Risperidone and Tiredness: What Users Say (Page 3)

• cha...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 28, 2021

For Schizophrenia "I have been on the drug for two years. In the beginning, I felt tired, but after one and a half years, I began to feel much better. The problem with this medication is that it makes you tired and lazy, especially in the morning. The good part is that it gives good sleep and controls the mind. The beginning was very hard as I was dealing with all the hallucinations I had been experiencing since I had consumed marijuana and smelled glue from plastic packets during my teenage years. Please stay with this drug as long as the doctor tells you. And take it at the same time every day. It is very important to take it at the same time every day. Please do this."

• Bip...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 18, 2018

For Bipolar Disorder "Pro: seems to have completely eliminated my psychosis, which had been intense and long-lasting. Cons: weight gain and increased prolactin levels, leading to sluggishness, impotence, premature ejaculation, and general sexual dysfunction. Made me feel weak and lethargic and fat. Was on a dose of 5 mg and am now down to 1.5, but I'm still not comfortable taking this med. I don't want sexual side effects or weight gain or elevated prolactin. For that reason, I'm thinking I'll have to switch to Abilify. Overall, I'm not a fan of risperidone, even though it works so well for me in that I have no psychosis."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 19, 2024

For Borderline Personality Disorder "At first, it was great, but then I started getting more anxious and tired that I fell asleep on a public bus! I also have cystic acne now that I never had before… so now I’m dealing with that. It did help me with my eating disorder by making me an appropriate weight, but I seemed off the meds because I knew the long-term side effects were too much. 5/10."

• bpd...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 8, 2021

For Schizophrenia "I started this drug 3 years ago for my paranoia and anger issues. Overall, it's good except for the weight gain. I started at 125 lb and I am 145 lb. I take 1 mg because taking 2 mg made me really tired, but going down on the dose works best in combination with Lamictal and Prozac. I've tried other medicines, but these work well together."

• Pan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 11, 2018

For Bipolar Disorder "After taking quetiapine for 2 years, changed psychiatrist who changed the medicine to Sizodon, working well. The quetiapine was giving pain in joints and more lethargy than this one. Find this is better."

• Kkm...
• January 11, 2017

For Paranoid Disorder "This drug made me extremely tired. It was like being on heroin. Barely being able to keep my eyes open. I've never been this tired in my life."

• BPD...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 20, 2018

For Borderline Personality Disorder "Risperidone made me feel out of it and tired all the time. I would find myself drooling. I would fall asleep unintentionally. I gained like 30 lbs too. That was it for me."

• Aut...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 8, 2023

For Autism "Didn't help me at all. I was still upset all the time. I was just too exhausted to get out of bed, much less put up a fight about how much my clothes itched or how bright the lights were."

• Mot...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 3, 2018

For Schizophrenia "Made the voices (audible hallucinations) go away after 4 weeks, which returned my life back to normal. But it made it impossible to get an erection. Also made me more sleepy and tired than usual."

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

For Tic Disorder "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."

• vam...
• July 7, 2009

For Schizophrenia "This is a great medicine. I've been taking it for a couple of weeks now, and my hallucinations have almost completely gone away. It does make you a little tired at first, though."