Risperidone for Anxiety User Reviews (Page 2)

• Carp_...
• November 16, 2015

"HORRIBLE! Caused numbness and tingling in feet, then below knees. 2 years later numbness started going to up higher. Now I can no longer stand or walk. Many, many test done and no diagnosis. I was on 7mg. at one point in my life. I have tapered slowly down to 2mg. but still can not walk. Has this happened to anyone else?"

• Anonymous
• May 1, 2016

"My son just started on this med. for anxiety which is causing seizures or the feeling of a seizure coming on causes him to get anxious. First dose at night 1 mg. with in 30 min. he started to slur his words real bad. He was in the hospital at the time so we pointed it out to them. They just told us he had to get use to the risperidone. So he went to sleep. The next morning he was give .5. He became very restless we thought it was from being in the hospital for 4 days. He kept pacing back and forth fidgeting with stuff for hours. Then all of a sudden he started slurring his words and became hard to understand. He told me his tongue was rolling up, and gagging, then his eyes started rolling up. Had to get emergency meds."

• 2...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 31, 2016

"My daughter was given risperdone for anxiety and agitation she experiences with medical procedures. I was a little reluctant to give it to her seeing as she is #1 A TODDLER #2 SEIZURE ACTIVITY #3 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY in past medical history. I was prescribed this medication by her Neurologist! I have never been so scared un my life...my child had severe visionary problems, nasal congestion and increased heart rate with the first dose. She seemed to literally go Blind! Please ask for alternative meds especially if your child is very young. I am beyond livid and confused about why she was ever prescribed this medication in the first place. Please don't put another baby through this (or parent)...Just Don't"

• welco...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 29, 2020

"If you don't have bipolar/schizophrenia/any type of psychosis... Avoid antipsychotics drug at all costs!!! Please!!! I've been in a living nightmare!! I took this for just a week a few years ago and it still affects me for this day. AVOID. There are plenty of other options, plenty of much safer drugs. Don't touch this!!!"

• Philip
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 18, 2017

"I had a crisis of anxiety and some paranoid thoughts when I was 15 years old . I then took Risperdal and it helped me a lot. By 19, I switched to Invega and I got more anxious. Now, by 20, I returned to Risperdal (only 2mg) and I'm a lot better. When taken in small doses, it's great for anxiety, and racing thoughts :)"

• Anony...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 27, 2017

"I've always experienced generalized anxiety disorder but after 6 months of Ritalin for my ADHD the symptoms of anxiety worsened a lot, specifically evening/night, when ritalin starts wearing off. I was experiencing racing thoughts a lot and to leave the house to do something outdoor was struggle. My doc put me on Risperidone at 1mg day at night. I'm on it for almost 1 month now and it has been helping a lot. No more racing thoughts, a lot calmer, start sleeping more easily. The only side effects that I had were decreased sex drive and eating a lot at night (which actually is good for me because with Ritalin you are never hungry). Would def recommend."

• Benicci
• March 26, 2016

"I had been sick first at 2009. İntense anxiety depression and paranoid thoughts was my symptoms. First doctor told me that Iam bipolar. I Took 1mg at night about 9 months with lustral. I get well. But after I quit I was sick again. Again 1mg at night. But since I was not sleeping more than 4 hours I started seroquel too. Everytime I get well I quit. But I got sick again. Now 2016 and I am using 1.5mg more than 1 years. I am more depressed than ever. I dont want to do anything but lay on bed. I think it prevents dopamin too much and I dont want to do anything. I get lazy and afraid of not doing my daily job. May be I will change risperdal."

• coxys...
• December 19, 2015

"Was on 0.5mg for a month and not much of an effect except noticed I was sweating more and found it impossible to wake up in the mornings- I actually fell back asleep on my bedroom floor! Thoughts were still racing, still panicking when in social situations, just didn't really help."

• Elsa
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 12, 2018

"It has helped my hallucinations, anxiety, and depression. The only bad side effect was extreme weight gain 20 to 40 pounds more. Also constipation also got worse where it was hard for me to go on time."

• Shafs...
• July 24, 2017

"I loved my life after taking these drugs. I couldn't sleep well and had a severe anxiety.. Along with taking these medication the psychologist help me relief my anxiety... Plus I was given the proper diet plan with it and some other medicines to improve my anxiety"

• Deb
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 22, 2020

"I am tapering off risperidone 1/2 mg per week I was on 2 mg to start with now I’m on 1 mg. Tonight I felt like I was sliding across the bed. But I sleep with my dog and I wasn’t running into my dog and my dog isn’t being pushed off the bed so I know I cannot be moving. But I swear I was. I also have so much saliva that it’s giving me really bad heartburn. Help"

• Sad...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 27, 2017

"Had it with Azolam (alprazolam) ended up sitting all day on the couch, not being able to do anything. Gained weight, lost interest in life and had a memory loss. The pain I was in prior to therapy was better than the price I paid after taking these medicines."

• Mel
• January 14, 2021

"Starting taking 0.5mg risperidone before bedtime. I also take 20mg of lexapro for anxiety/depression. I have to say, this drug has helped me a lot so far. Reduced my racing thoughts, intrusive thoughts, and miserable feelings in the morning. I have an appetite and feel myself again. The only negative is big appetite and veryyyy groggy in the morning. The good night sleep is nice though."

