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
2
Tried for
schizophrenia (4)
Treatment

(Abilify)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
schizophrenia (2)
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 22
20s 99
30s 302
40s 296
50s 244
60s 130
70+ 47

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 452
Female 663

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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, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for schizophrenia

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Haldol)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
115
Tried for
schizophrenia (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Abilify)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
190
Tried for
schizophrenia (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Risperdal)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
243
Tried for
schizophrenia (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Zyprexa)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
172
Tried for
schizophrenia (1)

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

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Haldol)
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
schizophrenia (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Abilify)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
schizophrenia (2)
Treatment name(s)

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

(Zyprexa)
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
schizophrenia (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with schizophrenia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has schizophrenia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 8 new patients joined this month
  • 571 say schizophrenia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 22
20s 99
30s 302
40s 296
50s 244
60s 130
70+ 47
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 163
20-29 years 74
30-39 years 35
40-49 years 21
50-59 years 10
60-69 years 1
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 452
Female 663

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 498
Not Diagnosed 240

These charts show data from schizophrenia patients who have completed their condition history
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