It's been since 09.04. I was on 6 mg daily for like 2 weeks + shot of 50 mg consta (another 6 weeks) + 30 days of stelazine, haldol and some other stuff. It's not like total zomby state, but like my perception of the world has changed. I no longer can genuinely laugh, cry, feel fear or remorse, get those deep feelings from movies/music/weather. Just basic functioning. Mostly I prefer to sleep in this state as nothing really brings joy or pleasure anymore.
When did you get into this zombie-like state? I think it's called emotional blunting, and it happens as a result of the Risperdal blocking your dopamine receptors, which are responsible for having you feel emotions, pleasure, etc. What are you diagnosed with?
Risperdal gave me this zombie-like state for about a week, after only 4 days of being on 1mg nightly. When I woke up one morning feeling like you are describing, I immediately stopped taking the med, and after a week I felt normal again. But then after a day I became psychotic/manic again, so perhaps I shouldn't have quit taking Risperdal. Now I'm back on it for about a month, and taking 4mg for a week, and still not feeling the effects of medication.
You're saying you've been in this condition since 2004?! Are you still taking antipsychotics?
I mean 9th of April, sorry. No, I don't take any and I never will.
sorry, but if someone who was psychotic read this post it might scare the life out of them. it can have very unpleasant side effects- but nothing like described in this post. risperidal is risperidal weather its consta or not.
Guys from propeciahelp.com have similar symptoms like from taking Risperidone
i took this meds after my first psychosis and let me tell you, it sucks. i felt numb not only as in dumb and withheld but also emotionally, just like you said. i got my therapist to change my meds. right now im supposed to be on lithium (which i dont take for the last 6 months) and im on zalasta or olanzapine antipsychotics. i am always in a good mood and i enjoy myself a lot more, but i dont seem to be able to shake off the weight i gained. i dont advise anyone to not take their meds, i tried it without consulting my psychiatrist, and i was only comfortable to do it because i rarely drink (and if i do i only have 2 max 3 beers) and i stopped every other drug i was on, even smokes. i do meditate daily.
i forgot to mention, libido is also back to normal after you change to one of those antipsychotics
I was forced to take risperdal by injection after being diagnosed with steroid induced psychosis earlier this year. I was on the 25mg consta shot every two weeks for 4 months, then switched to oral pill form while tapering for one month. From day 1 I experienced flat effect, anxiety and loss of libido. I have been off for about 6 weeks now and still feel no emotions and have zero sex drive. I am unable to orgasm and still experience feelings of anxiety, though not to the degree while I was on this mind numbing drug. I am afraid my brain has been permanently damaged. Please tell me if you recovered after discontinuing?
I was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and was forced to take Invega Sustenna which is the metabolite of Risperidone at 100mg a month for 10 months. It gave me anhedonia and many other unbearable side effects.
I am much like most of you here. No longer able to feel any emotions. Can no longer feel pleasure from any activities. Cigarettes and alcohol all stopped working. They do nothing now. All I feel constantly are restless, despair, uneasy, empty, and extreme boredom. I have no motivation or interest to do anything.
I am also an artist and this medication has totally destroyed me as one. I have also lost my creativity and I find it almost impossible to draw anything now. I can't picture anything and my hand doesn't move the way it used to before the drug.
I have read many who suffering from this permanently and am scared to death. It has been 3 months since my last injection and I still haven't felt any improvement.
I was also forced to take Invega Sustenna (metabolite of Risperidone) for 10 months at 100mg a month. I am experiencing what everyone else here are experiencing. Lack of motivation, pleasure, desire, emotions, feelings, etc. It has been 3 months since my last shot and I am not on anything now and still no improvement. I am scared this may be permanent.
Can we sue or do something about this? This is really frustrating and I am so hopeless.
I was unfortunate enough to have had to take Invega Sustenna at 100mg a month for 10 months. My life has been completely destroyed. I am not even kidding you. I have never suffered so much before in my life and never knew that a human being could feel what I am feeling now after Invega Sustenna. Severe anhedonia, lack of motivation, willpower, or desire to do anything. Inability to experience any type of pleasure or joy. Cigarettes, alcohol, or anything else that used to stimulated dopamine and gave pleasure/euphoria all have stopped working. I lost my creativity as an artist which is devastating. I constantly feel restless, uneasy, despair, and dysphoric. That is 24/7 and there is nothing I can do to make these feelings go away. I can no longer feel sleepy, tired, or hungry. My body just shuts down and I pass out if I get too exhausted. I don't feel comfort when lying on my bed. Foods have lost their taste.
It has been a bit over 3 months now since my last injection and I still haven't felt any improvement.
I was on risperidone for about 2 years. I was on 4 mg and they had to put me on other medications to counteract the negative side effects of the risperidone but those made me an emotional wreck. The risperidone made life boring and meaningless. I developed a minor case of tardive diskonesia. I also could not have erections. I started skipping doses and cutting them in half and now I've been off completely for three months. I feel way better, and my friends say they can see emotions in my face and I am no longer stiff. I am also haveing some erections. I have some minor delusions but nothing a all serious and my psychiatrist told me to hang on to the bottle so I can take one if I feel bad.
please use the new treatment of BRAIN STATE TECHNOLOGY (BRAINWAVES)
did you ever regain your human emotion?