Q: what are the side effects of taking risperidone?

Many potential side : As with any medication there are many potential side effects. It is important to weigh risk vs benefit. it can be sedating for some people at least initially. Weight gain and metabolic problems are common. Muscle spasms, tremors, and other movement disorders and many other problems can occur. Please talk to your doctor and let them know all medications you are taking as some may have interactions

Q: what side effects are associated with risperdal?

Risperdal: Is a second-generation antipsychotic used for treating psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia, mood disorders &amp; organic psychoses. Depending on dose, can cause weight gain, restlessness &amp; effects of increased prolactin such as breast tenderness/breast discharge/menstrual cycle changes.

Q: side effects to look out for on 0.25mg of risperidone?

Risperidone: First, 0.25 mg is a very low dose of risperidone, making any side effects less likely. This group of medications can have several effects, mostly drowsiness/sleep disturbances, mood swings, headaches, and runny nose. Other rare long term effects your doctor will be looking out for are metabolic issues and effects on white blood cells.

Q: what are the worst side effects of risperidal (risperidone)?

The worst...: You could get nms which is a high fever, stiffness, confusion and possibly death, it is rare, tardive dyskinesia which is involuntary movements, rare but possibly permenent, rarely fatal. Diabetes with ketoacidosis, which can be fatal, very very rarely a pituitary tumor, rarely very low white blood cells, very rarely worse mania or psychosis. These are very rare side effects.

Q: risperidal (risperidone) side effects: what symtoms can i expect?

Sedation, increased: Appetite, weight gain, tiredness and in high doses may cause movement disorders similar to those seen in patients with Parkinson's disease. Risperdal is a good medication but patients need to be monitored while on it because of the risk of some metabolic problems like diabetes and others.

Q: what side effects are commonly associated with taking risperidone?

Many: Many s/e are possible. The ones most important to watch out for are weight gain, high cholesterol, diabetes, milk secretion, neuroleptic malignant syndrome (fever, confusion, muscle rigidity), abnormal involuntary movements and in women changes in periods.

Q: risperidal (risperidone) side effects: what can i expect to go away?

It depends: Sedation usually goes away, weight usually does not, the movemnt side effects usually do not go away on their own, stomach side effects usualy go away, sexual side effects usually do not. Side effects are often remiated by lowering the dose. If that doesn't work, and sometimes it doesn't, then the Risperdal will have to be stopped.

Q: what would the notable side effects of risperdal be at 16 mgs per day?

That is a high dose: decreased level of concentration/drowsiness/fogginess and quite possibly muscle spasms especially in the neck

Q: what are the side effects of risperidal (risperidone) for psych symptoms?

Risperdal: Common are sedation, tremors, nausea, headaches, stiffness & weight gain.

Question 1

what are the side effects of risperidone?

Accepted Answer

Many Dose dependent: Common adverse events with Risperidone (<5% and 2x placebo) can include tremor, slowed muscle movement, restlessness, abnormal muscle tone, sedation, dizziness, anxiety, blurred vision, nausea, dry mouth, constipation, increased appetite, increased weight, nasopharyngeal complaints, rash and fatigue.

Question 2

what are the side effects of taking risperidone?

Accepted Answer

Many potential side : As with any medication there are many potential side effects. It is important to weigh risk vs benefit. it can be sedating for some people at least initially. Weight gain and metabolic problems are common. Muscle spasms, tremors, and other movement disorders and many other problems can occur. Please talk to your doctor and let them know all medications you are taking as some may have interactions

Question 3

what side effects are associated with risperdal?

Accepted Answer

Risperdal: Is a second-generation antipsychotic used for treating psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia, mood disorders &amp; organic psychoses. Depending on dose, can cause weight gain, restlessness &amp; effects of increased prolactin such as breast tenderness/breast discharge/menstrual cycle changes.

Question 4

side effects to look out for on 0.25mg of risperidone?

Accepted Answer

Risperidone: First, 0.25 mg is a very low dose of risperidone, making any side effects less likely. This group of medications can have several effects, mostly drowsiness/sleep disturbances, mood swings, headaches, and runny nose. Other rare long term effects your doctor will be looking out for are metabolic issues and effects on white blood cells.

Question 5

what are the worst side effects of risperidal (risperidone)?

Accepted Answer

The worst...: You could get nms which is a high fever, stiffness, confusion and possibly death, it is rare, tardive dyskinesia which is involuntary movements, rare but possibly permenent, rarely fatal.  Diabetes with ketoacidosis, which can be fatal, very very rarely a pituitary tumor, rarely very low white blood cells, very rarely worse mania or psychosis.  These are very rare side effects.

Question 6

risperidal (risperidone) side effects: what symtoms can i expect?

Accepted Answer

Sedation, increased: Appetite, weight gain, tiredness and in high doses may cause movement disorders similar to those seen in patients with Parkinson's disease. Risperdal is a good medication but patients need to be monitored while on it because of the risk of some metabolic problems like diabetes and others.

Question 7

what side effects are commonly associated with taking risperidone?

Accepted Answer

Many: Many s/e are possible. The ones most important to watch out for are weight gain, high cholesterol, diabetes, milk secretion, neuroleptic malignant syndrome (fever, confusion, muscle rigidity), abnormal involuntary movements and in women changes in periods.

Question 8

risperidal (risperidone) side effects: what can i expect to go away?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Sedation usually goes away, weight usually does not, the movemnt side effects usually do not go away on their own, stomach side effects usualy go away, sexual side effects usually do not.  Side effects are often remiated by lowering the dose.   If that doesn't work, and sometimes it doesn't, then the Risperdal will have to be stopped.

Question 9

what would the notable side effects of risperdal be at 16 mgs per day?

Accepted Answer

That is a high dose: decreased level of concentration/drowsiness/fogginess
and quite possibly muscle spasms especially in the neck

Question 10

what are the side effects of risperidal (risperidone) for psych symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Risperdal: Common are sedation, tremors, nausea, headaches, stiffness & weight gain.

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