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Jul 21, 2008, 04:09 PM
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Hi everyone, anyone know about Risperadol? Sorry spelling not so good. I was put on .5 mg today. I haven't picked it up yet. I am supposed to take it twice a day. I have never been on this before. I have been on Seroquel before and a little other anti-psychotics. I am just wondering if anyone has any experience with this.
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Jul 21, 2008, 06:03 PM
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I'm on Risperidal 3 mg a day, and find it helps me loads. I got kind of unlucky in the side effects lottery though, I got one of the really rare side effects in that it's causing me to lactate, and has screwed with my period.
In terms of starting it, and every time I increased a dose, my head felt kinda funny - sort of like my brain was fighting with itself, and a little bit dizzy, but that only lasted a couple of days. I have to be very careful not to miss a dose, because I get very bad withdrawl symptoms if I do. Good luck with it. Splitimage
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Jul 21, 2008, 08:26 PM
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I used to take the pill form but now take it in an injection every 2 weeks. It seems to work better for me as its in my system 24/7 as opposed to the ebb and flo of taking it orally. When I was on it orally it seemed to sedate me but other than that it worked good.
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Jul 22, 2008, 12:32 AM
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It caused me to lactate, periods stopped, and I was sleeepy all of the time.....still am but not as much as I was then...
TJ 
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Jul 22, 2008, 05:55 AM
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At 2 mg I started eating uncontrollably. My pdoc upped the dose tho, according to her I was so psychotic that I needed it. Then I started fainting, I have a low blood pressure and Risperdal lowered it even more. At 4 mg I could not get up at all without feeling dizzy and bad, I had to spend all day in bed.
It's a shame, the green tablets were really pretty.  I'm such a dork.
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Jul 22, 2008, 08:21 PM
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Hi
I am currently taking 2 mg of risperdal daily. I use to take 3 mg but have been able to reduce the dose over the last couple of years. I have been on risperdal for years. I don't know what symptoms you are having, but I take it because it calms down the "voices" in my head and holds my anxiety at bay. My thoughts tend to race without it. I have tried to taper off it in the past and quit taking it completely, but when I reduce the dose below 1 mg all my symptoms come back. I have found that 2 mg keeps me sane and allows me to have quality to life. I hope that helps. |
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Jul 23, 2008, 11:12 PM
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This was one of the medications they tried my on when I was put into UCLA's psych hospital. Took it at night......got up for breakfast the next morning & passed out.....needless to say, it wasn't a med I was willing to stay on or continue trying to see what else might happen.
I am so sensitive to meds & I have low blood pressure anyway. They weren't happy that I refused to continue taking it, but I felt I had my rights not to be forced to take something that my body reacted to in that way. Those few years I felt like a human guinea pig.....they tried almost every psych med that was on the market, trying to find something that would help.....came to the point, there wasn't anything that my body would accept.......so had to figure out how to deal with the depression & issues without meds. Debbie
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Jul 23, 2008, 11:57 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
eskielover said: This was one of the medications they tried my on when I was put into UCLA's psych hospital. Took it at night......got up for breakfast the next morning & passed out.....needless to say, it wasn't a med I was willing to stay on or continue trying to see what else might happen. I am so sensitive to meds & I have low blood pressure anyway. They weren't happy that I refused to continue taking it, but I felt I had my rights not to be forced to take something that my body reacted to in that way. Those few years I felt like a human guinea pig.....they tried almost every psych med that was on the market, trying to find something that would help.....came to the point, there wasn't anything that my body would accept.......so had to figure out how to deal with the depression & issues without meds. Debbie </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> I'm basically where you are trying to deal without meds.... Tired of being a guinea pig....  TJ
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Jul 26, 2008, 01:05 PM
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I take 2 mg of risperdal now. Ive taken as much as 4 mg and as little as 1 mg. With the 4 mg I was basically a walking zombie. Was not aware of anything that was going on around me and was basically very out of it. Im doing well with 2 mg, it has helped with my impulsivity alot and I feel more in control. The other side effects I experienced were lactation, irregular menstrual cycle and weight gain.
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May 04, 2010, 11:50 AM
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Hi Debbie, I am the same. No meds are working for me and I feel like a guinea pig too. Meds probably made me worse. How are you able to cope without the meds? Please any tips? thanks. |
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Oct 31, 2014, 11:17 AM
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Did anyone get any sex dreams on this meds?
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Oct 31, 2014, 11:59 AM
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I tried that once. For some reason, Respiridol has a sexual side effect, almost as if going through a mild case of puberty. When I was on it, my breasts grew a full cup size. They stayed that way after I got off the drug. The drug was not doing what I wanted it to do.
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Nov 17, 2014, 07:54 PM
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I tried this med for my schizophrenia. It game me akathasia, blurred vision, weight gain, lessened libido, and my skin was always super dry. Then I complained enough and my psychologist put me on Geodon. No side effects. I love this stuff.
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