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 |
| 1 | Acute Bi polar | SEVERE acid reflux, very fast heartbeat, inability to sleep, paranoia, irritability… | Some people have great success with Geodon, I did not at all. | F | 21 | 3 days | 4/3/2009 | 4 | bi-polar disorder | a little more anxiety,but in the beginning my doctor was weining me off from abilify and slowly increasing 20mg of geodon with 10mg abilify and then up to 40mg with 5mg abilify also i wasnt getting my menstual period but was experiencing the prolactate side effect and have never been pregnant so i was concerned other than that i like it my doc explained once i was at 40mg geodon and only 0.5mg abilify all i needed to do was eliminate the abilify which worked well for myself for about 5 years and than it was no longer the right option drug choice for me. | it seems to be doing its job with processing my thoughts better but when it gets close to bedtime which is when i take it i start to notice my hyperactivity only when i have yet to take it. | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 4/2/2009 | 1 | anxiety, depression | anger, irribility | Geodon did not help at all and made me irritable and angry i stopped after about 8 days | M | 22 | 8 days | 4/2/2009 | 1 | Bipolar | agitation,hostility,and anxiety along with increased hunger and thirst and urination and confusion. He threatened his life and others lives and was so full of hate and anger. He was bouncing off the wall and had tremors. | I don't recommend this for children at all. I have learned my lesson and when a DR. recommends a new medicine I am going to fully research it before I give it to my child. So now he is in the hospital for threatening his own life and his counslers life and it wasn't even his fault, it was the stupid ass Dr. that put a bipolar person on a medicine that a side effect is hypomania. If you have had a similar expierance please e-mail me at [email protected] | M | 9 | 16 days | 3/29/2009 | 5 | Bipolar | itching, restlessness, and acne breakout. | Geodon helps me tremendously, I'm much more calmer and sane, but the restlessness is something hard to deal with thus I started Cogentin recently to deal with the side effects. Otherwise I'm not screaming at people who upset me, but if I miss a single dose it is noticable to me I get all upset and even cry feeling down about myself. I've taken other meds in the past and Geodon has them all beat. | F | 38 | 4 weeks | 3/25/2009 | 3 | Bi-Polar Disorder | I've felt very disconnected from reality, very tired, especially at weird times of the day (1:00, 3:00, 5:00, etc...), shortness of breath when walking up the stairs and on short walks, headache, dizziness, restless yet tired at the same time if that makes any sense, diarrhea (not to be gross but I've had it so quickly after taking my meds (also on tegretol, vistaril, and seroquel) that my pills come out and I have to take some of my meds again), anxious, and when I first started taking it a couple weeks ago, my mood was all over the place. I'm not quite sure how the drug is working yet, so I can't give it a complete dissatification yet. I take 40mg. in the morning after breakfast and I take another 120 mg. at night before bed. | F | 27 | 1 months | 3/24/2009 | 5 | Bipolar type 2 | Fever, Akathesia, drowsiness, breast engorgement, weight loss and I no longer get my period. | The drowsiness was a real problem at first but ceased to be a problem when I started taking the bulk of my dose at night. The akathesia started to be a problem when I raised my dose to 160mg. It started giving me fever because my muscles were being so overworked. While I was on a high dose, I lost all my appetite and started to lose weight that I could not to afford to lose. After lowering my dose to 60mg,the fever and akathesia finally went away and I started being able to eat again. I have been on this drug for 3.5 months and have not had my period the whole time. A fact I don't really mind. This has been the only medication that has actually been able to help me with my depression but It's clearly not for everyone. | F | 23 | 3 months | 3/23/2009 | 3 | bipolar disorder and anxiety | I have been taking