• jonny...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 9, 2016

"Been on 2mg once a day for just over 4 months. Mostly wiped out my anxiety and panic attacks, but does nothing for my waves of agitation and irritability. I was reluctant to try it because of the weight gain. Now I regret it, as I have gained 50 pounds!!! I am the heaviest I've ever been and hate it. My pdoc wanted to raise it at last appointment, or try me on another antipsychotic (I didn't realise how heavier I was at that point). I'm gonna choose the latter option when I next see her. The weight gain on this is worse than quetiapine (which I also came off for the same reason)."

• Better...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 27, 2020

"I was on Risperidone for a month or so for anxiety and OCD. Worst thing to happen to me. Risperidone increased my anxiety, I started having paranoia, agitation it was horrible. Couldn’t function at work and it ruined my relationship with my boyfriend. They used it off label for anxiety disorder and it ruined my life. I’m in my 40’s and it was horrible!!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 2, 2023

"Horrible. Made me think of my past and how I was during my psychosis. Made me feel guilty about everything I used to be while in a psychotic state. Put on a lot of weight as I just couldn’t get up from bed. I’ve been doing nothing for one year. Just lazying around the house with no job."

• Merce...
• May 20, 2023

"I had an out-of-control anxiety attack back in March of this year that sent me to the ER, they gave me THIS as a first choice and as soon as they injected me with it, my anxiety got WORSE!!!! I started having this extremely uneasy unsettling feeling under the skin of my legs and the upper part of my arms, I began hyperventilating and overthinking and freaking out over every little thing that went on in my life, nurses heard me hyperventilating and screaming so they gave me an injection of Ativan and I almost immediately calmed down but it took about a half of a day for risperidone to completely leave my system."

• Lee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 1, 2022

"Horrible medicine never wanted to take it but was pressured to by multiple sources. Now I’m constantly nervous and anxious even though it’s out of my system. I took it for 4 days at a dose of .25. This medicine is poison and is ruining my life even more than anxiety was - I’m not even psychotic or have schizophrenia and should have never been prescribed this horrible medicine."

• nickn...
• October 15, 2020

"I have been in an out of medication for managing anxiety disorder for the past 5 years. I'd say risperdal was the best. I took .5mg for the first month, then increased that dosage to 1mg within the second month. I took risperdal for 3 months in combination with 37.5mg effexor, which I had been taking previously for 5 months before starting risperdal. The Cons: I gained 20lbs within the 3 months of taking risperdal. This is the reason I stopped. With stopping the pill, regular exercise and diet, I lost it. The Pros: I regained my ability to function normally. The adjustment period was good, I think I only experienced headaches and light sensitivity. The withdrawal period was also good, no symptoms. I found that I could focus on tasks and schoolwork again, my mood significantly improved, and I had regained confidence. Regular panic attacks and self harm completely subsided. Honestly, it was a life changer."

• Spano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 21, 2021

"My MD has been asking me to try it for a while. I was scared because of the side effects like weight gain and TD. Finally I said to myself just try it ,you can’t live the rest of your life like this. I’m 57. Well this is a life saver, zero anxiety coupled with intrusive and obsessional thought. I feel like I can finally breathe instead of being in that cramped anxious, OCD state. It was the best decision I made."

• Hass
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 29, 2022

"At first my depression got worse but improved the next weeks, it was extremely sedative so I had to sleep more hours than usual, it increased my appetite and destroyed my libido. After 5 weeks I had to stop it due extreme sedation and lack of motivation ,my anxiety and OCD definitely improved but the side effects were extremely intolerable"

• Juan...
• September 26, 2021

"I've been on risperidone for 5 years now. I took it at the beginning for psychosis and it worked fairly well. Two years ago, I was on 2mg I started to get really bad anxiety and panic. I lowered it to 1mg and I wanted to come right off of it but the doctor wouldn't let me. I've recently been put on another medication that raises the levels of risperidone and I've had a return of this anxiety/panic/low mood. It's a good drug that can have amazing effects on people, but if you start experiencing really bad negative emotions, don't rule out risperidone for being the culprit."

• Name
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 1, 2022

"It didn’t really seem to do anything? I’m still an anxious, slightly unstable and easily-paranoid person just now I swallow half a pill at night. At least I don’t seem to have any side effects either. Ahh although it’s harder to orgasm? Might be situational. I think I’m on like 0.5mg. My head feels a little empty but I think that’s more a result of what I went through. Just realized thinking doesn’t do me any good for the inevitable."

• Kano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2021

"0.5mg of Risperidone and 5mg of lexapro have been neutral so far: within the past week I have felt a good bit of brain fog along with very slow thinking patterns. I sometimes forget to eat or drink liquids because my brain feels so relaxed sometimes, which is concerning. No weight gain noticed so far, has stayed pretty much the same, my sugar binging has stopped which is a benefit. Only thing that concerns me is the massive brain fog I have and sudden memory loss or "blackouts" where I forget where I am or what's going on, I'm not even in my 20s yet so that's not normal for me even when I'm not on medication. Pros: Sudden memory recollections and remembering random things, calm and outgoing now, can talk to people, no weight gain so far Cons: Heavy memory fog and brain fog interferes with my job and life, slow thinking at work and at home, short term memory loss, lack of appetite, too relaxed, possible serotonin syndrome, mild diarrhea"

• Anxio...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 18, 2022

"Worked well for my mind and my anxiety, but I could not feel my legs. Went to hospital for akathesia because they would not stop shaking. Took for about two or three days before my legs started shaking and I started throwing up."