I was wondering if anyone has been on resperidone and the kind of effects it gave them? Not side effects, just the effects it's meant to do.
I'm on 0.25ml so not a high dose cause apparently it's a strong drug.
I'm on it so stop my nightmares and so far it's working. Just wondered if it can have any other effects? I'm simply curious.
I take Risperidone 8 mg daily and it really helps my voices, I hear a lot more things when I don't take it. It made me gain a lot of weight though but that's probably because its quite a high dose. For the first few days of taking it I felt very tired and sleepy but apparently that's normal. Can't think of much more to say about it but yeah.... it helps.
Risperidone was alright for me, once I got over the first six weeks or so. I also gained some weight.
I was on it alongside citalopram to try and deal with my moods, and to be fair it did even things out a bit, I was on a higher dose than you are, 2mg, but still not a massive dose. I will say that it gave me headaches and zombified me for the first month and a bit, but it's worse perservering because it does help a lot of people.
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i was on it but didnt make me gain what it did help nightmaes and help me go to sleep but had to go off them as i had sever mood swings and felteven weaker on them
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Really for this it's mainly down to personal experience. It can be different for everyone but being tired/ not feeling emotions the same can definitely be some and feeling quite unwell.
The best thing to do is to read the leaflet that comes with your medication and that will give you the possible side effects and you should really do this as good practice every time you get a new medication (though always stick to the dose your doctor has said and not some of the ones it may state on there as doctors have reasons for giving specific doses which may not be the usual). It doesn't mean you will get all of these (or in fact any) but is ones you can potentially get and does tend to put the most common ones separately. As you're on a low dose (presuming you mean mg not ml which depends on the strength of the solution) really you're not that likely to encounter many side effects but you still might and there is a chance you may have some unusual ones that aren't on the list.
If you get some and they are really bad or you start to feel unwell then I suggest you go back to your doctors and it may be they alter the dose or put ou on something else but for most meds like that the side effects are worse for the first 2wks (potentially 4 but somtimes they last the entire time you're on the med) and you don't get the maximal benefit until you've been on them continuously for 4weeks.
Risperidone was pure and utter evil with me. Not only did it make me sleep for 19 out of 24 hours, stopped my periods..
But the worse thing is that I started shaking. Shaking so badly in my arms and legs that I could not sleep. Constant shaking. I also had so severe muscle stiffness that I could not do anything unaided, that means dressing myself, going to the toilet. I also could not rest, and could not walk properly, and also my mouth would not hang open, and constantly drooled. I also could not eat for days because I would choke and could not chew. I couldnt even down soup.
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When I mean I could not go to the toilet, I mean I wet myself so many times it was so embarrassing. I could not even walk to the toilet, raise and lift my clothing, wipe my bottom and sit on the toilet unaided. I wet myself so many times because simply I could not get to the toilet in time, and as I was about 24 it was so humiliating.
In the end my GP told me to stop taking it and it took me 3 days to stop shaking! In the end it took me 10 days to recover completely.
Of course that is an extreme reaction, but I thought I would warn you because I would hate someone to go through that. I would not wish what I went through on my worst enemy. If you notice any shaking or bad reactions, I would consult medical advice asap!! Other than that, I suffered weight gain, and made me produce breast milk.
Like Animad says, it is down to personal experience. But like I said - it was complete and utter evil. Whenever someone asks about risperidone, I always give my experience as I would not wish anyone to go through this. For many people it may be a good drug, but for me it was the worse drug ever.
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"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life." - Homer Simpson "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" Sanity is a nasty disease. The world would be a happier place without it. - Rilic
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Risperdone acts differently for each person, some people might get bad side effects as like above, while others can tolerate it well. Of course, as you increase the dosage of the medication, more side effects generally appear, but at 0.25mg, hopefully you won't get many side effects from it.
Good: Slept like a baby when I was on it for two months this summer (occasional nightmare here and there but it did the trick)
Bad: Grumpy at work. Mood swings also sucked.
Works differently for everyone, but I use an over the counter sleep aid now.
Am I the only one pretending to be normal, because I dream with my eyes open....
I hate Risperidone with a passion.It sedated me so bad,I couldn't cry or feel any emotion.I was literarely a zombie (literarely because it made me so damn sleepy and tired all the time).I don't want to scare you,if your doctor recommands it,you should try it and see how it goes.
You can buy me with a coffee,I'm so cheap. Got bitten fingernails&a head full of past;Got a broken heart&your name on my cast.
&&I wanted her to tell me that she will never wake me.
I hate Risperidone with a passion.It sedated me so bad,I couldn't cry or feel any emotion.I was literarely a zombie (literarely because it made me so damn sleepy and tired all the time).I don't want to scare you,if your doctor recommands it,you should try it and see how it goes.
that happaned with me for the first few weeks (I had it as a 50mg depot injection every 2 weeks) and after i while those effects wore off, but i did gain a hell of a lot of weight on it.... and it help alot with my psychosis
In the end it gave me really high pro-lactin levels so i have to change meds xx
Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in reality
I forgot to also say that Resperidone is well known for causing lactation (producing milk). Now your dose is really low so hopefully it won't but if this happens it is likely to be due to the meds.
Also, what insignificant_one had, which I'm not doubting, is a very severe reaction to it. I would not let what happened to her put you off as you could have a severe reaction to any drug, even over the counter ones, even paracetamol/ ibuprofen that many don't even think of. Yes, she was extremely unlucky and I can say I'm on a fair selection of meds myself and have been fine with most, only getting the most notable side effects. However, I was put on an AD once (at sub-antidepressant levels as it was for a reason other than my depression) and I had a potential reaction as they increased the dose to still what was not an Anti-depressant dosage which didn't cause the signs that were mentioned above but did have a serious impact on my life for some time. What happened definitely wasn't just because of the med and I can't say for definite that I did react to that which triggered off something which was always in the background, but it is a possibility. That wasn't resperidone.
