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trajedi

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Loss of Libido 2 Years After Taking Risperdal
Posted: 12-07-07 02:36am

I don't have schitzophrenia but i have a chronic pain condition that was misdiagnosed as purely mental...I took risperdal at about 2-6mg with a max dose of lexapro then zoloft and i lost my sex drive the first day i took it...I was in so much pain at the time i continued taking it for about 2 months...Then i didn't like the risperdal b/c i noticed i started to lactate and the ssris found out later have a synnergic effect on it...And finally i took more ssris for another 8 months till i found out where the pain was from...I blame risperdal b/c i had a good sex drive on ssris until that was added to the mix......So now my question is has anyone ever gotten their sex drives back to baseline after taking a mid to high dose of risperdal>? even if it took them months to years to get it back do they eventually come back or is there as drug needed to reverse this effect? I know for a fact it induced some type of secondary hypogonadism in me and i am definitely not the only one as i know a few others this happened to...BTW it has been 2 years since i took that garbage drug that damaged my libido and soul... Crying
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Posted: 12-18-07 07:31am

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antipsychoticCurious

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risperdal and loss of libido
Posted: 08-07-08 14:20pm

I am trying to find information on this same topic. Did you ever find anything helpful? I would really appreciate it if you could share it with me if you did. Thanks!
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dooley

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Posted: 08-18-08 22:37pm

I have been on risperdal for over 10 years for tourettes. im 21 and my libido is low. and sex can be hard to initiate for me. it freakin sucks. i have been off risperdal for about 2 weeks now. no difference in sex drive. i can maintain an erection but getting turned on can be hard..... lets just say my motor is really cold at the beginning and it takes a minute to warm it up. its weird. any advice would be appreciated/
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antipsychoticCurious

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response to Dooley
Posted: 08-21-08 10:31am

This is the same problem my boyfriend and I are experiencing. Since taking Risperdol for the last 7 months his sex drive has been a big zero. He has changed recently to Ziprex but not much difference in his libido. He is just not interested. I wonder if this is the medicines or the illness itself. He had a scizophrenoformic episode 7 months ago.

Let me know how you are doing. Good luck Smile
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NightStar

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Posted: 08-21-08 13:55pm

Hi, I have been on risperdol and I can't remember if it specifically affected my sex drive, but I do remember there was a time when it was low. I had trouble lactating also. I still do and I have been off of that drug for more then 3 years. And yes my sex drive is back.

So hopefully you can get yours back too.
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