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Jul 10, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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I knew this girl who was put on risperdal and in 33 days went from an underweight bmi to an obese bmi. And she also got this huge rack.
Is that common? My old insurance tried switching me to risperdal and I told them to go shove it. |
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Jul 12, 2024 at 09:31 PM
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When I started risperdal, and when I've increased my dose, I had this happen to me. It also gave me lighter periods and, for a few months, they were farther apart. My pdoc said it can also cause lactation.
Thankfully, I haven't had any weight gain though. __________________ Lamotrigine: 300 mg Bupropion: 150 mg Risperidone: 3 mg |
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Sep 12, 2024 at 09:45 PM
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Yes it does I got put on it when I was 10 and I gained a lot of weight and developed Gynocomastia. Despite being taken off of it for years now and losing the weight the breasts have remained unfortunately.
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Sep 13, 2024 at 11:03 AM
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Yes its a known side effect. I believe its called Gynocomastia.
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