Haloperidol for Psychosis User Reviews (Page 3)

Brand names: Haldol, Haldol Decanoate

Haloperidol has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 76 reviews for the treatment of Psychosis. 46% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 37% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Haloperidol

Sab
May 20, 2020

"I was on this medication haloperidol for psychosis for 3.5 years. It prevented me from having another episode, and I was still using street drugs. I still had paranoid delusions about my partner but at least I didn’t have a psychosis. Side effects only higher cholesterol and increased prolactin levels. All and all the medication wasn’t too bad."

7 / 10

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Gorge...
April 23, 2015

"Except for a little weight gain, I feel less nervous yet I still experience delusional thoughts kind of OCD type. I am also only on 1mg which is very low, and I plan to ask the doctor to take me off the Zyprexa and increase my Haldol to at least 5mg daily."

8 / 10

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Caret...
Taken for less than 1 month
January 11, 2022

"My wife had a drug reaction in a hospital to the drug reglan injected into her iv on Aug 3.2017 that blew her brain to pieces. A week later she was diagnosed as bipolar and given the drug halperidol in pill form to treat periods of confusion and agitation. At that time, she could not take it. Even the smallest doses made her almost comatose. Five years later, two months after the second Pfizer covid shot from her HMO, my wife completely forgot the house we have lived in for twenty two years..the house that has been in her family 70 years. I thought she had had a stroke. Took her to the hospital that checked everything, did not wash her for three days and returned her to me still confused. I pulled out the five year old halperidol prescription and started her on one 0.5 mg pill per 24 hours. Instant improvement. She's up to three 0.5 mg dose in 24 hours. My wife's HMO seems determined to ignore us. I just want my wife better. Low dose pill form is working well."

6 / 10

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Gouti
Taken for 1 to 6 months
December 10, 2021

"I've tried this drug , got side effects, like loss of overall happiness, severe depression, couldn't sit still in one place and lost joy of doing anything. I stopped it immediately...it doesn't feel like it provided anything positive”"

1 / 10

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Troidos
Taken for 2 to 5 years
August 23, 2017

"When I started this medication for my first psychotic episode two years ago it really helped, delusions went away. I was taking a low dose for maintenance, around 10 drops (2mg/ml), which is about 1mg. I didn't have side effects other than lack of motivation. Then after 2 years the doctor said it was safe to stop the treatment, but some months later I had yet another psychotic episode. This time I am taking 20 drops, and it is making me restless and a bit anxious in the stomach. My motivation is really low, so I find difficult to start things on my own, my initiative is almost non existent, so I only do the basics in my life. Probably I will have to take antidepressants too to help with the motivation/initiative, but I haven't started yet."

9 / 10

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Briir...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
June 27, 2019

"I take this for psychotic features from bipolar 2. This hasn't been to bad. I take the concentrate liquid as the pills are not available to order in my area. I can say the only thing I don't like is the sedation part (mild; I try to fight it but cant after awhile) also I've seen a small, very small difference in my weight even though I still workout and eat correctly ( could very well be my depression and missing those pills) everyone's body reacts differently, its worth a shot."

9 / 10

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Haldol...
Taken for less than 1 month
November 28, 2021

"I went to the ER to be seen for severe stomach pain and nausea, that's when I was sent back to my room and was given a shot of haldol in my arm. The first 10 minutes were fine except I felt very sleepy, then I felt suddenly anxious and restless. I wanted to get out of the hospital immediately and I mentally felt different. I didn't feel like myself and had a very short attention span (almost none), I was generally uncomfortable and felt like it was torture. DO NOT TAKE THIS! I don't know what is in it, but it made me feel horrible and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone."

1 / 10

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SICK
Taken for 1 to 6 months
December 10, 2021

"Haldol is the worst drug ever. Try Abilify and Zoloft - it change my life, but remember you can’t just stop these drugs. You will struggle like me it hurts it real mental pain so try Abilify n Zoloft. I have a kid I just wanna live n stop the pain so if u like me try Abilify n Zoloft. My mom helped me get off haldol n on better meds thank god"

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Disap...
Taken for less than 1 month
November 25, 2021

"I was admitted at South Rand Hospital for abnormal behaviour by my Dad when I was discharged I was given haloperidol never knew what it was at the time. Took the medication for a month then I smoked weed this one time I couldn't sleep at night for a week had to even buy sleeping pills to get rest . Now I have difficulty concentrating I don't have energy any more all I do is sleep every time I lack motivation and I feel like a failure because I can't provide for my new born baby. I have a low sex drive I feel like a zombie. I wish I never mixed haloperidol with marijuana."

