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A 28-year-old male asked:
what is the definition or description of: risperidone?
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Dr. Chris Esguerra answered
Psychiatry 16 years experience
Newer Antipsychotic: Risperidone is a second generation antipsychotic that is fda approved for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and behavioral issues with autism. It is generally effective and used commonly. Side effects include sedation, weight gain, increase in lipids and blood sugar, hunger, severe muscle reactions such as dystonia, tremors, among others. It also comes in a long acting injectable form.
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Dr. Brian Writer answered
Psychiatry 16 years experience
Additionally: Other potential side effects include decreased blood pressure, breast discharge and/or enlargement (in females or males), menstrual irregularities, and sexual dysfunction. As these side effects may be indicative of other medical conditions, individual's should consult their doctor should they emerge while taking Risperdal (risperidone).
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A 38-year-old member asked:
How do you wean a person off risperidal (risperidone)?
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Dr. Douglas Bey answered
Psychiatry 57 years experience
Gradually reduce dos: You r trying to avoid an exacerbation of psychotic symptoms so reduce dose and wait a month to six weeks before dropping the dose further if sx appear increase to previous level.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
If you go off risperidal (risperidone) without doctor supervision could it have serious health risks?
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Dr. Allison Greco answered
General Practice 9 years experience
Yes: Psychiatric medications such as Risperdal have serious side effects, and also cause physical withdrawal problems. In addition to experiencing physical withdrawal symptoms, you are likely to have re-occurrence of the psychiatric symptoms the Risperdal was treating in the first place. Please see your doctor right away to discuss whether or not you should discontinue this medication.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Risperidal (risperidone) side effects: what can I expect to go away?
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Dr. Brad Bobrin answered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
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.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Risperidal (risperidone) side effects: what symtoms can I expect?
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Dr. Bernadette Onuoha answered
Psychiatry 38 years experience
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.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What are the worst side effects of risperidal (risperidone)?
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Dr. Brad Bobrin answered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
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.
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