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vishva8kumara
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Registered: October 2016
Location: Katubaedda
Posts: 157
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Tue October 4, 2016
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Peace of mind, calmness and makes it easy to fall asleep. Helped to fight OCD.
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No libido, depersonalization, apathy - 'meh'-kind-a-feeling.
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I was on this for a very short period of time probably as a precaution when first started an antidepressant. It seems the Doc I have gone to gives this to any patient for the first month when first starting an antidepressant.
I had zero libido, but my mind was very peaceful and calm. At first, it makes you sleepy and helps falling asleep while starting an SSRI.
After the first use, I woke up to feel quite awful about myself - with a weird taste or smell in my mouth.
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dancersam23
Member
Registered: January 2015
Location: New York
Posts: 35
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Sat June 27, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $20.00| Rating: 9
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Stabilizes mood, decreases anxiety
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EXTREME weight gain and hungriness
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This medication works really well especially in stabilizing the mood. The only thing I hate about it is that it causes weight gain (especially when taking other meds) and hungriness. Otherwise it is a great medication.
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Erik456
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Registered: May 2015
Location: LA
Posts: 79
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Wed May 20, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 0
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it works
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none
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I usually purchase proposed pills via americantrustpills (seriously, this place sucks) without danger. Unfortunately I use to take lots of it so low expense is vital for me.
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Wolfgang34
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Registered: November 2011
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 83
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Wed August 27, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 6
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PROS:
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Made the unwanted thoughts semi-managable
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Makes me drowsy and weak all the time and worsens depressive feelings
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I take two 1 mg tablets every night and waking up I feel like weak and tired. Normally, I could go to bed at 1-2 am, wake up 6 hours later and feel mostly awake, but now I feel tired all the time despite going to bed at 8-9 pm and waking up at 7-8 am. Taking naps does next to nothing and it's hard for me to fall asleep even when I'm in this constant tired state.
As well as being tired, it worsens my depressive feelings. I feel more hopeless, overwhelmed and sad more than usual.
Reading these reviews, I take this with with some caution.
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NOS-NOS
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Registered: September 2012
Location: New York
Posts: 235
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Wed April 9, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 7
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calmed mind so was able to function, took care of mood swings, obsessiveness, agitation, hypersensitivity
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CONS:
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did not completely eliminate delusions, just quieted them/increasing dose sometimes caused racing thoughts,akathisia, and low blood pressure when standing
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Have been taking this (generic) for several years without major side effects (except some acute side effects when increasing dose). Hit a ceiling with tolerable dose at 6mg, so am now supplementing with 10mg zyprexa. I was at the 6mg for over a year though, without issue. I then had some breakthroughs and increasing the dose only made some worse symptoms appear, like akathisia and racing thoughts. I had tried to lower my dose several times, only to have symptoms reappear, so not sure if that is the underlying illness or withdrawal from the risperdal. My diagnosis is mood disorder NOS, however I had some paranoid delusions to, akin to delusional disorder, which this medicine only quieted, not eliminated.
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Cannablissfully
Member
Registered: March 2014
Location: Nowhere and Everywhere
Posts: 219
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Tue March 25, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Helps The Hallucinations and Voices not to be present as much.
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Makes you feel restless and dizzy.
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After taking it,I saw an outstanding
difference in the way I felt.It helped cut
the symptoms I was having down considerably.
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punkybrewster6k
Grand Poohbah
Registered: October 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 1670
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Thu January 30, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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managed psychosis
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CONS:
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tollerance after a while, weight gain
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worked well for a year but had to keep upping dosage.
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misskrome
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Registered: January 2014
Location: ...
Posts: 229
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Mon January 20, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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none
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CONS:
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debilitating side effects
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Caused severe movement disorder and seizures.
