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Posted by redscarlet on October 25, 2005, at 18:17:17
I'm taking 40mg of Geodon and would like to know if it's OK if I take it all at night.
I have read that you should take it twice a day. Is that correct ???
My pdoc said to take it at night but I want to make sure I'm getting the full/most effect of this med.
I have taken Geodon a few times over the past five years and each time I took it all in the PM.
Am I taking this med the right way ?!?!?!?Thanks
Posted by Sebastian on October 25, 2005, at 21:50:15
In reply to Geodon...when do I take it ?, posted by redscarlet on October 25, 2005, at 18:17:17
I take geodon all day. 4 pills, morning, noon, dinner and bed time. Geodon has a short half life of 7 hours. So if you take it all at night you won't be getting much effect from it the next day. Maybe it is supposed to be a sleep medicine for you?
Posted by redscarlet on October 25, 2005, at 22:06:05
In reply to Re: Geodon...when do I take it ?, posted by Sebastian on October 25, 2005, at 21:50:15
Thanks Sebastian
No it's not for sleep, it's for my bipolar illness. In fact it doesn't make me sleepy at all, does it make you sleepy ?
I'll start taking it in the AM & PM...
Thanks :-)
Posted by Chairman_MAO on October 25, 2005, at 22:39:56
In reply to Geodon...when do I take it ?, posted by redscarlet on October 25, 2005, at 18:17:17
When to take it? Never. That stuff seems to have more warnings than a high-voltage breaker box.
In all seriousness, is there a reason you're on that stuff? It never struck me as a particularly attractive drug. For treatment resistance, we have clozapine or olanzapine. If you want something mild, there is quetiapine. If you want something energizing, there's abilify. If I am not mistaken, it also affects the Qt interval; is it worth it to muck with that? If it's the only drug you respond to, maybe ...
Posted by redscarlet on October 25, 2005, at 23:23:37
In reply to Re: Geodon...when do I take it ? » redscarlet, posted by Chairman_MAO on October 25, 2005, at 22:39:56
Hi Chairman MAO
Yes it's the ONLY drug that helps me and I've tried LOTS of stuff but the Geodon just works !
I do know about the QT thing, I had an echocardiogram done before the first time I took it to make sure it was OK for me to take it, the cardiologist said I could go ahead and take it.
I have tried Abilify but got akathisia from it. I also got akathisia from Geodon the first time I took it, that's why I had to stop it the first time. It was so bad, it was like someone just keep turning the volume up on my nerves, everyday it got worse ! I could NOT sit still. However I have not ever had as good mental effect from it as I did from the first time I took it. Geodon was a MIRACLE for me the first time I took it (minus the akathisia !).
Posted by Sebastian on October 26, 2005, at 10:25:19
In reply to Re: Geodon...when do I take it ? » Sebastian, posted by redscarlet on October 25, 2005, at 22:06:05
Good choice, AM and PM will work the best. No it does not make me tired either and I take a very high dose, 240 mg.
Posted by Chairman_MAO on October 26, 2005, at 10:45:18
In reply to Re: Geodon...when do I take it ? » Chairman_MAO, posted by redscarlet on October 25, 2005, at 23:23:37
Have you ever tried molindone or clozapine?
I really believe in clozapine. BTW amantadine is a great treatment for akathesia, much more conducive to life than anticholinergics.
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