Risperdal vs Saphris
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| Risperidone is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, irritability associated with autistic disorder). Risperdal can help you to think clearly and take part in everyday life. | This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder). Asenapine helps you to think more clearly, feel less nervous, and take part in everyday life. It may also help to decrease hallucinations (hearing/seeing things that are not there) and prevent severe mood swings. Asenapine is a psychiatric medication that belongs to the class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain (neurotransmitters). | |||
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| Add Risperdal review After having a nervous breakdown, I talked to my doctor about options in dealing with anxiety and depression. My doctor prescribed this medication back in 2008. Since then, my entire outlook and personality has changed. My thought process is much clearer, I don't feel nervous or anxious as much, and the medication has made me able to deal a high level of stress. I can honestly say that Risperdal h ... increased sedation, increase in constipation, loss of appetite, loss in interest of things he used to do,increased difficulty in learning and desire to learn and less happy Made me very drowsy, lost interest in previously enjoyable activities 0/10 would not reccomend Varying dosages. Paranoia/hallucinations. Quit cold turkey and still have no feelings, emotions, or empathy but am calm but really delayed thinking and responses and had to give up on Bachelor's degree. It raises your triglyceride levels and causes weight gain. I wouldn't recommend it to people unless you really need it. | Add Saphris review This drug has given me some bad side effects, I'm gassy, bloated and I have Type 1 Diabetes and Saphris seems to be raising my blood sugars, I've been on in for almost a month and my blood sugars can't get below 300, and I have to take very large doses of insulin as well, not to mention it's making me eat and eat. I was on Risperdal before and that made me gain 25 lbs but I have to say this medication has increased my appetite even more. It also numbs my mouth and tongue and messes with my taste buds. I've been kind of Hypo-manic since I've been taking it so my mood hasn't crashed yet, but I am going to stop taking it, a lot of the reviews on here say Saphris is great at stabilizing mood. I really wish I could stay on it to see that but I have to take care of my diabetes and blood sugars so need to find another anti-psychotic, have tried quite a few so far and haven't found a good match yet. Risperdal did work but it made me fat. black cherry taste my "a"..hard to get out of container. makes me sleepy at first and then when get up in am start acting very manic. yelling at my animals, also don't want to be around people. I'm not sure yet. better than serequel. Am losing weight instead of gaining but jeez, the mania is not a good thing for me. will give a little more time cuz sick of bouncing around with different pills. I also take lithium.. | |||
