Posted by xjs7 on June 6, 2003, at 2:16:43
In reply to Geodon, 2nd Time a Charm ?, posted by redscarlet on June 6, 2003, at 1:43:04
I'm on 120 mg/day of Geodon and it works pretty well for my symptoms. It is possible that I have bipolar disorder (my diagnosis is uncertain). How severe is your mania? Do you have psychotic symptoms? I do, but I sometimes wonder if a good dose of lithium might work like Geodon does. I get really uncontrollable and stay awake for weeks at a time, then start getting delusional.
I think it is definitely preferable to take a mood stabilizer like Depakote or lithium than an antipsychotic, atypical or not. Have you tried those?
Geodon hasn't done anything for my depression, so I have to take an antidepressant also. Taking an antidepressant without a mood stabilizing agent is a disaster for me. They make me euphoric and even more psychotic than usual. I seem to tolerate the antidepressant well with Geodon, though.
It sounds like you have EPS (akathisia). I take Cogentin to help with a fairly serious tremor. It works great, and also relieves the tenseness from Geodon.
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