Schizophrenia
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What is schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, hallucinations, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior.
Common symptoms reported by people with schizophrenia
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, insomnia, fatigue, and pain) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with schizophrenia
You’ve tried
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
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Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
13
Tried for
schizophrenia
(11)
Insomnia
(3)
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Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
13
Tried for
schizophrenia
(13)
Auditory hallucinations
(1)
1 more
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Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
12
Tried for
Anxious mood
(10)
schizophrenia
(2)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
11
Tried for
schizophrenia
(11)
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
10
Tried for
schizophrenia
(10)
Auditory hallucinations
(1)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
6
Tried for
Anxious mood
(3)
Pain
(2)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
6
Tried for
Anxious mood
(6)
Insomnia
(1)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
6
Tried for
Auditory hallucinations
(3)
schizophrenia
(3)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
5
Tried for
schizophrenia
(5)
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Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
5
Tried for
schizophrenia
(5)
Depressed mood
(2)
1 more
Data from patients with schizophrenia, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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You’ve tried this treatment.
Compare treatments taken by people with schizophrenia
You’ve tried
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (2 evaluations)
Total evaluations
7
Tried for
schizophrenia
(11)
Insomnia
(3)
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (6 evaluations)
Total evaluations
6
Tried for
schizophrenia
(13)
Auditory hallucinations
(1)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Perceived effectiveness
for Anxious mood (11 evaluations)
Total evaluations
13
Tried for
Anxious mood
(10)
schizophrenia
(2)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (7 evaluations)
Total evaluations
7
Tried for
schizophrenia
(11)
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (14 evaluations)
Total evaluations
14
Tried for
schizophrenia
(10)
Auditory hallucinations
(1)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Perceived effectiveness
for Anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Oversleeping (too much sleep)
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
Anxious mood
(3)
Pain
(2)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Perceived effectiveness
for Anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
Anxious mood
(6)
Insomnia
(1)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Perceived effectiveness
for Auditory hallucinations (6 evaluations)
Total evaluations
21
Tried for
Auditory hallucinations
(3)
schizophrenia
(3)
1 more
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Nausea and vomiting
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
schizophrenia
(5)
Check to add this treatment to your profile
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
schizophrenia
(5)
Depressed mood
(2)
1 more
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with schizophrenia, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has schizophrenia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 988 patients have this condition
- 5 new patients joined this month
- 381 say schizophrenia is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 18 | |
| 20s | 197 | |
| 30s | 232 | |
| 40s | 211 | |
| 50s | 121 | |
| 60s | 56 | |
| 70+ | 9 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 155 | |
| 20-29 years | 74 | |
| 30-39 years | 31 | |
| 40-49 years | 22 | |
| 50-59 years | 8 | |
| 60-69 years | 1 | |
| 70+ years | 1 |
Sex
Distribution of sex
| 59% | Female |
|---|---|
| 41% | Male |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 458 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 244 |
These charts show data from schizophrenia patients who have completed their condition history
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