Living with Bipolar 1 Disorder - Risperidone/Risperdal 2 years out

Here I discuss my perspective on functioning in society with Bipolar 1 disorder while under the treatment of the Risperidone anti-psychotic medication. I will be doing this series where I openly and frankly discuss my personal experience with Bipolar 1 disorder.

[@paulflint6254]

I'm on olanzapine and feel like shit. I'll try risperidone. All i get are negative stuff. Anxiety and depression with occasionally mania. I hate this. Had enough

[@soltangarayev6743]

I take risperidone. This calms me. This medicine is especially for crazy people.

[@susanritchey1849]

Wow! You did a great job of informing folks about Bipolar 1 , treatments, & medication. Wish I had your info earlier in life. Thanks for helping others.

[@matthewknapp9425]

I'm not at all dissing your info in fact IM glad you state everything but let me tell you my experience so far on it I distaste the stuff! it made me have major mind fog and my drive for anything and all things is gone. IM having trouble even taking care of my self and I got head aches and hard time focusing on anything. its really frustrating. I used the washroom so much. its always super hard to go #2 now. and have to use #1 all the time now. I am gaining weight and losing weight at the same time for me. gaining fat but losing muscle. I hate going outside and talking on the phone now... I have a hard time talking to people too ever since being on this stuff. maybe some people really need it but its life altering.. that's only a little over a year of taking 3mg of it every day.! long story how they put me on it but I think maybe just because I went through hell and handled it wrong. they put me on this stuff. I even am a bit restless but I am so sleepy and drained all the time. the medicine to counter the restlessness they gave me increased my stroke chances so so SO much. so I refuse that since I got a heart murmur. when I eat I feel like IM chocking a lot of the time. I sometimes have to swallow a certain way to eat a lot of my meals.

[@blissbrain]

hey thanks for your vids man. in first one (6 months on risperidine) you mentioned the episode that landed you in ward was you went cold turkey on zyprexa when drunk so i can totally understand your relapse. is this what you refer to when you said you were imagining the youtube video playing when you were in hospital ?? if so, i would say those hallucinations weren't becuase you needed an antipsychotic, but you needed to taper off the zyprexa more slowly, over 10 weeks or so. would you agree? just trying to clarify. for example was the very first episode you had which was 'natural', (first of 2) as bad? i think it is important to distinguish between natural bipolar episodes, and the ones CAUSED by cold turkey withdrawal of antipsychotics. my son tapered off zyprexa over a month and had many hallucinations, all worse than the original ones causing him to be put on it. so we must tread lightly. any info wold help. also anyone reading that may know answers is greatly appreciated.

[@user-wb2yv7ll9d]

Thanks for the video. What about the muscle side effects such as stiffness? Do you exercise?

[@ARon82]

I dont but u should. Never had any muscle problems.

[@bowiemom3726]

Did you ever go through depressed episodes too or was it mainly just the manic episodes? My sister has had a horrible time with her Bipolar I Disorder. The risperidone has helped with her manic episodes but she is still having the horrible depressive episodes. Was just wondering if you thought the risperidone helped with depression too? If that was an issue for you. Also my sister had a crazy side effect on the risperidone. Her eyes would travel upwards and to the left and get stuck. It really freaked her out. She got up to 8 mg and had to come down to 1.5mg but since she is super depressed they are going to attempt to go back up to 2mg and see if that can bring her mood up enough to combat this depression. Thanks for your video and your input.

[@ARon82]

Ive gone though depressed episodes but it isnt nearly as damaging as the manic ones.

[@lawrenceharry7543]

Wow...I can totally relate. I was diagnosed with bipolar 1 in 2018 after a serious manic episode. I have been on respirodone for 2 years . I got stable after a year and have been on a job for a year going . I am a high school teacher and everything seems like its going good . I skip my drugs nowadays cos its kinda like drowns me and i am not quite up n about whenever i do . i take 2mg a day at night . Please i dont know if its advisable to just stop cos i feel very norm n integrated back into society even getting a masters degree . Really great just coming across you today . God bless you and keep you strong

[@Reviewist]

Do what you feel is best for you but with the guidance of an expert, preferably a psychiatrist/psychiatric nurse practitioner.

[@paulflint6254]

it helps? Hope it does for me, cos I have had enough 😢

[@chinami6534]

Thanks for this video. Just got of Olanzapin and we are trying Risperdal now with my psychiatrist. Hope it works better for me. I was also depressed on Olanzapin. Good video and such a realistic look on the antipsychotics.

[@ARon82]

Good luck bro!

[@NaiadFloss]

glad i found you, i got bipolar mania too and just been put on risperidol

[@paulflint6254]

how was it?

[@NaiadFloss]

@@paulflint6254 very good overall , I have higher than average prolactine levels so il be seeing my doc soon about readjustment but overall risperidone is very good for me no manic episodes but still a bit of a podgy belly but slimmer than on other meds I've been on x good luck

[@shaunzanyusof2102]

What’s your libido like on risperidone/risperdal

[@grantlangford465]

Thanks for sharing really appreciate your point of view on this subject!!

[@imeldathurackal5715]

You can apply for disability benefits if it’s really hard to function at work.

