Risperidone lactation

Similarly, risperidone caused extrapyramidal symptoms in fewer patients (24%) than haloperidol did (43%) in a two-phase study in patients with acute bipolar mania (phase I, 3 weeks, patients receiving either risperidone 1-6 mg/day, haloperidol 2-12 mg/day, or placebo (32). Plasma prolactin concentration was higher with risperidone (no data provided) prolactin-related adverse events included non-puerperal lactation, breast pain, dysmenorrhea, and reduced libido or sexual dysfunction these effects occurred in six patients on risperidone (4%) and in two on haloperidol (1.3%). 

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