Abilify and Hyperphagia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Hyperphagia is reported as a side effect among people who take Abilify (aripiprazole), especially for people who are female, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Amisulpride, and have Schizophrenia.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Hyperphagia when taking Abilify. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 97,308 people who have side effects when taking Abilify from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Abilify?
Abilify has active ingredients of aripiprazole. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 101,441 Abilify users. Check the latest studies of Abilify.
What is Hyperphagia?
Hyperphagia (an abnormal appetite for food) is found to be associated with 2,306 drugs and 1,931 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hyperphagia.
97,308 people reported to have side effects when taking Abilify.
Among them, 1,087 people (1.12%) have Hyperphagia.

Among these 1,087 people:
How long have people been on Abilify when they have Hyperphagia? *
- < 1 month: 24.66 %
- 1 - 6 months: 29.45 %
- 6 - 12 months: 5.48 %
- 1 - 2 years: 6.85 %
- 2 - 5 years: 14.38 %
- 5 - 10 years: 16.44 %
- 10+ years: 2.74 %
What is the gender of people who have Hyperphagia when taking Abilify? *
- female: 52.03 %
- male: 47.97 %
What is the age of people who have Hyperphagia when taking Abilify? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 4.92 %
- 10-19: 11.54 %
- 20-29: 16.46 %
- 30-39: 12.46 %
- 40-49: 26.77 %
- 50-59: 14.62 %
- 60+: 13.23 %
What are other drugs people take besides Abilify? *
- Amisulpride: 148 people, 13.62%
- Saphris: 134 people, 12.33%
- Asenapine Maleate: 110 people, 10.12%
- Fluoxetine: 109 people, 10.03%
- Risperdal: 102 people, 9.38%
- Seroquel: 101 people, 9.29%
- Zyprexa: 93 people, 8.56%
- Lithium Carbonate: 89 people, 8.19%
- Gabapentin: 85 people, 7.82%
- Lamictal: 82 people, 7.54%
What are other side effects people have besides Hyperphagia? *
- Weight Increased: 697 people, 64.12%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 209 people, 19.23%
- Drug Ineffective: 207 people, 19.04%
- Akathisia (a movement disorder characterized by a feeling of inner restlessness): 190 people, 17.48%
- Suicide Attempt: 189 people, 17.39%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry;): 187 people, 17.20%
- High Blood Pressure: 184 people, 16.93%
- Drowsiness: 166 people, 15.27%
- Weight Loss: 160 people, 14.72%
- Euphoric Mood (excessively happy but may become angry or irritable): 153 people, 14.08%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Schizophrenia (a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes): 257 people, 23.64%
- Psychotic Disorder: 154 people, 14.17%
- Affective Disorder (mental disorder): 122 people, 11.22%
- Stress And Anxiety: 104 people, 9.57%
- Major Depression (a mood state that goes well beyond temporarily feeling sad or blue. it is a serious medical illness that affects one's thoughts, feelings): 63 people, 5.80%
- Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 51 people, 4.69%
- Sleep Disorder: 42 people, 3.86%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 37 people, 3.40%
- Schizoaffective Disorder (a mental disorder characterized by disordered thought): 37 people, 3.40%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (a chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness): 34 people, 3.13%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Abilify:
- Abilify (101,441 reports)
Hyperphagia treatments and more:
- Hyperphagia (35,585 reports)
How severe was Hyperphagia and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of aripiprazole:
- Hyperphagia and drugs with ingredients of aripiprazole (1,415 reports)
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Common Abilify side effects:
- Abilify side effect: Weight increased (7,094 reports)
- Abilify side effect: Drug ineffective (5,610 reports)
- Abilify side effect: Fatigue (feeling of tiredness) (3,972 reports)