If yo're on a med only come off it after speaking to your doctor and come off it in the way they say. The dose you're on, as has been said both by myself and Jeremy (Jetforce) is really low, so I wouldn't worry too much.
And sorry 'insignificant_one' that you went through that what must have been a very traumatic and difficult time and know it was down to the med. I hope you don't feel like myself, or anyone else for that matter, undermined that or what you said as you're totally valid in sayin that and yeh, it must've been totally dreadful. However, I just felt I'd make a note that what you had is a vv severe reaction which is rare to get so I didn't want her, or others reading this who may be going on that med or have it suggested to them, to refuse it or worse, stop taking once they'd actually started as they may be absolutely fine with it. Also not taking a med you need and especially stopping taking a psych med if not advised to can be very dangerous. But yep, like I said, I don't mind you put that at all and it does highlight a VERY important sign, that meds should not be thought of a just solving a problem and not causing anything and everyone reacting the same. Everyone's body is different so everyone can react differently to any drug they are given and really rare side effects aren't written on the leafletso you should always bear that in mind (and is one of the reasons why people should NOT take medication prescribed for someone else as that could cause you damage (it may not work on you and also you may have a condition or be on a med which is against its use) and also, ODs can act differently to any person)
And sorry 'insignificant_one' that you went through that what must have been a very traumatic and difficult time and know it was down to the med. Also not taking a med you need and especially stopping taking a psych med if not advised to can be very dangerous. But yep, like I said, I don't mind you put that at all and it does highlight a VERY important sign, that meds should not be thought of a just solving a problem and not causing anything and everyone reacting the same.
Thanks Animad. I did read the whole post, sorry for cutting it down a bit, but wanted to respond to the more important bits.
My GP said it was down to the med, she looked it up in the BNF. She gave me lorazepam to help me during the time I was coming off the drugs before it could get out of my system. It's just that experience put me off antipsychotics for life, but in reality I cannot (at this moment in time) cannot cope without them. Because of my experience I am wary of new antipsychotics, but I am on currently 3rd antipsychotic (the risperidone was the first).
My initial symptoms (other than the extreme sedation and the stopping of periods/production of breast milk) was a minor amount just feeling shaky and a slight tremor 3 days before the extreme reaction occurred. That is why I said that if you do go on it and you notice any bad shaking or other bad reactions to seek medical advice. I was not warned by my psych (which is a different one to I have now) about the remote possibility of it happening, or even the stopping of periods. I just wish someone had warned me about it and if my experience helps others to avoid suffering like I did, then that is good. I was on 3 mg a day, so it's not like I was on a high dose, and I was on it for approx 3 months in total, so we are not talking about months and months.
But I do agree that stopping without medical advice is not a good idea!!
I agree that reactions are different for everyone - for example I am currently on Clopixol, which is an older antipsychotic. Older antipsychotics are notiorous for shaking effects, which I have not. Neither have I had the weight gain which I have had with the newer antipsychotics. (Clopixol is the first older one I have tried.) In fact Clopixol is the best antipsychotic I have been on. So because it's listed as a side effect doesnt mean you will suffer it.
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"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life." - Homer Simpson "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" Sanity is a nasty disease. The world would be a happier place without it. - Rilic
RIP Kat 4th July 1987- 11th June 2013
I've been on Risperidone at various points over the last 7 years from a dose of between 0.5mg and 6mg (and currently a fortnightly 25mg depot) for anxiety/psychotic symptoms. Initially it made me drowsy but as time got on that symptom wore off for the most part. It's really changed my life and, whilst it hasn't made everything perfect I feel much more 'normal' (what more could one ask for!) so I'd say give it a good old go. As people have said, it's different for everyone but my only real side effects have been grogginess/feeling a bit dulled and some weight gain. Good luck.
Yep, symptoms are different for everyone no matter what drug it is. I thought I'd just post this and highlight what was said above about being put on an 'older' drug. A lot of users kind of feel they need to be on the newest because they are 'the best'. As a matter of fact, not necessarily. In some cases they are, yes but, with some meds, especially psych meds it really depends on the individual and just because a drug is 'new' and exciting and GPs may be wanting to put everyone on it because it claims to do x, y and z (which is backed up by clinical research), that doesn't mean that the old ones are no good or won't be the best for you. If they suspected that they actually made no difference to anyone (as some of the meds they do find that) then they will no longer be allowed to prescribe them.
Anyway, yeah, really if a doctor tells you to go on any med it is worth checking with them about the side effects and discussing the pros and cons first so you can be fully aware of what you're likely to experience. If you're still unsure or you forget something or want to ask something then feel free to ask a pharmacist. At the end of it all I would encourage EVERYONE to read the leaflet that comes with their meds when they're on on. Don't look at the dosage bit and think 'why am I not on x dose?' as doctors do give different doses for different people and different stages and the highest dose isn't necessarily the one that will work the best. Therefore you're likely to know the most common side effects and the ones you need to get checked ASAP and then others. But yep, by all means you can be on a medication and have a side effect or a reaction that is not written at all. The med I reacted to a mate also had a reaction to it (though her was a severe version of on of the side effect) however, I know others on it who are totally fine and I just accept that that's a med that I stay away from; that and the rest of the drugs in it's class because it's not worth it for me and doctors definitely agree with me on that.
But there is no way anyone can say beforehand that you will definitely get.................... side effects purely because everyones body has a slightly different build up which does affect how drugs act on us.