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Roozie
Newly Joined
Registered: January 2014
Location: Nnnnn
Posts: 1
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Sun January 12, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $117.00| Rating: 4
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Works
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CONS:
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Makes me sleepy
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It makes me sleepy
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Saigon
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2013
Location: South Africa
Posts: 2
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Tue December 24, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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PROS:
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Helped my mood-congruent delusions somewhat
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CONS:
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It made me gain weight
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When my psychiatrist changed the medication to something else my delusions came back
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dillpickle1983
Grand Poohbah
Registered: January 2011
Location: Warren, Pennsylvania
Posts: 1706
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Sun November 3, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 1
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none
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My boobs were milky. and I'm a guy.
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My man boobs were lactating... Not cool especially when you have a tight shirt on.
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Tue September 10, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 8
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Paranoia decreased drastically, voices nearly gone
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Enlarged breast (5 cup sizes) and no period
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Great medication for psychotic symptoms. It did cause my period to completely stop and my breast grew around 5 cup sizes. Overall bad things. But the way it worked on my paranoia was worth it. However, I can no longer stay on the medication due to elevated prolactin levels which cause early onset osteoporosis.
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usehername
Veteran Member
Registered: October 2012
Location: in my head
Posts: 542
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Sun September 1, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 10
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PROS:
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fast relief from the abyss of deep depression
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CONS:
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so.... HUNGRY!
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Makes me hungry, but god, I feel so much better... Really wasn't eating before anyway (lost 15 lbs by accident in the last two weeks before starting it).
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1989TFM
New Member
Registered: November 2012
Location: Carrollton, Texas
Posts: 2
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Wed May 1, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 10
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Low dosage
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CONS:
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Nothing
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This medication has become a godsend...really. It, at such a low dose, has decreased my paranoia, and almost completely shut down my voices. There have been little side effects with the dose I am at (2.5mg daily. I have bounced around with this medicine on dosage to find what worked for me. Turned out 2.5mg worked better then 4mg for me. Great medication. I would recommend it to anyone with voices or paranoia.
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cathysummer
New Member
Registered: July 2012
Posts: 1
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Wed July 25, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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None
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Causes cognitive impairment after even brief use.
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I was wrongly diagnosed psychotic depression and put on this, 2mg, with paxil for two weeks. It led to severe cognitive defects, loss of personality, total inability to enjoy anything. One year after stopping things have improved a bit but I still suffer terrible problems with feeling derealization - feel like I am in a dream. Often lose sense of self when under stress. Determined not to suicide - supportive people on online forums tell me it gets better with time.
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Taonuviel
Poohbah
Registered: May 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1455
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Mon June 11, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Made me feel better, seemed to reduce auditory hallucinations
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CONS:
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Weight gain w/o increased appetite or reduced exercise
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I started Risperdal as a supplement to my antidepressants and lithium meds. A couple weeks in I started having auditory hallucinations (very unlikely from the Risperdal) so my doctor increased it from 1mg to 3mg, which seemed to take away the hallucinations after a few days, but then they started coming back as fewer and quieter than before. I've also been feeling brighter later, though still depressed about stuff. But now I'm realizing I've gained about 15lbs and am barely able to fit my clothes, so I'm titrating off the Risperdal and will have to try something else when I see my doctor again the beginning of next month.
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Galymia
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Registered: April 2012
Location: b-e-d
Posts: 33
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Sun April 1, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 8
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PROS:
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Got rid of the voices.
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I still have severe paranoia and refuse to leave the house.
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I no longer hear voices, but it doesn't do a thing for my paranoia and isolation. If I didn't have insurance, I would not be able to afford it. I'm glad I don't hear voices anymore, at any rate.
I didn't have any side effects and it works well with my Celexa. God help you if you miss a few doses, however.
