GEODON Reviews (ZIPRASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.7 (579 Ratings)

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GEODON  (ZIPRASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Ziprasidone injection is used to treat occurrences of severe agitation in patients with schizophrenia. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. Ziprasidone injection is used when quick relief of your symptoms is required. It is not used together with the form of this medication that is taken by mouth. An injection of ziprasidone works quickly to reduce tension and anxiety which, if untreated, can result in dangerous behavior and interfere with your treatment and care.   FDA Approval Date: 2001-02-05 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  Bipolar, ADHD, OCD My Daughter is 8 yrs is on Geodon. She complains she can't breath good after she takes her pill. She started at 20 mg tonight started 80 mg. She has been on it for about 5 wks. She also has had increased anxiety ad Panic attacks, she moves her leg alot and she can't seem to stop moving her Jaw. I am getting concerned about these side effects. I m wondering if she is on the right med. She has had very odd and not good side effects from other med's like Seriquel made her legs cramp very bad and prozac made her LIERALLY climb walls She was up RUNNING 100mph for 3 days before she crashed VERY BAD! Plus others. I am feeling at a loss and don't know what to do. I don't know how long do I allow these side effects to go on to see if they go away + the Doctor says sometimes it means that she needs to icrease the dosage and than how about If I want to take her off Geodon how do I wing her so she doesn't get sick because i am reading about lots of people who say they had bad withdrawls I have been very good about working with the doctors and being PRO ACTIVE, but this is hard on her and all of us. I want her to be happy and well. F 8 47 weeks
1/28/2007
 3  Bipolar II Mixed States My nose gets so stuffy after I take it that I can't sleep even if I'm drowsy! So I've started taking a decongestant about an hour before I take it and that helps though I worry about mixing decongestants with Geodon. Also I am taking Depakote 250 BID. The Geodon was a starting dose of 60 MG/QD then BID, but I don't know if I'm going to be able to tolerate it twice daily! Otherwise, my nose is stuffy/runny/sneezy all day and I've developed a cough/tickly feelings in my lungs (Though maybe that's just a cold, who knows?) Feeling maybe a bit better, but experiencing apathy still and some not so cheery what-if type suicidal thoughts. I'm looking forward to seeing how this helps eventually in combination with psych therapy. F 39 5 days
1/27/2007
 5  Bipolar I w/ GAD 1st two days-Sleep, sleep, and more sleep. Then it was VERY hard to wake up & function. Muscle spasms/stiffness. Very bad anxiety attack at bedtime on 2nd night. Overall I can't say Geodon is a bad drug. The first night it knocked me out for 13 hours, same on the second. It was very hard to wake up, but when I did I felt better. I have sleeping problems anyway so it actually felt good to catch up on some winks. My legs are stiff and the doc says that should pass soon. Last night was the 3rd and I experienced NO anxiety and I woke up awake and refreshed-so apparently the hibernating does infact go away-THANK GOD!!! I am on 40mg and have had no rash or any of that, I go up to 60mg in 4 days. If you have gotten the rash perhaps doc started you too high on a dose. Mine specifically told me that is why I am taking 40 for a week and then going to 60mg. I am also on a combo of wellbutrin xl and lexapro to control how low this drug can take you. PS.. Since taking geodon I actually have a sex drive again...it's amazing! F 22 4 days
1/26/2007
 4  Bipolar I EXTREME FATIGUE and anxiety/ruminating thoughts @ bedtime I think Geodon is going to work out for me as I used to be on Depakote and it did NOTHING for mania. I have only been on Geodon for 3 days but I do feel a little better-moodwise anyway. I have found that Geodon either makes me crash hard and pass out for 12 hours or I get a horrid anxiety attack and then crash hard for 12 hours. The first night I took it I passed out at 9:30 on the couch, went to the bed at 7:30 and woke up at 3:00pm! Last night took it and had one of the worst anxiety attacks ever and then just crashed hard. I woke up at noon took the dog our(barely with out passing out in the grass outside) and slept on the couch until 3:00pm again. It is hard to wake up too, it takes about an hour to fully function.. I am only on 40mg no and in 3 days am supposed to up it to 60mg. Other than the sleep nonsense I feel better. My doc also added two new antideppresants to handle the downs. I am on a combo of Lexapro, Wellbutrin XL, and Geodon. I feel better and my hopes are hi F 22 3 days
