Haloperidol vs Risperidone
 | Haloperidol |  | Risperidone |  |
| Haloperidol is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders). This medicine helps you to think more clearly, feel less nervous, and take part in everyday life. It can also help prevent suicide in people who are likely to harm themselves. It also reduces aggression and the desire to hurt others. It can decrease negative thoughts and hallucinations. Haloperidol can also be used to treat uncontrolled movements and outbursts of words/sounds related to Tourette's disorder. Haloperidol is also used for severe behavior problems in hyperactive children when other treatments or medications have not worked. Haloperidol is a psychiatric medication (antipsychotic-type) that works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain (neurotransmitters). | Risperidone is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, irritability associated with autistic disorder). This medication can help you to think clearly and take part in everyday life. Risperidone belongs to a class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. | |||
Alternatives
Reviews
| Add Haloperidol review I don't know the original diagnosis at the time I was taking Haldol. My actual diagnosis which I later found out was schizo-affective. This medicine caused my head to twist to the side from a muscle spasm, my tongue to hang out of the side of my mouth, and drooled when these things happened. My heart was racing and I was scared half to death. I already had enough fear because of my condition. I also experienced blurred vision. I was on numerous medications after Haloperidol until they found the right one. Abilify has helped me the most out of all that I had taken. In case this doesn't allow me to pick more than one category, after 20 years of being diagnosed, I am a healthcare worker and am working on a degree in counseling. I have been taking Haldol off and on for the last 19 years. I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia when I was 29 and hospitalized. I was given Haldol and it worked fairly quickly (within 1week). Now when I start feeling paranoid, I take up to 2mg - 10mg as needed. Usually over the weekend because it causes drowsiness and a feeling of being sedated. I do have some muscle problem with my face and do not know if this is related to the Haldol or Seroquel or Lamictal that I am taking. The raised cheek problem does appear to be neurological. I am currently under a doctors care and checking this out. | Add Risperidone review The medication worked however it increased my breast size and now I have to research how to fix this. Not happy. This medication was prescibed for chronic migraine, it caused me to have hyperprolactinemia. I had no period for more than a year and it caused my breasts to leak milk even though I have no children. Even my gyn did not catch this one. I started risperidone 2mg at bedtime in April of 2013. Since then I have no more anxiety, not depressed, no longer agitated or nervous I feel much better no more social anxiety disorder and it has helped my spasmodic dysphonia. I can focus much better. Life is good !!! I was given the Rx to take at bedtime.. this is given to schizophrenics and it causes one to hear voices? Sounds like job security for masochistic shrinks. Feel MUCH better w/out it. I urge everyone to GET A SECOND OPINION!!!I now take a single dose of one med each day. Keep trying, there IS something better out there. | |||
