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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 4  Bipolar- Mixed Phases Extremely Tired; Sensitivity to light; loss of appetite; restlessness F 23 6 weeks
80mg
10/12/2015
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 3  Bipolar I don't know if these are side effects but here we go: I sleep very very hard, I have leg cramps sometimes at night, drooling, stand up and rock side to side all day,hoarseness. Controls my anger. F 43 8 years
120 1X day
10/12/2015
 1  Back pain due to spinal injury. Permanent extreme tremors, suicidal idiology, suicide attempt resulting in hospitalization Don't take it! M 28 8 months
300 MG
10/9/2015
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 1  OCD, depression, anxiety Severe increase of anxiety, major suicidal thoughts, nausea, diarrhea, persistent shaking. And a couple times hallucinations. I developed serotonin syndrome while I was on this medication even though my doctor made sure my body was rid of the older ones. I can't even begin to describe how it felt, my entire body was turned against me and even though I stopped taking it as soon as the symptoms appeared it took a month for all the symptoms to finally go away. After a week the major symptoms went away then slowly I felt more like myself. If you're going though this right now and see this please know that I felt *drastically* better after it was out of my system and that you will as well. F 17 5 days
8/18/2015
 5  Bi Polar 1 with mixed episodes I've only taken 20 mg with dinner for the past two nights. Both nights, I immediately starting burping and felt slightly jittery. I have a mild headache that goes away with Advil, but that's about it. The first night, I slept for 10 hours which was awesome! But my mouth was very dry when I woke up. So far, these are things I can deal with. I feel pretty good emotionally after having a bad bout of depression a week ago. I'll give it a month and see if the mild side effects go away. F 40 2 days
40Mg
6/25/2015
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 5  depression and motivation issues The first time I took Geodon I had this weird side effect. About 20min after taking it I felt suddenly severely depressed and suicidal. I started crying for no reason then laughing. My heart was beating really fast and it got worse to the point where I called 911 because it was pounding so hard I thought I might die. Everything turned out fine and I didn't end up going to the hospital but I stooped taking it for this reason to later on trying it out again. If I hey overly excited/scared my heart will beat to fast and sometimed I get heart palpitations but I think I've got it under control now To where it's not a major problem anymore but a side effect that had gotten better over time. I also have 0 appetite. I had to lower my dose to 40mg because I couldn't physically eat. I was gagging on anything I tried eating even something small. I went back up to 60mg recently and it's been better but I am never hungry. I continue to lose weight which is nice but I'll have to watch out if I get too low. Another reason I don't eat much is because it make a me feel nauseas. My stomach seems weaker and can't handle much of anything besides water. I feel mild nausea after eating a bowl of soup and a piece of bread. Keep a close eye out when you first start taking Geodon or when you increase it. Everyone I increase the dose I get a severe side effect. Sometimes you have to stay at a lower dosee for your body to get use to it so don't rush with it. I had severe anxiety/feeling like I was jumping out of my skin when I increased my dose. Don't let a bad side effect stop you from taking it if it's helping. Talk with your doctor about it. Also I feel dehydrated a lot so make sure your drinking enough water. F 23 2 months
60mg
4/24/2015
 1  Bipolar w/ depression The most horrible back pain. Spent 2 days in bed, missed work. After coming off, back pain lasted 4 more days. F 33 6 days
4/23/2015
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 1  Mood disorder/ depression -UNIMAGINABLE FATIGUE -low blood pressure -fainting -restlessness -dizziness/ disorientation PLEASE DONT SKIP! My Dr. Put me on this on top of other meds to help with hopeless thoughts. I took 40mg at night and about 30-40 seconds when I woke up the following morning I felt extreme shaking and restlessness. I had to get up to go to school and the second I got up I was really dizzy and disoriented. I went to use the bathroom and I knew something was wrong because I could see black spots and felt like I was losing control of my body. I tried to call for help and tried to lift myself up with a towel hanger but it broke just as I was BLACKING OUT and hit my head on some marble. My dad is a Dr. and said the medicine can cause a SIGNIFICANT drop in blood pressure for some people. By the time I was able to lay down again I physically/verbally could not communicate or move. Another red sign was knowing that my eyes WOULD NOT STAY OPEN no matter all my will power I gave to get up due to the fatigue. I couldn't go to class I woke up in the late afternoon. I am a light sleeper and this put me out DEAD COLD even though I took it the night before. This pill will knock the hell out of you and I'm in college I can take tired this was NOT THAT. This level of exhaustion can only be felt because of something like this and I hope no one has to feel what I felt! PLEASE consider another form of medication before trying this! I have been on God knows how many mess BUT THIS WAS THE WORST! F 20 1 days
40mg
4/22/2015
