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 | 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 | 4 | Bipolar II w/extreme mania, anxiety | Heavily blurred vision (2 hours after first dose), temporarily increased anxiety, some dizziness (temporary), slightly increased irritability (temporary) | In the past, I've reacted badly to Risperdal (3 months of my memory was 'wiped'), Abilify (didn't work at all), Seroquel (a lot of weight gain), Lexapro, Zoloft, Paxil (horrible weight gain), Klonopin, Xanax, Valium (years ago) and a few others I cannot recall at the moment. I'm currently on 60mg Cymbalta, 450mg Welbutrin, Lamictal, 20mg Buspar (three times daily), 150mcg Levothyroxin (for my sluggish thyroid), and insulin as needed for 'Type 1.5' diabetes. My anxiety increased due to long-term financial stresses, which made me have a near "manic break," and sleeplessness. My pdoc added 40mg Geodon morning and evening and warned me it would take a 'breaking in period.' She also warned me of the potential side-effects, but said I wouldn't gain weight on this as I had on Seroquel. (Seroquel also gave me the *worst* leg cramps and restless leg syndrome.) She also prescribed (1) 12.5 Ambien nightly, to switch off with my usual 3mg Lunesta. The first night I took Geodon, I was awa | F | 47 | 2 days | 2/11/2008 | 4 | bipolar | very bad withdrawal symptoms .Taking regularly at the right time makes me calm and sleep well | F | 34 | 3 months | 11/13/2007 | 4 | psychizophrenia | Defiinitly felt tired so I take it at night. It's like I never have anything to say and is hard to think of things to say. I think people can read my thoughts and that sucks. I was originaly treated for hearing voices not bad just whispers and Im starting to wonder if the deranged thinking is because of geodon. I don't use drugs I used to and I don't drink. Other side effects include tightness in neck clinching of gums, not having any dreams and drowsiness. | Geodon has definitly helped me to not be so high strung and has made me more mellow. I used to be very self conscious and thought people were judging me on how I spoke so I was scared to talk but now I just talk. Which sometimes I never have anything to say because of geodon it slows down your brain. My doctor prescribed me 240 mgs of it. I know if I don't take it things will be worse but when I start thinking people can read my thoughts I think it can't get any worse than that feeling because I'm all scared and paranoid thinking people can read my thoughts. I know I can't get off this med because I can't sleep if I don't take it. | M | 26 | 2 years | 10/23/2007 | 4 | bipolar | muscle issues, anxiety once med wears off, loss in appetite, depression, have trouble focusing | I have been taking this drug for about 2mos now during which time i had to alter the dosage a few times to find the right one for me. I started at 40mg in A.M and 40mg in P.M which made me tired but worked i guess for awhile then the side effects started. I was not taking an anti-depressant with geodon, so the depression got worse. I am now taking 60mg around 8pm and none during the day. I take effexor now in the A.M to help w/depression and I also take Depakote at night to help me sleep also w/geodon as well as ambien. I notice in the late afternoon the geodon starts to wear off and anxiety sets in along with panic. I never used to have that before starting the geodon. I work a fulltime job and have a 15yr old son who i am raising which is hard cuz he doesnt understand any of this. I was drinking everyday, but have since stopped as of a week ago because i couldnt deal with the side effects of that with the geodon. Im losing weight which is great, cuz i need to, but I have to ask myse | F | 43 | 2 months | 10/13/2007 | 4 | bi-polar mixed, ocd | It feels like my body is in overdrive, I can't sleep when I do finally get to sleep I don't want to wake up. Weight loss ( 5 lbs in a week) yay! My OCD seems to be more prominent which is ok, my house is spotless now. I have a slight trembling feeling in arms and tongue. I take 120 mg of geodon, 400 mg lamictal, and 10 mg lexapro. Tried zyprexa, it put 50 pounds on me in 8 monthes. | So far I really like the side effects except the trembling | F | 40 | 10 days | 10/12/2007 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety | Headache, tiredness, dizziness, fatigue, tremor, twitching, Congestion, aggression, irritability, insomnia, mania. | Geodon has the potential to lift my mood but the side effects are difficult. Overall, its good for me. | M | 27 | 40 days | 9/20/2007 | 4 | BI POLAR AND RACING THOUGHTS | DEFINATELY QUIETED MY MIND. WHICH IS A GOOD THING. CAUSED DROWSINESS SO I ONLY TAKE IT AT NIGHT 20 MGS ONCE A DAY. ANYMORE THAN THAT AND I GOT EXTREMELY RESTLESS. MY HAIR HAS BEEN FALLING OUT STEADILY SINCE I'VE BEEN ON IT AND I JUST FIGURED OUT IT IS CAUSED BY THIS DRUG BECAUSE I LET MY PRESCRIPTION RUN OUT AND