Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I was given the Rx to take at bedtime.. this is given to schizophrenics and it causes one to hear voices? Sounds like job security for masochistic shrinks. Feel MUCH better w/out it. I urge everyone to GET A SECOND OPINION!!!I now take a single dose of one med each day. Keep trying, there IS something better out there.

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I was given the Rx to take at bedtime.. this is given to schizophrenics and it causes one to hear voices? Sounds like job security for masochistic shrinks. Feel MUCH better w/out it. I urge everyone to GET A SECOND OPINION!!!I now take a single dose of one med each day. Keep trying, there IS something better out there.
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Reviewer: 7-12 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Caregiver)

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My son is 8 years old, has Autism and had been on the medication for close to 2 years. He had excessive weight gain and developed breasts. The doctors told us we just needed to monitor his diet better and make sure he excersized more. Needless to say we were not happy with the side effects.

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My son is 8 years old, has Autism and had been on the medication for close to 2 years. He had excessive weight gain and developed breasts. The doctors told us we just needed to monitor his diet better and make sure he excersized more. Needless to say we were not happy with the side effects.
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Reviewer: kapaja, 7-12 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)

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My 10 year old son who is developmentally delayed has taken this med for aprox 2 months. At first it was great for helping him sleep. The side effects are horrible! He is hearing voices, having nightmares, very sleepy, weight gain, developed breasts and has a heavy gloss in his eyes. Headaches are bad also. Trying to get off of this med but you have to do it slowly. He's having severe withdraws!

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My 10 year old son who is developmentally delayed has taken this med for aprox 2 months. At first it was great for helping him sleep. The side effects are horrible! He is hearing voices, having nightmares, very sleepy, weight gain, developed breasts and has a heavy gloss in his eyes. Headaches are bad also. Trying to get off of this med but you have to do it slowly. He's having severe withdraws!
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Reviewer: mary, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month

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tired

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tired
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Reviewer: Tomterrific, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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I had been severely depresssed. Doctor added 1MG of Risperidone several years to anti-depressant within a week stopped thinking of suicide. Doctor than lowered anti-depressant to lower dosage. Did gain some weight but I don't mind I'm so much happier. No complaints, no side effects I'm aware of. Again I have been taking 1MG of Risperidone once a day at bedtime for years. I'm more stable. ... Show Full Comment

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I had been severely depresssed. Doctor added 1MG of Risperidone several years to anti-depressant within a week stopped thinking of suicide. Doctor than lowered anti-depressant to lower dosage. Did gain some weight but I don't mind I'm so much happier. No complaints, no side effects I'm aware of. Again I have been taking 1MG of Risperidone once a day at bedtime for years. I'm more stable. Great product. The anti-depressant is Effexor XR. I did try the generic version of Effexor XR released a few months ago. Within 2 weeks I was back in the toliet with Depression. And NO I don't have anything against using generics some of the other drugs I take are generic and they work fine. Something must be different in the generic Effexor XR and the Namebrand. I was very surprized how quickly I slide back into depression. I have PTSD
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