geodon for 6 days now. It has helped the mood swings but I feel very disconnected from reality. Very very tired yet very restless. My legs have to constantly be moving. Short term memory loss seems to be a bit of a problem. Also, I can't seem to get a good breath. I'm very short winded. It works though. It does control my mood swings and angry outbursts. | F | 25 | 6 days | 3/21/2009 | 5 | I'm on 40 mg on Geodon for the past year. Was on 60 mg. Made me extremely tired the next day. Would not take this drug in the morning. Tiredness went away after lower dosage. Racing thoughts have stopped. Helps me sleep at night. Still have orgasms. Hair loss may be a side effect. Hands shake constantly. Benefits outweigh side effects. | F | 27 | 1 years | 3/19/2009 | 4 | Bipolar 2 | For the first two weeks, was agitated, irritable, sweaty, swallowed alot, suppressed appetite, and slept less. I kept on taking it, and the side effects have diminished, and now I feel sleepy during the day after my morning 40 mg. dose. Take 80 mg. at night and it helps me sleep. Was taking 2mg. risperdal at night, which was fine, except I went from 130 to 175 lbs. Have lost 15 lbs. so far, which is good, although the initial appetite decrease seems to be fading, as I have gained some appetite back-still not as much as when on risperdal though. | I actually felt fine on the risperdal, though I suppose I was sleeping too much-12-13 hours a night. My doctor switched me to Geodon because of the weight gain on the risperdal. Now I sleep around 8 hours a night. I also take 400 mg. lamictal and 60 mg. cymbalta daily. I am happy with the Geodon, though am thinking of asking my doctor if I can skip the morning dose because I can hardly keep my eyes open during the day. | F | 30 | 2 months | 3/16/2009 | 1 | Mood Stabilizer | Light-headedness hot flashes, sweaty hands, general feeling like im gonna pass out. UGGGGH | This is the second time I've been on this med, my psychiatrist thought my past side-effects had nothing to do with the meds. WRONG | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 3/13/2009 | 4 | BIPOLAR | ONE SHOULDER IS DOWN AND IN, & THE OTHER SHOULDER KEEPS GOING UP UNCONTROLLABLY. | HAVE NOT HAD A MAJOR MANIC EPISODE FOR A WHOLE YEAR!! HAVE BEEN ON 120 MG. FOR A LONG TIME AND HAVE BEEN STABLE MENTALLY. OTHER THAN THE SHOULDER THING I AM A NORMAL FUNCTIONING 37 YEAR OLD. I DO TEND TO SLEEP LATE, BUT THEN AGAIN I'VE DONE THAT MY WHOLE LIFE. IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE, BUT FOR SOME OF US IT KEEPS US STABLE. DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL WHILE ON MOOD STABILIZERS / OR ANTIDEPRESSANTS, THIS WILL WASH THE MEDS OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM. IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO CAFFIENE, MONITOR HOW MUCH OR CUT IT OUT COMPLETELY. CAFFIENE CAN MAKE BIPOLARS MORE MANIC, IF THEY ARE SENSITIVE TO IT. | F | 37 | 1 years | 3/12/2009 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder | unable to sit still, uncontrolled movements of the neck and eyes. | be careful with it | F | 25 | 8 months | 3/8/2009 | 1 | GAD/OCD | Severe drowsiness, jitters, shakes, hot and cold flashes, thoughts of suicide or self mutilation, nausea | DO NOT TAKE THIS...I'm calling my psych on Monday to tell him to shove the RX up his ass real tight and set fire to it. Not only was I shaky but I got uncontrollably angry about anything and everything. I felt extremely detached from my body and my wife often commented that I looked lost. I couldn't keep track of bills, would forget short term events. Bad, bad stuff. You can't wake up, you can't go to sleep, you wish you were dead. | M | 34 | 14 days | 2/28/2009 | 1 | bi-polar | Horrible dystonia. i had been on geodon for a few months, and it was working great, then one day my jaw was clenching... i thought thats weird... well enventually changed into my jaw forcing itself open... i was frantic. then my tongue was forcing itself outwards out of my mouth, it was horrible to go through. then the next week i was at a friends house, same thing happened, only this time worse. i was walking through a neighborhood and my right pinky toe started curling