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 | Anxiety, mood disorder. | I lost interest in activities that I used to enjoy such as reading, exercising, hiking, photography, scrap-booking, writing, etc. I became catatonic at times, and I would cry for blocks of time for no particular reason. I had deep sleep, but no recollection of dreams, and would wake up with dark circles under my eyes. (Lack of REM sleep?) Eating became difficult. My metabolism slowed to nothing. My job became difficult because of the beforementioned factors. I am starting to lower my dose now. I had dreams for the first time in 2 months last night. I plan on weaning myself off of this medication and getting my life back. | F | 43 | 3 months 180 1X day | 6/9/2012 | 5 | Geodon has been working for me for 7 years untill recently when I had a visuial hallucination. No side effects expierenced, but did gain 100 pounds. | F | 42 | 7 years 80 2X day | 5/25/2012 | 1 | Depression | EXTREME drowsiness. I could not keep my eyes open. Disassociation, depersonalization. Uncontrollable drooling. | Imagine someone completely ^%$&ed up on heroin. That's probably what I looked like. I felt so drugged. Worst experience ever! What kind of psychiatrist prescribes such a powerful antipsychotic for depression?! | F | 22 | 2 weeks 2X day | 5/5/2012 | 5 | Bipolar II | Occasional drowsiness, early on I had tardive dyskinesia but seems to have lessened. Loss of motivation. Weight gain. | Always take Geodon with food! It will not work on an empty stomach. I have been taking Geodon for four years. It has stopped my destructive thoughts and manic and depressive episodes. I sleep a lot, but you should be getting a lot of sleep anyway (9 hours a night?) | F | 37 | 4 years 80mg 1X day | 4/27/2012 | 5 | Bipolar 1 & ADHD | I finally feel good. Makes you tired so I take it at night but, I am no longer nuts. The shivers are kinda weird... | F | 32 | 3 weeks 80 | 4/15/2012 | 3 | Schizophrenia, borderline p/d/o | I was 13 when I started taking Geodon, and the only good that came out of it is I finally got to sleep. It caused extreme agitation and heart palpitations. | F | 15 | 2 weeks 80 mg. | 4/14/2012 | 1 | Schizoaffective disorder Bi polar 1 | I felt torment. Very horrible. Like the hell. Cant breath i was crying like a baby it was like demons. Torment like experience ,horrible Never use this drug in your life. | M | 23 | 6 days 160 | 3/26/2012 | 2 | BIPOLAR | sore throat, stiff neck muscles, rapid heart beat, panic attacks | M | 27 | 15 days 20MG 1X day | 3/25/2012 | 5 | Anxiety, depression, Borderline | The first week I was on Geodon I was constantly tired and fell asleep in the strangest public places. It got better after three months but I still have to take Provigil to wake me up in the morning and allow me to drive to work. | Geodon saved my life. In a matter of days I went from someone totally decompensated and suicidal to running a multi-million dollar consulting firm without hiding under my desk. I began taking Risperdal in the hospital. I gained almost 20 pounds in two weeks and freaked out. I went on Geodon immediately after that because it is supposed to be weight-neutral. I have suffered with obesity my whole life, so I really don't know whether or not to blame Geodon for my morbid obesity and metabolic syndrome. I have lost 100 pounds four times while on it, but I gained the weight back and more each time. I take a cocktail of Prozac, Klonopin, Trazodone and Geodon as well as six other meds for Metabolic Syndrome, so it is really hard to pull apart what is causing the weight gain. | F | 54 | 11 years 60 MG 1X day | 3/23/2012 | 4 | Psyhosis | Involuntary muscle movements, severe sleepiness. | Geodon saved my life. I had a manic episode caused by a bad reaction to an antibiotic, and I became an insomniac. Geodon knocked me out and returned me to balance. 2 1/2 hours after taking 120 mg, I would sleep for 7 1/2 hours. The early side effects were tough. My neck felt like it was going to snap. They gave me Cogentin to counteract the side effects, and that worked like a charm. Now, I take a Benadryl when I take Geodon, and I'm good to go. Seriously, this drug saved my life. | M | 28 | 2 years 120 MG 1X day | 2/7/2012 | 1 | Bipolar w/psychosis | My skin/face broke out mildly after a few weeks, then I broke out explosively afterwards to the point where I had to stop taking the medication altogether. My face has itchy pimples with no head. The bumps itch profusely, my face in general itches profusely. I broke out in my face along my bottom region of my face, my jaw and neck. I scratch until the skin comes off--there is a deep itching sensation occurring. I stopped the medication for 19 days--its coming out of my skin and that is why the itching is worse. I drink a lot of water to flush it out of my system. | F | 41 | 90 days 160 1X day | 1/30/2012 | 3 | Bipolar 1 | Drowsiness within two hours after taking it. Loss of appetite.can't sleep without it now. | F | 17 | 6 months 60mg | 1/13/2012 | 4 | Psychosis, Bipolar 1, Rapid Cycling | Severely Lethargic | This medicine helps with my hallucinations somewhat and my manic episodes