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britneedocks
New Member
Registered: March 2012
Posts: 1
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Fri March 9, 2012
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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PROS:
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It got rid of my psychosis
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It ruined everything that made me
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I started taking this medicine in October of 2011 for psychosis. It worked as far as getting rid of my psychosis but it has ruined my life. I don't feel anything. I feel like I'm disconnected from my body. All I do is stay home. I lack drive and motivation. I lost my personality, my sleep is wacked up, and I am no longer the out going person I used to be. I feel like I am a living dead person. Nothing effects me. It also caused my jaw to move around. I am trying a dopamine supplement hoping to restore some of what this drug has taken from me. I feel like I've lost my intellegence and everything that made me human. Please be aware of this before taking this drug.
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jk2833
Member
Registered: July 2011
Location: london
Posts: 246
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Thu March 1, 2012
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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Stopped voices
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CONS:
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increased suicidal thoughts, nausea, thirsty, too tired to function
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side effects out weigh the positives
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CastlesInTheAir
Grand Magnate
Registered: February 2012
Location: Oregon, USA
Posts: 3387
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Thu February 9, 2012
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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none
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I couldn't relax my muscles would stiffen up and it messed with my cycle, and made mood swings worse
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Never felt right taking this. Did nothing good for me.
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LovingLeia2012
Junior Member
Registered: January 2012
Location: Washington State
Posts: 11
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Thu January 5, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Brings me back to reality. Takes away my random anger spasms I get.
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Makes you really drowsy.
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It took a long time for me to get used to the drowsiness part. I finally did. Then I randomly stopped taking it. Started taking it a couple days ago again... and its killing me with drowsiness. Again.
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Sultrysorrow
Member
Registered: October 2007
Location: Arizona
Posts: 77
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Sun January 1, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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It'll put you down (calm or sleep) when you need it.
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You'll throw on weight like it's fun.
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I've been given this medication via injection when suicidal in the E.R.. Now I take it as part of a daily psychotherapeutic schedule. One of three medications utilized to keep my mind under control. It appears to be more so effective than Lamictal; at least since I've been on it in late October 2011. I go to the gym practically every day doing 45 mins of spinning and about an hour or so of weight-lifting. So I have to work harder to keep the weight off that's associated with the weight gain being a side effect.
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tdog
New Member
Registered: August 2011
Posts: 3
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Wed December 21, 2011
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $1,000.00| Rating: 5
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this product seems to take me back to reality but with consequences
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weight gain, apathy.
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with this respiridone i'm same but i'm not as happy as i was off it. i was much happier feeling before any drug theoropy. i think respiridone is a good drug for insanity but it has bad sideeffects.
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kittykat85
New Member
Registered: December 2011
Posts: 1
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Sat December 10, 2011
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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PROS:
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it helps alot with everything
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weight gain
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I'm doing ok the doc is going to up the dose
the weight gain not good ( like 10 pounds)
I walk and walk a lot at the local mall and outdoors when its not too cold
but over all risperdal has been a plus so far
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Chad1One
Junior Member
Registered: October 2011
Location: California
Posts: 16
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Thu October 13, 2011
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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PROS:
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clears most of my hallucinations
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CONS:
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doesn't do much for the voices
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I still hear voices. I still have hallucinations, but they are fewer. I experience this terrible side effect though, from inside my bones outward to within about 1 inch of my skin experinces this extreme discomfort/numbness. Sitting, standing, laying down, eating, sleeping, moving, not moving, nothing but time (about 2 days for me) takes this away. At least with pain there is usually a way to mitigate it. I would rather nurse a hangover for a few hours than have this feeling ever again.
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Bluesgirl
New Member
Registered: December 2010
Location: Currently in Redding, CA
Posts: 3
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Sun December 5, 2010
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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PROS:
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More energy, less racing thoughts
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CONS:
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Rapid pulse, congestion
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After 2 mos. of taking Risperdal, I'm going to try another medication for my depression/anxiety because it causes my pulse to race and scares me as heart disease runs in my family. The Risperdal helped with my low energy level and ruminating thoughts, but not much else.
