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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
21 19%
Moderate
29 26%
Mild
28 25%
None
34 30%

Most commonly reported side effects

Agitation
28 25%
Insomnia
27 24%
Anxiety
22 20%
Increased appetite
19 17%
Akathisia - internal restlessness
18 16%
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
17 15%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Aripiprazole. See all 18 dosages ►

  daily 0.75 mg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 7.5 mg/mL daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 37 Number of Patients: 37 9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3 87 Number of Patients: 87 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 85 Number of Patients: 85 51 Number of Patients: 51 23 Number of Patients: 23 4 Number of Patients: 4 33 Number of Patients: 33 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Aripiprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
64 53% Side effects too severe: 53%
Did not seem to work
36 30% Did not seem to work: 30%
Doctor's advice
33 28% Doctor's advice: 28%
Other
13 11% Other: 11%
Expense
12 10% Expense: 10%
Personal research
3 3% Personal research: 3%
Course of treatment ended
3 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 113 patients who’ve stopped taking Aripiprazole

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Aripiprazole

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
14
33
80
29
28

Stopped Taking Aripiprazole

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
39
27
21
14
5
8

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
93 83%
Usually
14 13%
Sometimes
3 3%
Never
2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
16 14%
Somewhat
16 14%
A little
30 27%
Not at all
50 45%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
7 6%
$100-199
3 3%
$50-99
13 12%
$25-49
13 12%
< $25
41 37%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 20, 2009.