Geodon - Schizophrenia Message Board

genushalo · 04-21-2005, 02:31 AM

Hi, I just started Geodon 40mg, and was wondering what other people's experiences were with this drug. I was also wondering if I should have started at 20mg, in order to make the side effects 'better'. Thanks,

Aaron

clouds z · 04-24-2005, 06:38 PM

i never took it but you can search the internet maybe

nikmurph · 05-06-2005, 01:24 PM

My fiance has taken it for 6 years now. It was the best meication he used. No weight gain, etc. However, drowsiness has been an issue, and he feels (and his doctor said) that he is starting to see the beginning signs of retardive dyskinesia. To cope, since he has a mild case, he has been able to greatly decrease the amount he has been taking and was originally prescribed. (6 a day to two to three a day). He noticed the first time he used it he was very tired (like he had been drugged) - but since then had gotten used to it. If he feels a bit off during one day he may take one extra. If he plans on staying up late (like on a friday night) he may take it later becuase of the drowsiness side effect.

hope this helps a little- Good luck.

adeflorio84 · 09-28-2005, 11:27 AM

I have been on geodon for about nine months. I don't know how severe your symptoms are, but if they aren't too bad, I would recommend slowly increasing your dose. When I was first adjusting to the medicine, it took about two weeks to get used to 20mg worth of a higher dose. Increasing by 40mg can be a shock to your system. If you need to increase more, and the side effects are pretty bad, take it slowly and just increase the dose by 20mg at a time and give it a week or two to settle into your system.

Kime · 09-28-2005, 12:08 PM

My son was on Geodon twice, and both times he seemed better at first and then after about 10 days he started hallucinating, when he wasn't hallucinating before he started taking it (we switched to Geodon in the hope it would help more with negative symptoms). This drug works great for some people, but it is terrible for others, and the only way to find out which catagory you are in is to try it.