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Below are Risperdal Consta (Risperidone) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 3 ratings/reviews, Risperdal Consta has an overall score of 6. The effectiveness score is 6.67 and the side effect score is 6.67. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Risperdal Consta review by 27 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | psychotic symptoms |
Dosage & duration: | | 1 mg taken twice a day for the period of 2 years - currently |
Other conditions: | | depression |
Other drugs taken: | | Fluoxetine | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Psychotic thoughts went away. No longer thought people were out to get me. Became less suspicious of people. Iritability decreaed while on this medication. This medication has worked wonders for me. |
Side effects: | | None at all for me. I have tolerated this medication very well. |
Comments: | | Started this medication in October 2008 for my suspiciousness of people (thought people were out to get me). Began at 0.25 mg once a day for a week, then increased to 0.5 mg a day at night. 3 weeks later (1 month from the time of starting risperidone), increased to 1 mg every night. Stayed on 1 mg for a few months when the symptoms came back. Dose increased to 1.5 mg a day. Depression set in (for outside life factors...not due to medication) and fluoetime added at 10 mg a day and risperidone decreased to 1 mg a day due to flueoxetine increasing the levels of risperidone. Depression still there and psychotic symptoms came back. At next vist (1 month) flueoxetine increased to 20 mg every morning and risperidone increased back to 1.5 mg a day. Two months later psychotic symptoms would come back in the middle of the day (as if the medication was wearing off). Rispreridone dosage changed to 1 mg twice a day. Which is still the current dosage I am on. |
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| Risperdal Consta review by 25 year old male patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | bipolar |
Dosage & duration: | | 4mgs taken 5 years for the period of 5 years |
Other conditions: | | N/A |
Other drugs taken: | | Lithium | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | depression lessened |
Side effects: | | headaches after 4 years, no control over breathing, the drug created inner emotions and feeling that weren't present before starting taking the medication, the bi-treatment of lithium and risperidone also created feeling of excessive sleepiness, created a weight gain of more than my normal size, colors of objects turn more bland and life seems more pointless when taking risperidone during the day. Taking the medication at bedtime turned out to be better. Smoke 2 packs a day after taking the medication at night and waking up the next day. Less able to control emotions. |
Comments: | | I had more energy than others when i was younger and the doctors and parents wanted to punish me for it by putting me on medication. Havn't been able to get off them since because they are addicting and mind warping. |
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| Risperdal Consta review by 50 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | hallucinations |
Dosage & duration: | | .25 (dosage frequency: 1x daily) for the period of 2 weeks |
Other conditions: | | anxiety, depression, tremors, low thyroid, DID, high bp, high cholesterol |
Other drugs taken: | | lorazepam, prozac, welbutrin, propanolol, pravistatin, levothyroxine | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Risperdal reduces worry about visual and auditory hallucinations that remain. Personality remains intact. Disturbing thoughts are reduced. |
Side effects: | | Significant weight gain, weak muscles, fogginess, nightmares, sleepwalking and loss of appreciation for humor. |
Comments: | | She sees people and hears music that others do not see or hear, therefore takes risperdal when symptoms are too difficult to manage to be a competent spouse, parent and professional. Talk therapy combined with medication monitoring supported by Risperdal each night helped to improve self confidence and reduce paranoia. |
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