WAS OFF OF IT FOR A SHORT TIME AND MY HAIR STOPPED FALLING OUT. I THINK IT ALSO CAUSES MY BRUISES NOT TO GO AWAY. I AM NOW LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT MEDICATION. I AM ALSO WONDERING IF IT IS CAUSING UNTREATABLE ACNE. I'LL SOON SEE. | F | 42 | 1 years | 9/3/2007 | 4 | Bipolar II, Borderline Personality | extreme sleepiness, hard to get up in the mornings - sometimes near impossible, must take it at night and with food, otherwise suffer nausea in the mornings, low blood pressure and faintness | It has helped me a lot with my moods and depression. I have had to lower the dosage from 160, to 80, now to 40 mg, because I can't tolerate the side-effects (but I also take another med to help the Geodon), and hopefully lowering the dosage doesn't affect it's ability to help me. It's been a helpful medication considering I've tried many. | F | 26 | 4 months | 8/15/2007 | 4 | cyclothymia | Body acne and terrible, terrible acne on all of face. Ihope I won't be scared. But Geodon has stableized me. I have to be careful when I take it as I fall asleep in about 1 and half hours. So have to plan when I eat dinner and take it so I will stay awake if going out that night or if I have to do homework. this part is hard to figure out. It wears off about 3pm and I get angry, uncooperative, and irritable. Then I take ativan to calm me down until dinner or night when I take it again. I take 120mg of Geodon, lamicatal 100mg, and ativan 0.5 mg take 1 or 2 under my tonuge and also 1 or 2 at night with the Geodon and mirtazapine to stimulate my apetite because I was all of a sudden refusing to eat anything and was very angry and irritable. I have been on medical leave from high school as I was crying and just couldn't function since March and then started Geodon and the others listed in June and have felt better. Blut now I will start high school again and I am really nervous and scared | Since January 2007 doctor has tried many other medications none helped until I got the mix that I stated earlier. | F | 17 | 3 months | 8/13/2007 | 4 | anxiety, BP, paranoia, depression | The first few weeks after taking Geodon I felt extremely sleepy in the morning. I was taking 40 mg in the morning and 40 at bedtime. I spoke with the doc and she suggested taking both at bedtime. It worked. I am currently on 160 mg at night and it has helped me out tremendously. For depression, I also take 10 mg of Lexapro which effects I noticed right away. This drug has calmed me down to where I'm "normal" again so I don't have any negatives to say. | F | 42 | 9 months | 8/10/2007 | 4 | schizoaffective | some nausea in the mornings to the point of throwing up, some insomnia but that may go away | I can think so clearly now. The rest of my symptoms also haven't come back but we'll see how it goes. | F | 20 | 30 days | 8/6/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Bipolar 1-Mixed Episodes | I have had absolutely no side effects that I have read from others. I have started on 60 mg. at night with my dinner along with 200 mg. of Lamictal and 400 mg. of Equetrol both of which I also take in the morning. I am starting tomorrow to move up to 120 mg. of Geogon at dinner. If anything, the only side effect I have found is an increase in appetite. I was taken off Wellbutrin XL because it was not addressing my depression episodes enough. So far, it has helped some, but this is just an early stage. I have seen less in the way of emotional reactions to everyday events. I can function very well and can say I have not had the deep sleeps that many of you have expressed. As an educator, this is helping me already with my "going off" sometimes in the classroom. I can only hope this maintains and my appetite goes away. Have lost too much weight over the past year or so on too many other drugs to finally find a good combination. | F | 35 | 1 weeks | 4/18/2007 | 4 | Bipolar Schizoaffective Disorder | The first week or so I was very sleepy after taking a dose. Then that effect wore off and I am fine. There were no other side effects for me | I've been stable on Risperdal for the last four years but I've had steady weight gain so my pdoc suggested Geodon. I went from 4 mgs Risperdal to 60 mgs of Geodon. Except for a little sleepiness at first, the transition went fine. I feel good, stable and happy. It is a little early to see if I will get my sex life back. I'm hopeful as I'm also weaning off of Prozac. So far, this has been a good drug for me. | F | 43 | 3 weeks | 3/22/2007 | 4 | bipolar disorder, PTSD | Drowziness, mild mood swings, exhaustion | Geodon so far at 40mg at night is fine. Im just sleepy alot. Will talk to my doctor about that part of it. So far though my anxiety is decreasing even though a little irritible if that makes any sense. I was taking Trilptal previously as I gained 30lbs doing so. Hopefully, this will get me back to normal on that front. | F | 34 | 3 days | 3/11/2007 |