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Risperidone for Anxiety User Reviews (Page 3)

Brand names: Risperdal, Uzedy, Risperdal Consta, Perseris, Risvan Rykindo

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  • Abb...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 19, 2024

"I'm diabetic. Was prescribed 30 pills and I only took 10. I got immediate results from anxiety, crying, and hallucinations. It was a prescription for 30 days. I felt like I wanted to vomit or die. That was in November 2023. I haven't had any problems since then. The dosage was 1mg."

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  • roo...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • March 15, 2013

"The best anxiety pill ever, works better than Zoloft and Xanax."

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  • Ano...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • May 20, 2014

"Gives you a calm feeling of peace and tranquility, takes the edge off any anxiety and makes you extremely calm. I love it."

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  • July 7, 2013

"It helped my anxiety a lot."

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  • Irv...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • December 4, 2015

"Makes you very, very slow. People will see you as soft-spoken, slow, and retarded."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 15, 2021

"Risperidone is like a chemical lobotomy, it will mess with your social skills forever."

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  • Way...
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • September 11, 2017

"I took this medication for about 5-6 years. I eventually had to stop taking it because, ironically, it made my anxiety horribly worse and it caused the start of my paranoia."

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  • Anonymous
  • February 26, 2021

"This drug is horrible. I took this drug for about 6 months, and I honestly feel like a zombie. I’m not able to talk or be social like I used to, and I really don't like it."

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  • Els...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • June 12, 2018

"It has helped my hallucinations, anxiety, and depression. The only bad side effect was extreme weight gain, 20 to 40 pounds more. Also, constipation got worse, where it was hard for me to go on time."

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  • Pha...
  • September 9, 2019

"I faced many side effects. I gained weight and it was very hard to sleep."

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  • Wea...
  • September 26, 2016

"I was prescribed this medication for GAD. What a bad DR! This does not help anxiety, it only makes me dizzy and slur my speech. Terrible medicine."

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  • July 7, 2019

"Was put on it at a rehab for anxiety. Erectile dysfunction and my brain feels like it's hot when I don't take it. Super upset with them thinking this was a good drug to put me on."

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  • She...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 28, 2018

"My 10-year-old was a happy little boy before taking this."

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  • Pem...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • March 12, 2024

"I am so grateful for this medication. It has calmed my anxiety and given me quality of life. I take 1.5 mg daily and have no side effects at all. I rarely have nightmares now and it helps me sleep."

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  • Bet...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • July 9, 2022

"I had severe agoraphobia one year ago, and now on risperidone I work a full-time job and live by myself. This medication is a miracle if it works with your specific strain of anxiety."

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  • Cat...
  • September 24, 2020

"Made me less angry. But just made me way blunted in general. I didn’t feel any emotion. Seems like it made it hard for me to sleep. Not great overall. It makes you less of a person."

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  • sam...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 6, 2019

"I weight gain and groggy in the morning. Side effects are not great. I'm already overweight and gained 15 in a month."

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  • Joj...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • September 19, 2018

"Good for anxiety and panic attacks."

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  • Ano...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 30, 2017

"Terrible experience. While this drug may work for some, it did not for my child. EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO BE WARNED OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS."

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  • Msa...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • February 10, 2021

"It caused side effects that continue even after I stopped it three years back. I have unstable sleeping patterns. I wish I never took it, and I want to return to my previous life."

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  • ano...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • November 4, 2024

"I have been taking risperidone 2 mg for 3 months, and it controls my aggression and delusions. A side effect of this drug is weight gain. I'm trying to lose weight, and I’ll see how that goes."

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  • Anonymous
  • April 29, 2021

"I’m on 6 mg a day, morning and night. 3 mg I take 100 mg sertraline morning. Around midday, I have a panic attack, thinking I’m going to swallow my tongue."

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  • Ali...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • May 17, 2023

"This drug will help you sleep and treat insomnia, but the most annoying side effect is sleepiness."

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