1/26/2007
 2  Bipolar I, Mixed Flu-like body and joint pain, unable to fall asleep until late, withdrawal-like symptoms at the end of the day, feeling generally crappy and out of sorts, apathy, muscle spasms, dizziness, abdominal bloating. I am trying this due to the propensity of the other atypicals to cause diabetes and to stabilize my mood. SO far I just feel crappy, achy, joint pain, apathetic, and extremely drowsy in the morning. I also have been unable to fall asleep for at least 3 hours after I go to bed. I was in the midst of a Mixed Episode (Extremely irritable, dysphoric, anxious, and withdrawn) when I started this last week and I still feel about the same, only with joint pain and apathy. No positive effects yet. Guess I'll have to give it a while. Weight loss sounds good, I am significantly overweight. M 48 5 days
1/23/2007
 4  bipolar/paranoia It made my heart race as soon as I took it, then like 5 hours later I would crash. So I take it at bedtime. One really bad side effect was the amount of alcohol I could drink on it. I had blackouts after taking geodon the night before then the next night having just a few beers. I don't know if I would recommend it to anyone because coming off of it would be really bad. I missed my one daily dosage and i was crawling out my skin. So really bad withdrawal effects. F 25 2 years
1/15/2007
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 2  bi-polar agitation,seem more depressed,cant really tell it is doing anything at all. I need to find a medication that works.This one in my opinion does not. F 36 4 weeks
1/15/2007
 1  schizophrenia/bipolar abdominal bloating was the worst side effect.It also feels horrible when rushing to your brain.It definitely makes you stupid and drowsy. The doctors who prescibe this for you basically want you to gain weight around your stomach and they also want to kill your brain cells.I also use to take risperdal and that makes you really fat,and it also kills your brain cells.I gained forty pounds from taking it. F 18 2 months
1/15/2007
 2  BIpolar II dry mouth, shaking, sleepiness, panic attacks/racing heart, blurry or double vision, urine retention, bloating, acne and rough-scaly greasy skin. This medicine made it easier to sleep and smoothed out my mood swings. However, the side-effects are so awful, that I am going to stop taking it. It does make me feel better for 1/2 the day, but my skin is ruined (it used to be beautiful) and the panic attacks/shaking and heart-racing are very debilitating. M 31 4 months
1/13/2007
 4  Bi-Polar I Dry mouth,drowsiness,rapid heart beat,involuntary muscle spasms, and body acne. This medication has helped my mood greatly! I am only on 40mg at night as I cannot function during the day at work due to the drowsiness. I did find that it does go away somewhat. The muscle spasms only seem to come when I am sitting still. The other side effects I can live with as they are better than the bi-polar! F 25 1 months
1/1/2007
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 3  BiPolar Disorder Dry mouth, Rash, confusion, extreme drowsiness (I was asleep for two days and could not be roused), muscle tension I had taken this maybe 4 years ago, when I was fifteen, and it worked well to stabilize my moods for a few months. Then it just stopped. When I came off of it, there were extreme reactions including hallucinations, and loss of some body control (drooling, wetting self, no hand-eye coordination, no balance). This lasted about 4-5 hours. Now, I just started again due to some recent emergencies, and I've been sick, and I've got this nasty rash crawling all around my body. When it worked, it worked beautifully. F 19 3 days
1/1/2007
 1  depression Panic attacks, anxiety, tremors, blurred vision M 54 9 months
12/30/2006
 1  depression I would feel like I was shaking (as if very cold) but I was not literally shaking...most of the time. Unable to think clearly. Exhausted to the point of having to quit my job. I didn't have enough energy to do basic tasks (showering, dressing, minor chores)on many occassions. Just felt bad, really bad. My doctor didn't think this medication was the cause of my symptoms. He tried adjusting the dose. He also tried other medications to treat my symptoms. It was this drug. I am fine now. F 42 8 months
