User Reviews for ziprasidone oral

some tingling and some difficulty breathing.

One thing about this medication that I've researched is that it can produce low levels of magnesium and potassium (they work together). When this happens it can lead to shortness of breath, diareah,changes in mental status and irregular heartbeat. However you can have your doctor first check to see if you are low in magnesium, then , if you are low in magnesium, your doctor can prescribe the right kind of magnesium( pill supplement and food high in magnesium, such as spinach, almonds, cashews, soybeans, etc.) Then this approach, I think, will work very well( as I have tried and seems to be working) . Another HUGE BONUS is that you do not gain weight on this medication! As a matter of fact , I was on Zyprexa , but on Zyprexa I gained 50 LBS.But on Zeldox , (ZIPRASIDONE-ORAL-only 20mg.) since I have been on it( 10 weeks), I have lost 20 lbs.Read More Read Less

Has anyone else had trouble breathing sometimes with this medication? I seem to have trouble breathing sometimes since I've started taking this medication.

I have struggled taking medications for this condition for 4 years. Ive not taken Geodon long enough yet to really know how I will respond. I seem to be very tired and still cant sleep.

she is not improving so she is always changing medication.shehas been on this for about 5 years on and off. also in and out of treatment, siince she was a young woman she has been treated by at least 15 different drs. and now i'm nuts. help the medication is not working for her and it damn sure isn't helping me any so how can i give any stars. iforgot she was also told she is schizophernic

Was on Seroquel which worked ok to Geodon which doesnt work at all plus way to many side effects

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I was diagnoised BipolarII 3 months ago. It has taken the doctor 3 months to put me on something for Bipolar. I nor the ones who know me and around me all the time think Im bipolar. Instead everyone including myself feel Im ADHD, I work with children with mental disorders,behavioral problems, and most are ADD/ADHD, so I think I know what Im talking about... The med is to expensive, going to the doc and counselor is exspensive I really think its all about the money and not my health. Geodon sucked the life out of me no one likes to be around me Im not fun I have no personality anymore. I take it at night but I can't function in the morning VERY SLEEPY. Im very zombie like. In bipolar(which I don't think I am) I experience hypomania the most so could it be more me being hyperactive as one would be with ADHD, yeah think so. Im quit taking it and I will be back to my old self soon. Doctors are a big waste of time. Screw the labels I just want to get better and enjoy my life and have others around me enjoy me again... Its a joke considering my doc has spent a total of 5mins with me in 3 visits, but they are confident that Im bipolar. explain that... Very fed up... Read More Read Less

My son has used this medicine for about 4 years. It has been excellent, but he is not doing well now, he is in a physcotic state and a manic state. The doctor has increased his dosage and we are praying that it will help him very soon. He is also on lithium.

I know this may sound stupid. But a friend of mine well actally a crazy ex girlfriend of mine gave me the drug to sleep. Two days straight I had to go to the emergency room. I took one tablet and it made my facial muscles freeze to the side, my eyes roled to the back of my head. My jaw was stuck so far to the side that my gums started bleeding from my teeth pushing into them so hard. I started spitting blood. It was all so uncontrollable im just scared for my life right now. I thought I had serious brain damage. Luckily for me the symtoms wore off. But I dont know if they might come back or not. Im not bipolar and I dont have a mental illness. Taking this drug was the worst mistake of my life. And I was told it was a harmless medication for sleeping like seroquell. It ended up being a bleepin nightmare. This all happened to me yesterday and today. I went into the ER. My doctor is now telling me I need an MRI of my brain. I might have serious brain damage. All I can do is warn people out there. Before you take this consider the side effects. They are as serious as anything. Id rather be dead than experience that torment that this drug inflicted on me. Read More Read Less

Suffering from depression (which started from postpartum) for over 17 years, with many, many meds that did not work, one summer about 5 years ago, my therapist (not psychiatrist) suggested adding Geodon to my antidepressant. The therapist was thinking I had shades of being bipolar and this drug was starting to be used as a mood stabilizer. I thought it was a miracle. I felt like my real self again, happy, laughing and was even able to take my young daughter on a week-end trip. (The only time I've been well enough to take her anywhere.) I had no side effects, it was easy to take, but it stopped working after 3 months. I was crushed and back in the abyss again. In the last two years I have finally been diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. While it didn't work very long for me, I had one happy summer and I believe it could be very effective for others.Read More Read Less

After 2 weeks of taking Geodon® (Ziprasidone HCL), I experienced abnormal shaking/agitation, irregular heart beat, tachycardia (fast heart beat lasting 5 - 10 minutes), & blood sugar levels rising more than 100 points. I have discontinued this medication; however, I am slowly returning to a regular heart beat. I believe that individuals that are overweight, have high blood pressure, with Bipolar/Schizophrenia/Major Depression would NOT be good candidates for this medication. I believe that the efficacy of the test data has been skewed and the population of the test subjects are insufficient - poor sampling! Recommendation: Avoid this medication!Read More Read Less

It seems to work well, but it is expensive. IT also makes me tired.

I've been taking Geodon for over 2 months and I've noticed a signifcant improvement in my overall mood and behaviors. Like many, medication is just a part of my 'pie-chart', along with meditaion, eating good, exercise...but, what an important part. Just remember to get regular check ups:blood test,cholesterol, etc. AND, I just read that Geodon is 1/2 effective if taken on an empty stomach.

I am totally addicted to this medicine. My doctor is weaning me off but the side effects(shaking, nervousness) are pretty tough. I regret going on Geodon.

I have been BiPolar for ten years and hace a cocaine addiction. I have tried depakote, Invega and Geodone. I am having the best results with Geodon till date. No manic episodes and little depression and have been able to stay clean.

I have been on Geodon for 6 years. It was hard to deal with at first because it makes you really sleepy if you do not eat with it. I still get tired and take naps since I take it twice a day (and most people take it after supper). But overall it has stopped my panic attacks. I havent had one since I started it after my daughter was born. I think it is a great med for bi-polar patients mainly if you have panic disorder. I dont know what else it works for, but I take other things for depression and anxiety. I was on 160 mg and have tapered down to 80 mg a day. I tried going to 40 mg and my body couldnt deal with it. I started having shortness of breath and I couldnt sleep so I am back to the 80 mg. Hope this helps!Read More Read Less

i took one and woke up so tired i thought i was going to die. i was awake and had little to no abillity to move, my vision was blurred and i slept for nearly 24 hours straight. I don't recomend drug for any positive usages