Who has taken Geodon? - Mental Health Message Board

Punkdizzle · 09-22-2005, 04:40 PM

my shrink gave me a script for 20mg of Geodon because i cant deal with the side effects of SSRIs and Benzos knock me out and make me crabby/depressed when they wear off.. i dont have bipolar or schizophrenia i have anxiety/Pure-O.. i can deal with the anxiety symptoms just fine without meds but what i cant deal with is the intrusive thoughts from the pure-o..

so i dont know what to think of this Med after reading the long list of side effects that came in the bag with the script.. i am very sensitive to all meds even 2 advil will knock me out so yeah i am scared to try geodon even more so when i read that it can cause weird heart beats because i have heart palps as it is from the anxiety.. anyone want to share their experiences with this med?

bbird33 · 09-25-2005, 08:15 PM

I have taken Geodon for about 3 years. No real side effects for me. It has really helped me in not being so anxious. I don't have OCD or Scizophrenia. I have depression and anxiety with psychotic symptoms. I was very concerned about taking this medication when I read of the side-effects. They are scary!

Toby706 · 09-25-2005, 09:09 PM

IMHO, good luck with getting a good night's sleep. I couldn't sleep because my heart pounded so bad. I now take Abilify as part of my med regimen-it is excellent.

Geodon and Abilify are both weight neutral, unlike other atypical antipsychotics-meaning they don't usually promote weight gain or the risk of type 2 diabetes like Seroquel, Zyprexa, or Risperdal. But they do come with other possible side effects like anxiety, agitation, and insomnia...

Kime · 09-30-2005, 11:06 AM

My son was taking it for schizophrenia at a higher dose. He tried it two times at different doses and both times it made him better for a few days and then it made him worse than he was before he took it. From what I have read it works really well for some people, though. Abilify worked better for my son, too, but I don't know how it would be for your disorder.