what is respirdal and why do so many people say it really messes them up?

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It's Risperdal, switch the i and the e. That's one of the brand names for the drug for risperidone. The other brand names are Belivon and Rispen. The chemical name is 4-[2-[4-(6-fluorobenzo[d]isoxa.

The drug is used for treating schizophrenia, autism, bipolar disorder, and psychotic depression.

What "messes people up" is when the drug is prescribed for aspergers syndrome, a mild form of autism. Many doctors now consider this use for the drug unethical, because it destroys the personalities of otherwise functional human beings. Treating aspergers syndrome with Risperdal is like treating a wart with chemotherapy. Needless to say, the patient is almost always worse off than they were before treatment.

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It is a major tranquilizer, used to treat schizophrenia. Some drugs used to treat schizophrenia can cause severe side effects, like tardive dyskinesia (abnormal writhing movements).

it is a antipsychotical medication. The reason why some say it messes them up is there have been cases when the medication has caused diabetes.
But not all patients have gotten diabetes from this medication.
It has proven to be a great medicine if monitored by your doctor.

I took it and it was helpful for my depression and mood issues, but it gave me elevated prolactin levels and i had to stop taking it. this medicine has a wide area of affects with differnt things, they gave it to me for anger and it pretty much made me act like a zombie.

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