Amisulpride (AMI)

If you use this medicine, you will sometimes need extra blood tests to measure the prolactin level.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

• ECG alterations (heart rhythm changes)

  You suffer from palpitations of the heart, an irregular heartbeat or a slower or faster heartbeat. You may suddenly become dizzy or pass out for a moment.

Aripiprazol (ARI)

If you use this medicine, you will sometimes need extra checkups to check on the occurrence of restlessness, agitation and insomnia.

• The urge to move

  You feel restless and you cannot sit or stand still. For example, you constantly twitch your legs or cross and uncross your legs.

• Insomnia

  You have problems sleeping. This means that you do not fall asleep, lie awake for a long time or often or wake up too early.

Asenapine (ASE)

• Dizziness

  You get dizzy when you get up from bed or a chair. This side effect usually disappears within a few days to weeks.

• Drowsiness and sleepiness

  You have a drowsy, sleepy and listless feeling. As a result, you are unable to concentrate. It is also difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, which can cause weight gain.

Brexpiprazol (BRE)

• The urge to move

  You feel restless and you cannot sit or stand still. For example, you constantly twitch your legs or cross and uncross your legs.

Bromperidol (BRO)

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

• Impulse control disorder

  The antipsychotic drug can sometimes make it difficult for you to control your impulses. This can lead to uncontrolled gambling, eating, shopping and sexual behavior.

• Insomnia

  You have problems sleeping. This means that you do not fall asleep, lie awake for a long time or often or wake up too early.

Broomperidol (BRO)

This is an old drug that has been researched less extensively. This means that there is a chance that it has more side effects than listed here.

• Stiffness of the muscles and trembling

  You have stiff muscles and difficulty with moving, walking or speaking. You may also experience tremors.

• Muscle cramps and twitches

  You have (sometimes painful) muscle cramps and twitches, especially in your head, neck and hands. It causes unusual body positions and your eyes can turn away.

• Hypersalivation

  Because it is harder to swallow your saliva, you have too much saliva in your mouth. This is often accompanied by drooling, especially when you are sleeping. Sometimes it is difficult for other people to understand what you are saying.

Cariprazine (CAR)

• The urge to move

  You feel restless and you cannot sit or stand still. For example, you constantly twitch your legs or cross and uncross your legs.

• Stiffness of the muscles and trembling

  You have stiff muscles and difficulty with moving, walking or speaking. You may also experience tremors.

• Muscle cramps and twitches

  You have (sometimes painful) muscle cramps and twitches, especially in your head, neck and hands. It causes unusual body positions and your eyes can turn away.

Chloorprotixeen (CHL)

This is an old drug that has been researched less extensively. This means that there is a chance that it has more side effects than listed here.

• Weight gain

  The medication makes you gain weight, because you no longer feel when you have had enough to eat. Sometimes you can even develop obesity.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

Clotiapine (CLO)

Clozapine (CLO)

You only get this medicine if other drugs do not work. If you use this medicine, you will need extra blood tests regularly and also your weight must be checked more often.

• Drowsiness and sleepiness

  You have a drowsy, sleepy and listless feeling. As a result, you are unable to concentrate. It is also difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, which can cause weight gain.

• Weight gain

  The medication makes you gain weight, because you no longer feel when you have had enough to eat. Sometimes you can even develop obesity.

• Dizziness

  You get dizzy when you get up from bed or a chair. This side effect usually disappears within a few days to weeks.

Droperidol (DRO)

• Stiffness of the muscles and trembling

  You have stiff muscles and difficulty with moving, walking or speaking. You may also experience tremors.

• Muscle cramps and twitches

  You have (sometimes painful) muscle cramps and twitches, especially in your head, neck and hands. It causes unusual body positions and your eyes can turn away.

• Epileptic seizures

  If you have epilepsy, or a sensitivity to seizures, a seizure can be triggered by antipsychotic medication.

Flupentixol (FLP)

This is an old drug that has been researched less extensively. This means that there is a chance that it has more side effects than listed here.

• Weight gain

  The medication makes you gain weight, because you no longer feel when you have had enough to eat. Sometimes you can even develop obesity.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

Fluspirileen (FLS)

This is an old drug that has been researched less extensively. This means that there is a chance that it has more side effects than listed here.

• Drowsiness and sleepiness

  You have a drowsy, sleepy and listless feeling. As a result, you are unable to concentrate. It is also difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, which can cause weight gain.

• Stiffness of the muscles and trembling

  You have stiff muscles and difficulty with moving, walking or speaking. You may also experience tremors.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

Haloperidol (HAL)

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

• Stiffness of the muscles and trembling

  You have stiff muscles and difficulty with moving, walking or speaking. You may also experience tremors.

Levomepromazine (LEV)

• Drowsiness and sleepiness

  You have a drowsy, sleepy and listless feeling. As a result, you are unable to concentrate. It is also difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, which can cause weight gain.

• Dry mouth and cavities

  Because your salivary glands produce less saliva, you have a dry mouth. This makes it difficult to swallow, your tongue and lips feel tight and you have trouble speaking. If you have a dry mouth for a long time, you are more likely to have cavities.

• Gastrointestinal symptoms

  You have gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, diarrhea and constipation.

