Ziprasidone Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Geodon
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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Reasons Taken
34 patients in the community are taking or have taken Ziprasidone.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 23 | 71% |
| Other | 6 | 18% |
| Emotional lability | 1 | 3% |
| General health | 1 | 3% |
| Problems concentrating | 1 | 3% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Ziprasidone.
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 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| None | 50% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Can't tell | 50% | 1 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 67% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 33% | 1 |
| None | 0% | 0 |
Top reported side-effects include: sleepiness, Diarrhea, Agitation
Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)
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- mountabora
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Severe
- 24 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by mountabora
Mar 14, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsSevere
- Treat my mood condition(s)
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