So I've lost weight while on Risperdal before. After my initial diagnosis (Psychosis) I was placed on Haldol and switch to 2 mg of Risperdal because I couldn't function like a normal person. While on 2 mg I was able to lose 50 pounds by eating right and working out.

A few years later i had the bright idea to try & figure out if I could go off my meds because I really wanted to know if it happened because of laced weed like everyone else said or if the weed just triggered something in my brain and I needed it. I got down to .25 mg or .5 mg and started hearing voices so i went up to 1 mg with my psychiatrist but it wasn't working quick enough so and i ended up being hospitalized and raised to 5 mg.

After being on 5 mg for a bit I decided to go back to 2 mg because it worked & I was able to lose weight. I gained now 60 pounds and I'm at 2.5 mg. I'm hoping/thinking that once I get back to 2 mg I'll be able to lose weight again. Everywhere I look people say that they could not lose weight on Risperdal but I've done it before.

Has anyone else been able to lose weight on Risperdal?