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Brand Names:
Abilify
What is Aripiprazole? Aripiprazole is an antipsychotic used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia. It is also used to treat episodes of mania or mixed episodes in people with bipolar disorder.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
132 patients in the community are taking or have taken Aripiprazole.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 82 | 62% |
| Other | 19 | 14% |
| Depression | 6 | 4% |
| mania | 4 | 3% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | 2% |
| General health | 2 | 1% |
| auditory hallucinations | 2 | 1% |
| Psychosis | 1 | <1% |
| Don't know | 1 | <1% |
| Paranoia | 1 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| Problems concentrating | 1 | <1% |
| Anxiety | 1 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Aripiprazole or how long patients were taking Aripiprazole before stopping.
Currently taking Aripiprazole
Stopped taking Aripiprazole
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 20 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 33% | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 42% | 5 |
| None | 17% | 2 |
| Can't tell | 8% | 1 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 15% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 15% | 3 |
| Mild | 35% | 7 |
| None | 35% | 7 |
Top reported side-effects include: Agitation, Insomnia, Anxiety
Summary results are based on 20 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 20)
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- mountabora
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Low
- 24 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by mountabora
May 08, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsSevere
- Treat my mood condition(s)
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0 helpful marks
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- Voo
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 30 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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by Voo
Oct 02, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsModerate
- mania
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0 helpful marks