"this pill has been very good to me.  it calms me down and balances out my mood so i no longer have the extreme ups and downs.  it keeps me in a happy middle.  while many other bipolar medicines i have taken have made me feel an inability to feel angry, risperdal just keeps me from making a huge deal over small issues.  i no longer get mad over petty things, but i do feel angry when something extremely upsetting happens.  i do not feel extreme sadness for no reason any longer, but i do feel it when extreme events happen.  for instance, my grandfather died last week and i was sad about it but i no longer feel depressed for no reason.  the stages of mania i used to experience have almost completely subsided."