Comments on: Bipolar Disorder Medication Spotlight: Risperdal (Risperidone)

By: rusureuwant2know

rusureuwant2know — Mon, 23 May 2011 05:18:09 +0000

Chemical lobotomies never helped anyone, and that’s precisely how this drug works. You or your loved one will have a shorter life span due to these drugs.

By: Carol Voisine

Carol Voisine — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:30:02 +0000

I’m caring for my 88 year old mother who just lost her husband of 62 years last month. Her coping mechinism for unexpressed grief was to go into a state of mind where she repeats sentences over and over for hours while in a daze. Risperdal (.25 mg 2X daily) has brought her back to reality, but she has severe tiredness as a side effect. She wants to sleep constantly which makes her quality of life unacceptable. I’m hoping her geriatric psych evaluation results in finding a medication to offset the tiredness.

By: Ems

Ems — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:21:03 +0000

I was on risperdone and Well my doc said it was the best medication on the market for sucidal idealations (I have aspergers) I been on many other drugs as well and taken off of them recently and as soon as I was put on risperdone I was Attempting suicide and the doc said If I got off of the drug that I would start to attempt suicide so far off the drug I still have suicide idealations but no attempts

By: danielle

danielle — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:17:08 +0000

i am bipolar ii and have borderline personality disorder. i am on celexa 20mg in AM, lamictal 200mg in AM and 150mg in PM and risperdal 2mg in PM. risperdal is my miracle drug. it caused clear and better / more rational thinking within 5 days. the downside is that i’ve always been overweight and since being on/off risperdal since 2000, i have gained more. tried geodon, abilify and seroquel — none worked so i went back to risperdal. since being on risperdal, i have developed metabolic syndrome (diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high tryglycerides and am on meds for each problem). being overweight (apple-shaped too) already didn’t help, but being on risperdal pushed me right over into having these additional health issues in my 30′s. i was on 2.5mg while hypomanic. i’m on 2mg now. my psychiatrist tried to decrease it to 1.5mg and i did terribly with raging, mood swings, depression and my friends said my logic and reasoning was “off”. am going to the gym and trying to eat better (hard because i have binge eating disorder) and have lost 15 lbs so far this year (2010). it’s hard — have to weigh the pros and the cons. risperdal works for me, so i’m trying my best to manage the dangerous side effects.

By: dawn

dawn — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:02:20 +0000

im upset my dr.stopped my meds with no explanation.said go home nothing here for u,u got a personality disorder,go home and get t know ur self.refused t speak t me,on way out said good luck

By: samer

samer — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:30:06 +0000

Please I need your advice and help

By: samer

samer — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:27:49 +0000

I have a refractory bipolar depression, and I am on the following compinations of drugs for about two weeks:
1- Prozac 60mg
2- Amitriptyline 50mg
3- Risperdal 2mg
4- Depakine Chrono 500mg

I am feeling better comparing to two weeks treatment but the question is : is it a good combination for refractory Bipolar depression and are the doses I am taking are fine, and by the way I have this desease since 18 years and tried alot of medecines in the last period with no use is it true that bipolar disorder have no cure?

Thanks & regards
Samer

By: Nate Maier

Nate Maier — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:37:09 +0000

Hi,
I am curious about what may be a side effect, as I have mentioned it to my psychiatrist. I have “tremendously irregular breathing.” I find myself all of a sudden “over breathing.” I am curious if Risperidone has had any influence on this. Could it be related to tardive diskenisia? I am also taking Lamotragine.
Thanks,
Nate

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:53:59 +0000

Were you on the Seroquel XR? I have heard the people are able to tolerate that pretty well. My doc might switch me so I’m just curious.

By: Amelia

Amelia — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:03:37 +0000

I am manic depressive and was started on Risperdal when I was first diagnosed. 1.5mg however, gave me pretty bad tremors, and the Artane which was supposed to counter the tremors made my vision blurry. I was still going manic so my pdoc switched me to Seroquel, which was extremely sedating but worked without much problems. I find Risperdal much cheaper a drug though, and it worked well at first before my mania got out of hand. Too bad about the side effects though.