Centrax vs. Risperdal: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)

Centrax:

1. Somnolence (a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep)
2. Coma (state of unconsciousness lasting more than six hours)
3. Fall
4. Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
5. Poisoning Deliberate
6. Suicide Attempt
7. Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
8. Drug Abuse
9. Tachycardia (a heart rate that exceeds the range of 100 beats/min)
10. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)

Risperdal:

1. Gynaecomastia (enlargement of the gland tissue of the male breast)
2. Abnormal Weight Gain
3. Injury
4. Emotional Disorder
5. Weight Increased
6. Drug Ineffective
7. Hyperprolactinaemia (abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood)
8. Galactorrhoea (secretion of breast milk in men)
9. Somnolence (a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep)
10. Emotional Distress

Centrax:

1. Dysphagia (a condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful)
2. Depression
3. Abdominal Pain Upper
4. Pneumonia
5. Colitis (inflammation of colon)
6. Pain In Extremity
7. Pain
8. Orchitis (inflammation of the testes)
9. Oesophageal Candidiasis (fungal infection of oesophagus)
10. Diverticulum (out pouching of a hollow (or a fluid-filled) structure in the body)

Risperdal:

1. Gynaecomastia (enlargement of the gland tissue of the male breast)
2. Emotional Disorder
3. Abnormal Weight Gain
4. Weight Increased
5. Emotional Distress
6. Hyperprolactinaemia (abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood)
7. Obesity (having too much body fat)
8. Galactorrhoea (secretion of breast milk in men)
9. Extrapyramidal Disorder (involuntary muscle spasms in the face and neck)
10. Drug Ineffective

Centrax:

• not at all: 6.25 %
• somewhat: 25.0 %
• moderate: 31.25 %
• high: 25.0 %
• very high: 12.5 %

Risperdal:

• not at all: 7.68 %
• somewhat: 24.77 %
• moderate: 33.64 %
• high: 25.1 %
• very high: 8.81 %