Haloperidol User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Ladtad
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 8, 2018

For Psychosis "Saved me without a doubt from psychosis don’t know what I’d of done without it. it was also great for my extreme anxiety. I used to take 5mg nightly within 2 hours I'd feel calm and relaxed, a bit sleepy the only side effect a bit restless but nothing I could not deal with I think the old drugs definitely still have use!"

• Il1234
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 31, 2018

For Psychosis "I have been diagnosed with schizoeffective disorder bipolar type and after being on several different medications am now taking haloperidol injection once a month. I have had extreme paranoia and hallucinations / delusions for the past 12 years. Have felt better and am more functional since taking haloperidol and Invega sustena. I feel akathesia a great deal almost daily and have struggled with the weight gain. I used to have a career before being diagnosed. Now find it difficult to hold down a job. I struggle to read at times too. Feel like it is effecting my cognitive abilities. Anyone care to share how they lost weight on this drug? Would be of great help."

• Snowf
• August 14, 2016

Haldol (haloperidol) for Nausea/Vomiting "I went to the er for stomach cramping and tenderness after a bought of stomach flu. For some reason they used this instead of Zofran or Phenergan first. I had horrible side effects. Every muscle in my body spasmed to the point of nearly dislocating my jaw. It took a full 36 hours to leave my system. Benadryl helped, but did not reverse the effects. I was disoriented and screaming in pain only a few seconds after receiving it. Use caution. The side effects were not worth it."

• Paste...
• November 5, 2020

For Psychosis "There's a lot of bad reviews on this medication haloperidol however, I have found it so useful. At first I was on risperidone and I HATED it. I gained so much weight and was so drowsy however, haloperidol was prescribed for voices and it worked instantly it calms my voices and makes me feel so relaxed and I've not had any increase in my appetite or weight. This drug has helped saved my life. I take 2mg up to 4 times a day as PRN but it has helped a lot and I don't experience any other side effects"

• Troub...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 11, 2018

For ICU Agitation "While sleeping in a hospital I had a night terror and acted strange (but I was not psychotic) and the stupid hospital staff injected me with Haloperidol although Diazepam would've been enough to calm me. I fell asleep instantly and the next day for the first 12 hours I felt pleasantly dazed, almost like being drunk. Then I started having a strong urge to constantly look upwards (oculogyric crysis). I also had severe painful neck spasms and my eyes became crossed. I spent 4 hours standing on a bed and starring at the ceiling because I move my eyes. The doctors and nurses were very rude to me and told me I am fine and just imagining symptoms. Finally they injected me with Akineton and the spasms slowly went away, but it took a long time for my eyes to go back to normal. Probably the worst experience of my life!"

• haldo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 16, 2017

For Psychosis "I feel great so far. I have been taking the medicine for 2 months. At first, I felt overheated, hungry for carbs and very sleepy, but after about a week, that wore off. I have a lot less anxiety and have not felt irritable. I was dwelling on negative/ paraniod thoughts before taking the medicine. Now, I have those thoughts much less often and it is easier to switch gears and think of something else. I did gain 10 pounds the first 2 weeks, but have since lost that weight by walking and not snacking between meals. I feel like I am less stressed out so I eat better now."

• Noctu...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 10, 2021

Haldol (haloperidol) for Psychosis "Haldol gave me extreme akathisia that I couldn’t bear so I had to go off of it. Wasn’t on it long enough to experience many other side effects that could come with it but I will say it helped with my paranoid thoughts a bit but also made me feel drunk and not myself."

• Anony...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 22, 2015

For Psychosis "Was on this med for about 30 years. This medication is supposed to only be a temporary fix for anger,paranoia etc.. I took it long term and have permanent damage to my brain and nervous system! It is and old drug first used 1958!! There are so many other options out there now. Don't get started on this drug. You will become dependent on it and will not be able to stop taking it. When I take it I get really paranoid and have anxiety attacks. I can't sit still and pace all day. The worse thing about it is my mom remembers me taking it when I was 16 and it used to work good for me. Now I am 51 and don't need it anymore. I smoked some weed when I was 16 that was laced with PCP. The doctor said the PCP get's in your brain and could take decades"

• 77777...
• August 19, 2017

Haldol (haloperidol) for Nausea/Vomiting "Still felt nauseous after being given this drug after surgery. I woke up extremely sick and vomiting. This was the third drug given to help combat these effects. I didn't know I'd been given it but my heart started racing and concerned the nursing staff, and their concern made me anxious. I was so scared and paranoid about what was happening to me which I later found out was all because of this drug. They ended up flushing it out of my system."

• Cyan
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 9, 2021

Haldol (haloperidol) for Mania "Was given this crappy drug last summer at the hospital in the psych ward and everyone was terrified of me! I got an injection so I had to go through a MONTH of this horror. I had insanely slurred speech, my voice sounded more high pitched and tired, I slept ALL DAY, I had terrible akathisia, night terrors, nobody wanted me around, I was more anxious than usual and I wanted to die for relief. The side effects wore off completely, 20 days after I took it on the first of August 2020. Never taking this drug again. I’m on Zoloft and Valium right now, so much better. As for this crap, 0/10. Smh"

• itsme...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 8, 2020

For Psychosis "I have used haloperidol for almost a year now, since then I've lost interest of many things, even life itself. It didn't really connect the dots with this medication. Reading some other reviews some other people experience the same thing. Even though I got a care authorization and I am obligated to take these medicine, I'm gonna quit it and see how it goes. But it did really help with my psychosis so I hope I don't get a relapse"

• Todd...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 6, 2013

For Mania "In spite of what many people have said about this medicine I have found it very helpful in both treating and preventing episodes of mania. The risk of developing Tardive Dyskinesia is of course a concern but this medicine has been so useful for me. I have received it both by I.M injection and orally as the ten milligram tablets and both routes were well tolerated and effective."

