Posted by hyperfocus on November 30, 2010, at 22:37:26
In reply to Re: Has anyone used Risperdal? » mellow, posted by henshaw75 on November 30, 2010, at 7:55:58
It's supposed to be effective for psychosis and bipolar and OCD. But the weight gain is inevitable and it can flatten your emotions, like most APs. I took 2-4mg for social phobia and depression, unsuccessfully. It made me fall asleep very easily and I noticed the physical anxiety symptoms were less. I'm not sure if it helped my SP - sometimes I felt better and sometimes not. It gave me orthostatic hypotension so sometimes I felt more anxious that I would suddenly pass out. But I can't say it made me less social. It's a good drug for the right conditions, but it does significantly increase the risk for diabetes and TD.
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