12/19/2006
 1  Bipolar II Was prescribed 160mg straight away. First day slept until 4:30pm, it was awful. The second day, it was worse. I tried to get up and I couldn't and my head was in a complete fog. I only started functioning around 6pm. The last night I took it (and I don't know what compelled me to keep taking it at this point) was the worst. I woke up a couple of times during the afternoon, tried to get up but my head was clouded horribly and I was dizzy and had to go back to sleep. Fell into a deep sleep around 5pm, and experienced horrible nightmares and at the end of it, an episode of sleep paralysis with hallucinations that I would call an out of body experience. I was completely awake and terrified, and after I "came back into my body" or whatever that was, tried to move but I couldn't. I could not move, this thing had me trapped. When I finally started wiggling my toes and then from there slowly started being able to move, I jumped out of bed and tossed the rest of it down the toilet. Th The side effects are too much. The medicine is worse than the illness. I would not recommend this to anyone. F 23 3 days
12/18/2006
 3  bi-polar it had terrible side effects. it made me really really sick. i felt like i was comming off of heronie. im not a tweeker, but this drug made me feel like i was. it also made me very manic. i was very high, then i went dangerously low. be careful with this drug. F 16 4 days
12/15/2006
 2  bipolar II Stuttering awful, could barely speak, Total loss of libido, sweats, shakes, acne, lethargic, stopped mania, however the stuttering made me extremely depressed. Weight stabilized, Libido died (could barely orgasm) M 22 6 months
12/1/2006
 2  bipolar 2 sleepiness, I had to wait to take it when I knew I would be going to bed soon. Started having extreme anxiety which led to the worst panic attacks I have ever had. I stopped taking it and the anxiety is gone. It did help initially to balance out my hypomanic symptoms but the anxiety became unbearable. I stopped taking it 09/06 F 34 11 months
11/29/2006
 1  Bipolar On November 1st (Wednesday) of 2006 I was involuntary admitted to a psychiatric hospital where I was put on this medication. I must say that I will NEVER in my life time take this medication again. I rather be manic then take this aweful drug! I felt extremely anxious with very bad nausea and loss of appetite that It got so bad that I started forcing food down my stomach (To survive) during my hospitalization stay. At the very end my stomach could no longer take the abuse and I've puked my breakfast all over my room (On the walls and floor) before being discharged. I also had rapid heart beat. I DO NOT recommend this drug to anybody! This is a dangerous drug! F 23 2 days
11/24/2006
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 2  bipolar mixed extreme somnolence, lack of motivation, no affect it did keep me from self-injuring, etc, only because I had no desire to do anything but sleep M 16 4 months
11/18/2006
 3  OCD w/impotence Extreme weakness/fatigue; almost full-body acne; extreme facial oiliness; extreme difficulty reaching orgasm, weak orgasms, complete lack of sexual desire; constant need to move/restlessness; memory loss; blurred vision; increased thirst for water; loss of appetite; feeling "bummed out"; lethargy; heart "skipping"/palpitations/flutters; slurred speech when first beginning medication. I'm being treated for OCD (obsessive sexual thoughts w/compulsive masturbation) w/an antidepressant, but that isn't completely helping, so my doctor recently prescribed Geodon, 60 mg a day. Wow!--this stuff really hits you! Geodon seems to have added to my increase in sexual difficulty/impotence. I think that *maybe* the Geodon has helped calm my obsessive thoughts bcse it has turned me into a robot w/no sex drive whatsoever. However, when I *want* to reach orgasm, it's nearly impossible. It's even harder now on the combination of meds than just on Luvox. When I first started Geodon, I couldn't stop wiggling around. I felt a constant need to move any part of my body, which kept me from being able to sleep, in spite of the extreme fatigue it caused me--I almost passed out in public from it. I also have experienced memory loss. I've found that most of my body has broken out in a strange type of acne that can't be popped. My face has become oilier than fried chicken. I've been DYING of th F 33 10 days
10/18/2006

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