up making me walk funny, eventually my whole right leg curved as did my spine, i couldnt walk at all, and the mouth muscle contractions make it near impossible to communicate with someone that something is horrible wrong. needless to say after that shenanigans i have sworn off medication and am hoping to deal with any mania or depression best i can without the risk of giving myself an even worse permanent disability | THIS DRUG IS HORRIBLE! IT CAN EVEN CAUSE PERMANENT DYSTONIA AND DYSKINESIA! IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU CALL FOR AN AMBULANCE IMMEDIATELY AS THIS CAN CUT OFF YOUR BREATHING AND ASK FOR A SYRINGE OF BENADRYL ANY WAY YOU CAN ASAP!!!!!! | M | 18 | | 2/22/2009 | 3 | Bipolar II - Mixed State | I've been on Geodon for a little over two weeks now. My doctor started me on two 40mg pills a day, one with breakfast, the other with dinner. After a week, he upped my dosage to three pills and told me to take them all at night because they could make me drowsy. I made an appointment with him after about two weeks total on the drug because despite the fact that my depression was better, I was having trouble sleeping and could not shake a 'tired, but wired' feeling. He suggested I take the medicine all in the morning. On the second day after this suggestion, I had to leave work, about an hour after my morning dose. I felt disconnected, dizzy and very, very tired. I had to pull over on the highway on my way home because I felt as if I were going to pass out and throw up. I did finally make it home, but the side effects persisted. I can only describe the next few hours as excruciating. It was as if I had restless leg syndrome throughout my whole body. I just could not sit still | I’ve gone back to only two pills a day and I’m taking them at morning and at lunch. I’m still having some weird side effects. Primarily, the ‘tired, but wired’ feeling and sleep deprivation. I also have periodic bouts of what can only be described as dread. I feel like something very bad is going to happen. I have not felt that feeling since I was a small child and it’s very bothersome. Still, my options in terms of medication are very limited so I’m going to do my best work through the side effects in the hopes that the medication might actually work for me. Meditation and breathing exercises help. I’m also blessed as I have a wonderfully supportive husband and a very understanding boss. | F | 33 | 12 days | 2/20/2009 | 1 | Depression | After taking the drug for two months I'm battleling anxiety and panic attacks. I have lost all hunger. I need to gain at least 12 pounds now because I'm so under weight. My blood sugar is out of control. | I hate this drug. I was on 60ml at night and 20 in the morning. My blood sugar was very low after taking it during the day and I was anxious during the afternoon. I'm a mess now. I'm very thin and I feel lost. I Have a new doctor now and I just pray he can help me with my depression and with all the anxiety I have developed due to not eating. | F | 39 | 2 months | 2/18/2009 | 5 | Paranoid Schizophrenia | Fatigue. Used to make me sleep 12 hours a day when I took a higher dose during mornings. I'm on a lower dose now during mornings (20mg), and so I don't fall asleep during the day any longer. I take 140mg at night, otherwise I don't sleep at all. I actually need this medication to sleep. | I've been on Geodon for 8 years now, and have never had a relapse. before Geodon, I had tried about four different other antipsychotics, none which made the voices go away. Geodon started working for me the first week I started taking it, and have been recovered ever since. | M | 25 | 8 years | 2/13/2009 | 3 | Bipolar I with Psychosis | 20 mg works great. 40 mg caused VERY LOW blood pressure, fainting | Makes the auditory & visual hallucinations stop. 40 mg left me dizzy & blood pressure 65/40. I'm 5'2, 108 lbs. | F | 12 | 3 months | 2/13/2009 | 2 | anxiety, depression | groggy, grumpy, foggy head and tired | I was taking this for anxiety, it is very expensive so get a prescription for like a week or two and test it out. Just made me tired and spaced out. Didn't help with anxiety. | M | 22 | 8 days | 2/10/2009 |