leave the house--actually contributing to the depression. Also switched to Zoloft 5 weeks ago and started noticing some weight gain then. Need better cocktail. | F | 37 | 10 days | 5/22/2005 | 2 | decrease self injury | lowered my blood pressure, fainting | Even at the absolute lowest dose I could go, I would pass out frequently when standing up too fast... when on the ground, felt like I couldn't move my limbs. | F | 22 | 3 years | 5/21/2005 | 5 | scizoaffective | Some weight gain and vivid dreams. Felt drunk at a higher dose than I am on now. | No more delussions or paranoia, I have been free of them for 4 years. This drug gave me back my sanity and gave me a life. It does not work for everyone but it did work for me. I started with 3 mg which was to much,2 mg worked great for 3 1/2 years. We are now tring 1 1/2 mg a day with good results. | F | 46 | 4 years | 5/18/2005 | 2 | bipolar 2, anxiety | loss of sex drive, still having panic attacks and suicidal thoughts, loss of appetitie | my doctor increased my dosage to 1mg but I see no difference. He says I can go up to 2 but I really doubt this will help. | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 5/13/2005 | 4 | bi polar | The extreme urge to smoke after quiting four years ago. Food cravings equivalent to pregnancy. Gained a few pounds and began lactating which was the worst thing. | It really helped my mood swings, my husband was so pleased. I would have continued if not for the lactation. Actually I am even reconsidering it because nothing else is working. I have tried Topomax twice and am now on Geodon, both just make me tiered and even more irritable which I definitely don't need. | F | 28 | 4 weeks | 5/3/2005 | 2 | sleep disorder | Started after I just had a baby and was not breastfeeding, 8 months later I JUST became aware that this drug is why I never stopped lactating after delivering! Haven't been able to loose ANY weight with considerable effort. Screwed up my monthly cycle significantly. No sex drive. | Did not help me sleep. | F | 32 | 8 months | 5/3/2005 | 3 | pychosis | alot of weight gain, i'm just sooo fat right now :( also vivid dreams, which can be kinda cool! | it's more or less stopped my periods so i dont feel like a woman any more | F | 17 | 2 years | 5/2/2005 | 3 | personality disorder, depression | slight nausea from time to time, small fever towards the beginning along with dry mouth at the same time, have not had that since,decrease in sexual urges,(made up for by my age), weaker ejaculation, harder to get an erection, sleep is normal | definitely helped depression,but perhaps not quite as much as I wanted, helped my personality disorder somewhat, but I am afraid of possible sexual side effects | M | 18 | 17 days | 4/29/2005 | 5 | bi-polar disorder/delusions | slight hangover effect (in the beginning),weight gain | this drug changed my life. my delusional thoughts are gone and i'm not paranoid anymore. i have put on 30lbs in 6 months though the benefits are worth it. | M | 31 | 7 months | 4/28/2005 | 1 | fear | nightmares, insomnia, muscle rigidity in head, face, neck and back, altered mental state, cannot focus, impaired judgement and thinking, anger, aggression, headaches, dizziness since 1998 and still suffering from them even though i stopped risperdal in 1999 and had to switch to solian to help me sleep and not feel agitated | never try risperdal, it ruined my life and many others permanently | F | 37 | 6 months | 4/28/2005 | 3 | yes | WEIGHT GAIN!!!!! | 3 months | 4/7/2005 | 5 | Hearing voices | I have not experienced any side effects while taking Risperdal | I am now taking 6mgs a day and have not heard any voices for over 4 months now. Its a miracle drug. I don't know what would have happened to me if I had not of been precribed Risperdal. | F | 42 | 1 years | 4/6/2005 | 2 | First Episode Psychosis | Immense mucsle stiffness, horrible weight gain, insomnia for the first 2 weeks, slowed thinking, lack of motivation and energy, flattened emotions, apathy, less concentration when studying, now: difficulty getting out of bed in the morning - takes 2 hours, no interest in social contact | Good at the initial stage for controlling thoughts but too many unwanted side effects thereafter. Cogentin makes you thirsty during the night. Doctor has recommended taking Abilify instead. TAKE A SMALL DOSAGE - DOCTORS SOMETIMES UNDERESTIMATE THE DOSAGE. | F | 20 | 7 months | 3/31/2005 | 2 | ptsd,depression/mania,anxiety | at first on 1mg for ptsd...might have gotten a rash, and really bad nightmares!...now on .25mg and suddenly im twitching! in hands and jaw...scary and this stuff isnt as good as zyprexa... it might be helping a little with anxiety tho which is what i am on it for now @.25mg | seriously, zyprexa is way better! it makes u sleep more heavily, no nightmares like with ris, and gives a better zombie feeling... if u like that sort of thing..i have alot of probs with mental confusion so zy really helps but doc put me on ris because it doesnt cause wt gain... | F | 28 | 4 days | 3/9/2005 | 4 | Paranoia | Diminished libido, increased need for sleep, increased fatigue, slight drugged feeling. | In general, Risperdal (4mg) has been very effective at alleviating paranoia. This does occur with some side effects. | M | 38 | 3 years | 2/27/2005 | 2 | Unknown illness mimicing depression | At 1mg per day, I did not seem to experience any side effects, but that may be because I took only one tablet right before bedtime. At 2mg per day, with one tablet in the morning, I became EXTREMELY agitated and maybe anxious, as in I wanted everything to change, or had to do something, and at the same time couldn't do anything, as if I were in extreme pain constantly, all day. | I may be an unlucky one to have such a reaction to risperidone. It's also possible that my blood concentration was too high because I was taking Remeron/mirtazapine at the same time, and anti-depressant medication apparently elevates blood concentration or risperidone. It somewhat started to alleviate my illness but I would not recommend is drug to anyone like me who doesn't experience a distinct classified mental illness, and even then apparently abilify is better. In addition, this drug was insanely expensive. Mother&%$&! | M | 19 | 4 weeks | 2/26/2005 | 1 | self injurious behavior | My daughter, with rett syndrome took 1/2 tab and that was 1 1/2 yrs ago & still suffers side effects. Rigidity, excessive sweating, tachycardia,and started with panic disorder which she now takes meds for | Please find an alternative in a whole new class of medicines, and those of you withthe most severe problems, stay with some council help and you are in my prayers | F | 24 | 1 days | 2/24/2005 | 2 | severe depression | dramatic weight gain, acne, lactation | This medicine helped me sleep well, which I needed because of the Wellbeutrin I take. However, after time the side effects grew more bothersome than the medicine was helpful. I am now on Seroquil and I am told the effects will be less. Hopefully my doctor is right. | F | 23 | 9 months | 2/23/2005 |