Risperidone for Tic Disorder User Reviews

• Yas...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 30, 2015

"I have been taking this medication for over a month at the 0.25mg dose, once daily. I have moderate facial tics that become more severe with anxiety, with my eyes, nose, and mouth twitching at least several times a minute. My psychiatrist prescribed me risperidone, and I read online that many people suffer weight gain from this medication. I have had no weight gain at all and no change in appetite, most likely due to my low dosage. From the first dose I took, I noticed my tics were reduced significantly, and I remember thinking, 'this is what it feels like to be normal!' My tics are almost entirely gone, and I used to be reminded of my tics every waking second, but now half of the time I forget I even have tics. This drug saved my self-esteem."

• Siw...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 6, 2017

"I have OCD and trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling). I started taking Risperdal in January of 2016 (age 18), and was up to 1 mg in March. I still had not noticed changes in my behavior as far as the pulling went or the obsessive thoughts. In a last-ditch effort to see if the Risperdal would be effective, we went up to 2 mg. After three weeks, I noticed a huge change in behavior. I had little urge to pull anymore. It was such a relief. But then came the long-term side effects. I stopped getting periods, and my eyes started twitching. I'm now being weaned off the drug because of the side effects. The drug seems to work great for OCD and trich, but the side effects ended up being too much for me to manage."

• Ano...
• August 15, 2022

"I try to get this info out wherever and whenever I can! Please try Sertraline for tics! When it’s taken as directed, and without daily caffeine, it completely eliminates my tics! It has minimal side effects for long-term usage. God bless you all!"

• Anonymous
• March 21, 2022

"I was prescribed risperidone about a year ago. I took it for around 6 months. It didn’t help with my tics all that much, but it basically made me a zombie. I didn’t feel emotions really and couldn’t cry, it was just very numbing. It was actually scary. I took myself off of it cold turkey (don’t recommend), and then ended up going through a manic episode. It could work for you, but for me, it didn’t really."

• Bla...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 30, 2020

"Risperidone gave me awful weight gain side effects, made me tired all the time, all on a tiny dose. Made my Tourette's way worse. Can't imagine how bad it would be on a bigger dose. Not worth it."