Risperidone Treatment Report
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| 29 Patients currently take Risperidone | |
| 5 Patients stopped taking Risperidone | |
Wheelerb52
Risperdal, 1 mg daily since Jun 01, 2006 | |
mser245
Risperdal, 1 mg daily since Apr 28, 2006 | |
effextron
Risperdal, 2 mg daily since May 05, 2008 |
Brand Names:
Respidon (Torrent), Zargus, Risperdal
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.
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What we've learned
Why Patients Take Risperidone
| slow my disease's progress | |
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| Other | |
| Depression | |
| Emotionally labile | |
| Mood swings | |
| Nausea | |
| Hallucinations | |
| Not indicated |
Patient Dosages
| 0.5 mg daily | 0.25 mg daily | 1 mg daily | 2.5 mg daily | 2 mg daily | 4 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 0.25 mg as needed | 0.5 mg 2 x day | 4 mg 2 x day | N/A | ||
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How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Risperidone
Why Patients Stopped Taking Risperidone (multiple reasons could be selected)
| Side effects too severe | |
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| Did not seem to work | |
| Doctor's advice |
How Long Patients Took Risperidone Before Stopping
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