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50 People found this comment helpful

I started risperidone 2mg at bedtime in April of 2013. Since then I have no more anxiety, not depressed, no longer agitated or nervous I feel much better no more social anxiety disorder and it has helped my spasmodic dysphonia. I can focus much better. Life is good !!!

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12 People found this comment helpful

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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matt | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
2/13/2024
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 5.0
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Works great for my bipolar disorder with minimal side effects. Although I think it is giving me some memory issues

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Mexican guy | 25-34 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/29/2024
Condition: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Overall rating 1.0
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Do Not Take It. My Dr. sent me 0.5mg of this for achieving 7-8 hour sleep and for mild OCD along with Clonazepam (which I started taking 6 months before I'm the night, also Fluoxetine during the day and feeling like Superman). The first night with Risperidone I had the best nap ever, but it took 1-2 weeks for the things to fall apart. 2 night panic attacks, rare muscular activity in my eyes, neck, arms, increased OCD, insomnia, anxiety, you name it. The combination Clonazepam and Fluoxetine alone rules! Never take them with alcohol obviously.Read More Read Less

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Dolly | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
11/9/2023
Condition: Bipolar Disorder in Remission
Overall rating 5.0
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This is the best medicine I have been on since 10 years of diagnosis. It is much more convenient for me to take and I have been more stable than ever before. I wish I had this from the beginning. 10 stars!

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Suicide | 25-34 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
7/26/2023
Condition: Manic-Depression
Overall rating 1.3
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I don't think I have reviewed this drug. It's the only drug, after dozens of illicit and legally prescribed drugs. (I took most all of them, before all the crazy stuff, came after 2010) Many of those drugs I have taken/tried over 20 years, have caused problems. But nothing that made me want/attempt suicide. Strong enough to have a failed attempt. I was given it 0.25-0.5mg... 1mg. On top of Sertraline 100mg after 4 months with no improvement. I was only 16 years old. This drug, not only did not work. It gave me "Akathisia" which is why I attempted suicide. (It also changed my brain obviously) A permanent 5HT-7 receptor antagonist. Glad my brain grows, heals and creates new pathways. Risperidone along with most "Anti-psychotics" should be SAVED for the dangerous institutionalized. In my opinion. There are many other more, safe, drugs with less side effects, and the same efficacy for most conditions. But hey, I'm not a Dr. !! (I had a typo about the Serotonin receptor that I fixed. And a completely inaccurate word. This is the post. Sorry, I'm Canadian. Sorry! :)Read More Read Less

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I care | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
6/19/2023
Condition: Schizophrenia
Overall rating 2.3
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This medication is a joke!! It’s doesn’t help with anything that I have been diagnosed with from scitzophrenia to anxiety, bipolar you name it! Am I the only one who has been on this medication for 4 years and am suffering from lose of memory???? An honest person down to earth and suffer from the disappointment of life and this drug doesn’t help with anything! I am losing my memory and refuse to take this fda approved nonsense until someone can justify this has nothing to do with memory loss. WARNiNG I would seriously reconsider and do some research on this drug before taking. Sincerely one of gods angels to another.Read More Read Less

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Ivy | 25-34 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
6/7/2023
Condition: Bipolar I Disorder with Most Recent Episode Mixed
Overall rating 1.0
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I took this in 2008, when I was 12 for bipolar but I don’t remember any side effects at all. I was given this via shot in February of this year for a manic episode at the hospital along with lorazepam and boy, just the lorazepam would suffice because this was anxiety/restlessness x100!! After a few minutes of being injected two medications I began worrying and panicking about the smallest things such as Girl Scout cookies when I hardly even buy anymore, every little sound made me panic and hyperventilate. When I was waiting for my Uber in the lobby, people stared at me like I was a crack addict, I began swinging my arms around and up and down, pacing like crazy, moving from seat to seat, kicking my legs up and down, squirming, I eventually fell to the floor and began rocking back and forth and doing weird movements, speaking gibberish, pulling at my clothes and hair, scooting around, bursted out crying hysterically and hyperventilating and screaming, I ended up being re admitted where I was injected lorazepam once again and it was a sigh of relief. Never again. I missed my Uber and caused a scene in the emergency room but I didn’t and still don’t care. My mental health comes first, I never want to feel that way againRead More Read Less

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Michael | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
6/2/2023
Condition: Bipolar Disorder in Remission
Overall rating 3.7
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This medication cause male infertility l use to treat my schizophrenia but it makes male produce infertile sperms...In twelve years of use tried to impregnate one hundred ladies and unsuccessful...Serious fertility problems to male..

