geodon???

hi! i'm kristen, i have bpd and bipolar 1....i've been on A LOT of medicines and the latest that they wnat me to try is geodon which i have never heard of but i think is a bipolar medicine which is why i am posting here (i tried posting in the bpd forum and got ZERO responses like usual, go figure)......anyways, i'm terrified of the side effects and was wondering if any of you've been on geodon and would like to share what it was like for you i'd love to hear it i'm supposed to be going on 20 mg twice a day....thanks in advance

I've been on this twice. The first time it worked well for me. The second time it made me extremely lethargic and I had to stop it. I am also BPD and bipolar. Everyone reacts differently to each medication though, so you may or may not have similar experiences.

True, I've heard a lot of god awful things about this med tho....guess that's what I get for going on google at 2am huh? Lol wish I could've stated on the abilify it was working real good, but it blurred up my vision so darn bad......thanks for the reply, btw

I agree with Cheze2 that Geodon can really stop symptoms. In 2011, I took it for accute symptoms. I found it works much faster than Abilify, but it can make you super sleepy at times. Getting the dose adjusted from when you come down from accute symptoms. I would not recommend it for sustained use at high doses. For long term management, Abilify worked better for me, but I hated meds in general, so I figured out how to get off of them eventually. Being off meds is a lot like keeping in great physical shape - you have to keep at it or you'll get soft again. I know it may not work for everyone, but I did figure out some very useful methods that doctors won't talk about. I'm adding details to my blog soon (not here because my book is discussed).

- Ian

I took geodon for a while and it did actually help me stay stable, i never experienced any tiredness on it, because I also had to get a prescription for sleeping pills (a lot of different ones)

I also never had any noticeable side effects. I was on 160mg once daily. I don't know if that's a low or high dose.

I know I started at 80mg though, and that didn't help. So we just kept going up until I leveled out.

I am taking Geodon and it works well for me. I take it at bedtime so I haven't noticed any real side effects. One effect I did notice was extremely vivid dreams/nightmares started immediately after starting taking this medication.

It made me feel like someone slipped me a ruffle. I was falling asleep everywhere: Alsocaused EPS (jaw clenching, muscle contraction). Had to stop taking it.

I have been on the 20mg of Geodon one time a day for about two weeks. In the beginning i had a handful of side effects that wore off after a week. Then i had a pretty scary reaction with another med i was taking that didn’t mix well with the Geodon and stopped my previous medication. The Geodon has helped my mood and weight loss so much but as of now i still have a couple minor side effects (tachycardia and shaking) has anyone else experienced these side effects? Is my body still just adjusting to the new medication? I know they can be permanent but has anyone had these side effects and seen them diminish after time.