Posted by Greg on July 12, 2001, at 11:45:52
In reply to GEODON, any stories, info please, posted by chloe on July 10, 2001, at 9:17:14
Chloe,
At a recent Psych's appt I asked him about Geodon. It was just out of curiousity as I've very satisfied with Zyprexa. His comments to me were that it seemed to be a very good med, especially since it has little or no accompanying weight gain which is infamous with the Zy. But, and there's always one of those right? He said there have been some undocumented cases of sudden death among some Geodon users. He said that it appears to be happening predominantly among older patients and those who suffer from cardio-vascular problems. This may be why your doc is hesitant to prescribe it to you until he has run some tests. He said because of that, until some conclusive evidence is documented, either pro or con on Geodon, he won't prescribe it to either his older patients or ones with heart problems.
Remember that this is all undocumented info. If I get any more info on the subject I'll be sure to pass it along. I think the EKG is a good call on your doc's part. Better safe than sorry.
Good luck,
Greg> This med is very new, and was hoping to hear so personal experiences with it. Any successes? What are the main side effects? Activating or sedating?
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> My pdoc wants me to have an EKG first. I am more than annoyed. I am very fit and healthy with no history of heart disease in my family. So before I go and have expensive diagnostic tests, etc. I was hoping for some insight on this new(expensive)med.
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> Many thanks,
> Chloe
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