[@melw4537]

How do you handle the restlessness with this drug? Does it go away after a while or? I just started taking risperidone

[@oceanabc5169]

Good talker , 2 days without no problem still in system hospital says takes full month to get out of system. Why in hospital they keep you to self evaluate . 👍

[@oluwafemistanislaus297]

You look like Lars Ulrich (drummer from Metallica)

[@mathw2703]

I sometimes wonder why someone puts so many videos online about certain topics... isn't that also a bit of a mania...?

[@ARon82]

No.

[@babynaysc]

Does Risperidone medication help with the manic part of Bipolar Disorder?

[@ARon82]

Yes, havent had a manic episode since I started taking it.

[@bellefemme6677]

Thanks for sharing your experience

[@spirituallyL]

What is low dose to u

[@Elias_Halloran]

interesting and nice video!

[@FBB-nq4yz]

your the realest bro... i play your videos on replay almost everyday. can relate still trying to recover. Thanks man

[@ARon82]

I appreciate that

[@ARon82]

I haven't made a video in 6mo maybe I should post an update thanks for watching so much

[@FBB-nq4yz]

​@@ARon82 that would be a great help 🙏

[@oceanabc5169]

Thanks

[@Reviewist]

Do you feel a pressure fluctuating in your skull/brain? Maybe even in the rest of your body.?

[@ARon82]

No, never

[@Reviewist]

@@ARon82 how would you describe the feeling of “awareness over your brain activity”? If you don’t mind explaining it a little more.

[@millstreetteut7835]

Did you experience the same drowsiness with zyprexa?

[@ARon82]

Yes, pretty much.

[@aguafria88]

Are you worried about tardive dyskenisia?

[@ARon82]

Nah, if it hasn't happened yet it probably never will.

[@aguafria88]

@@ARon82 it's associated with long term use of antipsychotics

[@ARon82]

@@aguafria88 If it happens it happens and ill get on another med for it, so far, so good.

[@josuecarlosjimenez]

Hey Anthony, thank you for making this video. I actually have what you have and taking Risperidone. However, I don't think the dosage is working out for me. I've been experiencing an irritable/burning sensation in my head that won't go away, which is making me live uncomfortably and unmotivated. I was wondering if you had the same problem? Appreciate your response!

[@ARon82]

Hey. Never had any irritable burning sensation, id talk to your doctor pronto.

[@josuecarlosjimenez]

@@ARon82 Going next week! Thanks hermano!

[@JZGreengo]

This happened to me after the medication left my system, I was terrified.

[@matthewknapp9425]

yup I really feel the foggy mind and the drivelessness and lack of emotion from all this.

[@EM-wb6bk]

Did stopping the med help with burning sensation?

[@papanickfresh7805]

Glad to see you're back on track bro! 👏 👏 👏

[@ARon82]

You need to make some content on your channel too man

[@papanickfresh7805]

@@ARon82 I used to stream on Twitch and used this account for that. Don't really know what I'd talk about now 🤷‍♂️

[@ARon82]

@@papanickfresh7805 What did you stream on Twitch? Gaming?

[@papanickfresh7805]

@@ARon82 yeah, I used to play alot of destiny. I just don't have the time like I used to.

[@cesarcahuis7445]

Hi are you still taking risperidone?

[@paulflint6254]

Should have 893K subbs

[@ARon82]

Thanks, tell your friends and family to subscribe.

[@jazzy4chazzee802]

i was put o it cause i smoked hashish. was that right?

[@JohnSmith-ox3gy]

Was it right for you? Did it help or hinder you? Was the doctor who prescribed it doing it with sound justifications?

[@jazzy4chazzee802]

@@JohnSmith-ox3gy i dont think so but my family do

[@Reviewist]

Did the hash cause psychosis? If so then this medication can help treat it but long term use may not be appropriate.

[@jazzy4chazzee802]

@@Reviewist i dont think so. but it made me obedient.

[@Reviewist]

@@jazzy4chazzee802 obedient to whom?

[@adriangraham1868]

Hi my name is adrian I'm on reisperdone and I don't feel right how long until I can be normal and function?

[@adriangraham1868]

Risperidone

[@JZGreengo]

Takes a few months, took injection on July 1st and still experiencing side effects but much less, I’m slowly feeling more alive and in reality

[@adriangraham1868]

@@JZGreengo are you still taking medication? how do you feel mentally and physically?

[@JZGreengo]

Adrian Graham feeling more emotion, I cry a lot, memory has improved, sometimes I laugh at things I find funny but I swear I use to laugh more, no physical symptoms, I’m running 3 miles a day... Originally on risperidone and shortly after the medication left my system I felt terrified of everything for 2 months, even being alive scared me, taking a shower scared me, going to the bathroom scared me, the only time I felt decent was when I was surrounded by people, I felt things I never felt before, emotions I never thought I’d experience because I’ve never had bad experiences from antidepressants or felt suicidal (I wasn’t depressed, just extremely uncomfortable living because of the side effects)... I was only on risperidone for one month at 4mg per day (well supposedly 4mg per day because the injection was 120mg but I don’t understand how they can predict how my body metabolizes 120mg, maybe the medication lasted 3 months because the side effects are going away 3 months later but super slowly, I’ve notice huge improvement in my mood but it scares me that I might feel awful again. I was told by a doctor when I was getting a cat scan that the dose I was given was way too high for my weight and that it might take longer for me to metabolize the medication, I’m 6’4 but I’m skinny, not like some big guy

[@adriangraham1868]

@fondle my ball sack no I am not

[@Syncere20]

Beautiful looking room.

[@ARon82]

Thanks, Its since been demolished.