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Risperidone Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Risperdal, Buzon, Risperdal Consta, Apo-Risperidone
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.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 61 | 36% |
| Psychosis | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 7% |
| hallucinations | 9 | 5% |
| intrusive thoughts | 9 | 5% |
| Mood swings | 5 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 4 | 2% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 3 | 1% |
| Anxiety, compulsiveness | 3 | 1% |
| Depression | 3 | 1% |
| Major Depressive Disorder | 2 | 1% |
| Nausea | 2 | 1% |
| Depression with anxiety | 2 | 1% |
Other treatments patients are taking for Treat my mood condition(s) include Bupropion, Lamotrigine, and Venlafaxine.
| 0.25mg as needed | 1mg as needed | 1mg/mL as needed | 2 1mg as needed | 0.125 mg daily | 0.25 mg daily | 0.5 mg daily | 0.75 mg daily | 0.8 mg daily | 12.5 mg/2 weeks every other week | 1 mg daily | 1.5 mg daily | 25 mg/2 weeks every other week | 2 mg daily | 2.5 mg daily | 37.5 mg/2 weeks every other week | 3 mg daily | 4 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 4 mg | 8 mg daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Risperidone or how long patients were taking Risperidone before stopping.
Currently Taking Risperidone
Stopped Taking Risperidone
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 44 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 25% | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 25% | 5 |
| Slight | 10% | 2 |
| None | 10% | 2 |
| Can't tell | 30% | 6 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 20% | 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 32% | 14 |
| Mild | 16% | 7 |
| None | 32% | 14 |
Top reported side-effects include: Sleepiness, Decreased sex drive (libido), apathy, laziness
Summary results are based on 44 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 44)
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- kgeneva
- Sex: F
- Depression: 3
- Emotional: 4
- Compulsion: 3
- Anxiety: 3
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- 44 F
- Function: Low
- Distress: High
- See profile
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by kgeneva
Nov 24, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsSevere
- Psychosis
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- Mazin Z
- Sex: M
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 4
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Moderate
- 38 M
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Moderate
- See profile
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by Mazin Z
Dec 23, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsModerate
- hallucinations
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 08, 2009.