i have been offered risperdol so many times and i totally refuse to even try it. my daughter took it for a month and gained 25lbs. there was no way i was going there. i have taken geodon for years but realized recently it was causing TD, neorlogical issues by making my pinkie and forefinger stand up in the air. i got off it for about six months and it mostly went away but then i had a two month long mania and went back on it and it came right back again. i am trying to ease off of it, but i just dont feel safe without it.