Is ziprasidone an effective atypical antipsychotic? Part 2

So what does all this mean?

Ziprasidone does not work reduce symptoms of schizophrenia well but does not cause weight gain.

Moreover the drug is expensive. Experts claim that the drug is best suited for individuals with mild symptoms of schizophrenia and want to remain thin.

For those who are not worried about weight gain but want a better therapy, olanzapine and Risperidone are the drugs to go with.

But before you make any changes in your treatment, talk it over with your health care provider.

Is ziprasidone an effective atypical antipsychotic? Part 1

Almost every month there is a new antipsychotic drug, which is promoted to be the best. Atypical antipsychotics are now prescribed for many people as first line treatment. The question is how much difference do these drugs make and are the benefits worth it?

Remember, the atypical antipsychotics are prohibitively expensive. The latest atypical antipsychotic to be hyped up is ziprasidone. In this review, researchers looked to determine if ziprasidone was any better than other atypical anti psychotics like olanzapine or Risperidone.

Researchers compared ziprasidone with amisulpride, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine and Risperidone.

Results

What was observed was that Ziprasidone was slightly less efficacious antipsychotic drug than amisulpride, olanzapine and Risperidone. The only advantage of the drug was its low tendency to induce weight gain and associated adverse effects.

However, because the dug was not efficacious many individuals left the study.