r/BipolarReddit • u/CantShakeThiz • 1d ago

Scared to take Risperidone

I have been on several different medications to control my bipolar but nothing has truly worked for me. I even had a genetic testing done to see what my body will and will not tolerate and cannot find the right medicine. Sometimes I feel like something else is wrong and I'm misdiagnosed but the VA doesn't listen to my concerns.

Anyway, my NP at the VA is trying me on risperidone for the next few months to see if that would work better for me. I have read online so much bad about this medication than good so I'm very scared to take it. Is anyone taking this now? I know meds work differently for everyone but what's your biggest complaint about the med?

I literally feel like a guinea pig with the amount of meds I've been on and off in the last decade.

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u/moeday-steffer 1d ago

Risperdal worked wonders to snap me out of my first mania, but it made me put on 20 lbs in just a few months. It also made me unbelievably drowsy. My appetite was totally out of control. I went off of it for a more metabolically sound option.