Comparing Paroxetine vs Risperidone
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Prescription only
Paroxetine treats major depressive disorder and five anxiety-related conditions: OCD, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD. Common side effects include... View more |
Prescription only
Risperidone is an antipsychotic that relieves psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia or mania and is also used in the treatment of autistic disorder. Side effects are less likely at lower... View more |
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Paroxetine has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 1554 ratings on Drugs.com. 63% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 19% reported a negative effect. |
Risperidone has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 739 ratings on Drugs.com. 41% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Brisdelle, Paxil, Paxil CR | Perseris, Risperdal, Risperdal Consta, Risvan, Rykindo, Uzedy | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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21 hours |
24 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
Excluding Brisdelle
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
Brisdelle See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 510 drugs are known to interact with Paroxetine:
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A total of 685 drugs are known to interact with Risperidone:
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December 29, 1992 |
December 29, 1993 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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