User Reviews for ziprasidone oral

I WAS HAVING TERRIBLE HALLUCINATIONS AND HEARING VOICES. NOTHING SEEMED TO WORK. THEN I TRIED THIS AND AM NOW NEARLY SYMPTOM FREE.

the pill makes me not sleep very well

It helps with my over all mental state.

this made me psychotic and sleep at very odd hours. i almost felt schizophrenic and it just made me worse. i hated that drug. i dont even want to look at it. too many side effects. it made me suicidal. i am bipolar II and it just made me feel like i was getting a whole new disorder!

I had some crazy reactions to this medicine. First off it made me feel really restless and feverish then on the third day I was taking it a had tardive dyskinesia which is a big word meaning I lost all control of my facial muscles as well as my tongue. I though I was going to swallow my tongue. I ended up hhaving to go to the ER to get a shot to counteract the reaction. I stopped taking the geodon immediately.

I have used it at bedtime only with heelp for racing thoughts. But I am having more racing thoughts during the day can it be use then.

Yes, this medicine has been very effective when nothing else worked, but after 5 years I got excruciating headaches starting early in the year.... NONSTOP~! After exhausting the ER with a trip a month and my Doctor's comprehensive tests, which showed nothing, we came to the conclusion that Geodon may be the culprit. Have reduced meds slowly from 180 a day (topped at 200/day for a short period) down to 80, headaches are still there! No one told me the consequences of getting off this stuff. On top of the headaches, dry heaves, body aches, muscle jerking, it's been hell so far. My Doctor (primary physician) has been researching this drug non stop and we hope to find an end to the pain. My Psych doctor can't understand what I'm talking about, she's not heard of weaning off this drug being so difficult. I know it's not just me. So far tho I'm adjusting to the upper doses of Seroquil to compensate for the Geodon and it's taking care of the mental issues for which I'm grateful. However, everyone MUST be warned about the incredible difficulty PHYSICALLY getting off this drug. Had I know it would be this painful and difficult I might have preferred the mental issues to dealing with this severe chronic pain every day. Good luck and think twice about using this drug. Read More Read Less

Makes me sleepy, but nothing like I've read where it would affect my daily life. I just have to time my dose right and I get a good night's sleep. It's really helped slow down the racing thoughts and reduces the anxiety/lack of focus/insomnia that those thoughts cause. My doctor hasn't officially diagnosed me yet, but I'm just glad to find something that works after years of trying antidepressants.

Taking 40 mg of Geodon once a day for three years for Bipolar Disorder with no side effects. Previously took Neurontin and it caused weight gain.

First off, I'd like to start by saying that in many instances, mental illness is very hard to diagnose hence the "other". To get to the point, I have mood & thinking issues maybe part bipolar or part schizoid or some combination. Geodon / Ziprasidone is a good medicine. I have had better results, though, with a newer drug called Invega / Paliperidone. They work very similarly and are in the same class of drugs. The biggest difference, I think, is that Invega uses technology that lets the drug be released over a 24 hr period which helps manage symptoms better. Due to the difficulty in diagnosint mental illness, I think in many cases people need to try combinations of drugs untill they find what works best. I am on Invega 6 mg (switched from Geodon), Depakote ER 1500 mg, & Cymbalta 60 mg. I think of it as attacking coexisting problems from multiple directions to be free or close to free of symptoms. Good luck with your treatment.. Remember, Geodon is good but ask about Invega.Read More Read Less

I have found that with this medication I have been able to think better and don't feel so overwhelmed ie:over drugged

My Dr. started me off with 80 mgs at night & 80 mgs in the a.m. It has controlled my manic episodes but I don't know if I can stay on the drug due to side effects (My Dr. even reduced my dosage to 60 mgs at night & 60 mgs in the a.m.). I am extremely tired all the time, my muscles seem to move by themselves (like restless leg syndrome), & it makes me feel like a zombie. I miss my happy/funny personality. With this drug, there are no ups or downs, I just feel "nothing".

Although it seems to be working for my bipolar, it leaves me with restless legs and makes me almost too tired to do anything for 4 hrs after taking it.

i felt no difference by taking this medicine.it just made me drowsy all the time.

I am schizoaffective. I have been taking Geodon 80mg twice daily for years. It is pretty effective at controlling my psychotic symptoms, anger, fear, etc. The only side effect I have noticed is that is makes me fall asleep. I've tried lower doses but symptoms came back. The sleepiness is intense and unpredictable. I often have to pull over the car if I'm driving because of it. After a short nap I'll be okay. The episodes of passing out made me lose my last job. Overall the side effect (sleep) controls my daily activities. Pretty rotten, but better than being controlled by a Demon.Read More Read Less

Well, I haven't had a manic episode since beginning treatment with Geodon. I've been depressed, but that's not what Geodon is trying to prevent. I don't have any side effects. I hope it works well in the long-run.

I was taking 800mg of Sequeal. My doc. put me on this due to the weight gain of the Sequeal,He said this drug didn't have the side effect of the weight gain.I seems to be working well.