I was on Risperdal for 11 years. My psychiatrist put me on it because he told my parents I needed to be on it and I didn't have a choice. I was put on it to counter the Zoloft my parents finally made me take. I have painful muscle spasms I'm guessing from the Risperdal and if so will probably have them for the rest of my life. It seems almost inevitable you'll be disabled if you stay on Risperdal long.