I take 3mg of Risperadone at night. I would prefer to take my medications in the current dosage permanently. Does anyone know of the long term side effects of being on it? Any health concerns? The only side effects I’ve noticed are I can’t sit down like a normal person, I have to be perched and consuming alcohol has more effect. That and it makes me sleepy and gives me a good nights rest.
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Oh and you drink a ton of water.
It worked on for me but l was having libido issues etc so I got off it
Not everyone has those side effects but for me it did
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I did it for me too but I don’t mind, I had a good run. It’s nice not to think about it as often as I once did.
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It van raise your prolactin levels, so just make sure to get it tested every 6 months. Its a hormone that can cause nipple discharge and sexual side effects. Theres medicine that can counteract it tho.
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I had awful sexual side effects on risperdone and it made me suicidal…finally changed meds and moved on…good luck…
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I think resperisone raises prolactin but I’m not sure.
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I’ve been taking it for roughly four and half years and nothing has happened yet to indicate any symptoms of high prolactin. I have noticed that I don’t crave chocolate or sweets as much as I did. I read somewhere it raises blood sugar levels. I take a teaspoon of sugar in my coffee and I have plenty of them a day, so that’s all the sugar I need.
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I have only tried Quetiapine or Seroquel and for some reason when I was given that and asked to abstain from cannabis and alcohol all I could do was watch serial killer documentaries. I could not watch them before, I cannot watch them now. But at the time I watched them all, just because I could.
Permanent structure connectivity changes, not determined if these are good or bad. Grey matter reductions, debated if medication is the cause. Risk of TD.
Same. When i first took it i wasnt producing semen or smegma. I took it for 5 years. Next month im changing my meds. Change your meds immediately
actually i m using similar medicine which is active metabolite of risperidone.its paliperidone if you ok with risperidone you might try also paliperidone.only difference between them paliperidone don t make you dizzy and sleepy.and also don t make you depressed.its a miracle drug for me.it saved my marriage and career and education life.i m working as a whitecollar in education ministry married and studying at uni without worry
Smegma?
It’s a good thing not producing smegma 