1 / 10

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We...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 29, 2021

"Starts at lower dose and slowly increase to control the symptoms, (balance between side effect and symptoms) Pros of this haloperidol Cheap price, treat positive symptoms of psychosis, efficacy high, but side effect careful Cons of this haloperidol EPS high, TD high, zombie mode, arm and leg movement slow and rigid, tremor shakiness (due to old drug old technology) Use extra benztropine/benzhexol medicine to reduce EPS usually. Personal view Can try newer medicine atypical anti psychotic, good side effect profile compare which suits patient. More expensive but worth better than old typical anti psychotic. Pray all recover and live beautiful life. Don’t give up ! Be happy healthy hopeful !"

6 / 10

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Vkk
Taken for less than 1 month
June 12, 2022

"For me HORRIBLE. It made my joints lock up. I yawned and my jaw was locked open and popped out of place. I had to get it popped back into place at the hospital. They took me off because of these side effects. Noooo"

1 / 10

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Owen
Taken for 1 to 2 years
November 5, 2021

"I was given high doses of this for psychosis when I was 18 - over 23 years ago and it made me feel like I was about 80 years old, shuffling around drooling and not being able to talk properly, combined with such a wretched feeling of restlessness of which is the worst feeling you could possibly ever imagine. It took a good year of my life away before I took myself off it and returned to normal straight away. To be fair it done the job of bringing me out of the delusions but if anything it’s almost a deterrent to look after ones mental health as I wouldn’t give this drug to my worst enemy….."

1 / 10

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Rome
Taken for 1 to 2 years
March 2, 2022

"Hadol is very beneficial to me for my Schizoaffective Disorder. It helps me think more clear and takes away my aggression. In addition it takes all of the very dark thoughts away. The only issue I will say is that if too many milligrams are prescribed it will make me sleep way too much."

10 / 10

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Cygnu...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 25, 2021

"The haldol made my manic and depressive episodes (from Schizoaffective Disorder) exponentially worse each time I took it, I couldn't bear living during either and made my state so volatile I had multiple episodes a day of either. I do not recommend this both from my experience and what I'm reading here."

1 / 10

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Allen
Taken for less than 1 month
March 17, 2024

"Use this when I had drug-induced psychosis and it works very well short term to reduce the voices, delusions, and obsessive behavior. I would only use it one day as needed. It would put me to sleep, and I’d wake up well-rested the next day and would stop using drugs and get back into recovery since this medication helped relieve my psychosis. It did make my legs feel like jello though."

8 / 10

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Hector
Taken for 1 to 2 years
August 19, 2023

"Hi, I am schizophrenic. I was suffering from hallucinations and voices. When they first gave me haloperidol, I thought it was a miracle drug since it took away the hallucinations and voices. But after months of taking it, it started to have a negative effect on me, like severe shaking and restlessness, pacing back and forth non-stop. So they switched me to risperidone. It was stopping the voices and hallucinations, but it gave me severe insomnia. I could barely sleep 2 hours. So they switched me off of it and gave me olanzapine. The problem with this medication is that it actually made me hallucinate more and have more voices. It also made me gain 100 pounds. Being on olanzapine, I was smoking a lot of weed and relapsed, making my symptoms even worse. Thankfully, I recovered from the relapse, but I continued to smoke weed every time I recovered from a relapse, until finally, I relapsed so hard that I started hallucinating everything there is and contemplating suicide every day. Don't do the mistake I did and try to self-medicate with weed or alcohol."

8 / 10

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LisaD...
Taken for less than 1 month
April 26, 2015

"Weight gain but not as bad as seroquel and zyprexa. Just been on it for 10 days but I wouldn't want to prejudge this med just yet. If your doctor has prescribed this med then take it as he stated otherwise tell them it's not for you."

7 / 10

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Anonymous
April 2, 2010

Haldol (haloperidol) "I have been taking Haldol for a long time and it has controlled my condition very well."

9 / 10

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only1...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
February 23, 2015

Haldol (haloperidol) "Best medicine I've been on to treat my psychosis without affecting my lipids! Experienced a little restlessness nothing major. Great overall experience!"

10 / 10

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Anony...
September 18, 2016

"This drug gave me clear thinking but gave a lot of demotivation too. I felt like a zombie on this medication. Had to stop this due to anxiety and suicidal thoughts."

3 / 10

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ASash
Taken for less than 1 month
July 5, 2019

"Never take this med!!!"

1 / 10

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jm3
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
November 9, 2017

Haldol (haloperidol) "I've tried this drug, got side effects, like restless legs. Loss of overall happiness, it doesn't feel like it provide anything"

5 / 10

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dwcha...
March 20, 2008

"It seems to have my bi-polar condition under control it helps along with the medication celexa. I have found my moods not swinging as much."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
November 12, 2018

"this was the worst."

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2016n...
April 16, 2021

"Dystonic reaction from this medicine, terrible medicine and the moods make you really annoyed. This drug should off the market - period..."

1 / 10

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5 Report

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