So I have a question for other members of the community on antipsychotic medication...I'm on Risperidone, and I have started reading about the side effects. I learned that trouble speaking, trouble concentrating, and memory problems were all possible on this medication. I have had all three of these problems---not something I used to have trouble with in the past. It's degraded the level of my life dramatically. Between those symptoms, chronic tiredness, severe anxiety and depression, it makes doing any activities of meaningful value to me nearly impossible. I cannot perform at work or school at this time because of it.


I started talking with a friend about it, and she's also on antipsychotics. She said she's had similar problems....and she started having them after she started on her meds.

Have other members of this commuinity had similar problems? It kills me to think part of my life is being stolen by this medication. I may consider stopping this medication and just accept the periodic psychotic episode if these symptoms are really being caused by this...