I was on Risperdal for a short time. It was supposed to help "racing thoughts," but it didn't help me, and like you, RitaMontreal, it made me feel numb. I've found that all psych drugs make me feel numb to some degree. I'm getting off them completely, and I feel passion coming back--things I'd lost interest in, things I cared about, wanting to be active in life--it's all coming back. I didn't realize for a long time that the drugs did that to me, because I still cared about the issues I always had, but I'd lost the passion. I don't know how to explain to others for them to understand the difference, but I know what I feel, and that's good enough for me.