GEODON Reviews (ZIPRASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.7 (579 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare GEODON with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR GEODON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | RACING THOUGHTS | LACK OF ENERGY,LICKING MY TEETH,THE BENAFITS OUT WEIGH THE SIDE EFFECTS | M | 41 | 3 months 60 1X day | 7/12/2010 | 4 | Mild Bipolar Disorder | I take them in 40 mg pills. On 3 pills a day (morning, evening, and night) I felt tired and sleepy, especially in the morning and in the evening. I was mostly unproductive because I couldn't focus / stay awake. On 2 pills a day (1 at night, 1 in the afternoon) I feel great in the morning and sleepy in the evening. But the sleepiness is not so bad. Besides drowsiness, I get random thoughts. I mean really socially unacceptable stuff. This is by far the worst side effect. It is intermittent. Much lower libido, which I consider a good thing. Very very mild akathisia from time to time. The benefit of this drug is that, in general, it makes it harder for me to get angry. It mellows you out. You don't feel as depressed. I used to be a nostalgic, emotional person. Now I find it hard to remember my late father. I still miss my ex-girlfriend, but not as much as before (which is a good thing). In general, I tolerate this medication pretty well. The sleepiness, the random thoughts, and the slight | I don't know much about the long term side effects of taking antipsychotics. Will I develop parkinson's when I age? Having to rely on medication for the rest of my life sort of sucks. On the positive side, I get free disability money from the government. :) | M | 27 | 6 weeks 40 MG 2X day | 7/11/2010 | 1 | current | If u start experiencing those effects immediately lay down & close your eyes hopefully it will wear off by the time you wake up.. & NEVER take it again,, God forbid you had to drive, take care of a child, or deal with something IMPORTANT... It's like being on an awake anesthesia, & the only thing you can do is lay there & close your eyes till it wears off after hrs so you better hope your in a safe place to rest, & can sleep long enough for it to wear off.......... dont attempt to do anything especially drive & ive use paxil zoloft cymbalta seroquel lamictal buspar klonopin xanax trazadone & probably more ..nothing ever happened. i cant believe this drug even markets period. From its effects i'd say it seems to be like a date rape drug | i was a dysfunctional zombie literally! OMG HORRIBLE! Spare your self refuse this med..… | F | 26 | 3 days 20 mg 1X day | 7/1/2010 | 1 | Bi-polar, depression | Made me feel drunk, drive into curbs, and feel like a zombie. Also made me feel sleepy during the day. I've taken many medicines (for depression, anxiety and bi-polar) and this was the WORST! I normally don't make comments on these types of messsage boards but this medicine was SO bad I have to let others know how bad it is. | AVOID at all costs.... Have you seen the movie Dawn of the Dead? You'll be a zombie that feels dead just like in the movie. | M | 39 | 1.5 months 20mg 1X day | 6/25/2010 | 4 | bipolar, sever anxiety & panic, dep | I have had a loss in appetite (yay!). Does not make me drowsy. Has leveled off my anxiety. Muscle tension. Licking back of teeth. | This drug, the first time I used it, had awful side effects (and I was on a lower dose than I am on now). I was a walking zombie. Very bad spasms, which I took Cogentin, but that made me practically blind. I have been on it again for 4 months now. And a higher dose. I feel the complete opposite from last time. I have a new psch doc and I trust her immensely. She has taken me off all the controlled meds (ie - xanex, klonopin, ativan, ambien) and this has made a world of difference. Geodon is too powerful to mix with these mentioned pills. I know it seems impossible to suffer from anxiety and not take these meds and from sleeplesness and not take Ambien but this has rocked my life. Now I take Buspar instead of benzos and use Traz to sleep at night. My life hasn't been this great in a long time | F | 31 | 4 months 160 1X day | 6/24/2010 | 1 | OCD, anxiety. | Akathisia!!! | this is a sh** drug like Risperdal... avoid it! it increases anxiety!!! i have memory problems, depression... i do not reccomend it to anyone. | M | 24 | 2 days 20 mg 1X day | 6/23/2010 | 1 | bipolar/ severe depression | Horrible Medicine!!! This medicine kicked in about 2 hours after taking, and no matter what i was doing, it would make me a zombie. I even fell asleep in the drs office and dont remember even talking to my dr. and then fell asleep with food in my mouth, i could have choked and died!! I thought the side effect would get better but it just got worse. I couldnt function on this medicine. I would only take the first dose and never even get to the 2nd or 3rd because i would be just out of it. Please use extreme caution on this one. | F | 31 | 90 days 40mg 3X day | 6/23/2010 | 2 | Anxiety/Panic & Mood Stabilizer | Side effects were exactly what this med was supposed to help. Horrible panic attacks and constant anxiety. Overall sense of doom. Have developed social phobia. Afraid to leave my home. Fear of any time I have to be in a social situation. Even with close family and friends. Also, vision problems, headaches, nausea and trouble getting thoughts from my brain out my mouth. Have no urge to eat. Must force myself to get something in my stomach and it's a chore to do that. | Have Trigeminal neuralgia (dentist drilled into my trigeminal nerve) Was on all types of narcotics for pain to no avail. Went to Dr. to get off all these meds and am now on Tegratol, Suboxone, Xanex ER, Xanex, Vyvanse and Adderal. Was on Prozac but very depressed so he switched me to Geodon. I have been complaining mostly of the panic attacks and constant anxiety to no avail. Was waking with instant sense of anxiety washing over me. Just recently things have calmed down a bit. Especially when I take an extra Xanex at night. Everyone is different but I have to admit that this medicine seems to cause everything it's supposed to help. I am very concerned how many have mentioned that side effects stick around long after you are off this med. I am going to seriously