 1  Bipolar Disorder I was suicidal and severely depressed. Was started of Risperdal and Trazadone. Risperdal has so many law suits it's crazy. I stopped that drug. Was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and was started on Geodon. Best thing I ever had for 3 weeks. I was extremely functional and able to experience joy again after months of darkness and depression. Then I missed a dose. The very next day I was suicidal again. I was depressed all over again. I stayed off for a few days before starting it again. I needed a fix. I started again and things got a little better but not much. I would still have manic phases and urges. This past Wednesday I missed a dose. I also missed Thirsdays dose. Friday I started getting strange sharp pains atop my head followed by dizziness and and elevated heart rate. I was hauled off in an ambulance with a blood pressure of 198/113. I thought I was dying. I had 5 panic attacks this past weekend and visited the hospital 5 times. Finally having a CT scan that was clear. I was also placed on BP meds. It's Monday and I'm plagued with a feeling of water running in my head. I feel itching in my head and forehead. Also burning. All accompanied by headaches. I'm tAking Ativan to help me calm down. Heart rate and blood pressure still not under control. Worst drug ever! Will be weened off this drug ASAP. DO NOT take it! M 33 2 days
20
4/13/2015
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 1  Bipolar Made me feel in a depressed mood. I was never happy. When I stopped taking it for a whole day I would get really bad anxiety &' panic attacks.. I would never sleep if I stopped taking it. I gained a lot of weight with this. Sadly I also lost my appitite all the time. I would not reccomend this at all. I've never ever felt like this in my entire life. Made me go crazy for the longest time. It's the worst.. Ever since I stopped taking it, I've been feeling like myself again. &' been more happier than ever. It's just a drug that makes you go crazy in my opinion. F 16 1 days
30 MG
3/27/2015
 1  Bipolar 2 Worst rash ever chest pains hearing more voices runny nose eye twitching my stomachs feel like I was in a boxing match for 12 rounds no sleep wired for 4 days straight don't know what's going on lack of concentration overall not recommended M 29 5 days
50 mg
3/26/2015
 5  Schizoaffective Disorder Lost weight, slight Q-T prolongation on an EKG Geodon has saved my life. I went from being hospitalized, confused, hearing voices about 80% of the time to completely lucid, motivated, and voice-free. The only downside of the medication is that you may not lose as much weight the second round you take it. F 29 3 years
80 3X day
3/18/2015
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 5  bipolar Need to wear glasses, insomnia, I think that's all oh yeah I lost weight. I did have breast leakage just a little though. I have been on Geodon for about 2 years only medicine that actually helps me. It takes away the anger, the mood swings all of it. I feel totally normal now. I am currently taking Geodon while pregnant I stoped for a couple months and had problems so I had to go back on it again. Works wonders for me. The baby is healthy and doing great! Currently no problems I know of and had many ultrasounds. F 28 2 years
160 mg dai
3/16/2015
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 3  Schizoaffective Hallucinations increase, feel high, M 26 7 months
160 mg
3/4/2015
 1  Ocd depression anxiety si thoughts Shaking nauseous dizziness inability to sleep worse depression eye twitching extreme fatigue anxiety trouble breathing inability to focus I hope the side effects go away for me soon. I know certain meds don't work for everyone and this certainly is one of those medications F 17 5 days
40
2/20/2015
 1  bipolar 1 initially mania, lack of sleep, skin rashes and after a year at the highest dose, Tardive Dyskinesia. I was better off on the more sedative choices. I was manic as loony tunes If you go online you can see a lot of class action lawsuits against Geodon regarding Tardive Dyskinesia which really tells you something,. F 54 3 years
50 mg 2X day
2/17/2015
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 4  Bipolar II Well, other than it making me feel drunk, or there is an earthquake going on, I was quite impressed. In one dose it stopped my hypomania. I woke up feeling I might want to live again! Sure I'm sleepy, but it's manageable. I have noticed increase in forgetfulness, but I have Fibromyalgia so deal with that anyway. I also have my appetite back which I know I need to be careful about. I think the reason I'm so impressed is I was on Depakote for 5 days and I went into a psychosis state (thought I either already killed someone or was getting ready too). I barely urinated, ate, hated everything, began throwing out things I'd cherished for years...didn't get too far into it when I decided I didn't give a damn! It's a good thing I take my dog with me when I drive because twice I was going to drive into something purposefully just to stop my brain from being so "painful", which is how it seemed to me, but I couldn't hurt my dog too. That's what was nuts: having lucid moments in between the freaky ones. I sincerely hope this the drug for me; guess we will see soon enough! F 57 1 days
40mg
1/23/2015
 1  Bipolar This medication gave me gastritis. I took for the first few days and I had the worst stomach pains EVER!!!! This drug scrapes your stomach and destroys its lining. Ever after I stopped taking it, my stomach still hurts :(( This drug is HELLISH!!!! Not a good drug, at all! F 38 3 days
40 2X day
1/16/2015
 1  bipolar 2 Extreme lethargy drunk feeling. Unable to wake up in the morning. Too tired to function. Strange feeling that I was going to die but apathetic to it. Missed periods. Anxiety through the roof but again kind of apathetic about it. Unable to function. This drug is crazy. Not sure if it is meant for bipolar 2. Dr didn't explain how lethargic it makes you. I took it first time just before leaving for church and felt so drowsy and drunk an hour and a half later. I never ever should have driven! Do not take this and drive until your body is used to it! I am a single mom two young kids. This was very very dangerous for me. I couldn't wake up for them. Constantly tired. I missed a dose one night and starting hearing voices. I never heard voices before this. Withdrawal from this drug is real and scary. Psychosis shaking sweating are all withdrawal side effects. Titrating off this drug will cause this. I heard sounds and voices every time my dosage was lowered. Very scary. Read up on this drug before starting it. F 32 3 months
80mg bid
12/29/2014
 5  Get rid of anger Weight loss, watery mouth, and even with the zoloft I feel woozy N/a M 22 2 weeks
40
12/4/2014

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