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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR GEODON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | ptsd due to military sexual trauma,deppression,anziety,mood disorder | I've been taking it for three days,my world it great I wish I would off been put on this med three years ago.I wake up with dry mouth and have a hyper state all day,no sleepy durg hangover.My mind is always in a grat mood and I can't stop smiling.Is anyone else tacking this drug for ptsd like mine? | F | 43 | 3 days | 9/25/2007 | 5 | Bipolar-Mixed State | None | THIS MEDICINE IS GREAT! I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 years ago. Have been on 12 meds and finally with Geodon, I have my life back. The depression is gone, mania has stopped and I finally see a light at the end of the tunnel! I take 60mg at night, and 200 mg of Trazadone for sleep. Xanax during the day. This combination and I'm finally stable. YEAH | F | 35 | 2 days | 9/19/2007 | 5 | Bipolar - mixed state | At first I had a buzzing in my head and felt like I was falling fast when I was going to sleep. It lasted only a couple of days. | Since then, every increase of Geodon has improved my symptoms when nothing else seems to work. Depression, mania, psychotic symptoms - it seems to work for everything for me. I am now on 120mg daily and that seems to work well. | M | 47 | | 8/4/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Bipolar II; Lack of sleep | Sleepiness | I can't say enough good things about this drug. My Dr. gave it to me as a way to help me sleep. I take 120 mgs at night. Takes a bit for me to fall asleep, but once I'm there, I'm good. I did have a terrible dream and when I closed my eyes I couldn't get the picture out of my mind, but that's it. Dr. just increased my dosage to 180 mgs, to help me get to sleep faster.. so we'll see how it goes. I've lost almost 20 lbs and my Dr. says to expect to continue that. I have only been on this drug for a little over two months, but I'm glad I'm taking it. | F | 36 | 2 months | 4/11/2007 | 5 | schizoaffective bipolar OCD | there is a bit of sleepiness easily fixed by coffee. the rest is great. no more voices, delusions, you name it. mood stable. | my only dislike is when it has wear-off periods. when it wears off, I'm returned to my previous state and it feels twice as bad. now I just take more times per day. it's great. however, I can't speak for the long run of this drug. what I can say is that this is way better than abilify or seroquel was on me. (I had allergic reactions to both) | M | 32 | 2 weeks | 2/12/2007 | 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 | 5 | Bipolar 1 w/psychotic features | acne, sleeplessness at times, very groggy in the am | It's a miracle... | F | 33 | 2 weeks | 9/24/2006 | 5 | schizophrenia | feeling tired (but mostly went away and not all the time), having trouble sleeping sometimes. I experienced anhedonia at first, but it went away after a month. | Geodon is much better than Risperidone (Risperdal). Risperidone made me feel very dizzy and extremely tired at all times and ruined my sexual functioning. I have regained some sexual functioning on Geodon. I feel mostly like myself. | M | 33 | 3 months | 8/10/2006 | 5 | schizoaffective | urinary retention in the morning. If I don't get enought sleep I pass out in the morning. Had muscle tention for the first year but it went away. | This drug has been a miracle for me. I'm now able to work full time. It puts me to sleep at night and wakes me up during the day. | F | 42 | 3 years | 8/4/2006 | 5 | Tourette's Syndrome and OCD | Initial extreme drowsiness that went away after two weeks with each dosage increase; loss of appetite/weight loss; occasional dizziness. Small initial side effects that went away quickly also included muscle spasms, anxiety, and restlessness during the day. | I have increased the dosage at each 20mg interval from 20mg to 80mg, which is what I am at now. Although the initial drowsiness is over for this dosage, drowsiness now occurs in the mornings if I go to sleep too late and wake up to early, i.e. not get enough sleep to "sleep off" the medication. I usually wake up early but now I have trouble with this and cannot wake up until later or else I feel incapacitated and drowsy for a few hours. Geodon has really helped me a great deal and it is truly a miracle, but I hope that this morning drowsiness goes away soon because honestly it is quite a problem. | M | 20 | 3 months | 6/3/2006 | 5 | bi-polar | initial fatigue; wore off. Low grade fever since starting it, but less with lower dose (currently 40mg BID). | Was reluctant to take an anti-psychotic, especially a new one. But it has helped a lot with my anxiety, low-grade paranoia, thought-blocking, and other cognitive effects of depression. Seem more able to focus on studies, tasks, etc. Expense is big drawback though. | F | 42 | 3 months | 5/29/2006 | 5 | Bipolar 1 Disorder | Initially, extreme tiredness, foginess in the morning with double vision. I couldn't "wake up" until around 1:00 p.m. That only lasted about 2 months. Breast milk (not pregnant), but prolactin levels have not increased. | I've been on it for 14 months, and it's the only drug out of handfuls that has tamed my mixed states and manias. Without it I don't know where I'd be. Today I know what it feels like to function. I still get tired, but that's not a lot to complain about. Someone posted that they had to go off b/c they produced breast milk? My doc said no and so did a breast specialist. Scary to think I would have to...Hmm. | F | 27 | 14 months | 5/4/2006 | 5 | Bipolar | Lost weight. | Effective for more severe cases of bipolar (i.e. hallucinations, hearing voices). | M | 29 | 2 years | 4/27/2006 | 5 | Treatment resistant depression | Started taking this a month ago, 20 mg. at night plus 100 mg. Cymbalta/day after trying several other drugs for my depression with little response. The first couple of nights it knocked me out, which was fine with me as I have trouble sleeping anyway. | For me this has been a miracle drug! I feel like my normal, pre-depression self without any wacky side effects. | F | 47 | 30 days | 3/9/2006 |