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davidhayter
killedbypsiquiatry
- Jan 4, 2023
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I would like to know your experiences with this medication and if anyone was left with any sequelae from its use. In my case, I was left with anhedonia.
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Hi, may i pm you?No sequela as far as I know, but it was awful while under it. Zero positive effect, and almost every side-effect described in the books. It was long ago, but as I remember it, the most crippling side-effects for me were heavy sleepiness and dizziness, shaking and sexual dysfunction (sore and difficult erection + impotence). I was in highschool, and at some point it was so bad that I had a complete breakdown. I put myself in fetal position, heavily shaking and unresponsive, I couldn't take it anymore. I'm very surprised this drug helps anyone at all.
Along with Quetiapine, it was definitely the worst drug I had. I heard about tardive dyskinesia and digestion issues that sometimes subsist after the treatment is stopped. Never heard of anhedonia though, and while it's not impossible that Risperidone induced that to you (given how heavy it is), I think @Calicocat's hypothesis is very
Holy shit. I'm using risperidon. I'm experiencing symptoms as you describe. Maybe i should tell about those for my social worker ?No sequela as far as I know, but it was awful while under it. Zero positive effect, and almost every side-effect described in the books. It was long ago, but as I remember it, the most crippling side-effects for me were heavy sleepiness and dizziness, shaking and sexual dysfunction (sore and difficult erection + impotence). I was in highschool, and at some point it was so bad that I had a complete breakdown. I put myself in fetal position, heavily shaking and unresponsive, I couldn't take it anymore. I'm very surprised this drug helps anyone at all.
Along with Quetiapine, it was definitely the worst drug I had. I heard about tardive dyskinesia and digestion issues that sometimes subsist after the treatment is stopped. Never heard of anhedonia though, and while it's not impossible that Risperidone induced that to you (given how heavy it is), I think @Calicocat's hypothesis is very reasonable.
I think the worst that could happen from talking about side-effects is being denied. Sometimes, they blame it on you or minimize how invalidating it is. But they may as well understand and help you find alternatives (which has happened to me a few times). So I'd say you don't have much to lose by doing it, but maybe it would be more efficient to talk directly to whoever is prescribing it to you? Not sure how it works for you.Holy shit. I'm using risperidon. I'm experiencing symptoms as you describe. Maybe i should tell about those for my social worker ?