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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.
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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% |
How long current patients have been taking Aripiprazole or how long patients were taking Aripiprazole before stopping.
Results from 20 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
| Major | 33% | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 42% | 5 |
| None | 17% | 2 |
| Can't tell | 8% | 1 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
| 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.