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 | bipolar and ptsd | first two days... high energy, felt great. quickly decended into hell. i am seeing "breathing" or movement from object that shouldn't be moving (as if i was on acid..hearing things...voices..sounds...etc.. | SUPER SUPER SUPER NOVA MANIA!!!! GO SPEED RACER GO! TOO BAD IT'S NOT EVEN A NICE GO! "HE'S A DEMON ON WHEELS" | F | 53 | 8 days | 4/29/2008 | 3 | depression/anxiety/anorexia/cutting | Extreme, extreme exhaustion and sleepiness as well as weakness, dizziness, nausea, impaired motor skills and slurred speech | I was given Geodon as an anti-anxiety medication and I find that it works in times of extreme stress and panic. 80 milligrams is enough to knock me out for over 12 hours at a clip and work within relative short amount of time within ingesting the pill. Overall it has helped me and found that when taken during or slightly before an anxiety or panic attack it helps stop it since it literally makes you incapable of most activities of which include a panic attacks. However, the tiredness is debilitating and the weakness nearly crippling at times. Geodon does not seem to wear off over time as you continue to take it, and the side effects seem to stick around instead of wear off over time. | F | 18 | 2 years | 4/27/2008 | 5 | MIGRAINE HEADACHES | Leveled out at 40MG, the 80MG dose makes me agitated. VERY NOTICEABLE improvements in reduction of Migraine Headaches. | I use to wake up 5-6 mornings with a migraine headache and had to take an Imitrex pill, which is now $24 a pill. Since taking Geodon, about 60 days now, rarely wake up with a headache, perhaps once every two weeks. I've tried everything for migraines for 20 years, and nothing has worked as well as the Geodon. I still get migraine attacks but probably a good 30% less that without Geodon, and morning migraines are very infrequent. Local pharmacy wants about $7 a pill for it, but you can get it through Canada for around $2 a pill (bastard pharmaceutical companies). | M | 55 | 2 months | 4/26/2008 | 5 | Bipolar II and Schizoaffective Diso | None | This pill have saved my life! Does not cause weight gain or hunger like Xyprexa or Seroquel. I started with 60 mg twice daily and now iam taking 80 mg twice daily. I feel better and more willing and capable of doing things. | M | 39 | 6 months | 4/26/2008 | 1 | Bipolar I | Extreme mania, increased sweating and body odor, EXTREME fatigue, could not eat after taking it because I would pass out (generally at 8:00 pm), inability to wake up in the morning unless I got 9 hours of sleep, slept through two fire alarms, dizziness, hallucinations, delusions, depression, disassociation, racing heartbeat, weight loss, unable to eat, shuffled walk, shaking, panic attacks, extreme anxiety, horrible withdrawal | I have been on almost every drug out there. Geodon was by far the worst. The first night I took a dose too late and was unable to walk to the bathroom. Half-asleep, I dragged myself by the arms to the bathroom (I had absolutely no use of my legs). I fell asleep on the toilet for a bit and then dragged myself back into the bed. When I had to get up for class, I still couldn't stand up. My legs were completely paralyzed. I had to miss an entire day of class and work. I went completely manic on this medication. I saw things, heard voices, and believed I was dead and talking to the devil and angels (the customers at my store). I had constant panic attacks and had to be taken to a hospital after I lost touch with reality. When I begged my doctor to take me off the medication he responded, "so you're imagining that you're having side effects?" Sometimes I wonder if doctors want this medication to be the wonder drug so badly, they attempt to ignore how it negatively impa | F | 26 | 3 months | 4/18/2008 | 5 | bipolar depression | None | I am on 160 mg. No side effects at all. Love this medicine. Works great for my depression. | F | 33 | 1 years | 4/17/2008 | 1 | Bipolar NOS | Involuntary neck spasms and movement in general, LOW blood pressure, severe dizziness, impaired motor skills | The very first day, my blood pressure plummeted to the point that I needed a constant intake of caffeine to even walk. Within a couple days, I'd gained seven pounds. But the thing that made me stop immediately was the neck movement. For four hours last night, my neck was involuntarily twisting to an impossible angle- I could barely breathe. I'm already on four different medications, and have been on maybe 15 different meds throughout my life, so I know what it's like to wait for the side-effects to subside. But these spasms were dangerous. Definitely call your doctor the moment you feel anything. I waited until yesterday, assuming that it would get better. Bad idea. | F | 19 | 4 days | 4/12/2008 | 2 | depersonalization disorder | extreme fatique, random shaking chills, headache, pounding heartbeat when exercising | The side effects are worse than the disorder it seems | F | 21 | 1 weeks | 4/10/2008 | 4 | BP | Teeth grinding, lip movement, restlessness, extremely tired first couple of weeks, sleeplessness, squirminess, niacin rushlike feeling | It has worked so far, much more calm, less racing thoughts. Side effects haven't gotten to me yet but I hate the restlessness. | M | 33 | 4 weeks | 4/8/2008 | 1 | treatment resistant anxiety/depress | Dizziness, hallucinations, sleeplessness, mania, loss of appetite, severe depression, feeling out of touch. | I was not bipolar or schizophrenic, my doctor gave me Geodon because antidepressants were making me feel too "up" and manic. Geodon was supposed to calm that down. Instead, I felt way worse than with no medication and was more manic than ever, even seeing things and having hallucinations. I felt like a robot and completely out of touch with my body, feelings, loved ones. It took forever to get this out of my system when I stopped taking it- nearly six months. | M | 3 months | 4/6/2008 | 1 | Agitation/atypical autism | Depression, stupor-like drowsiness | Didn't help at all; I tried