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What is Risperidone?

Risperidone is used to treat schizophrenia, and episodes of mania or mixed episodes for people with bipolar disorder, and irritability and aggression associated with autism. Off label it has been used for Tourette's, pervasive developmental disorder, PTSD, and agitation associated with Alzheimer's.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 89 42 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Psychosis Disorder 34 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Bipolar Disorder 30 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Intrusive thoughts images or impulses 23 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Schizophrenia 16 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Hallucinations 15 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 239 patients currently taking Risperidone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 38
Moderate
 42
Mild
 35
None
 23

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Risperidone

Weight gain 15
Sleepiness 14
Sex drive (libido) decreased 10
Apathy 7
Laziness 6
Stiffness in neck 5
See all 61 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Risperidone. See all 27 dosages ►

  2mg as needed 1mg as needed 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 8 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 13 Number of Patients: 13 40 Number of Patients: 40 61 Number of Patients: 61 7 Number of Patients: 7 60 Number of Patients: 60 18 Number of Patients: 18 22 Number of Patients: 22 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Risperidone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 61   Side effects too severe: 46%
Doctor's advice 37   Doctor's advice: 28%
Did not seem to work 33   Did not seem to work: 25%
Other 16   Other: 12%
Course of treatment ended 13   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Personal research 10   Personal research: 8%
Expense 7   Expense: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 4   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 126 patients who’ve stopped taking Risperidone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Risperidone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Risperidone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Risperidone

Always
 102 74%
Usually
 21 15%
Sometimes
 10 7%
Never
 5 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Risperidone

Very
 13 9%
Somewhat
 19 14%
A little
 30 22%
Not at all
 76 55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Risperidone

$200+
 2 3%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 2 3%
$25-49
 9 11%
< $25
 64 81%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.