I wasn't on risperadol long enough to really know what it would do but my pdoc was wanting me to go on it when I was dealing with my anorexia from the stress I was going through with my Mothers death & the ID theft I caught the home care RN doing at the beginning of 2005. Just the stress got me down to 93 lbs & I couldn't & wouldn't take any of the antidepressants because when I tried even the smallest amount my migraines came back.....so I refused to take any of those meds. I am now stable at a reasonable low weight while taking seroquel so that I can sleep without getting the horrible nightmares & flashbacks in my twain state between sleep & awake. I just can't take any other antidepressants without getting migraines......they just tried Cymbalta & the migraines started to show up again so out they went. I have my migraines stable with a very high dose of fentynal (a strong narcotic)

At the time I got down to 83 lbs I had been only on prozac & then on only wellbutrin....& both of them dropped my weight that bad. They put me into an eating disorders treatment center but I really didn't want to gain the weight besides the fact I was having suicidal issues at the time too & figured that anorexia wouldn't be looked at as suicide. The time I went down to 83 lbs was about 9 years ago & know it was both of those meds that caused the weight loss. For a year after that I was in & out of the medical hospital everytime I passed out. Then they had a central line put in with TPN feeding for about a week until I was stable enough to go home for about a month until the next time I passed out. It is good to be thin, but I can tell you that being treated for being way to thin is horrible. The central line is done by an anatheisologist (?). They use a local & then get into a vein that goes close to your heart. Then they hook up the TPN which is a combination of nutriants that messes with your sugar level so they have to monitor you as if you were a diabetic constantly. I can definitely tell you that it is best to find a weight that you are comfortable with & try to stay with it....finding the right med that works for you without causing the other problems. I would definitely say that it is the risperadol that is causing the weight gain even though it is a small dose....it is amazing what effecft even small doses can have on you.

I know while I was trying to deal with my PTSD in a partial program, my pdoc tried to have me take 1/2 of a capsul of Cymbalta (just try getting 1/2 of a capsul, but it knocked me out for 48 hours......I slept throuth all the groups.....so I wasn't gettiing anything out of the program....but without something I couldn't cope with all the emotions that were coming out, so I decided that I was better off without the program.

It is a known fact that prozac causes weight loss...that is one of it's main side effects....but be careful not to get too thin......I have been there 2 times & have been treated in the medical hospital so many times I have lost count.....but it isn't worth being that thin either.

Hope you can find the right combination of meds that really help you without the side effects that you can't tolerate either....& I know that gaining weight is a real issue for me too but passing out all the time isn't good either.

Take care,
Debbie