it at two different doses and can only say bad things about it. | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 4/1/2008 | 1 | Bipolar I | Racing heart beat (over 140 beats per minute resting), foul-smelling diarrhea, inability to sleep (it's 1:10 a.m. as I type this). | I'm recently diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder I and they took me off all of my antidepressants and put me on Geodon. I am not happy with the drug thus far, at day 3 and I will discontinue usage at day 4! I have a racing heartbeat, I can't sleep, and I'm extraordinarily anxious (even after taking 200 mg of Neurontin and 1 mg of Ativan. Feel wired and my ability to type is impaired (I'm an unusually fast and verey accurstwate a fast and accurate typist, but I have to keeep checking myh typgin. No kidding! I'm just typing htere ant d it really is a provlelm. Going tot stop takidng it tomroeow. Oh my Godol.......this ies just and exampel. | M | 37 | 3 days | 3/26/2008 | 5 | Bipolar disorder | Severe sleepiness if taken in the day, weightgain | This drug really stabilized me in a way no other drug has been able to do. It gave me my memory back and make me think clearly. It also gave me more energy and a desire to do things. I did gain about 20lbs really rapidly after starting the drug but I worked that off with a diet plan and exercise. After a while the weight gain plateaus. It worked on just 40mg a day but I found 60 was more stabilizing. I am now on a higher dose because it is also helping with nerve pain and I have found the side effects to be minimal even at maximum daily dose. This has been a life changing drug for me- I have resisted anti-psychotics for many years and was very pleasantly surprised at how much they can help for bipoler (expecially mixed states) | F | 33 | 8 months | 3/22/2008 | 1 | Bipolar II | A potpourri of crappy side-effects | I'm bipolar, and I know it. But I've never had a manic episode any worse than the one that hit me after taking the Geodon. I felt like I was out to hurt somebody! Raging and uncontrollable anger, anxiety, crying spells, insomnia, and inability to concentrate or focus. To sum it up, I was wigging out! I'll admit, it was a wild ride. Also, I quit smoking nearly 2 years ago and I wanted a cig so bad I could hardy stand it. It was as if I had just quit. Geodon may work well for you. If your doc prescribed it it was for a reason so I'd give it a shot. But take the lowest possible dose you can, and beware of the potential side effects listed by the folks on this forum. Don't make plans do go anywhere or do anything of much significance until you know how Geodon is going to affect you. Best wishes to all of you, and I hope that whatever your health problem is, that you get it figured out. Hugs! | F | 50 | 2 days | 3/20/2008 | 4 | bipolar | slight shaking, makes me fall asleep early. | i take 50mg at 530pm so i can wake up in the morning. i really like Geodeon. Has helped quiet my racing thoughts. I also take lexapro for depression. Am feeling GREAT. | F | 46 | 1 years | 3/19/2008 | 5 | PTSD | I haven't had any side effects. | I take 20 mg twice a day. That little keeps me from getting tired at all. I also take it with Propranolol (10 mg) which balances everything out. No more nightmares, sweating, shaking, trembling, flashbacks, nothing - I even go out and socialize more! I wish I had it when this all started! I think I would have been working still! | F | 33 | 3 months | 3/9/2008 | 1 | Depression, agression, anxiety | Well let's see after only taking 1 dose of 20 mgs I ended up in the emergency room with dystonic seizures that lasted 2 days. I had no control of my movements, my speech was slurred, lost the ability to move my tongue, and my eyes were rolled into the back of my head. I was unresponsive at times and although I could hear what people were saying I couldn't respond until 20 min. later to the question which was difficult to do because I had no movement in my tongue or face; and even when I came home I had constant convulsions and was not able to do simple tasks like talk on the phone or hold a fork. | This medicine has SERIOUS side affects. Do your research prior to taking this medicine even if the doctor thinks you need it. I was only on 20 mgs and they wanted me on 40mg which would have killed me. Just because they are doctors do not mean they know what YOUR body needs. | F | 22 | 1 days | 2/27/2008 | 2 | Treatment-resistant depression | Side effects were minor - going off of it is another matter. | Seemed to work a little on my depression, but perhaps was losing its effect. In any case, wanted to take a "break" to remember how it felt to be on nothing. Stopping this drug turned out to be unbelievable. I've been on plenty, and never experienced anything like this. Felt just plain crazy, went through periods of crying, terrible fear, severe depression. Took 6 months before I felt like this had passed (same length of time I took the drug). Wow! | M | 47 | 6 months | 2/25/2008 | 1 | Bipolar | Serious coma-like tiredness. 40 mgs a day is enough to knock me out the entire day. i'm always anxious. my jaw seems to be permanently clenched. i get really bad headaches, almost to the point of migraines. i forgot to take my medicine one night, and it was impossible for me to go to sleep. | It made me happy at first, but the side effects aren't worth putting up with. I cannot even get myself out of bed to go to school in the morning. I hate it. | F | 17 | 3 weeks | 2/25/2008 | 1 | weight loss | horrendous manic episodes, raging behavior, and basically having a feeling of being possessed. | I don't have bi-polar, nor do I have schizophrenia. I was never diagnosed with either; I was prescribed Geodon because I mentioned I needed to lose weight. Why would someone prescribe you a pill and keep increasing the dosage when it clasehes with your other pills and is for something you have never even been diagnosed with?! Jeez, I don't need to lose weight THAT BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 22 | 3 months | 2/24/2008 |