- Abilify side effect: Suicidal ideation (3,779 reports)
- Abilify side effect: Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit) (3,670 reports)
- Abilify side effect: Suicide attempt (3,456 reports)
Browse all side effects of Abilify:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCommon drugs associated with Hyperphagia:
- Metformin side effect: Hyperphagia (1,708 reports)
- Prednisone side effect: Hyperphagia (1,648 reports)
- Aspirin side effect: Hyperphagia (1,297 reports)
- Lyrica side effect: Hyperphagia (1,294 reports)
- Byetta side effect: Hyperphagia (1,104 reports)
- Gabapentin side effect: Hyperphagia (1,089 reports)
- Abilify side effect: Hyperphagia (1,087 reports)
- Vitamin d side effect: Hyperphagia (1,002 reports)
- Risperdal side effect: Hyperphagia (1,000 reports)
- Seroquel side effect: Hyperphagia (933 reports)
Browse all the drugs that are associated with Hyperphagia:
- Hyperphagia (2,306 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Hyperphagia:
- Diabetes mellitus non-insulin-dependent: 2,272 reports
- Depression: 1,879 reports
- Antidepressant therapy: 1,878 reports
- Ra: 1,146 reports
- Anxiety aggravated: 1,066 reports
- Stress and anxiety: 1,065 reports
- Diabetes mellitus: 1,039 reports
- Diabetes: 1,034 reports
- Dm: 1,031 reports
- Bipolar disorder: 951 reports
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Hyperphagia:
- Hyperphagia (1,931 conditions)
Drugs similar to Abilify and Hyperphagia :
- Adderall side effect: Hyperphagia
- Amitriptyline hydrochloride side effect: Hyperphagia
- Bupropion hydrochloride side effect: Hyperphagia
- Celexa side effect: Hyperphagia
- Citalopram hydrobromide side effect: Hyperphagia
- Cymbalta side effect: Hyperphagia
- Duloxetine hydrochloride side effect: Hyperphagia
- Effexor side effect: Hyperphagia
- Effexor xr side effect: Hyperphagia
- Elavil side effect: Hyperphagia
- Escitalopram side effect: Hyperphagia
- Escitalopram oxalate side effect: Hyperphagia
- Fluoxetine side effect: Hyperphagia
- Fluoxetine hydrochloride side effect: Hyperphagia
- Lamictal side effect: Hyperphagia
- Lamotrigine side effect: Hyperphagia
- Lexapro side effect: Hyperphagia
- Lithium carbonate side effect: Hyperphagia
- Luvox side effect: Hyperphagia
- Mirtazapine side effect: Hyperphagia
- Nortriptyline hydrochloride side effect: Hyperphagia
- Paroxetine hydrochloride side effect: Hyperphagia
- Paxil side effect: Hyperphagia
- Pristiq side effect: Hyperphagia
- Prozac side effect: Hyperphagia
- Remeron side effect: Hyperphagia
- Seroquel side effect: Hyperphagia
- Sertraline side effect: Hyperphagia
- Sertraline hydrochloride side effect: Hyperphagia
- Trazodone hydrochloride side effect: Hyperphagia
- Trintellix side effect: Hyperphagia
- Venlafaxine hydrochloride side effect: Hyperphagia
- Viibryd side effect: Hyperphagia
- Vitamin d side effect: Hyperphagia
- Wellbutrin side effect: Hyperphagia
- Wellbutrin sr side effect: Hyperphagia
- Wellbutrin xl side effect: Hyperphagia
- Zoloft side effect: Hyperphagia
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Cetin, M., Celik, M., Cakici, M., Polat, M., & Suner, A, "Aripiprazole-Induced Hoarseness", Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2018 Jan .
- Cetin M, Celik M, Cakici M, Polat M, Suner A, "Aripiprazole induced non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema: a case report", Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2014 Dec .
- Cetin, M., Celik, M., Cakici, M., Polat, M., & Suner, A, "Aripiprazole-Induced Hoarseness", Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2018 Jan .
- Cetin M, Celik M, Cakici M, Polat M, Suner A, "Aripiprazole induced non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema: a case report", Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2014 Dec .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on aripiprazole (the active ingredients of Abilify) and Abilify (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
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