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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. Benzodiazepines are also used for this purpose.
Risperidone has a complex pharmacology, but its main mechanism of action is as a D2 dopaminergic receptor antagonist. This means that it blocks dopamine from binding to the receptor, meanwhile not activating it. [citation needed] It also blocks most of the serotonin receptors, being an inverse agonist at the 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C serotonin receptors.[citation needed] Risperidone has the strongest affinity to the 5-HT2A receptor.[citation needed] On top of that, it acts as an irreversible antagonist at the 5-HT7 serotonin receptor. Its hypnotic effects come from the blockade of dopamine D2 receptors.
Subjective effects
Disclaimer: The effects listed below cite the Subjective Effect Index (SEI), an open research literature based on anecdotal user reports and the personal analyses of PsychonautWikicontributors. As a result, they should be viewed with a healthy degree of skepticism.
It is also worth noting that these effects will not necessarily occur in a predictable or reliable manner, although higher doses are more liable to induce the full spectrum of effects. Likewise, adverse effects become increasingly likely with higher doses and may include addiction, severe injury, or death ☠.
Sedation - Risperidone produces strong sedation and can result in an overwhelmingly lethargic state. At higher levels, risperidone can cause users to suddenly feel as if they are extremely sleep deprived and have not slept for days, forcing them to sit down and generally feel as if they are constantly on the verge of passing out instead of engaging in physical activities. This sense of sleep deprivation increases proportional to dosage and eventually becomes powerful enough to force a person into complete unconsciousness.
The general head space of risperidone is often described as one of sleepiness, emptiness, apathy, stupor and catatonia. The specific cognitive effects can be broken down into several components which progressively intensify proportional to dosage. These are described below and generally include:
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Legal status
Australia: Risperidone is available only through prescription.[citation needed]
Germany: Risperidone is a prescription medicine, according to Anlage 1 AMVV.[1]
Switzerland: Risperidone is listed as a "Abgabekategorie B" pharmaceutical, which requires a prescription.[2]
United Kingdom: Risperidone is available only through prescription.[citation needed]
United States: Risperidone is available only through prescription.[citation needed]
