Haloperidol User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Camilla
• July 19, 2020

For Aggressive Behavior "I was given this haloperidol with an injection of Ativan a few days ago for aggressive behavior due to my bipolar. I was so freaking angry and annoyed and was also crying my eyes out and throwing things so at the crappy hospital I was at they had several “nurses” screaming at me even though I was hysterical. They strapped me to the bed and this dude said he’s going to inject me with HALDOL and Ativan. And I freaked out and told him that I demanded only Ativan and he said “all patients who are hysterical have to take haldol it doesn't matter if your are allergic or not" so I got injected with both haldol and Ativan. In 5 minutes I started feeling unusually sleepy and my legs were insanely restless at the same time. I slept for 15 hours that night and the feeling in my legs were so extreme that I wanted to scream and launch out of my own body but I massaged my legs with lotion to get rid of the feeling. The feeling wore off 17 hours later."

• pjo
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 11, 2012

For Psychosis "Immediately felt a lot better taking this. After a couple of weeks now I have been feeling some kinesia-related issues: sore joints, sore muscles, but I'm not exactly sure it correlates to this medicine because my activity level is varied also. It helps voices and conspiracies chill out. But maybe that's exactly what "they" want! But I have felt immediately better, but am concerned about long-term effects considering the sudden onset of other symptoms. I have been nothing but tired lately too, while I've been getting more sleep and sleeping earlier also. This is something I need to address with my doctors and it does seem like a medicine that does have need for monitoring of the effects. I'd rather not be on it very long."

• ashcole
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 27, 2016

For Psychosis "I was prescribed haldol when I went in patient for borderline personality disorder. Though haldol does help with my anger and agitation as well as suspiciousness and paranoia, it makes me so restless that I'm crying and would rather die than suffer like that. It makes me pace around constantly and I can't sleep because I HAVE to walk around and move my legs. I was also prescribed trileptal while I was there, which in conjunction with the haldol, makes me get such blurred vision that I'm walking into things and can't function. I stopped taking trileptal due to the side effects of taking it with the haldol and was put on lamictal which had no side effects. My outpatient psychiatrist has since taken me off the haldol due to the restlessness."

• Jc222
• May 2, 2018

For Psychosis "I was extremely irritable and anxious and delusional. I still have delusions but only been taking for 1 day. I feel better much less obsessive on the odd thoughts I was having. My sleep is also back on track as it was all over the place hopefully the longer I take it the better it gets but so far feeling much better overnight"

• Jess
• April 20, 2018

For Psychosis "I have psychotic depression but have also been diagnosed as schizoaffective. I was put on haldol the last time I was put in the psych ward. It worked for my anxiety and delusions, didn't make them worse like most antipsychotics, but I did sleep pretty much constantly the next week while hospitalized. I'm not sure why that wasn't concerning to the doctors. I took it for the next 11 months and even with exercise and attempts at dieting could only manage to go up and down 10 lbs. I had gained 120lbs on Resperdal that I wanted to get off. After 11 months my weight just started shooting up and I just kept gaining until I took myself off haldol. I stopped gaining off and managed to lose weight . It also messed with my cholesterol and I slept over 10 hours a day on it, closer to 14. I never felt like myself either but was the most functional that I have been on psych meds. All these symptoms have gone away since I stopped the drugs. I also took wellbutrin and lexapro."

• Tye...
• September 14, 2014

For Psychosis "Out of all the neuroleptics I've been on, haloperidol helped my paranoia far better. I did not experience weight gain at all, but I take benztropine for muscle spasms, tremors in my hands and muscle stiffness- all of these are side effects from the haloperidol."

• Ruben...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 15, 2022

Haldol (haloperidol) for Psychosis "I was on 150 mg of haldol and I gained weight, I stuttered and I feel off-key and debilitated as well as suffering from erectile dysfunction as a result of taking haldol. It's got a catchall use for schizophrenia and unfortunately if you are labelled as something it can be hard to shake the label and so I am not actually schizophrenic but am treated like that and given haldol which in turn is something of a pointless med for me, just slows everything down, found myself chewing my tongue sometimes..."

