Risperdal: Risperdal Side Effects
Risperdal Side Effects
Risperdal and other antipsychotic medications can cause serious problems such as:
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS), a life-threatening nervous system problem, which can cause high fever, stiff muscles, sweating, fast or irregular heart beat, change in blood pressure, and confusion. NMS can also affect your kidneys and is a medical emergency. Call your healthcare professional right away if you experience these symptoms.
- Tardive Dyskinesia (TD), a movement problem. Call your healthcare professional right away if you get muscle movements that cannot be stopped.
- High blood sugar and diabetes. Patients with diabetes or who have a higher chance for diabetes should have their blood sugar checked often.
- Strokes have occurred in older patients treated for mental illness from dementia. Risperdal is not approved for this use.
Other serious side effects from Risperdal use may include:
- low blood pressure seen as dizziness
- increased heartbeat
- possible fainting
- seizures
- persistent erection
- thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (seen as fever and bruising)
- increase or decrease in body temperature
- difficulty swallowing
The most common side effects from Risperdal use include:
- anxiety
- uncontrolled movements
- constipation
- nausea
- upset stomach
- runny nose
- rash
- vision changes
- saliva increase
- abdominal pain
- inability to control urination
- weight gain
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