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Jul 04, 2017, 11:21 AM
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I was recently put on this. I read the label and side effects. I was just wondering what everyone's experience with it was.
I don't know if my side effects are from this or one of the other 4 new meds I was put on.
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I'm on a mix of meds. Who knows at this pont.. 
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Jul 04, 2017, 11:50 AM
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I've been on this for a little over a month. I was terrified of the possible side effects, but so far I haven't experienced any. And it seems to be helping. Best of luck to you!
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Jul 04, 2017, 11:57 AM
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Quote:
What side effects are you having?
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Jul 04, 2017, 02:07 PM
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I had to stop risperdal due to an embarrassing side effect. But otherwise it worked great. I hope you tolerate it well.
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Jul 04, 2017, 03:34 PM
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I was on Risperdal for about a year. I really liked how it calmed me down. Then my hands and feet swelled up and I was taken off. Hope that doesn't happen to you.
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Jul 04, 2017, 05:56 PM
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It really helped calm my irritability and anxiety BUT at the dose that was beneficial-it gave me horrible akathesia
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Jul 04, 2017, 07:34 PM
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I'm on Risperdal currently, however I'm also on four other medications. The side effect that I think is from the Risperdal is a weird sleepy feeling. Kind of like part of time is sleepy and part of me isn't.
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Jul 04, 2017, 07:41 PM
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Risperdal and its updated version invega have been awesome for me. Quell all manic/mixed symptoms. But they both raise my prolactin so I ended up gaining 60 pounds. That part was no fun. I'm on latuda now instead. So far so good. But risperdal is my go to drug, I will take it again if latuda doesn't work out and just deal with the weight gain.
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#9
Jul 04, 2017, 08:35 PM
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It worked great for me but raised my blood pressure drastically so I had to stop taking it. It worked so well that I tried going on it 3 times before we finally gave up as an allergy.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Jul 05, 2017, 01:51 AM
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It made me too agitated (think it was probably akathesia)
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