consider going off before things fire up again. | F | 36 | 6 months 40mg 2X day | 5/28/2010 | 4 | anxiety and depression | At first I had extreme akathesia but that was only because my dosage was too high. After I got my doc to put me on a lower dose I have noticed very few side effects. | At the right does I can honestly say that this drug has been great for my manic episodes and my delusional thoughts. On a slightly higher does it is what I would call the hell drug because of the fact that it caused terrible akathesia in me. | M | 25 | 8 weeks 60 mg 2X day | 5/27/2010 | 1 | bipolar depression | i had severe anxiety the entire time i was on this, i could not sleep | F | 48 | 2 years 160 mg 1X day | 5/26/2010 | 4 | Bipolar Mixed State | Loss of appetite/weight. Slight tremors in my hands. | This is a wonder drug for me. Not only has it leveled me out, but I have lost the weight from Seroquel. I take a large dose at night and I don't feel sleepy, sluggish, etc. The only thing is the tremors, which I take Cogentin for. | F | 30 | 6 months 160mg 1X day | 5/24/2010 | 3 | BiPolar 1, | Loss of appetite & weight loss. clenched jaw, tongue rubbing the back of my teeth, horseness in voice. | I was on Geodon for two years in 07 & 08. Lost 90 lbs going from 305 down to 215. Starting having tremors in my face got off the medication. Started taking Abilify gained all 85 lbs back. I didn't care about the adverse side effects I wanted to loose weight again. Have lost 15 lbs since February but I'm starting to have adverse side effects again. I'm currently taking 120 mg of Geodon at bedtime and need 10 hours of sleep to feel rested. I'm also on Lamictal, Xanax, Remoran & Effexor XR. My ear, nose and throat doctor just diagnoced me with Dysphonia (horesness and loss of voice). On some web sites this is a major side effect of Geodon. I have an appt with my pychatrist next month and will ask for Geodon to be discontinued. | M | 52 | 2 months 120mg 1X day | 5/21/2010 | 1 | Bipolar II | Extreme nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath, extreme drowsiness, difficulty waking up, bedwetting (YES, bedwetting) | Im very realistic when it comes to trying new meds, and I was placed on this in conjunction with 150mg of Wellbutrin XL. I couldnt wake up when I had to, was falling asleep at work even after two cups of coffee, had shortness of breath walking up the stairs (Im younger and in good shape/health). The side effects were so horrible, I would rather just be depressed, at least I could be able to work. I found it hard to drive, which was a little scary, and couldnt stand for longer than a few minutes before I would be feeling sick. And I was completely useless, couldnt hold a conversation, I might as well just slept all day. Havent felt this bad since the week I had to take Depakote. And of course, there was the bed wetting..I havent had that problem since I was like 6. I dont think its a coincidence, I stopped taking it and today I felt MUCH better. This may work for some, but DEFINITELY not for me. | M | 25 | 3 days 60mg 2X day | 5/16/2010 | 5 | Bipolar 1 with Psychosis | No bad side effects, in fact I lost weight that I put on with Zyprexa and Abilify | Works very well for me, when we tried to lower the dose I got depressed | M | 48 | 6 months 80 2X day | 5/14/2010 | 3 | Borderline Personality Disorder | I have experienced increased anxiety and suicidal thoughts. I sometimes feel like a zombie. The worst is the muscle spasms. I have had them so bad that I am unable to move or walk. The most recent one happened a couple of nights ago when I was playing pool at a bar (not drinking alcohol). It started in my legs making it hard to walk and then it got to the point where my friend had to literally carry me out and put me in the car because I was unable to walk. I laid on his bed for an hour with painful spasms in my legs and lower back. It was terrifying. What if something like this happens when I am alone or am driving? I talked to my doctor and she said she had never heard of this before. However, I have seen these symptoms all over the internet. | F | 26 | 9 months 60 mg 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 3 | Bipolar disorder | I am getting insane headaches more like migraines sometimes it feels like my head could explode. I have also noticed a lack of appetite which I won’t complain about because when I was taking seraqol I gained a lot of weight. I have notice I haven’t been so irritable but I can say that I am still anxious if not more. I am going to stick on it a little long to see if anything changes with it. | keep you head up :) | M | 22 | 2 weeks 20 mg 2X day | 5/5/2010 | 1 | Dizziness, Couldn't Keep Eyes Open, Heavy Chest, Felt Like Throat Was Closing, Leg Pains, Kept Falling Asleeping. Finally slept for 14hours and woke up still dizzy. | After About An Hour After Taking This Pill My World Turned Inside Out And Upside Down! Will Never Ever Ever EVER Take This Again. | M | 22 | 1 days 80mg 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 5 | schizoaffective disorder | oversleeping | this medicine has been very good to me i have stayed out of the hospital for 4 yrs and am doing well in life i am able to care of my children well, but i did not feel the full effects until after 4 months of medication in the begining i still heard traces of voices make sure in the begining do not miss a dose. you will adjust to the tiredness and be able to do things as you used to be strong dont just take it for a few days and expect to be cured it takes time its brain chemistry not a headache Good luck hope this helps. | F | 31 | 3 years 80mg 2X day | 5/2/2010 | 3 | Schizophrenia | Horrible anxiety, jittery, feelings of unreality | I feel better in some ways. The voices are gone and the anger they engendered are gone. But, I'm not sure if the anxiety and panic attacks are worth it. | F | 38 | 4 months 120 mg 1X day | 4/29/2010 | 1 | erroneous bipolar diagnosis | elevated blood pressure, chest heaviness, severe agitation, insomnia | In 2009 I had to go to the emergency room due to the side effects of this drug/I would not recommend it to anyone/I am blessed that my diagnosis was wrong/I now have a new dr and a new treatment plan | F | 45 | 30 days 15mg 1X day | 4/28/2010 |