bipolar disorde
"I have Bi-Polar II and I have been taking 0.5 mg 1x a day of Risperidone. It has calmed my irritability and my thinking seems more organized.  I definitely noticed an immediate difference.  It addressed not mood as much as thinking and perception.  For mood, I take Lamictal and started taking Topamax also JUST to combat the weight gain from the Risperidone.  The weight gain is miserable and THAT depresses me.  (I was originally on Lithium but that affected my thyroid adversely and although it had a good effect otherwise, it also "flattened out" my mood to such an extent that I felt really blah)."