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...
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twilight of trajedi
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Hey I Can Help to Heal Yourself 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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hey 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
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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.
