risperdal for OCD?? - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

obsessor · 05-24-2004, 09:45 AM

dear fellow obsessors..
i am an OCD sufferer (pure-O)..ive been on 60 mg of celexa and 100 mg of luvox for 4 months now..i noticed a huge improvement(what i mean by huge is that i STILL have violent thoughts daily but they dont bother me the way they used to).
lately my thoughts turned into fear of death and expecting it any minute..2day i told my dr and the started reducing the celexa (cos i told her about the weird feeling in my legs at night which turned out to be RLS) and she decided that celexa was the cause..she put me on .25 mg of risperdal which is used in high doses for shcizophrenia while low doses r for OCD..has anyone ever been on this med??if so,can he/she share the experience with it with me?
thanx alot..
sara

curt34 · 05-24-2004, 12:53 PM

My psych put me on Risperdal about 3 months ago and I have been very pleased with the results. I felt a little odd about taking a medication that is for schizophrenia, but he said Risperdal has shown to work great for ocd at lower doses. I'm on .5 mg and have seen a sharp decline with regard to my obsessive thoughts. Supposedly risperdal helps the SSRI work better. I'm grateful to have found this combination and now can function normally.
Good luck.

FroBoyPeaceGuy · 05-24-2004, 01:57 PM

Hello Obsessor,

I persoanally do not have OCD, but my gf who also posts (ontheway) has this disorder. One of her meds is the Risperdal, and she says it helps a lil, but the thing she doesn't like is the side effect (not in everyone) is that lactation occurs. She did not have this happening until she started w/ this medicine. I think yoi have a stronger dosage than she does. I heard some meds can counteract some of the wierd side effects that happen in the body.

As for the fear of death, if you are in good health cept for the OCD thoughts, then trust in yourself to live a long prosperous life. I've visited this board for a lil while now, and I have seen so much love these folks have for one another. It is like a big family in here, always helping one another. [ removed ]

curt34 · 05-24-2004, 03:07 PM

Thanks for the words of encouragement. OCD can be so damn frustrating.....I suppose you understand that since your girlfriend has to deal this illness. I know my obsessions about terminal illness are statistically ludacris, but I convince myself that I will be in the small number of people. Assinine, I know, but I still have trouble stopping the thoughts. Sorry to go on.....it seems when we get an ear we lay it all out in hopes of finding some comfort.ha Take care.

twotouchted · 04-02-2005, 04:33 AM

I'm glad I read this. Now I know I'm not the only one. The Zoloft alone didn't help much but these tics I have had nearly all of my life and the skin picking! ugh! I seem to be insisted on grooming my fingers till they are sore and bleeding. Nobody is this mad, I think. Oh those horrible tics! The blinking, the tapping, the clearing of the throat, the jerking movements! When will they stop? I told the shrink about this and he put me on 1 mg. of Risperdal to add to my 50 mg. of Zoloft. The Risperdal should help with the tics, I'm told. "Tics are meant to ward off evil." That is in the OCD world.