Posted by 4WD on October 4, 2012, at 0:05:13
In reply to Geodon (ziprasidone) - What are your experiences?, posted by SLS on September 30, 2012, at 4:26:25
> I am curious to know what are people's experiences with Geodon (ziprasidone). It seems to be a rather unpredictable drug.
>
> 1. Diagnosis?
> 2. Dosage?
> 3. Therapeutic effects?
> 4. Side-effects?
> 5. Reasons for discontinuation?
> 6. Would you recommend it to others?Hi Scott, When I first went on Geodon, it was like a miracle. Almost overnight, just 20mg h.s. Stopped my depression in it's tracks, wiped out my anxiety and virtually made me well. A couple of weeks later it wasn't working quite so well and we had to raise it to 40 mg. This went on, bumping it up by 20mg every few weeks till I reached my maximum tolerable dosage of 120 mg akasthisia above that). I kept it at 100 mg for a long time and am now trying raising it again-I had dropped down to 40 mg for a few months in hopes it would start working again later if I raised it back y up. It's only been one day but I'll let you know how it goes. I sure miss that great window back in 2008-it was almost like a mild, controlled hypomania with no downside.
Dx; mdd, bipolar II, GAD, panic disorder, treatment resistant depression, atypical depression. I definitely would recommend it. No side effects at all. Oh, except a prolonged qt interval on EKG but felt nothing bad.
Marsha
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