Posted by Christ_empowered on June 3, 2015, at 21:03:47
In reply to Re: Geodon vs Zyprexa for Insomnia and Depression » Christ_empowered, posted by legm82 on June 3, 2015, at 19:46:47
Lots of people take Geodon w/o any problems at all. I think somebody told me it has 5% of the atypical market, so clearly lots of people take it, and most of them have 0 problems with it. I'm just...weird. It was the cardio thing and also the 2x daily dosing, now that I think about it. I like my meds 1x daily, when possible.
Anyway, some people really like Geodon. It doesn't cause weight gain (no, really) and it can elevate mood along with typical tranquilizer stuff--anti-manic, anti-agitation, anti-psychotic, etc--so it may very well be a good option.
I'm just prone to akathisia. For whatever reason, the Abilify D2 partial agonism is what I need so I can take a (much needed) tranquilizer and not twitch and get nervous. Other people...the opposite is true; Abilify makes them agitated and twitchy and older atypicals don't.
If your doc recommended Geodon as an option, I'd say think about it. Physically, I think its probably safer than Zyprexa, since zyprexa can cause massive weight gain and metabolic problems. I don't know about the tardive dyskinesia risk, honestly. I would hope Geodon is relatively low risk, but I have no clue. Zyprexa has been researched fairly well and its safer than a lot of drugs, except maybe clozapine and Seroquel.
Good luck!
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