Comparing Risperidone vs Sertraline
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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 |
Prescription only
Sertraline is an effective antidepressant with less potential for drowsiness than other antidepressants. Headaches, nausea, diarrhea, weight loss, insomnia, tremors, and sexual dysfunction are the... View more |
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
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Risperidone has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 733 ratings on Drugs.com. 41% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
Sertraline has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 4574 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 18% 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. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Risperidone side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Perseris, Risperdal, Risperdal Consta, Risvan, Rykindo, Uzedy | Zoloft | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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24 hours |
66 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 C
Risk cannot be ruled out
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 680 drugs are known to interact with Risperidone:
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A total of 673 drugs are known to interact with Sertraline:
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December 29, 1993 |
December 30, 1991 |
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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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