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Risperidone Treatment Report
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What is Risperidone?
Risperidone is in the class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics. It is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia, and episodes of mania or mixed episodes for people with bipolar disorder.
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Reasons Taken
65 patients in the community are taking or have taken Risperidone.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 30 | 46% |
| Other | 10 | 15% |
| Psychosis | 4 | 6% |
| hallucinations | 3 | 4% |
| Depression | 2 | 3% |
| Don't know | 2 | 3% |
| Nausea | 2 | 3% |
| Mood swings | 1 | 1% |
| intrusive thoughts | 1 | 1% |
| Emotionally Labile | 1 | 1% |
| Cognition | 1 | 1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Risperidone or how long patients were taking Risperidone before stopping.
