What is schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, hallucinations, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior.

How do members experience schizophrenia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with schizophrenia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for schizophrenia*

*Data from patients with schizophrenia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with schizophrenia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Haldol)
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
schizophrenia (4)
Treatment

(Risperdal)
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
schizophrenia (2)
Treatment

(Zyprexa)
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
schizophrenia (1)

*Data from patients with schizophrenia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has schizophrenia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 16
20s 102
30s 298
40s 291
50s 235
60s 123
70+ 43

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 441
Female 649