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What is Ziprasidone?

Ziprasidone is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia. It is also used to treat episodes of mania or mixed episodes in people with bipolar disorders. It is in a class of medical called atypical antipsychotics.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
17 43%
Moderate
13 33%
Mild
6 15%
None
4 10%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
20 50%
Akathisia - internal restlessness
11 28%
Hand tremor
7 18%
Agitation
6 15%
Headaches
6 15%
Diarrhea
5 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Ziprasidone. See all 12 dosages ►

  20mg as needed 2.1875 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 160 mg daily 200 mg daily 240 mg daily 320 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 9 Number of Patients: 9 13 Number of Patients: 13 25 Number of Patients: 25 2 Number of Patients: 2 13 Number of Patients: 13 31 Number of Patients: 31 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ziprasidone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
30 75% Side effects too severe: 75%
Did not seem to work
10 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice
10 25% Doctor's advice: 25%
Other
4 10% Other: 10%
Expense
1 3% Expense: 3%
Personal research
1 3% Personal research: 3%

See all 39 patients who’ve stopped taking Ziprasidone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ziprasidone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
5
7
19
13
15

Stopped Taking Ziprasidone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
19
8
4
4
4
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
31 78%
Usually
5 13%
Sometimes
3 8%
Never
1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
11 28%
Somewhat
4 10%
A little
8 20%
Not at all
17 43%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 5%
$100-199
1 3%
$50-99
7 18%
$25-49
4 10%
< $25
11 28%

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

Report created on November 23, 2009.