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Posted by nolegirl323 on February 25, 2010, at 19:47:36
Has anybody experienced weight gain with Risperdal? I just got put on it after a suicide attempt, and I noticed that one of the side effects is weight gain. This concerns me as I have a history of eating disorders. How likely is it that I will gain weight?
Thanks :)
Posted by emmanuel98 on February 25, 2010, at 20:01:04
In reply to Risperdal + weight gain, posted by nolegirl323 on February 25, 2010, at 19:47:36
I gained weight very rapidly on risperdal, but I have a friend who was on it and gained no weight at all. I also gained weight on abilify, which very few people gain weight on. So you should try it and see. The weight gain, if it happens, happens right away, so you'll know within a couple of weeks if it's going to be a problem.
If you have an eating disorder, it would probably be helpful to you to gain a few pounds anyway.
Posted by Phillipa on February 25, 2010, at 21:16:46
In reply to Re: Risperdal + weight gain, posted by emmanuel98 on February 25, 2010, at 20:01:04
Nolegirl what happened so glad your're here though. Phillipa
Posted by bleauberry on February 27, 2010, at 17:43:19
In reply to Risperdal + weight gain, posted by nolegirl323 on February 25, 2010, at 19:47:36
My following comments depend on whether risperdal works for you or not. If it doesn't they don't apply. If it does...
Big difference between weight gain and suicide attempt. No contest. The weight gain wins hands down.
Weight can be managed. Maybe a notorious weight gain med like Zyprexa or Depakote person ABC might gain 30 pounds. But if that same person carefully chose what they bought at the store to eat and engaged in efforts to burn off calories, that 30 pounds would be more like 5 or 10 pounds. And the whole while, the choice of foods and activity are both going to help the recovery by a couple notches on a 1 to 10 scale.
Anyway, I think before worrying about a potential weight gain challenge, just trying to get feeling better might be the first goal?
Posted by paulbwell on March 2, 2010, at 18:39:02
In reply to Risperdal + weight gain, posted by nolegirl323 on February 25, 2010, at 19:47:36
I took 2mgs daily years ago, and ate@ate@ate, now on 1mg, no weight gain even with Prozac, but i'm also taking a fairly high Ritalin dose-so theres the answer on why no weight gain/excess hunger
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