Risperidone
"I took Risperdal (Resperidone) for about five years. It effectively managed my maina/hypomania and gave me no obvious side effects towards the beginning.



Pros

-Effectively worked

-Helped with hypomania

-Helped with mania



Cons

-Developed Hyperprolactinemia

-From ^^^ i developed amenorrhea and weight gain

-Mental Slowness (things were harder to learn and harder to remember)



It's a good medication that worked for me, but I had unfortunate side effects. Everyone is different so don't automatically discount the drug if you are just starting it based on everyone else's experience. It DID work for me the way it was supposed to, but I also had side effects so I had to switch it. I'm giving it 8 out of 10 because it DID manage my BPD well."