I take risperidone actually. I take about 1 mg a day but I'm consindering a higher dossis during exams and more stressfull periods of times. Tbh: it works.
I don't have sensory overload problems anymore and it is amazing to not have panic attacks. Also it makes me less frustrated, more focussed wich means I can be more social. I dont have moments where I am completly blocked. The only annoying things about risperidone is that I can't drive with them. Besides that if you look it up online, it sometimes said it is also used for people with autism. Just because it has a certain term on it, doesn't mean it is only for that
.
First I was anxious about it, but after being on it for a while I love my meds.
I don't know too much about
risperidone, but I definitely wouldn't trust it.
The problem is many people even love illegal narcotics for a while, many people take them and can have a great time and at first there often doesn't even seem to be many adverse effects, even after coming down, then some people feel that they were lied to when they were educated how bad drugs are as a child and that's why I think it's extremely important to educate children honestly about both the good and bad side of drugs (the bad side far outweighs the good), but that's another story. Many prescribed mind altering drugs are very similar, the effects might not the as blatant and as harsh as street narcotics, but the long term effects can be very similar and also detrimental. A person might find an antidepressant that appears to work well making them feel better, although it is only usually blocking a non physical pain that is there for a reason and without it the actual cause of the pain will probably never be addressed, the drug is therefore only putting off the inevitable unless it's taken until the day they die. Unfortunately however the body often gets used to the drug over time which reduces it's effect and doses have to be increased to compensate, long term use is also more likely to cause unwanted side effects, especially at higher doses and the dose can only go so high. As the body gets used to the drug it also becomes addicted and eventually people find that they're only taking the drug to feel as they did before taking it at all and it can become much worse, but if they stopped they would often suffer intolerable withdrawal symptoms which are psychological and can also be physical. Sometimes different, often stronger drugs are used which continue to make matters worse and the slippery slope is very similar to many narcotics. Also the risks of side effects are often high and some can be severe, many people on such drugs change personality, sometimes adversely and they're no longer themselves.
In fact various now illegal narcotics were once prescribed medicines, for instance the street drug named
speed (amphetamine sulphate) is a very psychologically addictive stimulant and is a
class B controlled substance in the UK that rightfully carries a penalty of up to a 5 year prison sentence for possession and up to 14 years for supply, but it still used to be commonly prescribed for depression and as a slimming drug.
Adderall is similarly banned in the UK because it's contains amphetamine salts, it is virtually the same as speed and is just as detrimental, yet it's still legally prescribed in many countries including the USA even today, shockingly often to treat
ADHD.
Ritalin contains
methylphenidate hydrochloride which is another very dangerous drug that is banned in the UK, again it's an addictive stimulant with similar effects to speed, but this is also prescribed in many countries such as the USA for the treatment of
ADHD and I've even read that some members here are being prescribed this very dangerous and highly addictive narcotic which is in my opinion nothing short of abuse, but shockingly it's very common.
Diazepam (AKA. Valium) is highly addictive and is one of a number of
benzodiazepines (AKA. Benzos) that are often still prescribed today for a number of conditions including anxiety and there are many very desperate addicts, when I was younger and still a hard drug addict there was often various Benzo addicts that would wander around the city centre asking drug addicts and the homeless where they could buy them, since Benzos were also often prescribed to hard drug addicts they would commonly sell them to make more money to spend on heroin and crack instead. This is just a few examples of why many doctors and the pharmaceutical companies can't be trusted and there's masses of dangerous drugs that are used to treat various conditions including depression and anxiety that are commonly prescribed today. It's a cheap and "quick fix" for the doctors and despite knowing the harmful effects, the corrupt and very powerful pharmaceutical will do anything for this to continue since they're making mass $Millions from it and the fact that they're often addictive makes them even more money, but they certainly make sure they have a large team of very expensive and clever lawyers that will if necessary even pay people off to keep quiet.
Don't take antidepressants or other mind altering drugs and if you are already on them I recommend coming off them very gradually, I also recommend finding a good councillor if possible. You have to come off them gradually because otherwise you would most probably suffer severe adverse effects, much worse than the original condition due to their addictive nature (they are nearly always psychologically addictive and are sometimes also physically addictive).
