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slipped during tapering
- Bipolar Disorder Community
I was on a tapering dose of 0.5 mg of Risperdal and had a week left to stop it but due to a lot of anxiety I took an additional 1 mg dose of Risperdal today.Does it mean that I have to start from scratch and again take an extra week"s 0.5 mg to complete 2 ...


Risperdal_8 yr old boy
- Tourette Syndrome Community
Mt son has tourette syndrome. 3 vocal and 8 physical. I could cate less about these issues. Problem: he also has intermittent explosive disorder. The doctor prescribed Risperdal. I've just read horrible things about it. What have other parents...


medication for teens
- Bipolar Disorder Community
My son just recently started taking risperdal. I am discovering that good help is very difficult to find. He is currently taking 1.5 mg a day. Last night he could not sleep at all and was afraid because he said the medication made him feel tired but his ...


Any alternatives to Risperdal?
- Bipolar Disorder Community
I may have to go off my Risperdal. My doctor is checking my hormone levels because my periods have stopped and I am lactating. He said if my hormone levels are high I can either add Abilify or replace the Risperdal altogether. I was just wondering if anyon...


Risperdal/Risperidone and weight Gain ?
- Bipolar Disorder Community
Hi everyone, My husband has been taking Risperdal for about 3 months now and he is complaining about weight gain. Indeed he gained some weight, but he is so thin that it's hard to notice. For now I'm trying to keep our healthy diet as it has always...


geodon; good or bad?
- Bipolar Disorder Community
Has geodon worked well fir anyone? I have ptsd with bipolar 2 and DID/mpd.


resperdal for 3 months old child
- Child Behavior Community
is resperdal suitable for children who are highly irritable when they are at the age of 3 or 4 months? This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/1401172'>Risperdal</a>.


Antipsychotic meds and illicit drugs
- Addiction: Substance Abuse Community
My roommate has been going on a psychotic episode for 4 weeks now. She was a functioning meth and marijuana user and didn't show any signs of psychosis until recently. Around the new year, she quit using meth for about 2 weeks. She then started using ag...


Risperdal, good or bad?
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Community
My daughter is 11 years old and she's been having alot of behavior issues lately and trouble falling asleep at night (going to sleep anywhere from 1:30 to 3:30AM everyday). The Neurologist just started her on Risperdal Tabs 0.5mg but after reading the pos...


MY OUT OF CONTROL, MENTALLY-CHALLENGED, ONLY CHILD
- Child Behavior Community
My now 16yr-old son (7wks-premature) has been absolutely ANYTHING and EVERYTHING you could imagine. (ADHD), (ASPERGERS), (COGNITIVE IMPAIRED), and just recently ~ (BIPOLAR). I am a single mother and he is my only child. In the beginning he was on Risper...


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