In my case, the main reason I was prescribed Risperdone was for my constant delusions. When I first the pills, I knew nothing about them. I actually thought they were sleeping pills, because I had told my doctor that I had been suffering from insomnia among other things.
Risperidone
Well-documented
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 2 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- 17 combo interactions documented
- PubChem toxicity data
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 2 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- 17 combo interactions documented
- PubChem toxicity data
Aliases: Risperdal
Summary
Risperidone (also known as Risperdal) is an atypical antipsychotic medication of the benzisoxazole chemical class. Risperidone is prescribed for bipolar disorder, autism, and psychotic disorders, such as in schizophrenia. It is sometimes used as a sedative to reduce the effects of psychedelics like LSD and to induce sleepiness.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 0.5-1mg | 1-3mg | 3-6mg | 6mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak | Offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 18-60 min | 2-8 hrs | 2-4 hrs |
Effect Profile
33 reportsScores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Validated against 33 Erowid trip reports
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Benzodiazepine
7.0
Strong+
7/10
Strong euphoria with moderate anxiolysis and sedation, mild cognitive impairment
Anxiolysis
×3
7
anxiety suppression
reduced anxiety
emotion suppression
Sedation / Relaxation
×2
6
sedation
Motor / Cognitive Impairment
×1
4
motor control loss
Euphoria / Mood Lift
×1
10
euphoria
physical euphoria
mood lift
disinhibition
Based on reports from:
Tolerance
Build-up
develops over 1–4 weeks of daily use; hypnotic tolerance faster than anxiolytic tolerance
Reset
weeks to months depending on half-life and duration of use; taper recommended
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
3d
Half tolerance
37d
Baseline
~60d
Acute tolerance: develops within a single session — the reset numbers above apply after sustained heavy use, not after one binge. Within-session tachyphylaxis usually resets largely overnight.
Effects
Aggregated from 33 Erowid experience reports
Positive Effects 6
Anxiety Suppression
51.5%
70%
Sedation
24.2%
70%
Stimulation
21.2%
70%
Euphoria
18.2%
70%
Empathy
18.2%
70%
Music Enhancement
15.2%
70%
Adverse Effects 6
Psychosis
39.4%
70%
Confusion
30.3%
70%
Nausea
15.2%
70%
Memory Suppression
9.1%
70%
Increased Heart Rate
9.1%
70%
Muscle Tension
9.1%
70%
Combinations
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Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, and Bluelight. Click a source to expand. Reports are harm-reduction context, not medical guidance.
Erowid 8 reports 5 neutral 3 cautionary visit
I was given Risperidone as a 'mood stabiliser' after becoming bipolar. Initially I was in a mental health ward and I noticed a few affects right away. I was playing chess on a palm pilot and the game seemed to slow up and speed down.
I would like to start you off with some background information on myself. About 3 years ago I was diagnosed as having an obsessive compulsive narcissistic personality disorder. My mind is plagued with ego-based delusional philosophy/perceptions of reality and extremely violent sexual fantasies (my mind is never calm).
I took risperidone for, I'm not sure, a few months. It was prescribed, mostly, for hallucinations during manic episodes of bipolar disorder, when I would hear, see and feel things that did not exist. The one thing I can say for sure was that there was a very real sense of duality.
Imagine you had to eat cardboard. It would become for you a little bland, methinks. This is how life is becoming stuck on a risperdal treadmill. I got trapped amongst the mental health regime due to my parents demanding that I see a psych, after condemning my trying recreational drugs.
This antipsychotic drug is given mostly to people suffering schizophrenia and is most likely given to someone relating to any psychotic symptoms, auditory (or visual) hallucinations, etc.
It was in July of 2002 when I had my first psychotic episode, consisting of auditory hallucinations. In October I was prescribed Risperidone (Risperdal) to combat the schizophrenia, and during the time of my first experience with the drug, was hospitalized for safety reasons at a psychiatric clinic during the period wh...
I used to have nightmares every night, without fail, really awful ones. My psychiatrist assured me they would subside due to my new regimen of trazodone, but they never did. He decided to prescribe me Risperdol. I felt a bit awkward, like he was implying that I was psychotic.
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