User Reviews for ziprasidone oral

When I lower my geodon meds to 80mgs i started to lose weight. I lose 40lbs so far. At first I was on Zyprexa and it made me gain 10 pounds every month so I'm thankful that I'm losing weight now. Plus I don't hear voices anymore.

the first time i used geodon i immediatly went into phychosis. i ended up in the state hospital for 3 and a half months. it was terrible.

I have been taking 240mg.for 2yrs & it has stopped my hallucinations but I still don't sleep but 4 1/2 hrs. a night & I also take 2 12 1/2 mg.Ambien,2 2mg.xanax,18mg,Valium. Still no sleep. The Geodon has kept me from loosing weight. It makes me crave sweets when I get up so I keep gaining weight. I am thinking about getting off of it. I miss my ups. I'm tired of feeling so blah all the time. no fun without the highs. I don't miss the lows though at all. It has kept those away so I might just cut back on my mg. Have to talk to my Dr. about it. All in all it's a decent med for bi-polar manic depression. It deffinately helps stop hallucinations.Read More Read Less

still depressed, and having twitching in my hands and feel very stiff,especially in my legs

I am taking Pristiq 50mg for depression. The psych decided to give me Geodon to boost Pristiq to help my depression as I am not getting complete relief with Pristiq. I took Geodon for a total of 4 days. I was off from work all week because of Geodon. The first 2 days I took 20mg and felt as if my equilibrium was off & I was off-balance. Also, for someone who goes to bed by 9:00pm every night, I was up until 1:00am all 4 nights, and even with 6 hrs of sleep, I felt fine the next day. Everything about what I did and felt was out of character for me. By the time I hit day 4, I was in the emergency room. My blood pressure increased to 188/110, I had chest pain, and experienced a day-long panic attack. It's been 2 weeks since I stopped taking Geodon and I still am experiencing chest pain. My psych had me stop Geodon and now wants me to take Abilify. He says that after Geodon, the chest pain I feel is a symptom of a manic episode. Funny... I NEVER experienced a manic episode in my entire LIFE and it wasn't until I took Geodon that I did. I need to go see a regular MD to make sure there isn't any permanent cardiovascular damage, as I still feel awful. This drug is dangerous in my opinion. If your doctor prescribes this for you, be sure you are monitored VERY carefully. This is not a drug you mess with at all.Read More Read Less

this treatment is awsome. I love drugs.

So, I just started taking this last week for Bipolar. I was previously on a low dose of Abilify. And let me tell you, Geodon has made my moods so stable and I actually let things go with my mom when we fight. I used to fight with her every day, and they got really bad. But now I just let things go real easy. Thing is, the side effects are RIDICULOUS on me. It started with me not hearing my alarm in the morning and waking up late... only to still be in sleep mode for the next 4 hours. Ever woken up and you can't keep your eyes open because you're so tired? Multiply that by twelve and add puffy, bloodshot eyes. I still haven't woken up to a day where I'm not tired. And I'm usually really good with that kind of stuff. And the dizziness... oh my gosh. It's really bad. I've been on tons of medications for ADHD and Bipolar, never have I had side effects like this. Maybe I'm just that one case in a million...Read More Read Less

I have been taking Geodeon for 2 years now. It has worked for me and does not make me feel stiff like some of the other drugs, however it makes my shake especially in my legs and feel a bit weak sometimes.

I was diagnosed with an unspecified mood disorder and prescribed Geodon in order to control my mood swings. If it helped at all, it was because I slept throughout the entire day and was not mentally present in the hours that I was awake. I struggled with debilitating exhaustion, inability to concentrate, involuntary head movements, and muscles seizing among many other adverse effects for several months. Finally, after having a small seizure during an exam, I decided enough was enough and gradually lessened the dosage over the period of a week until I wasn't taking any at all. It took several weeks for the effects to wear off, and thankfully none of them have reoccurred. But I would suggest extreme caution when deciding to take this drug. In addition to being expensive and incredibly difficult to handle, it didn't seem to solve or treat the mood swings-- only knock me out to the point where I didn't have the wherewithal to feel much of anything.Read More Read Less

i love this pill

It helps me sleep, and has made life seem normal.

I have been diagnosed with major depression and for some reason my doctor had me on this for years. As a result of it I am suffering from Tardive Dyskinesia which I have now had for two years with no cure. If there is another medication that will help you, I would try it and don't stay on Geodon for too long.

i am trying to learn all the side effects to it. but most of all i am praying it works.

I have been using Zeldox(Ziprasidone) for 6 months now. I have had to overcome serious problems trying to get enough sleep(or even getting to sleep)with this medication. However I can say I have had real good success getting to sleep with the dietary supplement Melatonin. I cannot stress enough how much good this supplement has made for me-(better sleep, lots of energy, and especially a good mental outlook- feel great since I started taking Melatonin 5-10mg.( My naturalpath recommended this dosage and my doctor approved it too.Read More Read Less

When I started the geodon I would get hallucinations when it wore off at the end of a day until I was taking 160MG. (I never hallucinated that much that intensely before I took it.) Then I started to get dizzy and my face would go numb as it wore off. I also would twitch and tense my leg muscles as I tried to relax. Over 4 months of taking it I became emotionally numb, very quiet, and distant from my family. I also required 9-10 hours of sleep at night. When I tried something else I was dizzy for three days like I was withdrawing from it. I don't know witch was worse the illness or the drug both hurt my house hold. Now I am taking seroquel 200mg to sleep and abilify 5mg in the morning. As of now (1 month)I have no noticeable side effects and I don't feel it "wearing off" like the geodon did. Read More Read Less

I haven't had the leg jerking as much as they were, I have restless leg,but it seems to work well w/Geodon

Excessive sweating, fast heartbeat, sudden onset of sleep, loss of coordination, confusion, loss of coordination

the worst side effect is itchiness. it also has not relieved my symptoms to the point i would like. i would say it cut my symptoms in half.

It helps pretty much.