Geodon works very well for me. I have been taking it for two years now for my bi polar disorder, I'm hypo manic and it manifests itself in shopping of all things. And the Geodon really works for me because it controls my spending thousands of dollars on things I absolutely do NOT need. It helps me sleep too.
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I only had to take 1 dose of 60 MG at evening meal and in the middle of the night I awakened to go to the bathroom but not without knocking over a bookcase, falling into the corner of a wall (knot on my head and multiple bruised ribs, huge brusies on my back, bottom and legs). Crawled (somehow--don't remember) to bathroom and crawled back to bed--don't remember how. At 11am the next morning my ...
lizzysnake420 | 19-24 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/10/2008
Condition: Bipolar I Disorder with Most Recent Episode Mixed
Overall rating 2.3
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it knocks me out and makes me sleep for 10-12 hours at a time
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brenda reeves | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
1/20/2008
Condition: Bipolar I Disorder with Most Recent Episode Mixed
Overall rating 1.0
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feeling aggitated,manic,hearing bad voices feeling unable to consintrate restless cant quit moving,feeling like im gonna die, passing blood from bottom im diabetic on metfrmin,atenol,licinipril,insolin 30 units if high,sad scarred to be left alone,
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jh | 25-34 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/16/2008
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.3
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Taken for Bipolar II- made me a ZOMBIE- could barely walk, talk, etc... HORRIBLE!!
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sunshine2005 | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
1/12/2008
Condition: Bipolar I Disorder with Most Recent Episode Mixed
Overall rating 5.0
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I have been on Geodone for about 2 years. I don't have any side effects that I'm aware of. My doc sometimes has to adjust the anti-depressants that I take. But the Geodone really helps me a lot with paranoia and the manic, angry side of this condition.
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worried mom | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Caregiver
12/18/2007
Condition: Mania associated with Bipolar Disorder
Overall rating 1.7
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too many scary side effects
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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
11/15/2007
Condition: Additional Medications to Treat Depression
Overall rating 3.7
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This medication works for me but you can't stop taking it even for one day without feeling really sick.
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loseingit1553 | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
11/14/2007
Condition: Bipolar I Disorder with Most Recent Episode Mixed
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I have been Geodon for 6 mos. at times i don`t thinkit works that good an times I think it is great I still get very depressed and want to just ens it but i usely talk myself out of it I don`t sleep but everyother night know mader what i do I take 169mg of geodon 150mg sleeping pills and still can`t sleep thell me what to do i think sometimes i am really losing it
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Manic Pink | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
10/9/2007
Condition: Bipolar I Disorder with Most Recent Episode Mixed
Overall rating 5.0
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Geodon works very well for me. I have been taking it for two years now for my bi polar disorder, I'm hypo manic and it manifests itself in shopping of all things. And the Geodon really works for me because it controls my spending thousands of dollars on things I absolutely do NOT need. It helps me sleep too.
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Anonymous | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/5/2007
Condition: Bipolar I Disorder with Most Recent Episode Mixed
Overall rating 2.0
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same as Seroquel only that I had bad withdrawal symptoms. Skin crawl and other things.
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os1 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
9/21/2007
Condition: Agitation associated with Schizophrenia
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