I used to take Risperdal... I lost my period on it. My pdoc took me off of it but replaced it with Abilify. After a month being off it my period returned. Don't get off without your pdoc knowing it, even if it is just 1 mg. Let him/her know what's up.

Good luck!

1 mg is a standard dose for risperdal. I used risperdal and it worked fine until it stopped working, gave me poor sleep and horrible nightmares. I just quit using it and had no problems but it is probably better to let your doc know. It's possible that the risperdal just isn't working for you and I'm sure there's a better med for you. Don't swear off meds due to this, that's how we find out what works and what doesn't.

I took risp for 4 years and accidently ran out. It takes me 21 days to get my meds so I took klonopin instead (to put me to sleep) and I started getting panic attacks. I told my pdoc and he gave me some risp out of his private stores.

it was a no go for me and i stopped before i met with my pdoc. he was fine with it though and switched to abilify which was/is much better. if you have an appointment soon, then i'd wait but if it's going to be awhile then i think stopping is okay. i had no withdrawal symptoms or anything. good luck!

it made me sick to my stomach everyday

i can't remember if anything happened when i came off of it ?
you should tell your doctor and get something else

don't just quit all your meds especially without telling him
do you have anything for anxiety?

be careful you could end up in hospital

Drugs like Risperdal have to be built up slowly and withdrawing down slowly or you risk side effects like Tardive Deskinesia.

I had TD symptons and still do years later. If you stop Risperdal early enough when symptons appear they will usually disappear, I wasn't early enough.

I love and worship the gut that Risperdal gets swallowed into.

Take your sweet ass time coming down.

i dont have anything for anxiety...im still gonna take wellbutrin but thats the only thing im gonna take....no more anti psychotics..i was on abilify but it made me sick thats why im taking risperdal...i didnt take it last night.

i still think you should tell your doctor asap so he can keep an eye on you

shes not in her office she wont be in this week

Each cut back, like two tabs to one tab, then one tab to a half a tab should be about two weeks long.

i take it as needed when im on the edge.... it makes me zZzZzz

I am on Risperidone (Brand name: Risperdal) and I got off it once before but I was only taking .5 mg and I didn't see many withdrawal affects if any. I wonder what side affects your having that you are so fed up with... ?
I am on day two of my second trail run with this rx. The first time I had too much serotonin and had to drop it.
I still do not recommend getting off your drugs. Let your pdoc prescribe you another first. Cycling without drugs is not something I would wish upon anybody with Bipolar. I just went thru hell feeling little to no restraint on my swings. Really don't recommend it.

*wouldn't wish...

the side effect is embarrasing and when i looked it up it said that risperdal is the biggest offender...and i dont want to continue to take it and make it worse. im still gonna take wellbutirn (antidepressant) and so hopefully i wont get depressed.

before i was on any anti psychotic i didnt get depressed with wellbutrin i was just way up and i want that

I've have become non-sexual because of meds how embarsing can anything be unless you stand on your rooftop naked and squak like a chicken.

But by stopping my Lithium my libido is coming back slowly, very slowly.