• Tuber...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 19, 2022

Haldol (haloperidol) for Nausea/Vomiting "I was given Haldol for stomach pain. Why in the heck they gave me this drug I don't know why, I told the nurse it made me feel weird and I did not like it at all, and she said oh it does that to some people. But reading on here, it sure as heck sounds like A LOT of people are complaining of this drug with the same effects of restlessness was the worst one, feeling like your skin is going to crawl out of you, This was the worst experience ever !! And like someone else said, this drug needs to be removed from hospitals my god it's HORRIBLE and should not be allowed to be given EVER!"

• Rolli...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 22, 2014

For Mania "Caused muscle contraction in My neck. Very painful and frightening. Was given a shot of cogentin and it subsided. Caused drowsiness, constipation and marked sleepiness. Emotional flatness. It increased My depression."

• Eric
• March 27, 2022

Haldol (haloperidol) for Nausea/Vomiting "Given an injection of this for nausea/vomiting. Caused pure terror. Wanted to crawl out of my skin. One of the worst feelings I’ve ever had. Felt like I was truly losing my mind. Would not recommend under any circumstance."

• Suffe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 15, 2018

For ICU Agitation "When I was injected Haloperidol in hospital, it made me feel stupid at first, which was not that bad, but 15-16 hours later I had the most severe extrapyramidal symptoms. I had double visions and I could not move my eyes, and then I also had severe muscle spasms that hurt a lot. Haloperidol is literally more dangerous than most illegal drugs!"

• Misty
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 26, 2022

Haldol (haloperidol) for Nausea/Vomiting "Given this drug for nausea after surgery. It dropped my heart rate from 80's down to 40's and dropped my oxygen rate down to low 80's. This is a dangerous drug and not enough warnings on internet. I have Atril Fibulation and COPD. Should not have been given this drug. It was a 1 time shot and lucky to be in hospital at the time"

• hawy
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 18, 2022

Haldol (haloperidol) for Psychosis "I have taken haldol multiple times for schizophrenia. I have also tried most of the atypical antipsychotics. Haldol has the least side effects for me and works the best. Depending on the dose, I can get restless but I can control that by splitting the dose up throughout the day. Other than that, I have no side effects."

• haldol
• July 5, 2016

For Psychosis "I am doing good while on haldol, still a bit of anxiety, but I can cope it is way more controlled now. Not sure I will ever be not sick, I am taking 20 drops in the morning and 10 in the mid day, 5mg pill before night...My sleep is very good, no dreams....That is a huge step with controlling my PTSD....I feel good during the day and can function, only downside, Im a bit of a hermit do not really want to leave my house....In all I think a good drug for those who need it..."

• LilJa...
• March 20, 2017

For Psychosis "Overnight relief from psychosis, controls intrusive thoughts and slows the brain down so you have control of your mind. Such a good feeling to be in control! I do experience fidgeting with limbs, especially my toes. Involuntary muscle spasms went away after about a month."

• Big...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 28, 2019

Haldol Decanoate (haloperidol) "The Medical Center in Ohio forced this drug into me after they noted that I did not want drugs and was awake alert conscious, with normal mood and affect, this drug was given in conjunction with several others and caused lasting headaches and serious cognitive dysfunctions including seizures and loss of joy. Avoid this drug if at all possible."

• Carlo
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 5, 2018

For Psychosis "Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur while taking haloperidol: More common Difficulty with speaking or swallowing inability to move the eyes loss of balance control mask-like face muscle spasms, especially of the neck and back restlessness or need to keep moving (severe) shuffling walk stiffness of the arms and legs trembling and shaking of the fingers and hands twisting movements of the body weakness of the arms and legs"

• elias...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 10, 2017

For Psychosis "I was given this medication for bi-polar to replace ALL A-TYPICAL ANTI-PSYCHOTICS that cause weight gain. I heard typical anti-psychotics don't cause weight gain. So I told my doctor to give me a typical anti-psychotic and she gave me haloperidol 2mg.....the good news is that my psychosis or my depression or whatever got much much better. The bad news is that I cant stop moving around. If I sit down, I can only stay down for 5 to 10 minutes then I have to get up and when am sitting down I move around a lot. My psychiatrist told me to live with it. It's either weight gain or unstoppable moving. What a witch. But eventually the shaking stopped for some reason and I don't move around anymore. Go figure. I also didn't gain weight so that's good"