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dinyel
New Member
Registered: October 2010
Posts: 1
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Sat November 27, 2010
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 10
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clear thinking, less rages
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CONS:
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have become diabetic with continued use
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treated with risperdal for bipolar ii and borderline personality disorder. helped clear thinking immediately. more rational, less rages. downside is that continued use of risperdal has caused me to be diabetic, however, i was somewhat obese to begin with. i take multiple diabetic medications but am not on insulin at this point. the risperdal keeps me on an even keel and i'm not willing to give that up that mental clarity. so i treat the diabetes and am trying to make lifestyle changes to lower my blood sugar. conclusion: risperdal is worth it to me, but there are some possibly heavy consequences with continued use.
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DelusionsDaily
Conflicted...
Registered: July 2010
Location: The darkness
Posts: 3356
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Mon July 26, 2010
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $30.00| Rating: 7
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reduces mania for bipolar
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CONS:
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doesn't do anything for depression
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using it to control the mania of bipolar generally works really well
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Squirrel1983
Queen of the Squirrels
Registered: December 2009
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 4795
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Fri December 11, 2009
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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PROS:
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removes most psychotic symptoms
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none
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I've been taking risperidone for my psychosis for 13 months now and have found that it works well in treating my symptoms. I rarely have the feeling that people are out to get me anymore and I rarely feel that people are watching me anymore. When I first started taking risperidone, it made me a little drowsy, but now that I am used to it, it no longer does (I started on one dose a day and am now on two doses a day). I have not experienced any of the possible side effects of this medication and would recommend it to others who are dealing with symptoms similar to mine.
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seriynochi
New Member
Registered: December 2007
Location: Washington, USA
Posts: 2
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Wed September 30, 2009
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $45.00| Rating: 3
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none
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migraines, lactation
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made me lactate, gave me terrible migraines
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corlenbelspar
Newly Joined
Registered: August 2009
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Sat August 29, 2009
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Worked on Schizophrenia I guess
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Sexual Dysfunction
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I only took this one day and experienced sexual dysfunction immediately which really disturbed me. That was about the only side effect I experienced. I don't know how well it worked because I only took it one day and I believe you have to take a med for weeks before you find out how well it truly works and I think the Geodon I was on is still getting out of my system so the antipsychotic effect I was having might be from the Geodon still in my system. I didn't feel as stupid as I could of however that I felt like some days while taking Geodon so it might actually be out of my system and the Risperdal worked. Either way I didn't experience any psychotic problems. I liked Geodon better due to no side effects except memory loss which I was able to compensate easily for and it worked great it's just too bad I had to go off of it due to it causing heart issues. I can't rate the price of this med because I don't know what it is because I don't think I pay for my meds. I'm scared of antipsychotics now due to the side effects of the Geodon and Risperdal and don't want to take any anymore.
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cestchouette
Newly Joined
Registered: July 2009
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Fri July 24, 2009
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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inexpensive
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side effects
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I experienced extreme fatigue and sleepiness. I would easily fall asleep at night and sleep for 10-12 hours, then I would end up sleeping for a couple hours in the afternoon as well because I felt so exhausted. I had a hard time focusing and with memory and I had facial twitching. I gained 20 pounds while on Risperdal for just three months. Once I got off of it, I started losing weight immediately and had more energy. Also: "A potentially fatal symptom complex sometimes referred to as Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) has been reported in association with antipsychotic drugs. Clinical manifestations of NMS are hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and evidence of autonomic instability." And "A syndrome of potentially irreversible, involuntary, dyskinetic movements may develop in patients treated with antipsychotic drugs." (from rxlist (seriously, this place sucks - do not buy from them) )
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gordonsetter
Member
Registered: November 2008
Location: Indiana
Posts: 27
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Tue July 21, 2009
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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side effects were horrible
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I took Risperadal for my manic episodes. I hadn't been on it long before the awful side effects began. My breasts began to leak milk and I wasn't pregnant or nursing a child; it became so bad that I had to wore nursing pads in my bra to absorb the leaking. I also had what was finally determined to be transcient periods(I would stare ahead and couldn't move my eyes or speak although I could hear and see others around me).
