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 |
| 4 | Bi Polar disorder | fatigue, low energy. On higher doses I was a zombie head and slept all the time. | I started on 60mg a day and it was way too strong. I got my dose lowered to 40mg a day and that was still too strong. So my doc tried me on 20mg a day to take with my evening meal to go along with my Lithium that I take 3 times a day. This works well for me. I needed the Geodon to stop my racing thoughts and it does the trick. I am glad for it. But know this, a lower dose can be just as effective for what you need! | F | 32 | 3 months | 7/20/2007 | 4 | bipolar | I experience extreme constipation, bloating and extreme sensitivity to smells or eating meat. I started on 20mg then uped to 40mg for 6 months ( was put on wellbutrin 100 mg for depression and it helped with lack of sex drive( now back down as it was becoming unbearable to get up in the morning. My doc and therapist thought I needed to go down at least during the summer and see what happens. It has maintained my wieght. I have tried everything, lamictal, resipridal, abilify, zoloft. this has been the best for me! | F | 28 | 10 months | 7/16/2007 | 5 | bi-polar depression | Great side effects--decreased libido (previously a lot of risky behavior here) and major weight loss (50 pounds in a year and a half and still losing--I was very overwight thanks to zyprexa); possible symptoms of tardive dyskinesia (very bad and can be permanent, so I had to stop taking it) | This is a WONDER drug. Made me incredibly stable (good for bi-polars like myself), Cut my sex drive to zero, which is great because I was involved in frequent risky sex behavior. The problem was that I was developing syptoms of tardive dyskinesia--read up about that on the web--trembling of lips and eyelids that progresses to uncontrollable lip smacking and contortions of the face--one you get that it is irreversible, even if you stop taking the medicine, so I had to get off it before my symptoms became worse. If you quit early you have a chance at reversing the syptoms. | M | 2 years | 7/13/2007 | 1 | Bipolar | extreme sleepiness in the am, loss of words, weight gain | i had to revolve my life around the medication. i had to take it at the right time so i wouldnt be tired the next day at work and sometimes it still wasnt out of my system the next day and i was so tired the kept dozing off despite my attempts to walk around i fell asleep standing up i got called into the office at work and almost lost my job a few times. the medicine almost ruined my life. i wouldnt reccomend it to anyone. it was TERRIBLE | 19 | 4 months | 7/12/2007 | 5 | Schizophrenia, bipolar | drymouth, cold all the time, loss of appetite and I think it affects my spelling and typing skills... | Geodon has helped me tremendously with paranoia and manic depression. I also take Lamictal. I still have suspicous thoughts but I can deal with them much better. I am generally happier since starting the combination together. I smile more and I'm in a much, much better mood and feel somewhat stable. | F | 38 | 18 days | 7/5/2007 | 3 | Bipolar I | none | I have found a marked decrease in anger (dysphoria) and have felt slightly calmer when under duress. | F | 49 | 3 months | 7/4/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II Disorder | Sleepiness | I've taken this medication off and on for years. Other than simply sleeping like a rock after I take it, especially after a dosage increase, I've had no problems. I did notice, however, that I tend not to dream with this medication, which is a bit annoying when you're going to college for a degree requiring creativity. | M | 28 | 3 years | 7/3/2007 | 1 | Bipolar | Anxiety, severe agitation to the point that I wanted to hurt myself. | I ended up in the hospital overnight because of the severe agitation. They had to give me Xanax to calm me down. | F | 31 | 2 days | 7/3/2007 | 4 | Bipolar II | Increased sensitivity to heat. In my 100 weather I'm also getting some chills (weird). I also experience tingling sensation in both of my arms and right calf ( especially while walking my two big dogs). This doesn't occur every day. | Geodon has helped me mentally or I would have stopped it. I have only been on it for one month and yesterday I started taking 40mg a day. | F | 42 | 4 weeks | 6/27/2007 | 3 | treatment resistant depression | the first few days on 20 mg were wonderful, i felt everything i should have felt from the 60 mg Cymbalta i was already taking. then the day before i upped my dosage to 40 mg, i experienced shakiness & muscle spasms to the point that i was dropping things...i couldn't use scissors or drive, and i was barely able to type. my appetite dropped significantly [all i wanted to eat were popsicles] couldn't sit still, felt like kicking everything in sight, and i couldn't sleep. period. | this drug was not for me. i liked the happiness but not the side effects. | F | 16 | 1 weeks | 6/20/2007 | 4 | bipolar | tired when i take it i take 80 mg at night | geodon tremendously helped my depression | M | 39 | 10 days | 6/19/2007 | 3 | bipolar II | cycles of shivering, extreme fatigue, both of which cleared up in a day or two, and persistent anhedonia (loss of pleasure in things) | taking 80mg with food twice a day. it reduced my hypomania after a day or two, but at first it might have made it, and anxiety, a little worse. | M | 36 | 2 days | 6/17/2007 | 4 | PTSD Depression Anxiety | Extreme drowsiness, especially when taken with carbs. Some minor zaps and tingles, at night and when fatigued | Helped with the tics I got from seroquel. 