Reviewer: Guido, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I am Bi-Polar, and am more prone to the depressive side of the infliction as to the manic side. Ziprasidone has made a HUGE difference in my being medicated. I don't have as many manic episodes as before this medication (racing thoughts, and the other popular side effects of being manic), and I can take it with/without food and it works the same. I wholeheartedly recommend this med. BTW, I tak ... Show Full Comment

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I am Bi-Polar, and am more prone to the depressive side of the infliction as to the manic side. Ziprasidone has made a HUGE difference in my being medicated. I don't have as many manic episodes as before this medication (racing thoughts, and the other popular side effects of being manic), and I can take it with/without food and it works the same. I wholeheartedly recommend this med. BTW, I take 80 in the am, and 80 in the pm. Good luck to you...
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Reviewer: barbster, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I have been on Geodone for about 3 days.I am already on Lamictal. I just started 80mg,plus 300mg of Lamictal.The drugs combined seems to be helping.The Geodone makes me sleep,and drowsey the next morning.

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I have been on Geodone for about 3 days.I am already on Lamictal. I just started 80mg,plus 300mg of Lamictal.The drugs combined seems to be helping.The Geodone makes me sleep,and drowsey the next morning.
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Reviewer: sp68, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Having a serious bout of Akathisia with this. Very restless, agitated, super hypoanxious/hypomanic. Psych is working on dosage adjustment. Started soon after psych raised dosage from Geo 60mg night only to 40mg A.M. and 60mg P.M. Currently on 60mg A.M. & 60mg P.M. She is taking me down to the 40 A.M., but I think I am going to suggest a goal of 20mg A.M. I HATE the akathisia feeling. It makes ... Show Full Comment

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Having a serious bout of Akathisia with this. Very restless, agitated, super hypoanxious/hypomanic. Psych is working on dosage adjustment. Started soon after psych raised dosage from Geo 60mg night only to 40mg A.M. and 60mg P.M. Currently on 60mg A.M. & 60mg P.M. She is taking me down to the 40 A.M., but I think I am going to suggest a goal of 20mg A.M. I HATE the akathisia feeling. It makes me INSANE!! Also on 25mg Zoloft P.M. & 1 mg Xanax 4x daily. Other than that, it has decreased my appetite :):):) and helped curb my mania. Still impulsive hypospending, though. Hopefully, once dosage is adjusted and settles in, this will fade. Have to use Unisom to sleep with extra dose in me, but sleep is awesome and VERY VIVID, LUCID DREAMZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ:)
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Reviewer: M111557, 13-18 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)

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My daughter started taking this 2wks ago. She is on 60mg. In the hosiptal she was fine with it. Now she is home an we seem to be back to fighting. It makes her tired to where she is unable to goto school in the morning, even though she takes it at 8pm in the evening. Now her stomach hurts...how do I know whats true? Without it its just a war zone an I can't handle it anymore as mom. Any ideas ... Show Full Comment

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My daughter started taking this 2wks ago. She is on 60mg. In the hosiptal she was fine with it. Now she is home an we seem to be back to fighting. It makes her tired to where she is unable to goto school in the morning, even though she takes it at 8pm in the evening. Now her stomach hurts...how do I know whats true? Without it its just a war zone an I can't handle it anymore as mom. Any ideas?
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Reviewer: sara_az, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I used to take Seroquel. Although the results from the drug were working, I didn't like the weight gain. My Dr. switched me to Geodon and it's worked well for me. I've lost weight and my bi-polarism has been under control. Although I still cycle, the cycles are shorter and not as severe. The cost is expensive and taking with food are the only down side of this drug.

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I used to take Seroquel. Although the results from the drug were working, I didn't like the weight gain. My Dr. switched me to Geodon and it's worked well for me. I've lost weight and my bi-polarism has been under control. Although I still cycle, the cycles are shorter and not as severe. The cost is expensive and taking with food are the only down side of this drug.
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