Haloperidol
Haloperidol is an antipsychotic tablet used for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe behavioural problems, listed here as Haloperidol 5mg and 10mg tablets and Haldol 10mg tablets.
Haloperidol
Haloperidol
5/10mg
Haloperidol 5mg and 10mg tablets, for the management of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. An antipsychotic.
What haloperidol is used for
Haloperidol is one of the older antipsychotics, the group also called typical antipsychotics. It is used to manage psychotic disorders, where thinking becomes disturbed or unusual, and to steady the mania and mood swings that come with bipolar disorder. It also calms severe behavioural problems, and it is one of the medicines that can cut down the motor and verbal tics of Tourette's disorder — the repeated movements and sounds a person cannot hold back.
Dopamine is a chemical messenger the brain uses to pass signals between nerve cells, and haloperidol blocks it. Overactive dopamine signalling is part of what drives hallucinations, agitation and tics, so blocking it damps those symptoms down. Haloperidol controls the condition rather than curing it: symptoms stay quieter while the medicine is in your system, and it is usually taken long term.
Haloperidol tablets in the range
Two listings, both plain tablets: Haloperidol tablets in 5mg and 10mg, and Haldol in 10mg. Same active ingredient, different brand names, so choose by the strength you want and the name you recognise. Both sit in the Mental Health category with the rest of the antipsychotics and mood medicines. Haloperidol is also made as a concentrated oral liquid and as an injection for hospital use; here it is tablets only.
Taking haloperidol tablets
Most people take haloperidol two or three times a day, at roughly the same times each morning and evening, which keeps the amount in the body steady. Treatment usually starts on a low dose that is raised step by step, then trimmed back once symptoms settle. Swallow the tablet with a glass of water. It is a medicine you keep taking rather than stop when you feel better, and the dose is reduced gradually at the end because coming off suddenly can set off jerky movements that are hard to control.
Side effects to expect
Dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, restlessness, shaky hands, stiff muscles, constipation and sleep problems are the usual complaints, and many of them fade as treatment continues. Movement effects are the ones haloperidol is best known for — tremor, stiffness, that restless urge to keep moving. Fever with rigid muscles, heavy sweating, confusion and a fast or uneven heartbeat needs urgent treatment. Uncontrollable movements of the tongue, face, lips or limbs are a separate, slower problem that can appear after months of use.
Alcohol and other medicines
Alcohol sharpens the drowsiness and dizziness haloperidol causes and can drop your blood pressure, so it is best left alone while you take it. Sleeping tablets, anxiety medicines, strong painkillers and sedating antihistamines pile on the same effect. Medicines that affect heart rhythm and Parkinson's disease drugs such as levodopa also clash with haloperidol. Keep the strips somewhere cool and out of direct sun.
Sources
- Haloperidol: MedlinePlus Drug Information — National Library of Medicine
- Overview - Schizophrenia - NHS — NHS
Where can I buy Haloperidol in Hong Kong?
You can order haloperidol online with delivery to Hong Kong. The range includes Haloperidol tablets in 5mg and 10mg, and generic Haldol in 10mg, both as tablets. Every order ships in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing on the outside about the contents.
How much do Haloperidol products cost in Hong Kong?
It depends on the product, strength and pack size. Each of the two haloperidol products listed here shows its current prices in HKD or the currency you select.
Do I need a prescription to order Haloperidol?
PockDose does not ask you to upload a prescription when you order haloperidol. See the ordering FAQ for details.
What are the brand names for haloperidol?
Haldol is a brand name of haloperidol, which is also sold as Serenace. Here, haloperidol can be bought online as generic Haldol and haloperidol tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
What is the difference between Haldol and haloperidol?
They are the same medicine. Haloperidol is the ingredient name and Haldol is a brand name for it. The plain haloperidol tablets come in 5mg and 10mg, while the Haldol listing is 10mg tablets only, so the choice comes down to strength and the name on the pack.
Does haloperidol make you drowsy?
Drowsiness is one of the most common effects, and it tends to be strongest in the first days of treatment and after a dose increase. It can slow thinking and reactions, so hold off driving or using machinery until you know how the tablets affect you.
What does 5mg or 10mg mean on a haloperidol tablet?
It is the amount of haloperidol in each tablet. A 10mg tablet holds twice as much as a 5mg one, so a higher strength means fewer tablets for the same total daily amount. Both strengths in the range are ordinary tablets.
Can I stop haloperidol suddenly?
Haloperidol is stepped down rather than stopped overnight. Cutting it out abruptly can bring on jerky, uncontrollable movements, and the symptoms it was holding back can return. The dose is reduced bit by bit at the end of treatment, and most people take the tablets long term.