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Has anyone ever had issues with body temp. regulation while on Risperidone? I have only take my .25 mg dose for two days but, ever since I started taking it, my body can't seem to cool down (which is a problem because I live in an area where temps are very high in the summer).
If you experienced this, if this side effect went away, how long did it take? My pdoc is out of the office on Fridays so, depending on how it is going tomorrow, I will have to call... I have been on so many antipsychotics...the side effects are always to much to handle or they just don't work...
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Lamotrigine: 300 mg Bupropion: 150 mg Risperidone: 4 mg Quetiapine: 12.5 mg |
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I think a number of antipsychotics can have body temperature regulation side effects. I don't recall having it with Risperdal, but we can experience some side effects on certain meds that others don't. The meds that most caused it in me were/are Seroquel and higher doses of Lamictal. When I was on them about 16 or so years ago, and even now. Hot weather did exacerbate it, as did anxiety. Nowadays maybe even perimenopause plays a part. At times it was even profuse sweating, made worse by anxiety about it. Drinking ice water/drinks helped.
Risperdal maybe caused me weight gain, but not nearly as much as some other APs. The main side effect I had on it was hyperprolactinemia, with lactation so bad that I had to put pantyliners in my bra. A more positive effect from this was breast enlargement, but as a woman who had smaller ones to start it was OK. It obviously isn't for men. Again, not everyone gets this, but it's not uncommon. Invega did the same in me. It didn't get that out of hand, though.
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Dx: Bipolar type 1 Psych Medications: * Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg * Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg * Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 500 mg I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia. |
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Rispedal
Did make me overheat. But so Does my lybalvi
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Thank you both for the responses and all of the information!
I was diagnosed less than two years ago so am starting to realize how bad the side effects can be for so many medications...
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Lamotrigine: 300 mg Bupropion: 150 mg Risperidone: 4 mg Quetiapine: 12.5 mg |
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