180mg, 60am then 60 with dinner and 60 before bed. Geodon is not absorbed into the bloodstream without food intake. More flashbacks then when I was on seroquel | F | 30 | 3 months | 6/14/2007 | 5 | Bipolar | Very few. Definitely take with evening meal (I had very light diarrhea and nausea when I took it a few hours after eating; disappeared when I started taking it right after eating). Some nerve "spasms" shortly after it starts kicking in (similar feeling to when you miss a dose of an anti-depressant; I don't know how else to describe it!). Nothing major and nothing worth worrying about. | This an awesome drug! I am on 400 mg of Lamictal, and was on 20 mg of Lexapro until it began inducing mania. Doc cut me down to 10 mg Lexapro and put me on 60 mg of Geodon. After 5 days (when I had a super-big bout of mania), he cut Lexapro completely and bumped up to 160 mg of Geodon. The very night I started the increased dose, I was able to have the best night sleep in a long time. I haven't had any mania symptoms (or depression for that matter) and have been sleeping 8-ish hours per night, waking up refreshed and not needing a nap at all (used to not sleep at night and have to take nap during day). I've already been feeling "normal" and balanced. I feel good, but not manic-good, and feel at peace for the first time in a long, long time. I'm so grateful for this medication. I was scared by comments from others who had bad reactions, but I'm personally doing great and am happy to have been introduced to this drug. Two crazy thumbs up! ;) | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 6/9/2007 | 5 | Bi-Polar II | Sleepiness, stiffness in the arm. Other than that None. | Been on all the old drugs and Zypexia and Geodon now. Geodon is by far the best with the fewest side effects. I only take it at night because I do get sleepy. 180MG. No Weight Gain for Me! Stiffness in the arm when I walk - it is noticable but my doctor is addressing with Benidryl at night. Geodon has been great for me. Has controlled my moods and made me a productive person. | F | 40 | 5 years | 5/24/2007 | 3 | HOLIDAY SCHIZO | "Drug Holidays" From Antipsychotic Medications | My docotor just gave me a drug holiday for Geodon. He wants me to have a break from the side effects. This is a new practice that most doctors are doing. It has been found very helpful in treating phycosis. She is giving me 4 months off | F | 33 | 13 years | 5/23/2007 | 1 | Bipolar | Coma like sleeping. Very irritable and restless. Felt like my head was in a vice all the time. Lost weight (good thing), but mostly because I lost interest in eating. Was up to 120 mg. | Was my first meds to try and was a very bad experience. From taking Invega, I know that I can feel better, but Invega made me lactate a little over three weeks from starting it. :( | M | 34 | 45 days | 5/22/2007 | 2 | major depression | anxiety, agitation, akathisia (restlessness), neck and shoulder pain. | worked ok for a couple of months but then I became agitated one night, even to point of being suicidal. Began to look at this medication, and i see others having motor restlessness, too. I was all over the bed trying to get comfortable for my neck so that i could sleep, more than once. just became unbearable. was arguing and overly talkative for me. | F | 51 | 60 days | 5/17/2007 | 1 | for a mood disorder | initial tiredness, then insomnia.When the dosage was increased,to 60mg and 40mg more restlessness and mental breakdown.Falling asleep at school so 60mg pm and 20mg am. To combat the increased insomnia and solemnence and negative mentlmental state increased again to 80mg pm and 20 mg pm. Developed Tardive Dyskensia!!! at the final doseage and the Dr. refused to see us any more. | had more outbursts and lack of self control on a "regular dose" so the Dr. upped the dosage. More Agitation and outbursts ensued, so the dosage was upped again. Final dosage 80mg pm and 20 mg am in a 12 year old boy! | M | 12 | 3 months | 5/15/2007 | 1 | for a mood disorder Aspergers& add | initial tiredness, then insomnia.When the dosage was increased,to 60mg and 40mg more restlessness and mental breakdown.Falling asleep at school so 60mg pm and 20mg am. To combat the increased insomnia and solemnence and negative mentlmental state increased again to 80mg pm and 20 mg pm. Developed Tardive Dyskensia!!! at the final doseage and the Dr. refused to see us any more. | had more outbursts and lack of self control on a "regular dose" so the Dr. upped the dosage. More Agitation and outbursts ensued, so the dosage was upped again. Final dosage 80mg pm and 20 mg am in a 12 year old boy! | M | 12 | 3 months | 5/15/2007 |