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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
17 18%
Moderate
27 28%
Mild
26 27%
None
25 26%

Most commonly reported side effects

Insomnia
27 28%
Agitation
25 26%
Anxiety
21 22%
Increased appetite
17 18%
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
16 17%
Akathisia - internal restlessness
16 17%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Aripiprazole. See all 17 dosages ►

  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
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 25 Number of Patients: 25 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 63 Number of Patients: 63 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 67 Number of Patients: 67 42 Number of Patients: 42 22 Number of Patients: 22 2 Number of Patients: 2 29 Number of Patients: 29 3 Number of Patients: 3 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
55 53% Side effects too severe: 53%
Did not seem to work
32 31% Did not seem to work: 31%
Doctor's advice
31 30% Doctor's advice: 30%
Other
11 11% Other: 11%
Expense
10 10% Expense: 10%
Personal research
3 3% Personal research: 3%
Course of treatment ended
2 2% Course of treatment ended: 2%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 97 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
4
9
25
58
22
22

Stopped Taking Aripiprazole

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
34
24
17
12
5
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
78 82%
Usually
13 14%
Sometimes
3 3%
Never
1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
13 14%
Somewhat
13 14%
A little
28 29%
Not at all
41 43%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
7 7%
$100-199
2 2%
$50-99
12 13%
$25-49
11 12%
< $25
32 34%

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.