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bluejohn
Junior Member
Registered: June 2009
Posts: 10
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Fri June 19, 2009
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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PROS:
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effective
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CONS:
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weight gain
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I had taken risperidone 1 mg daily last year .I was prescribed this bcoz i was having frequent paranoid thoughts.
reduced paranoid thoughts, but very slowly.
made me gain weight.
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Elysium
Where the HELL are we?
Registered: March 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3342
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Thu May 28, 2009
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Generics available.
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CONS:
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Weight gain, sedating.
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This medication worked well for my psychological issues, however I needed to stop taking it due to increased Prolactin levels and other hormonal imbalances caused by the medication.
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Ubiquitous Maninlev
Junior Member
Registered: November 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 15
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Wed January 28, 2009
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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Seemed to calm psychosis a little
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CONS:
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Made it hard to breath
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Obviously, it made me sleepy. But because it affected my breathing I found it really hard to get a decent nights sleep. Also calmed psychosis pretty quickly, but when I came off it that seemed to help psychosis far more. Difficult to know if that was medication or circumstance. Had the immediate effect of boosting the effect of Venlafaxine (psychiatrist said this can happen).
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cristazmekenz
Newly Joined
Registered: January 2009
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Tue January 27, 2009
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Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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A stupid psychiatrist in Asha Hospital, Hyderabad had put me on Risperidone 2 mg, Pacitane 2 mg as I was suffering with anxiety and agressiveness. I do not have any symptoms of Schizophrenia or Bopolar disorder. I stopped taking it since 4 months.The result is..it just RUINED my life. I can't FEEL anything..no PLEASURE..lost my unique nature..lost my personality and identity..not getting any thoughts..consciousness is reduced..not able to concentrate on any particular thing..unable to form ideas..difficulty understand simple things..chronic sleeplessness..stiff muscles..weight gain..sensory loss..memory got damaged..hearing is damaged.vision is dim...and lot more.
This med is really ****ING..I suggest no one to take this and I want to file lawsuit against the company who manufactured this rogue drug with these many dangerous and life threattening side effects..I will report to FDA to put it in block list and RUIN their business.
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Chreey
New Member
Registered: September 2008
Posts: 2
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Fri December 5, 2008
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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no side effects
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didn't help with aggression or mania
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My son didn't have as many depressed moods as he did manic and was still very aggressive.
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happy1
Junior Member
Registered: August 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 19
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Sun November 30, 2008
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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PROS:
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controls self injurious impulses
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CONS:
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doesn't control voices anymore
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Risperdal failed after a two months. Had a psychotic relapse. Now I hate risperdal.
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Hermetic
Newly Joined
Registered: June 2008
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Sun June 22, 2008
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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Not many.
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Extreme weight gain, insomnia, mood swings
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Risperdal made me put on 20 Kilograms, which didn't do much for my body image and self worth. My mood became very unstable and I ended up overdosing on them. Overdosing on these meds was literally one of the worst and most uncomfortable experiences of my life.
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Angry
Newly Joined
Registered: June 2008
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Sun June 22, 2008
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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ABSOLUTELY NONE....no kidding
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Can destroy your life
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This medication has RUINED my life. A good chunk of my humanity has literally been erased by f-ing Risperdal. My personality and identity have been damaged, my consciousness doesn't feel connected to my body, I can't feel ANY emotions (NONE, I'm not kidding), I have very little motivation or energy, my memory is shot, and so on and so forth. All the above STARTED just after starting the med, and never went away. Funny this is, I've been off the med for over a year and a half, and was only on the for two months to begin with. I am f-ing pissed. ***** rispderdal, ***** Jansenn, ***** psychiatry, and ***** me for having to deal with all the ***** that risperdal caused.
