risperdal and its side effects

There is a big difference between temporary movement disorders such as akathesia and dystonia which can be treated with a side effect pill and tardive dyskinesia and its variants. If you are concerned speak to your psychiatrist and have them do a movement disorders test which most psychiatrists do from time to time anyway. They could tell you for sure but there is a big difference between the two and what they look like but a psychiatrist would know for sure.

I am on risperdal and I was wondering what the possible side effects are of smoking marijuana while on this medication.

How long do the side effect last?? And is weight gain a common side effect? My doctor swore black and blue that she had never come across a person who gained weight, and that it was more common to loose it on effexor. I'm a recovering bulimic so weight gain is a very scary thing for me, i wish it wasnt but it is..

Will smoking pot while on the daytrana patch and risperdal and zoloft be bad for me?

Neurologists have considered my movement disorder to be a diagnostic dilemma, since it occurred an hour after taking the 2nd dose of Neurontin -300mg. The doctor was contacted, and their answer -"Side effects wear off." They kept getting worse, and I was plagued with uncontrollable laughing episodes, which made me too embarrassed to go to the ER.

Risperdal could be causing side effects.It caused a lot of side effects in me and when I got better I had my Pdoc taper it to 0.5 mg and will soon stop it.

The neurologist put him on risperdal. I just read horrible side effects, like breasts on boys. Is there a more " beginner" drug? Since we see a neurologist instead of child psychologist, I am fearful he doesn't know as much about behavioral medications. Sorry so long.

and so he has presrcibed the Risperal. we are nervous about what we are reading for side effects including males developing breasts and milk. we are looking for someone who has used it a while in a young boy.

I have a job interview Monday and I really want it. Anyone have luck on a low dose of Risperdal w/o yucky side effects? I need a reliable sleep aid!

I taken all the above and had to quit them for weird side effects. I now take Abilify and it has changed my world. I am doing better than I ever have. It was harsh to start though. It made my stomach so sore for a couple of months. Really bad. But it does great things for my brain. I know every body is different - this is just my story. If it were me I would replace rather than add. Keeping the risperadol on board will continue the girly issues.

He is 10 and on Concerta 54 mg (for last almost 3 years) and Zoloft 100 mg and Intuniv 2 mg and recently Risperdal 0.25 mg every am and 0.5 mg q pm. The neurologist wanted to add another med Abilify on board as he was still having some outburst behavior. I find this troubling that he wants my child on 5 psychoactive meds. we sought a second opinion from a psychiatrist that our son's therapist recommended.

You can also go on the website of the manufacturer, which will have a list of all the known side effects. There are also many websites that discuss medication and their side effects. But do know that different people have different reactions to medication, and so a drug might sedate one person and not another. And some meds are sedating only until you get used to them. So it's not really possible to tell you for certain what you will experience.

It can cause effects that appear to be psychiatric at times. If its akathesia or extra pyramidal side effects then your psychiatrist could titrate the anti-psychotics and add a side effect pill to control it. If its tardive dyskinesia such as I have, which can emerge in a variety of forms including tardive dystonia then they would switch you over to Clozaril immediately as it can be very dangerous in advanced forms (such as I have).

wow - i'm surprised your pdoc told you that! That's what they are there for... to advise on the side effects of the medications that they are prescribing. It could very possibly be the Abilify side effects, or it could be your anxiety about starting a new med.... If you don't see a let up in symptoms within the next few days I would call your pdoc back and let them know you're having side effects...

It is calming her down but it also making her thinking for lazy. Are these common side effects? Additionally, I read that it can increase heart beat and fluctuate blood pressure. Her blood pressure is already high and she is on several medications to control that. I just think my mother is on way too much medication that is all counteracting each other. Her main issue at the current time is her cellulitis and open sores.

htm I would try treating him with herbal meds, but be careful those can have side effects too. Do research and give him flax seed or fish oil but the flax seed is safe as far as I know. It has omega 3s in it to help the brain function. His symptoms may go away in time if he doesn't have these kinds of medications again. Go to the website above and read.

Hi, yes risperdal is used at times for Bipolar Disorder. I can't tell you from my own personal experience but I have a friend (with Bipolar) who was prescribed it. She was prescribed it at a time in which she was under treatment for opiate withdrawl, but no she didn't think she was a president or anything at the time. Risperdal is commonly used for manic or mixed episodes. At the time in which she was beginning the Risperdal she had been off her bipolar meds for sometime.

Okay, let me ask this a different way? I want to get off the saphris because of the side effects but am afraid of being suicidal again. I'd heard Risperdal is used as a "booster" med for people being on anti-depressants. I take 40mg citalopram (generic version of celexa) and 225 mg Venlafaxine (for effexor) each day, then went to 5mg saphris in am and bedtime. I wondered about using Risperdal hoping not to have the same side effects.

Neither Abilify and Seroquel lasted long because of unpleasant side effects (nausea and twitching/akathesia). I took Zyprexa for several months before having to stop because it made my skin crawl. I went a few months without any medication, before receiving a prescription for Geodon. GEODON IS A TERRIBLE DRUG.

Someone I now was on the same medication because of being diagnosed with schizophrenia. He had side effects like you describe. Turns out he was misdiagnosed and is now off the meds. He no longer has any of the symptoms and is perfectly fine. He was on the meds. only 6 months however. So if you feel you are in a similar situation, I encourage you to discuss it with your doctor and see if the meds. are really needed. Never just stop taking meds. though.

5mg, and Imipramine. My question is first is this safe to mix and second what side effects could this mixture cause?

s life, take him off all the drugs, drugs are poison, and take him to a homeopathic doctor. All drugs have side effects, and if taken too long, the side effects lead to permanent biological damage. Back in the 1880s, all mental hospitals were run by homeopathic doctors, and they prescribed cell salts. All of the patients got well, without side effects. Risperdal Consta can cause diabetes, heart damage, and tardive diskinesa (uncontrollable muscle movements).

s have scary side effects like TD,Diabetes,Akithisia which can occur even with low doses and even short duration of treatment so all I was saying was it should be used for the purpose it was made for.I am scared to get any of the these side effects and that is the reason why I am so eager to get off Risperdal at the earliest which is now 2 days away..I have posted a question in the expert forum to view their response on taking low dose Seroquel as a sleeping aid.Let us see their response.

The finding is the latest in a succession of recent reports contradicting the long-held assumption that the new drugs, which include Risperdal, Zyprexa and Seroquel, are safer than the older and much less expensive medications that they replaced. The risk of death from the drugs is not high, on average about 3 percent in a person being treated at least 10 years, according to the study, published Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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