• Lauren...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 22, 2020

For Psychosis "Okay I’m 24 years old and I’m usually on Zoloft, depakote and Ativan (as needed) but in July I had a psychotic episode where I had to get sent to the hospital for about a week. Before I left they injected me with this and I immediately felt unusually calm and relaxed but the next day I started slobbering, drooling all over my shirt, stuttering which I never do, not talking clearly, SLEEPING ALL DAY, I felt restless, anxious, hopeless and depressed and these side effects lasted for about 23 days. It felt like heaven when it wore off and I felt like my normal self again. My mom wants me to get put on haldol again but I refused and told the doctor I’d rather be put on something else and they agreed. Never again will I use this medication sure being sleepy and slobbering is “better” than having a psychotic episode but this medication sucks. 1/10"

• Amanda...
• June 13, 2017

For Psychosis "Was started in this in the hospital for psychotic bipolar disorder. Asked for a refill when I was released. Makes your mind quiet, sedated, calm. No hallucinations no delusions. Glad I had a doctor that uses typical antipsychotics because the atypical never worked for me. Aside from the diarrhea this drug is everything and more."

• Chris...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 29, 2020

For Nausea/Vomiting "I went to the ER due to kidney stones and vomiting. The ER doctor gave me haldol. This drug is awful. I thought the room was closing in on me and my jaw started spasming. I had my first ever panic attack at age 44. No freaking way would I have agreed to take this drug had they told me what it's normally used for. It took me days to feel better. They had to give me two injections of another drug to make the haldol side affects to stop."

• beauty
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 13, 2016

For Psychosis "I had a very spiritual experience where I was having convos with spirits unseen. This was disturbing to my family members and because they did not understand what was happening I got upset at them. They called the doc etc. and I was taken to the hospital for observation. After few weeks being there they forced haldol on me. My conscienceness got lower and I eventually came down from those levels. I got 5 mg oral. They slowly got me off the meds and I was sent home. When I stopped with the meds I got a deep psychose. But was protected by my ancestors. Side effects: lowers IQ, drooling, no happy moments for you. Bad medicine. Used on horses. Made in Belgium by docs who don't know how it feels to have a psychose."

• Glad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 11, 2017

For Aggressive Behavior "I was prescribed haldol for aggression (agitation) when I was hospitalized for bipolar disorder. The psychiatrist I had had a very abrasive personality and prescribed it after I hauled off on staff without telling me anything about it, not even the name. I became extremely shaky, could not hold my head up, was very drowsy and just couldn't function. I literally screamed at my doctor to take me off of it when he gave me something to counteract the shakiness. I was fine then. When I was discharged he was going to give me straight haldol, but I argued with him (and won)."

• My...
• September 14, 2011

For Psychosis "My son had a severe acute psychosis and was put on haloperidol for about 2-3 days. He had quite a bad reaction of dystonia (muscle stiffness) which is more common in young people and males (he was 17). He had trouble swallowing, drooled, arched his back involuntarily, etc. It was awful. I do think it helped the psychosis somewhat, but he could not tolerate it."

• Dirty...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 15, 2013

For Psychosis "Only medicine that controls my psychotic symptoms. Does cause some akasthesia. No other side effects noted. The atypical antipsychotics caused weight gain, rapid heart rate, and aggression. Glad I was prescribed an old school tried and true medicine."

• 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."

• fish
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 4, 2015

Haldol (haloperidol) for Mania "Parent to son with psychotic experiences diagnosed bipolar mania by one doctor and Schizo affective disorder by another. Been on a 3 year roller coaster nightmare. Refusal to take sulpiride and risperidone orally for any time resulted in having depot injections but our experience to date of the depot injections is more negative given the side affects. Like lost personality, tiredness, restlessness. Bouts of long sleeping followed by walking round and round the room. When standing rocking from foot to foot. Inability to engage in conversations. Sense of hopelessness ..We didn't really clue up on the drug and are concerned about the inability to come off/reduce them because a months worth has been injected then topped up."

• This...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 8, 2018

For Tourette's Syndrome "I was diagnosed with Tourette's back in 1988 when I was 12 and tried lots of meds but the haldol/haloperidal works really well for me. I've been taking it for 25 yrs or so and I've never had a single side effect that I am aware of. I take 1 mg 3 times per day and honestly, when I take it on time each and every day if you didn't know I had tourette's you'd never guess it. My dr does a liver panel every 6 months before I get refills to make sure it's not doing me harm. I am 42 yrs old now so who knows how it will effect me as I get older but as of now I have no intentions of getting off of it....My experience."

• 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."

• IGotY...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 2, 2022

For Aggressive Behavior "Blocks strongly dopamine in the brain, you will stop feeling joy and interest in anything, if you complaining about this side effect the doc will just make up a psychiatry disease you have and lie that it is not from the drug. You develop anhedonia from this drug. You have been warned"

• AshEd
• December 22, 2016

For Psychosis "Was put on Haldol after being put on several atypicals: Abilify (no effect), Risperdal (high blood pressure/ heart arrhythmia), Geodon (panic attacks/ nightmares). Glad I was switched. Have noticed some side effects with Haldol (slight tremor/ restlessness) but nothing serious. Will definitely be sticking with this medication. Works better for me than the newer meds."