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k3at5
Junior Member
Registered: April 2008
Posts: 6
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Tue May 6, 2008
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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i am currently on this medication, i find it very helpful it calms me down and slows my thought so i can think properly
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makes me put on weight, and sometimes constipated
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over all i believe that this medication is useful
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vulnerome
Member
Registered: October 2004
Location: Mongolia
Posts: 119
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Thu November 1, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Greatly improved mood. Lot more stable. Not suididal anymore.
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Gives me tiny hives that wake me most nights.
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Feeling great on this, almost euphoric. Was a bit worried that things would get out of control or that I'd crash but instead I drifted into a slight melancholy and then back to a level mood from there. Just hope I can sort this rash.
Feel there is a risk that I could do damage to myself as mood improved enough to plan things out etc.
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pyewacket
Junior Member
Registered: October 2007
Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 13
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Mon October 22, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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PROS:
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kept thoughts clear
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CONS:
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none
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kept me from being paranoid
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bat7777
Newly Joined
Registered: September 2007
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Sun September 23, 2007
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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knocks me out to sleep (i have terrible insomnia)
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zombie state, detatched from reality
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this medication did not do much for me aside from make me sleep 14 hours (at a dose of 3mg). after i awoke, i felt like a zombie for most of the day. not too interested in the weight gain, think i'll stick to seroquel. i am in disbelef that some take this drug every day... meds are supposed to lessen one's symptoms, not put them into a state of oblivion.
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Prada
Member
Registered: August 2007
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Posts: 26
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Fri September 14, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Felt as if I could conquer the world.
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disorientation
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This was one of my favorite medications I was on. I had a combination of this and paxil. I was taken off of it because it made me feel so disoriented and lost.
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Susan27
Member
Registered: November 2006
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 162
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Sun August 12, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 6
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PROS:
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stops feelings of fragmentation
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weight gain, increased appetite, emotionless
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i'm on paxil and klonopin and riperdal was added because i felt fragmented in my emotions and thinking after several personal losses. it helps me with feelings of dissociating (feeling disconnected from myself or "looking" at myself from a distanced place) but also leaves me feeling lethargic and oftentimes numb. i'm not sure how i feel about it. definitely calms severe anxiety and panic attacks.
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frightened
Junior Member
Registered: July 2007
Location: Michigan
Posts: 11
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Wed August 1, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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PROS:
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at low doses,helps with depression and anxiety
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CONS:
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increased blood sugars
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I am using this to boost my anti-depressant and anxiolytic meds. It seems to help quite a bit. The blood sugars have gone up a bit, so I need to really watch carbs. (diabetic) I find that it also helps my sleep disturbance.
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anna_a
Junior Member
Registered: July 2007
Posts: 9
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Wed July 4, 2007
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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none
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disorganised thinking, inability to concentrate, insomnia, weight gain (no change in appetite), lethargy, extreme mood swings
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I would never recommend this drug to anybody.
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Nellie
Junior Member
Registered: June 2007
Posts: 9
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Wed June 27, 2007
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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ended manic episode
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Felt listless and dull, like in a vegetative state; WEIGHT GAIN; constantly fatigued; sunk into a depressive episode after taking it for an extended period of time; was constantly thirsty and constantly had to
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I was diagnosed with bipolar II over a year ago. I had a significant manic episode in September 2006, and my doctor gave me this to help ease the episode. I took 25 mg a day and my manic episode went away. I also have GAD so my doctor thought that it would help my anxiety. Well, it did for a while. But that was at the cost of feeling like an emotionless vegetable. After a couple months, I gained about 20 lbs, and I weighed more than I ever have in my life. Taking Risperdol was counterproductive because then I sunk into a depression (probably due to the side effects I was having!). I also felt like I had to pee all the time, and I was also always thirsty. I abruptly stopped taking it after I decided that it wasn't worth it anymore, and I lost the excess weight in no time. I figured that a lot of it was probably due to water retention. Overall, I do NOT recommend this drug AT ALL.
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