Haloperidol for Psychosis User Reviews

• mik...
• April 22, 2021

Haloperidol "Worst drug by far. I ended up in the hospital in 2016 with a dystonic reaction. Maybe it's good for other people but not for me. Yes, I have Bipolar Disorder. Just my opinion, this drug should be off the market and fast."

• Anonymous
• June 24, 2013

Haloperidol "For years, my dad had really bad anger issues. He continually kept my mom in turmoil with his fits of rage to the point that one day she had a stroke. It was horrendous. When both of them went to a nursing home, my dad was evaluated and diagnosed as being psychotic. The doctor prescribed Haldol for him and within 3 days, he was a brand new person. He was calm, he laughed, and he was such a joy to visit with. He remained this way until he passed away 5 years later. If he had been given this medicine years before, I feel my mom would have lived another 20 years."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 11, 2016

Haloperidol "This medication worked like a charm. There were no negative side effects and I lost about 15 pounds on it. It controlled all my symptoms perfectly, and really helped me with my anxiety, mild psychosis, and depression. I have a PhD and really appreciate how much this drug has helped me during my schooling. I did not relapse after I went off this drug. It has been 4 years since I went off this medication, and I am symptom-free."

• Kaz...
• July 5, 2011

Haloperidol "This is going to be kind of long and full of detail. I've been using Haldol for about 3 years now. It basically started when hearing voices got really bad. The combination of Geodon and Abilify DID NOT work. I admitted myself inpatient and got my Haldol. I started on 10mg. It took all the nasty symptoms away. And still does to this day. This is one amazing medicine. I'm at the point with it now that I can barely take 2.5 mg (5mg cut in half) without feeling drugged up though. My body became very sensitive from it. You may gain some weight on this medicine. It does give you the munchies. However, I did Weight Watchers on this medicine and was able to take off some weight. Again, this medicine is downright amazing."

• Bat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 10, 2020

"My son had a mental health crisis and was taken to the mental hospital. He was talking about aliens and the devil, he removed his clothes because he was saying that there were no more people in the whole world, only us: my husband and my daughter. When he was in the hospital, they put him on haloperidol, and he tried suicide. He was there for 14 days, he returned home and was only home for 2 days, and he tried to commit suicide again. After a week, he is home again, but he can't sleep and looks like a zombie. I will talk to his doctor tomorrow and ask him to suspend this medication. Reading all the bad reviews and seeing my son like this, I believe it is the bad side effects of this medicine."

• eri...
• September 14, 2017

Haloperidol "I have been taking 50mg decanoate every 28 days, and 10mg/day orally for schizoaffective. This has been the most effective medicine I have ever used! (I have tried all the atypicals with no luck except olanzapine and lurasidone.) I have been taking it for over 10 years now. Absolutely no side effects for me, not even weight gain. When I get the shot, I usually take a nap in the afternoon because it makes me sleepy. If I don't take Haldol, I normally get very religious (but a twisted type of religious) and tortured with psychosis, and generally feel awful with bags under my eyes, acting weird, and not being able to sleep - usually landing me in the hospital. Haldol balances me almost exactly, and I am able to program computers, read, and be happy."

• Pet...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 16, 2019

Haloperidol "My side effects of Haldol are restlessness and anxiety. The need to move is coupled with the desire not to. Muscle tension and tremors combined with the inability to walk correctly, heavy drooling at the mouth, nausea, and terrible constipation amounting to the inability to have a bowel movement, as well as the inability to urinate without sitting down. In addition, there is the inability to ejaculate."

• Anonymous
• December 15, 2011

Haloperidol "My dad started to see things and think things were happening that were not. He was put on Haldol and it works. They were going to slowly take him off it, and when we took his noontime pill away, he got bad again almost right away. This medicine really has worked for him and allowed him to stay home with us."

• She...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 24, 2019

"I was put on Haldol in a mental hospital, and I couldn't sit still. The longer I was on it, symptoms just got worse and worse until I felt like I wanted to climb out of my own body. I really don't like this drug at all."

• ALE...
• July 24, 2017

"Been on this haloperidol for approx. 6 yrs. I have now developed parkinsonism. I cannot control movement in my left arm, leg, tongue. I cannot speak properly due to my tongue being all over the place. Trouble swallowing solid food, problem breathing. I wish I had never taken this in the first place. I am told that the damage to my brain is irreversible. Stay away from this medication for God's sake."

• bro...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 5, 2015

Haloperidol "Ah, I have a mixed review of Haldol. I started it years ago for psychosis. I've been on many different antipsychotics, and for me, the older typical ones work better than the newer atypicals. For a while, I was so sick I was on both Haldol and Thorazine. That combo really helped a lot. After years of 15 mg of Haldol a day, I developed pseudoparkinsonism. I would shake, I had trouble walking, I couldn't write (couldn't form the letters with a pen), and I was drooling all the time. My doctor told me I wasn't allowed to drive for 6 months. Eventually, it got to the point that my neurologist began to question the pseudoparkinsonism diagnosis -- she thought I was developing actual Parkinson's disease. I think I'm done with Haldol."

