Evey Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hi, I was wondering which of the two people gained more weight on. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogMan Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 i haven't taken seroquel, but risperdal is pretty weight neutral for me i did gain a bit, but that is easily explained by how shitty i feel, and my diet without it. I was underweight before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 7 hours ago, Evey said: Hi, I was wondering which of the two people gained more weight on. Thank you! I've tried both, and Risperdal is weight neutral for me..........On Seroquel, I gained some weight, which came off easily, once I stopped it. I've been on Risperdal now for about three years, and no weight gain....I am on a pretty low dose though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintalto Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Risperdal was weight neutral for me, seroquel made me gain 50 something pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarn Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Also gained ~50lbs on Seroquel. I've not been on Risperdal but Invega, and I believe it was weight neutral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echolocation Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 i was on a small dose of risperidal for a couple years, and it was pretty weight neutral for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearhead Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I can’t speak to risperdal particularly, as I was on it very briefly, but both times I’ve taken doses of Seroquel larger than 50-100 mgs for sleep, I packed on pounds. And I never gain weight unless it’s med-related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikl_pls Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I've never taken Risperdal, but I personally never gained weight from Seroquel (I was on a low, low dose for insomnia, 100 mg). But according to my pdoc, Seroquel > Risperdal when it comes to weight gain. It's the prolactin from Risperdal you gotta worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echolocation Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 13 hours ago, mikl_pls said: It's the prolactin from Risperdal you gotta worry about. seconding this. even at my 0.75 mg dose, i started lactating after couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearhead Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 16 hours ago, mikl_pls said: It's the prolactin from Risperdal you gotta worry about. Oh yeah! I forgot completely, but that’s what drove me to stop taking it. Thirty days, whole new cup size. I am way too old for that shit. Also my mania was walking right through it like it wasn’t even there, but the tit thing really pushed me over the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 17 hours ago, echolocation said: seconding this. even at my 0.75 mg dose, i started lactating after couple years. 14 hours ago, Gearhead said: Oh yeah! I forgot completely, but that’s what drove me to stop taking it. Thirty days, whole new cup size. I am way too old for that shit. Also my mania was walking right through it like it wasn’t even there, but the tit thing really pushed me over the edge. I've been on it 3 years, and never lactated at all.......Maybe because I'm menopausal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderful.Cheese Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Definitely i had a ton of weight gain from seroquel and seroquel xr. Over 60 lbs. minimum over 10 years+. Risperidone and Invega no weight gain. But do watch for prolactin issues as others have mentioned. YMMV of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjimjam Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I have not been on Risperdal but have taken Seroquel and Invega. Invega is very similar to Risperdal. I gained more on Seroquel, but on Invega I had hyperprolactimia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarn Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 3 hours ago, mcjimjam said: I have not been on Risperdal but have taken Seroquel and Invega. Invega is very similar to Risperdal. I gained more on Seroquel, but on Invega I had hyperprolactimia. Same. Gained ~50lbs on Seroquel (but at 800mg dose), Invega I believe I lost some weight on, but I lactated. I think too, though I don't remember, that I was on a high-ish dose of Invega - so your results may be dose-dependent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarCrazy Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Definitely avoid seroquel! It really slowed my thinking down to an uncomfortable degree. (And I gained quite a lot of weight on it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintalto Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 4 hours ago, StarCrazy said: Definitely avoid seroquel! It really slowed my thinking down to an uncomfortable degree. (And I gained quite a lot of weight on it) Do not tell people what to take and not take. You can relate your personal experience here but you are not a doctor and are not in a position to say what people should take and what they shouldn’t. Not everyone has the same side effects from a drug. Plenty of people take seroquel and benefit from it. You can’t say for certain this person is going to have the same experience you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarCrazy Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I never claimed to be a doctor. But from my perspective as a patient Im saying I would avoid it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, StarCrazy said: I never claimed to be a doctor. But from my perspective as a patient Im saying I would avoid it. It's just that you need to be clear in how you say things here. I've been on seroquel in one form or another since 2003. It's a staple in my drug cocktail and I've not gained on it. That may or may not be the experience of others, just as the fact that it didn't work well for you may or may not apply to other people. You can't generalise what happened to you into damning the drug outright for everyone. The people who posted before you were explicit in saying that it wasn't weight neutral for them, but your first response simply said not to take it at all. Edited August 20, 2020 by MiaB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 One persons singular experience with a drug has little to no bearing on how the drug will effect another. For that you need a large sample group. I think you are doing a disservice telling people not take a med due to your singular experiences. Sorry, you are not that significant. You could be telling someone not to take the very med that would really help them, just not you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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