greatly, but it however makes me extremely tired where i only take it at bedtime now. I am not sure if i would recommend this drug to anyone. | F | 21 | 3 weeks 40 MG 2X day | 1/3/2012 | 3 | Bipolar | I wake up in my sleep at night to cook and eat. I don't remember cooking or eating, and I wake up finding dishes in my bed or in the sink. My kids tell me that I ate after I went to bed, and again I don't remember any of it. | It help curb my mood, I'm doing a lot better, no arguing and getting along so much better with people. But, I have to quit taking it because of the side effect it gives me. I take Cogentin to kill the side effects but it doesn't help. | F | 41 | 3.5 months 160 1X day | 1/3/2012 | 5 | Treating Schizoaffective Disorder | Still working through somethings. View Additional Comments for most of my experiences............ | I've been on and off so many different drugs my Dr. had me on Abilify for almost 10 yrs. He promised it would help me be able to get the weight off that Zyprexa and Risperdal gave me. I had always been small size 5 or 6; But my husband had to buy me bigger and bigger sizes, and he was getting mad. I ate but one meal a day exercised when I could. (Not throwing up or feeling sick; not hurting all over my body etc. etc....) I ate less and less now only vegetables ; nothing helped. My Doctor swore it wasn't the Abilify it was me. I went up to 275 lbs. and was so depressed I just wanted to die. So I found someone else who let me try Geodon and I love it so very much. No more deafening whispers all those voices whispering as loud as they could about me. I couldn't even drown them out no matter what I tried. GONE. :) The people and things I saw but everyone around swore they couldn't. Still working on that; though not as bad. Paranoia not as bad I feel. Still working on that. I've been on Geodon for almost a year and I've lost weight last time I was weighed Oct. 2011 I was 170 lbs. And I'm going back down through the sizes of my clothes. Good thing I'm a pack rat. :) I can go out and eat again without having to hearing someone call me a pig or go on how disgusting I was. It's been so long that I've felt actually good about myself. Thank you for allowing me to use your time. :) :) :) :) | F | 47 | 10 months 80 mgs 2X day | 1/2/2012 | 1 | bipolar depression | Geodon was the WORST medicine ive ever taken in my life. i was prescribed geodon, trazadone, and prozac to start at the same time. i ended up in the ER on christmas day because i started to get heavy of breath and my face was really twitchy. by the time i got to the ER i almost felt like i was gasping for air. i was literrally choking and my mouth was froze open. They said the medicine caused a severe reaction and a bad panic attack .i would NOT recoomend this to anyone ever. | F | 18 | 3 days 40 2X day | 12/26/2011 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | Dry throat, acne, makes me fall asleep about 2 hours after I take it. | F | 31 | 5 months 80 MG 1X day | 12/23/2011 | 1 | Bipolar and to assist Cymbalta | I started on 60 mgs at night and was raised to 160 once a day at night. I started having horrible anxiety. I was getting out of the bed gasping for air and started having anxiety during the day. It does work but the side effects make it one of the worse drugs I've ever taken. Do NOT take this drug!! | M | 47 | 1 months 160 | 12/15/2011 | 1 | Bipolar | Extreme drowsiness | I haven't been on Geodon long enough to feel any benefit. I have however felt the drowsiness. It's recommended to take with food so I took it with dinner the other night, I was asleep within two hours of taking it, I couldn't stay awake no matter how hard I tried. Today is the first time of taking it in the AM, I fell asleep in the middle of the day. I just can't stay awake on this medicine and feel like a zombie when I am awake. I wouldn't recommend this medicine. | F | 20 | 5 days 40 2X day | 12/4/2011 | 1 | Bi-Polar 1 | Confusion, poor vision, poor memory, poor concentration, constipation, upset stomach, heartburn, shaky, sinus headaches, chest heaviness, trouble speaking and staying on subject, drooling allot when sleeping, clenching jaw. | The MD started me with 40 mg of Geodon on Monday at night and I took the Geodon at night Monday and Tuesday. The MD had me increase the does to 40 mg in the AM on Wed and I was so out of it by the time the afternoon came I could hardly drive my car home from the hospital. The MD told me to take 40 mg that night and to start taking 80 mg total just at night before bed. This would start on Thursday. I did not feel right at all even all day on Thursday. I took the 80 mg on Thursday night and had to pull myself out of bed Friday morning. By Friday afternoon I was in full blow side affect mod. It honestly scared me. I only took 40 mg on Friday night and woke up Sat after sleeping 12 and a half hours. I had to make myself get up even after sleeping that long.I have called the MD and at this point am waiting for a call back, I intend to stop the Geodon, I can't live like this. I feel as though I can hardly function properly, let alone drive my car. | F | 33 | 5 days 40 2X day | 12/3/2011 |