Guest guest Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Tracey asked >>...Can you please help me with info on these drugs? Time is limited at present have sick kids.1. Risperdal - Schizaphrenia - ... Tracey, Your message alarmed me when I saw the first drug listed. That is an antipsychotic medication. The hospital had my father-in-law on this med to keep him from bothering the nurses. Most states have outlawed the using these drugs to control patients (sedate them without making them sleep). It caused my father-in-law to hallucinate and become difficult to handle. It took about a month at home without these meds before he stopped seeing things and believing people were looking at him from the bushes, etc. My father ended up with permanent brain damage after an open heart surgery and being on these meds for so long. We finally had to put an allergic band on him at the hospital to keep them from giving it to him. They just changed him to another one... this one actually. He was on Haldol before. If at all possible, get her off this and any other antipsychotic medication. These medications do not help with dementia they make it worse. These meds should only be used on Schizophrenia patients. It makes me so mad to hear how many hospitals and nursing homes are still using this tactic to control patients!! Anyway, good luck and do what you think is right, but be very careful when dealing with these meds! The info below came from: http://www.risperdal.com/ Important Safety Information Elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis treated with atypical antipsychotic drugs are at an increased risk of death compared to placebo. RISPERDAL® (risperidone) is not approved for the treatment of patients with Dementia-Related Psychosis. The most common side effects that may occur with RISPERDAL, in the treatment of BIPOLAR MANIA either alone or in combination with a mood stabilizer (Valproate or Lithium) are: sleepiness, muscle stiffness, restlessness, tremor, indigestion, nausea, abnormal vision, muscle aches, dizziness, runny nose, diarrhea, increased saliva, stomach pain, and urinary incontinence. In the treatment of SCHIZOPHRENIA: anxiety, sleepiness, restlessness, tremors, and muscle stiffness, dizziness, constipation, nausea, indigestion, runny nose, rash and rapid heartbeat. Studies suggest an increased risk of elevated blood sugar-related side effects, and sometimes potentially fatal, in patients treated with this class of medications, including RISPERDAL. Some people may need regular blood sugar testing. You may have heard the term "tardive dyskinesia." These are potentially irreversible, uncontrollable, slow or jerky facial or body movements that can be caused by all medications of this type. If you think you have these symptoms, talk to your healthcare professional. A rare but serious side effect that has been reported with this kind of medicine, including RISPERDAL, is known as NMS or neuroleptic malignant syndrome. NMS is characterized by muscle rigidity, fever and can be serious. If you think you have these symptoms, talk to your healthcare professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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