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Haloperidol for Borderline Personality Disorder User Reviews

Brand names: Haldol, Haldol Decanoate

Rating: 3.5

Haloperidol has an average rating of 3.5 out of 10 from a total of 6 reviews for the off-label treatment of borderline personality disorder. 17% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 67% reported a negative experience.

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  • Hai...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 23, 2021

"Please beware of this drug. After two doses of haloperidol, I woke up at 1 a.m. in complete restlessness. I couldn't lay down, I could sit down, I couldn't stand up. I kept having to switch positions because of this disturbing feeling of restlessness. I couldn't tell if I was hot or cold or if I was falling asleep or awake. I rang an after-hours line and was told to go to the hospital ASAP. When I got to the hospital, it progressed into a disabled epileptic seizure episode. My mouth/jaw was lopsided, my jaw was going one way, like Bell's palsy syndrome. I couldn't talk, only to make noises, and when I did try to talk, I sounded completely disabled. The seizures were scary, and I thought I was going to die. The hospital called it an adverse reaction to haloperidol. Please beware what it can do to people. I thought I was going to be stuck frozen in that disabled state and I wouldn't go back to normal. This drug terrified me and could have taken my life. I was prescribed this for depression."

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  • Nop...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 24, 2020

"I took haloperidol 0.5 mg once. It was remarkable how calm I felt. Just off the results from that one pill, I was ready to sign up. Then that night, I started having painful whole-muscle body spasms. I couldn’t even put my tongue in my own mouth. Thank God that at the hospital they gave me some kind of shot that made it stop. I was afraid I was going to be stuck like that for life. The most frightening thing that ever happened to me."

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  • onl...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • February 3, 2019

"I took a small dose of haloperidol along with a myriad of strong medication I was overprescribed by a reputable, top psychiatrist about a year ago. It made me severely agitated, impulsive, and deepened my self-loathing to the point where I tried to commit suicide. It was my worst (and hopefully last) attempt. I lost consciousness and wouldn't be here had someone not found me... and I am now in a healthy enough place to say I'm so, so, so grateful to them. Please be careful with this one."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 30, 2023

"Took it before and worked great. Fast forward like 12 years later, I start taking it again. Next thing, can't swallow food or drink, can't talk. I get to the nurse's station (was in the ward) and mimic my problems because now I can't talk. I had a severe allergic reaction. They gave me a shot of something, probably Benadryl, and I was okay. The fact that I have no tonsils is what saved my life. I had enough space for air. It's not a good feeling knowing you really can't breathe."

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  • Ehz...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 22, 2021

"It changed my life. I have never felt so good in my life."

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  • Nik...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 15, 2018

"Takes time, but does relieve anxiety quite well."

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