Posted by 4mygrls on August 23, 2004, at 16:51:29
In reply to Risperdal Experiences Please....!, posted by becksA on August 22, 2004, at 22:05:11
i have been on risperdal going on 3weeks now. I was put on it along with prozac and wellbutrin for major depression. I was previously dx'd with bipolar but the doc in the hospital didn't agree with that dx. i didn't either. so my meds were completaly changed. the bad part is i really don't have a way to know if it's the prozac or risperdal working since i started them both at the same time. i was put on risperdal as a mood stabilizer. it seems to be working. things aren't bothering me as much. it's almost working too much. i can't get mad at anything, i've tried. lol. i am nervous about side affects. i am losing alot of hair when i take a shower and then brush it. i don't know if it's the benzo and lithobid withdrawl i'm going through or the prozac or risperdal. i wake up and within a couple of hours i become very tired and feel physically disconected. it goes away but it drives me nutts. i get so weak and so tired where all i want to do is close my eyes and go to sleep. but when i lay down i can't go to sleep. the other thing that has me concerned is that the risperdal messes with your hormones and i deffinataly don't need that. they are already messed up enough. it can cause lactation. i have noticed that i do get the same sensation i got when i was breastfeeding. it's a wierd relief type of feeling. no milk yet but i'm just waiting for it. i really hope it doesn't happen though cuz it really helps out my nerves. one major problem i have is pmdd and i was on prozac before with no luck. i breezed right through pms this month. that was a biggy. so, anyhow, that's my two cents. i would really like to hear how it has affected you.
Kathi
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