Haldol for Psychosis User Reviews

• mik...
• April 22, 2021

"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

"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

"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

"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."

• eri...
• September 14, 2017

"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

"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

"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."

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

"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

"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."

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

"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."

• Rub...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 15, 2022

"I was on 150 mg of Haldol, and I gained weight. I stuttered, and I feel off-key and debilitated, as well as suffering from erectile dysfunction as a result of taking Haldol. It's got a catchall use for schizophrenia, and unfortunately, if you are labeled as something, it can be hard to shake the label. I am not actually schizophrenic, but I am treated like that and given Haldol, which in turn is something of a pointless med for me. It just slows everything down. I found myself chewing my tongue sometimes."

• haw...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 18, 2022

"I have taken Haldol multiple times for schizophrenia. I have also tried most of the atypical antipsychotics. Haldol has the least side effects for me and works the best. Depending on the dose, I can get restless, but I can control that by splitting the dose up throughout the day. Other than that, I have no side effects."

• tif...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 23, 2025

"I was on 44 mg orally (15 mg, 17 mg, 12 mg). It had no side effects. It didn't work, though. They put me on Thorazine."

• Anonymous
• April 2, 2010

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

• onl...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 23, 2015

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

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

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