Reviewer: panoidssa, 13-18 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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he shrink prescribed Risperdal 3mg a day then had me come off it. I had withdraw symptoms of fear and panic attack so I overdose and took 20 pills of 3mg then started hallucinating then attempted suicide by running in front of car but arrested by police. They did a procedure in hospital while pass out.

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he shrink prescribed Risperdal 3mg a day then had me come off it. I had withdraw symptoms of fear and panic attack so I overdose and took 20 pills of 3mg then started hallucinating then attempted suicide by running in front of car but arrested by police. They did a procedure in hospital while pass out.
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Reviewer: SPG, 3-6 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)

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Please do not give this medication to your children, or as an Adult to not take it either. This medication causes for Males to develop female breast called Gynecomastia, the development of breast tissue in the chest area. As well the male can develop breast milk and in occasion gain weight. Please read up on the side affects of this medication before providing it to your children.

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Please do not give this medication to your children, or as an Adult to not take it either. This medication causes for Males to develop female breast called Gynecomastia, the development of breast tissue in the chest area. As well the male can develop breast milk and in occasion gain weight. Please read up on the side affects of this medication before providing it to your children.
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Reviewer: catlover1982, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I was prescribed Risperdal(brand) back in 2007. I was also prescribed Paxil and Klonopin too, for anxiety. My disorganized, paranoid thoughts pretty much disappeared! OCD was way better too. Then, after about 3.5 years of treatment with Risperdal, I developed a severe bladder problem, in which I had no control over my bladder. I wet the bed every single night. It really was a huge disruption in my ... Show Full Comment

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I was prescribed Risperdal(brand) back in 2007. I was also prescribed Paxil and Klonopin too, for anxiety. My disorganized, paranoid thoughts pretty much disappeared! OCD was way better too. Then, after about 3.5 years of treatment with Risperdal, I developed a severe bladder problem, in which I had no control over my bladder. I wet the bed every single night. It really was a huge disruption in my life. This is when my Medicaid plan went to a generic(However, I'm not so sure the generic was the problem). One thing was, on the name brand, I did extremely well! As soon as I went to the generic, my bladder, and my mental state sunk again! I do not know if this has anything to do with the brand vs. generic though. However, I recently stopped taking Risperidone, and I am not at all wetting the bed anymore! Itching ceased as well. Also, Risperidone made my feel the inner restlessness(Akathesia) where I would go nuts upon taking it. Good effectiveness, horrible, nasty, side effects!!! Nearly impossible to take for me, anyway. Try to, maybe even ask for an older antipsychotic, Typical type. This stuff worked well and then turned me into a bed wetting maniac, all hopped up, all day long!
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Reviewer: tmlen, 19-24 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Prescribed for (self-diagnosed) depersonalization disorder, on first visit to therapist. Slows down thoughts, numbs the mind and emotions. Possibly caused lasting mental damage.

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Prescribed for (self-diagnosed) depersonalization disorder, on first visit to therapist. Slows down thoughts, numbs the mind and emotions. Possibly caused lasting mental damage.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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The drug worked well for the psychotic symptoms of schizoaffective disorder. The main problem was my breasts (and any area that had fat depositson my body) became very sensitive and tender and sore. Maybe a bit weird, but then I started lactating and I decided to try something else. Sad actually-- because the psychotic symptoms went away at a relatively low dose.

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The drug worked well for the psychotic symptoms of schizoaffective disorder. The main problem was my breasts (and any area that had fat depositson my body) became very sensitive and tender and sore. Maybe a bit weird, but then I started lactating and I decided to try something else. Sad actually-- because the psychotic symptoms went away at a relatively low dose.
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