I had an psychotic episode about two years ago and I was prescribed Risperidon and the side effects have fucked up my life, I worked in an office for over 35 years cleaned shaved, suited and booted and now I haven't got the energy to wash in the morning.
I have been clean of all medication for over well over a year now and nothing has changed, can't believe a fucking psychiatrist gave me this shit and never told me about the side effects, they should issue these dangerous psychotic pills for a 3 month period only and then wait to see if the symptoms return, not leave me on them unsupervised I didn't have a clue but now I have researched them thoroughly, I know they have dangerous side effects.
The reason they don't tell you is they are in denial I have told them hundreds of times, it has made me brain damaged and they won't accept it, you always get the same dumb answer, oh some people have some side effects but everyone is different and not everyone will experience them.
I was on 2mg which they say is a low dose 6 months later the side effects starting kicking in I was in Antigua and I suddenly started waking up after 4 hours sleep and then that was that I loved my sleep my eyes would just open automatically strange they prescribe it for in insomnia because that is one of the side effects listed, I started to feel strange and started to withdraw from people and didn't talk as much and then I started to feel really tired I couldn't work it out I always had a spring in my step so I was told by my work to take 3 months paid leave not sickness and then I couldn't move something just switched off in my brain or I am brain damaged I talked to the psychiatrist who advised me to stay on it after talking to him for months I made the decision myself to reduce it to 1mg and a few months later I just stopped on my own, I still have no energy it's about 14 month later I have not had an aspirin in that time, I can't think properly, I can't sleep properly, after I stopped I get ringing in my ears and this is on and off all day, I get out of bed I walk 10ft to the settee and watch TV I don't want to wash or shave or even brush my teeth even the simple tasks are an up hill battle. I have never taken medication in my life but I was still never warned of any side effects and left unsupervised. THESE DRUGS ARE EVIL.
My job had me on full pay for over 6 months in there contract you get paid for 3 months they was really gutted I couldn't return so that's why I'm on SS and want to CTB.
Cheers
Geo