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Morg | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
5/12/2023
Condition: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Overall rating 3.7
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The pill is effective in being and aid to decreasing OCD intrusive thoughts, but man it does cause major weight gain fairly quick then gradually.

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Anonymous | 13-18 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
3/8/2023
Condition: Additional Medications to Treat Depression
Overall rating 1.7
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Made me extremely anxious and restless to the point when every second of my life was like hell. Felt as if I was in constant agony

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Chrissy | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/14/2022
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 2.7
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I hate this medicine. Makes me feel like I have to stay in bed all day and can hardly function. Dizziness and muscle jerks

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Denise | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/9/2022
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 3.0
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I recently switched to Risperidone from taking Lamictal for 6 years. So glad I’m off Lamictal but I feel flat on Risperidone. Nothing makes me laugh anymore. I rarely have a reaction to anything. I’m super lazy now and have no motivation. Anxiety has worsened too. Thinking about asking my doctor to take me off of it.

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
8/13/2022
Condition: Schizophrenia
Overall rating 4.0
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It's hard to keep my eyes open when I am on this meds but I got used to it with walking in the sidewalks with cars can be dangerous with closed eyes for few seconds and then open... Other than that, this medication works really well with my schizophrenia...

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Katherine | 13-18 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
7/28/2022
Condition: Additional Medications to Treat Depression
Overall rating 2.3
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This med made my anxiety and restlessness almost unbearable

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Matteo | 7-12 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
6/29/2022
Condition: Other
Overall rating 3.7
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this sucks! i gained like 30lbs in just under 2 years. i felt like a embarrassment! like some ugly over weight kid. it did help me a bit tho. if you want the risk of being over weight this med is good for you.

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Anonymous | 19-24 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
5/26/2022
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 2.3
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I do not recommend this medicine if you’re very anxious daily in life. When I took risperidone it has unfortunately worsened my anxiety and I had daily panic attacks… however it did help me to think a little more clear and it took away the sharp edges of all my emotions. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough because of the heavy increased anxiety and panic attacks I got in return.

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Nishali | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
4/30/2022
Condition: Additional Medications to Treat Depression
Overall rating 3.7
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I find it hard to wakeup in the next morning when I'm taking this drug at night. But it improved my condition to better.

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Anxious | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/19/2022
Condition: Additional Medications to Treat Depression
Overall rating 3.7
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Helps ease anxiety; struggling with drowsy side effects

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Bipolarmami | 25-34 | Transgender | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
2/13/2022
Condition: Bipolar Disorder in Remission
Overall rating 4.0
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Off this med, my moods are unstable and to the EXTREME. on the Meds, in situations where I'd usually react, I feel nothing. So they definitely help. I can't really feel those extremes.

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owensf | 13-18 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
2/1/2022
Condition: Manic-Depression
Overall rating 2.3
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this medication is not candy. I am 15 years old and struggle with bipolar disorder, ADHD, OCD, and major depressive disorder. I took risperidone for around 5 years and while the medicine does work, the side effects are extremely bad. It has helped my bipolar and anger. the worst side effect in my opinion is the extreme weight gain. i used to be underweight and gained over 100 pounds in less than 2 years. i wasnt able to stop eating and even exercise wouldnt make a difference. i went up to almost 220 pounds and i stopped taking it like 3-4 months ago and i’m down to 198 with doing absolutely nothing. i also take other medications that make me lose weight and i temporarily took wellbutrin for withdrawal but stopped that because it made me suicidal. anyways you will still lose weight going off of it. another side effect is akithisia. to those who don’t know what akithisia is it’s a motor movement disorder that makes you feel like your crawling out of your skin. it’s torture. that side effect especially happens with withdrawal from risperidone. it also makes me extremely tired like drugged tired. i would advise to take it at night not morning. the risperidone experience was scary and I would recommend trying other antipsychotics first.Read More Read Less

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keesl | 19-24 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
5/5/2021
Condition: Mania associated with Bipolar Disorder
Overall rating 2.0
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I was only on .5 a milligram but it was absolutely terrible. It was making me so dizzy I couldn’t even stand and was throwing up from the dizziness. I had to lay in bed with my eyes closed or id be extremely dizzy and sick

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