• Jaybles
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 30, 2021

For Nausea/Vomiting "Horrible ER experience, was given haloperidol for bad migraine/vomiting. Drug made me feel like climbing the walls and like I was coming out of my skin. Same feeling I get from compazine. I have compazine listed as a allergy so why they thought they could give me Haldol is beyond me. Relieved migraine but the agitation experienced and hopeless feeling was definitely not worth it"

• Cora...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 18, 2020

For Aggressive Behavior "I’m 22 and in July I went to the hospital for extreme destructive and aggressive behavior due to my bipolar and schizophrenia. I stayed in the mental health unit for 8 days and before I left they injected me with haldol which I started feeling very calm which is perfectly fine for me because Ativan makes me calm and I thought haldol was the same. But I had the WORST month of my life! I was insanely sleepy I slept up to 9 times a day, was very anxious, very restless, I had extreme slurred speech where people couldn’t make out what I was saying, I was slobbering and drooling then one night I had a panic attack so bad that I was hyperventilating, sweating, screaming, vomiting, hitting my head, so I went to the hospital again and they gave me a shot of Benadryl and Ativan and the side effects of haldol slowly went away and when I got discharged in the morning I felt like me again. I'm on Zyprexa, Zoloft and Depakote now"

• Roc
• January 6, 2021

Haldol (haloperidol) for Nausea/Vomiting "Was in for laparoscopy procedure and was very nauseous after the surgery. Initial treatment with Zofran wasn’t helpful, so they then injected Haldol to relieve the emesis and nausea. It made feel drowsy and restless at the same time. I can’t tell if I’m thankful it helped as an antiemetic or if I absolutely hate it because of the restless legs, anxious, crawling out of my skin feelings. It made resting and sleep very difficult after a reallllllly long day at the hospital. My advice, see if doctor has exhausted all other medications/solutions first! The side effects may make you regret taking it."

• CiCi
• August 11, 2016

For Tourette's Syndrome "Our daughter was on this when she was in elementary school, it was pretty bad. It made her so terribly tired she couldn't keep up in school. Terrible way for a child to live. Over the summer we were going on a vacation and she begged us to take her off it so she wouldn't be so tired so we had to gradually wean her off and then back on again when school started. Thank goodness the tic eventually went away after about a year or a year and a half or so..."

• Lola
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 15, 2020

For Nausea/Vomiting "My 19 y.o. son was admitted to the ER, he had been throwing up all day and there was some blood in his vomit. Because of COVID-19 I was unable to go in with him which was horrible because of this kind of situation. They gave him a few meds along with Haldol by IV. He came out after 9 hours doing better but the next day he kept calling me at work saying he was so restless and couldn't stand being in his body, really struggling. I talked him through some meditation and he took walks but today (2 days after) he is still somewhat restless and agitated, not his personality at all. It made me look at what they gave him, Haldol, I was shocked when I read the discharge papers as I'd only known this to be given for severe dementia in elderly people who become basically zombies from it. After reading other's experiences it confirms why he's been so off. If I'd been in there with him there is no way I'd have said okay to Haldol being administered. Never again. Poor kid."

• Absol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 30, 2021

For Nausea/Vomiting "Omg I was given Haldol at the hospital to treat Nausea (cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome) and felt INSANE. Within 15 minutes I felt so restless I had to get out of the hospital in a rush I could not sit there, and for DAYS felt weird, antsy, not normal and just INSANE. My vision was blurry, I could NOT sleep for days, I kept telling my sister and cousin I felt so weird and off. It was the worst thing EVER. Luckily my sister looked it up and I started taking Benadryl every few hours which helped the insane symptoms wear off. I will NEVER ever take this again for nausea. Absolutely not!!!!!"

• elias...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 3, 2022

For Psychosis "I had to play around with the dosage but I finally found the right dose. I took the 10mg and it worked but I couldn't stop moving around and had restlessness. My psychiatrist gave me benztropine for the shaking and it stopped. But for some reason he took away the benztropine. So my psychiatrist gave me 5mg and I still had the moving around and restlessness. So finally I was given the 2mg and for some reason not only did it stop my psychosis but the restlessness and moving around had stop."