• Anonymous
• September 13, 2015

Haloperidol "This was the worst experience I had in my life. I had hallucinations, and my b/p was 206/126. It was given IM in the hospital and then again at the treatment facility. I wrote a letter in my room in case they found me dead. I fought the nurse not to give me another one."

• Key...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 3, 2019

"I'm taking this med, haloperidol, for just 1 week and a dose of just 0.5 mg daily, but I decided to stop immediately. Why? Because I can't sleep at night, I'm restless and anxious. These side effects are really annoying, and they disturb my daily life balance. I don't know why a doctor would want to put this in someone's body. Don't take this drug if you can use other drugs and options. That's my opinion."

• LCD...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 16, 2015

Haloperidol "I've been on Haldol for 5 years. I have schizophrenia. This is the only drug that has worked over the period of having this illness. I don't feel I will ever be symptom-free, there's no magic pill, but since being on this, I've been able to manage things much better than before. Really great. I don't like the possibility of the involuntary muscle disease (can't remember what it's called), but I will take that risk to have this benefit."

• luc...
• April 22, 2020

"I took this drug, haloperidol, in 2019 while I was being hospitalized for my first psychotic episode. It calmed the psychosis, but I still felt confused/disoriented and believed things that weren’t true. Plus, I felt like an actual zombie on it. I physically couldn’t keep my eyes open, and I was functioning halfway between asleep and awake all day. I couldn’t read or watch TV because my eyes couldn’t see clearly. It was a mess. I’m on paliperidone now, and while it has its own side effects, it’s a million times better than Haldol."

• Bet...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 19, 2019

"Haloperidol got all the demons out of my head. I was able to drive a short distance on it. Couldn't drive long distance. All the voices pretty much stopped, and negative and violent intrusive thoughts stopped. This would be good for people with eating disorders to overcome them, as it gets all the demons out of your head. You must take it with Cogentin to help the side effect of muscle stiffness. I think this medication was worth taking."

• Bip...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 21, 2016

Haloperidol "Very, very effective. Would recommend. Helpful medicine for psychosis and mania. Helps with delusions, paranoia, and voices, and all that comes with a psychotic episode. Only downside is a feeling of anxiety and having to move around and can't sit still for too long when on this med, but it is a very effective medication."

• Mom...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 23, 2016

Haloperidol "Although this medication completely alleviated all of the symptoms of psychosis, my mom experienced severe joint stiffness, cramping, muscle pain, and weakness. During the 6 months she was on this, she changed from healthy and athletic to a near vegetative state. Currently, she is unable to get out of bed or use the restroom on her own."

• Gps...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 17, 2025

Haloperidol "Definitely am less violent on this medication, but feel mentally weak. Overall, it makes my emotions handleable and stops me from going to jail. I am diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, PTSD, and ASPD."

• Lad...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 8, 2018

"Saved me without a doubt from psychosis. Don’t know what I’d have done without it. It was also great for my extreme anxiety. I used to take 5 mg 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!"

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

Haloperidol "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."

• hal...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 22, 2016

"I was prescribed Haldol for psychosis. After only a few weeks, my condition was improving, and after a month, my auditory and visual hallucinations were gone. I have not experienced any side effects while on Haldol."

• Il1...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 31, 2018

"I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective 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 Sustenna. I feel akathisia a great deal almost daily and have struggled with the weight gain. I used to have a career before being diagnosed. Now, I find it difficult to hold down a job. I struggle to read at times too. Feel like it is affecting my cognitive abilities. Anyone care to share how they lost weight on this drug? Would be of great help."

• Sun...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 24, 2020

"I've been on this drug, haloperidol, for over 10 years. I haven't really had problems with the drug apart from sleeping a lot. Also, I feel progressively less well now generally in my health than I was before, this could be a side effect. I have a fear of people, and this is family members and people outside. I have become withdrawn and socially awkward. I remain very quiet, talking only to select people. This is also a side effect of the drug. My advice is that if the drug suits you, stay on it. Reading the other reviews, I think the drug is not suiting the other users. It has suited me for over 10 years now."

• tma...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 14, 2019

"I was given haloperidol by injection in the hospital for bipolar I on several occasions during 'emergencies' where I was agitated and/or confused and once for severe paranoia. I believe they gave it with Ativan each time. I know this drug has a lot of negative effects for some people, but it helped me every time, and I even took an injection voluntarily a couple of times because of how quickly it calms me down most of the time. I was given an injection one night after getting very agitated and trying to leave the locked unit. I hadn't eaten or drunk anything in days and hadn't showered. They were ready to give me IV fluids, but the day after I had the injection, I was able to think clearly enough to shower and eat. It's not for everyone, but I can say it has helped me as a PRN med."