risperdal
Schizophrenia treatment drug
Risperdal is a brand name for risperidone, an antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and irritability associated with autism.
It works by affecting dopamine and serotonin in the brain.
The drug has been controversial due to side effects including significant weight gain and, in some males, breast tissue growth.
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
- delusionsFirmly held false beliefs
manic · schizoaffective · agitation · irritability · autism · dementia · behavioral · acute
Not conforming to type
- antipsychoticDrug treating psychosis
- neurolepticPsychiatric medication blocking dopamine
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
antagonist · receptor · blockade · metabolism · half-life · bioavailability · injectable · dosage
Medical dispensing authorization
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- psychiatristMental disorder physician
- FDAU.S. health regulator
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
off-label · pediatric · geriatric · contraindication · warning · monitoring · compliance · adherence
State of near-sleep
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- gynecomastiaMale breast tissue growth
- metabolicOf bodily chemistry
hyperglycemia · tremor · rigidity · dystonia · parkinsonism · restlessness · fatigue · dizziness
schizophrenia
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
delusions · manic · schizoaffective · agitation · irritability · autism · dementia · behavioral · acute · maintenance
atypical
Not conforming to type
- antipsychoticDrug treating psychosis
- neurolepticPsychiatric medication blocking dopamine
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
serotonin · antagonist · receptor · blockade · metabolism · half-life · bioavailability · injectable · dosage · titration
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- psychiatristMental disorder physician
- FDAU.S. health regulator
approved · off-label · pediatric · geriatric · contraindication · warning · monitoring · compliance · adherence · discontinuation
drowsiness
State of near-sleep
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- gynecomastiaMale breast tissue growth
metabolic · hyperglycemia · tremor · rigidity · dystonia · parkinsonism · restlessness · fatigue · dizziness
risperdallevodopa
Dopamine precursor medication
stimulants · amphetamines · uppers · amphetamine · Adderall
risperdalantidepressants
Medications treating clinical despair
Prozac · Zoloft · Lexapro · Wellbutrin · SSRIs