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#1
Aug 02, 2017, 03:38 PM
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I was prescribed Risperdal for symptoms of bipolar and was wondering if anyone on here has anything to share about the medication. We're giving it a trial (one month) on low dosage and to see how it affects me.
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Aug 02, 2017, 03:42 PM
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It was great for me, as was its modern form, invega. Unfortunately they both raised my prolactin and eventually gave me extra pyramidal symptoms. I wish I could still take either one.
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Aug 02, 2017, 03:46 PM
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I'm on 1.5mg and I started this back in late May. It helped calm down that major anxiety I was having. Lately I've fallen into a depression, but I'm on a low dose as well.
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Aug 02, 2017, 03:50 PM
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Caused lactation .... it was dumped asap
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Aug 02, 2017, 03:58 PM
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So weird that it can cause lactation. Thank you so much for these responses.
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Aug 02, 2017, 06:15 PM
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It worked really well for me but raised my blood pressure to unsafe levels. This is not a normal side effect so we tried it 3 times but it always did the same thing so I can't take it. Too bad; I liked how it made me feel.
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Aug 02, 2017, 06:22 PM
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It worked pretty well for me until the extra-pyramidial symptoms kicked in (idk how to spell it) I was veryy agitated and had a restless leg feeling all the time, so they took me off of it. I was on it for about a month, it numbed me mostly. I felt little emotion.
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Aug 02, 2017, 06:46 PM
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I had lactation too so I had to go off it.
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#9
Aug 03, 2017, 01:50 PM
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I've had no problem with it. Been on it since 2012. I can say it takes away hyper sexuality. I do not have much of a sex drive anymore. But I'm single so it's no problem.
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Aug 03, 2017, 01:51 PM
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Helped with mixed episode and irritability but gave me
Horrible Akathesia
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#11
Aug 03, 2017, 01:59 PM
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I think I took 8mg of Risperdal so a reasonably high dose. In the beginning it helped stop delusions *i think* but I gained weight RAPIDLY....I lost my period, was EXTREMELY bloated and puffy to the point of not being able to make a fist and then I broke out with in a horrible, painfully itchy rash from head to toe and vomiting over and over.....I stopped taking it instantly. I think I was taking latuda with it so it's unknown what caused the allergy, Latuda, Risperdal or the combo.
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Aug 03, 2017, 04:11 PM
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I'm was originally on 2mg of risperdal for years, but due to a really bad manic episode I was moved up to 6mg and am currently on 5mg. It's worked great for my mood and pulled me out of the really bad manic episode I was in (and the reason I went from 2 to 6 in the firs place). Though some of the side effects are that I lost my period, my sex drive isn't as high as before (which isn't a bad thing considering I thought about cheating on my wife to fulfill the sexual urges), and I've gained a lot of weight on it. Overall, the good has outweighed the bad on it. If I have my way (which hopefully I can in a few months) I want to get back down to 2mg.
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#13
Aug 03, 2017, 04:12 PM
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Risperidone turned me into a complete zombie. I only started on 1mg, and then we tried dropping it to 0.5mg, but I couldn't think or speak or work or do anything for myself and so I stopped it.
But my response to meds is weird. Eg my pdoc warned me that both quetiapine/Seroquel and clozapine would knock me on my arse at first, and they were ok. Good luck with it, *Willow* |
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Aug 04, 2017, 08:00 PM
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Thanks so much for the responses!
I wouldn't mind having a lower sex drive i just got out of a long term relationship and don't need that lol... I'm exercising regularly now so hopefully this doesn't get in the way of losing weight. |
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Aug 05, 2017, 01:08 AM
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Risperdal turned me into a dizzy vomit machine.
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Aug 05, 2017, 01:08 AM
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