72 patient evaluations for Aripiprazole

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Jun 1, 2009 (Started Apr 08, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (insomnia, anxious mood)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: insomnia, anxious mood, insomnia, anxious mood
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 23, 2009 (Started Sep 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 12, 2009 (Started Jan 12, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I take it at night because it can cause drowsiness.
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 9, 2008 (Started Mar 13, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (restless feeling in legs)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Side effects: restless feeling in legs
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 5, 2009 (Started May 10, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: increased appetite, weight gain
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 1, 2009 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 8, 2009 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 20, 2009 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 20, 2010 (Started Apr 16, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 3, 2010 (Started Dec 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for visual hallucinations)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This medication caused severe muscle pain, especially in my forearms
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 16, 2010 (Started Jul 02, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This is great for bipolar disorder. I've been on heaps of treatments and this is the best by far. I found it better than Seroquel and any other tablet that I've taken for bipolar. Mania has by and large disappeared. Its had no effect on depressive symptoms though.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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