Haloperidol?what are the withdrawal symptoms while coming off or stopping taking them?

Question

Haloperidol?what are the withdrawal symptoms while coming off or stopping taking them?

Answer 1

youre in luck - they make your tongue shrink

Answer 2

Haldol is a nasty old drug.  Stopping it or switching to another drug is probably a good idea, depending on your mental health conditions.

If you're going from haloperidol to nothing, you might experience anxiety and insomnia, depending on the dose you were on.  

The other risk is re-emergence of whatever psychiatric symptoms you had before you were put on the Haldol.  If you're bipolar, this might be a little bit of mania or hypomania.  If you were put on haloperidol for psychotic symptoms (hearing voices or having odd delusions), these symptoms might come back.

If you're switching from haloperidol to a newer drug like Zyprexa, the risk of symptom re-emergence is reduced considerably.

Answer 3

Haloperidol does not generally produce withdrawal problems.