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*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
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.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for schizophrenia*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
115
Tried for
schizophrenia
(4)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
190
Tried for
schizophrenia
(2)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
243
Tried for
schizophrenia
(2)
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.
Compare treatments taken by people with schizophrenia*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
schizophrenia
(4)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
schizophrenia
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for schizophrenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
schizophrenia
(2)
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 | 98 | |
| 30s | 306 | |
| 40s | 292 | |
| 50s | 240 | |
| 60s | 127 | |
| 70+ | 47 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 447 | |
| Female | 661 |
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