Lurasidon (LUR)

• Drowsiness and sleepiness

  You have a drowsy, sleepy and listless feeling. As a result, you are unable to concentrate. It is also difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, which can cause weight gain.

• Gastrointestinal symptoms

  You have gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, diarrhea and constipation.

• Stiffness of the muscles and trembling

  You have stiff muscles and difficulty with moving, walking or speaking. You may also experience tremors.

Olanzapine (OLA)

If you use this medicine, you sometimes will need extra checkups for your weight.

• Weight gain

  The medication makes you gain weight, because you no longer feel when you have had enough to eat. Sometimes you can even develop obesity.

• Metabolic syndrome

  The metabolic syndrome is a combination of four symptoms: high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity. These symptoms increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

• Gastrointestinal symptoms

  You have gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, diarrhea and constipation.

Paliperidon (PAL)

If you use this medicine, you will sometimes need extra blood tests to measure the prolactin level.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

• Dizziness

  You get dizzy when you get up from bed or a chair. This side effect usually disappears within a few days to weeks.

Penfluridol (PEN)

This is an old drug that has been researched less extensively. This means that there is a chance that it has more side effects than listed here.

• Stiffness of the muscles and trembling

  You have stiff muscles and difficulty with moving, walking or speaking. You may also experience tremors.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

• Low blood pressure

  When you stand up from a sitting or lying position, your blood pressure drops. This can make you feel dizzy or nauseous and you may see black spots or stars. You also have more risk of falling.

Periciazine (PER)

This is an old drug that has been researched less extensively. This means that there is a chance that it has more side effects than listed here.

• Drowsiness and sleepiness

  You have a drowsy, sleepy and listless feeling. As a result, you are unable to concentrate. It is also difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, which can cause weight gain.

• Dizziness

  You get dizzy when you get up from bed or a chair. This side effect usually disappears within a few days to weeks.

• Stiffness of the muscles and trembling

  You have stiff muscles and difficulty with moving, walking or speaking. You may also experience tremors.

Pimozide (PIM)

This is an old drug that has been researched less extensively. This means that there is a chance that it has more side effects than listed here.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

• Drowsiness and sleepiness

  You have a drowsy, sleepy and listless feeling. As a result, you are unable to concentrate. It is also difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, which can cause weight gain.

Pipamperon (PIP)

This is an old drug that has been researched less extensively. This means that there is a chance that it has more side effects than listed here.

• Drowsiness and sleepiness

  You have a drowsy, sleepy and listless feeling. As a result, you are unable to concentrate. It is also difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, which can cause weight gain.

• Low blood pressure

  When you stand up from a sitting or lying position, your blood pressure drops. This can make you feel dizzy or nauseous and you may see black spots or stars. You also have more risk of falling.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

Prothipendyl (PRO)

Quetiapine (QUE)

When you use this medicine, you will sometimes need extra checkups to check on the occurrence of drowsiness and sleepiness.

• Weight gain

  The medication makes you gain weight, because you no longer feel when you have had enough to eat. Sometimes you can even develop obesity.

• Drowsiness and sleepiness

  You have a drowsy, sleepy and listless feeling. As a result, you are unable to concentrate. It is also difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, which can cause weight gain.

• Dizziness

  You get dizzy when you get up from bed or a chair. This side effect usually disappears within a few days to weeks.

Risperidon (RIS)

If you use this medicine, you will sometimes need extra blood tests to measure the prolactin level.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

• Stiffness of the muscles and trembling

  You have stiff muscles and difficulty with moving, walking or speaking. You may also experience tremors.

Sertindol (SER)

If you use this medicine, electrocardiograms should be made regularly.

• Low blood pressure

  When you stand up from a sitting or lying position, your blood pressure drops. This can make you feel dizzy or nauseous and you may see black spots or stars. You also have more risk of falling.

• ECG alterations (heart rhythm changes)

  You suffer from palpitations of the heart, an irregular heartbeat or a slower or faster heartbeat. You may suddenly become dizzy or pass out for a moment.

• The urge to move

  You feel restless and you cannot sit or stand still. For example, you constantly twitch your legs or cross and uncross your legs.

Sulpiride (SUL)

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

Tiapride (TIA)

This is an old drug that has been researched less extensively. This means that there is a chance that it has more side effects than listed here.

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

• Drowsiness and sleepiness

  You have a drowsy, sleepy and listless feeling. As a result, you are unable to concentrate. It is also difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, which can cause weight gain.

Zuclopentixol (ZUC)

This is an old drug that has been researched less extensively. This means that there is a chance that it has more side effects than listed here.

• Sexual problems

  You have a low sex drive. For men it is more difficult to get an erection and they have less or no sperm. For women it is harder to have an orgasm. Their menstruation is irregular or absent. These symptoms may be related to the hormone prolactin, but it can also be caused by other factors.

• Increased prolactin level

  Your brain produces too much of the hormone prolactin. This causes sensitive breast tissue and milk discharge from your breasts. This is called galactorrhea and can occur in both women and men. You also have a low sex drive and you can gain weight. Women suffer from menstrual disorders (amenorrhea) and can be less fertile. Breasts can develop in men.

• Stiffness of the muscles and trembling

  You have stiff muscles and difficulty with moving, walking or speaking. You may also experience tremors.