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Posted by infectedmushrooms on May 22, 2007, at 15:56:20
Can risperdal cause permanent sexual dysfunction if taking 6mg for 3 months. Are there any studies on sexual dysfunction after discontinuing this drug and are there people on this forum that have gotten their sex drives back fully after taking it.
Posted by linkadge on May 22, 2007, at 18:01:51
In reply to Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperdal?, posted by infectedmushrooms on May 22, 2007, at 15:56:20
Its possable. I have had this happen with other drugs.
Linkadge
Posted by infectedmushrooms on May 22, 2007, at 20:16:37
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperdal?, posted by linkadge on May 22, 2007, at 18:01:51
is it permanent tho? I mean u claim it has happened with other drugs...was it a neuroleptic? Also doesn't the brain heal and shouldn't sexual functioning return back to normal after time. I have been off it for a year and still dont have a sex drive before I was super horny.
Posted by linkadge on May 23, 2007, at 6:34:17
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperd, posted by infectedmushrooms on May 22, 2007, at 20:16:37
I have no sex drive like 3 years after stopping SSRI's. I hope it returns. Yes I too had more than this before.
Linkadge
Posted by Paulbwell on May 25, 2007, at 11:01:56
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperd, posted by linkadge on May 23, 2007, at 6:34:17
> I have no sex drive like 3 years after stopping SSRI's. I hope it returns. Yes I too had more than this before.
>
> LinkadgeMost psych drugs reduce sex drive, neuroleptics being the worst.
A Dexamphetamine script resolved that however.
Posted by infectedmushrooms on May 29, 2007, at 13:31:07
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperd » linkadge, posted by Paulbwell on May 25, 2007, at 11:01:56
Paulbwell are u saying you are now horny again and do u have to continue taking the Dextroamphetamine
to be horny or did it even you dopamine out over time and you don't have to conitnue the amphetamine drugs. Currently I am taking wellbutrin but it doesn't have any real effect. I am taking 150mg. What drugs have you tried...Any advise appreciated thanx~infected
Posted by paulbwell on May 30, 2007, at 6:18:29
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperd, posted by infectedmushrooms on May 29, 2007, at 13:31:07
> Paulbwell are u saying you are now horny again and do u have to continue taking the Dextroamphetamine
> to be horny or did it even you dopamine out over time and you don't have to conitnue the amphetamine drugs. Currently I am taking wellbutrin but it doesn't have any real effect. I am taking 150mg. What drugs have you tried...Any advise appreciated thanx~infectedI only took it for a short while, as well as the Risperdal-which raises Prolactin and can cause hormonal-imbalance. Try high dose Vitamin C, Yohimbe,
Cheers
Posted by infectedmushrooms on May 30, 2007, at 12:42:01
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperd » infectedmushrooms, posted by paulbwell on May 30, 2007, at 6:18:29
what is a short while for you and what dose did you take of the risperdal...I took risperdal 3mg with max dose of ssri for about 3 months and lost my sex drive a year and a half ago. I'm not horny at all nemore bc I took the Risperdal with the ssris during those 3 months. I have been off risperdal for over a year and a half and all ssris as well but did not yet regain my sex drive.....ALso my t*ts go in and out all the time so i know my prolactin is high still. do you think yohimbe is the best choice or dopermergenic drugs. My hormones levels are terribly low on the blood test and prolactin mid to high range. Is it possible that too much dopamine has been permanently destroyed and can never repair or is this more of a gene expression change?...I have been mega dosing vitamin C for a while plus taking 150 mg of wellbutrin but to no avail. I think I need a stronger agonist like dostinex or I am considering deprynyl. compared to before my sex drive is only 10% of what it was.
Posted by paulbwell on May 30, 2007, at 12:52:22
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperd, posted by infectedmushrooms on May 30, 2007, at 12:42:01
> what is a short while for you and what dose did you take of the risperdal...
I took Risperdal for a casual period of 2-3 months 2mgssI took risperdal 3mg with max dose of ssri for about 3 months and lost my sex drive a year and a half ago. I'm not horny at all nemore bc I took the Risperdal with the ssris during those 3 months. I have been off risperdal for over a year and a half and all ssris as well but did not yet regain my sex drive.....ALso my t*ts go in and out all the time so i know my prolactin is high still.
I take it you are female?do you think yohimbe is the best choice or dopermergenic drugs.
Yohimbe can work very well for many, so can Dopaminergic meds, which are sometimes given to counteract SSRI SEs.
My hormones levels are terribly low on the blood test and prolactin mid to high range. Is it possible that too much dopamine has been permanently destroyed and can never repair or is this more of a gene expression change?I think an endochronoligist may help.
...I have been mega dosing vitamin C for a while plus taking 150 mg of wellbutrin but to no avail. I think I need a stronger agonist like dostinex or I am considering deprynyl. compared to before my sex drive is only 10% of what it was.
Good luck
Posted by infectedmushrooms on May 30, 2007, at 13:24:41
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperd, posted by paulbwell on May 30, 2007, at 12:52:22
im actually a dude but my t*ts got big from risperdal but get small in cold weather again or when taking a piss bc i think prolactin is messed up. Then they get small again. Are you saying that you yourself regained 100% sex drive back after discontinuing the drug by taking dopermergenic drugs? I find that remarkable if you did.
Posted by paulbwell on May 30, 2007, at 13:30:55
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperd, posted by infectedmushrooms on May 30, 2007, at 13:24:41
> im actually a dude but my t*ts got big from risperdal but get small in cold weather again or when taking a piss bc i think prolactin is messed up. Then they get small again. Are you saying that you yourself regained 100% sex drive back after discontinuing the drug by taking dopermergenic drugs? I find that remarkable if you did.
Yes, a good drive returned, maybe long term SSRI use was to blame.
Posted by infectedmushrooms on May 30, 2007, at 13:38:27
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperd, posted by infectedmushrooms on May 30, 2007, at 13:24:41
one last question sorry to bother you but what was the exact regimen that you took to get it back and do you continue to have to take drugs to keep it or if you stopped an agonist drug would your sex drive go away?...I know one guy who took risperdal 4mg a day for 3 months lost his sex drive then took dostinex and it worked very well on the first dose but subsequent doses failed. He even tried adderall as well but had no effect for him nemore. Was there a period of waiting done before you tried the dopamine agonist for your dopamine receptors to become less sensitized?
Also was it ritalin or adderral you referred to in the first post and how did you get a prescription for the drug or did you buy it online?>
Posted by paulbwell on May 30, 2007, at 14:20:44
In reply to Re: Sexual dysfunction after discontinuing Risperd, posted by infectedmushrooms on May 30, 2007, at 13:38:27
When i stopped Risperdal regurally, my drive returned. Have been taking a Dopamine agonist for several years under the supervision of a specialist. This was changed to lowish dose Dexamphetamine for a short while, which while increasing libido more so, was unsatisfactory for other reasons.
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