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What is Risperidone?

Risperidone is in the class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics. It is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia, and episodes of mania or mixed episodes for people with bipolar disorder.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
10 27%
Moderate
12 32%
Mild
6 16%
None
9 24%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
14 38%
Sex drive (libido) decreased
7 19%
Stiff neck
4 11%
apathy, laziness
4 11%
Nausea
3 8%
constant hunger
3 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Risperidone. See all 22 dosages ►

  0.25mg as needed 1mg as needed 1mg/mL as needed 2 1mg as needed 0.125 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.375 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 0.8 mg daily 12.5 mg/2 weeks every other week 1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 25 mg/2 weeks every other week 2 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 37.5 mg/2 weeks every other week 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 4 mg 8 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Risperidone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
30 58% Side effects too severe: 58%
Doctor's advice
11 21% Doctor's advice: 21%
Did not seem to work
10 19% Did not seem to work: 19%
Other
4 8% Other: 8%
Course of treatment ended
4 8% Course of treatment ended: 8%
Personal research
2 4% Personal research: 4%
Expense
1 2% Expense: 2%
Not indicated
1 2% Not indicated: 2%

See all 47 patients who’ve stopped taking Risperidone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Risperidone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
5
3
9
18
6

Stopped Taking Risperidone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
9
6
13
6
9
5

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
25 68%
Usually
7 19%
Sometimes
3 8%
Never
2 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
7 19%
Somewhat
7 19%
A little
6 16%
Not at all
17 46%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 3%
$25-49
3 8%
< $25
16 43%

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.