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Ziprasidone Treatment Report
What is Ziprasidone? Ziprasidone is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia. It is also used to treat episodes of mania or mixed episodes in people with bipolar disorders. It is in a class of medical called atypical antipsychotics.
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 46 | 28% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 45 | 28% |
| Other | 7 | 4% |
| borderline personality disorder | 3 | 1% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | 1% |
| hallucinations | 3 | 1% |
| General health | 3 | 1% |
| Emotional lability | 2 | 1% |
| Depression | 2 | 1% |
| Problems concentrating | 2 | 1% |
| Possible bipolar II | 2 | 1% |
Other treatments patients are taking for Treat my mood condition(s) include Bupropion, Lamotrigine, and Venlafaxine.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Ziprasidone or how long patients were taking Ziprasidone before stopping.
Currently Taking Ziprasidone
Stopped Taking Ziprasidone
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 44 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 25% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 25% | 3 |
| Slight | 17% | 2 |
| None | 17% | 2 |
| Can't tell | 17% | 2 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 41% | 18 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 32% | 14 |
| Mild | 18% | 8 |
| None | 9% | 4 |
Top reported side-effects include: Sleepiness, Akathisia - internal restlessness, Hand tremor
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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- mountabora
- Sex: F
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Moderate
- 25 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by mountabora
Mar 14, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsSevere
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- 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
May 02, 2006
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsSevere
- Problems concentrating
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 08, 2009.