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Posted by sheilac on July 6, 2011, at 7:48:09
Does Geodon cause hypomania in lower doses? Like 40mg or 60mg?
Posted by Phillipa on July 6, 2011, at 10:55:57
In reply to Geodon hypomania?, posted by sheilac on July 6, 2011, at 7:48:09
I've not heard that? Phillipa
Posted by sheilac on July 6, 2011, at 15:04:53
In reply to Re: Geodon hypomania? » sheilac, posted by Phillipa on July 6, 2011, at 10:55:57
I am now splitting the dose. 40mg at night and 20mg during the day. I guess maybe the night time dose is wearing off and I get a little hyper.
We'll see.
But no depression!
Just a really clean house!
I think I may need to go much higher in dose. We're just slowly working up to that.
Posted by christ_empowered on July 6, 2011, at 16:57:43
In reply to Re: Geodon hypomania?, posted by sheilac on July 6, 2011, at 15:04:53
I don't know about Geodon off hand, but very low doses of some other atypicals (zyprexa and risperdal, I think) have been linked to occasional episodes of (hypo)mania. I have no idea what happens in the brain to make that happen, but its been reported.
Posted by desolationrower on July 8, 2011, at 23:00:24
In reply to Re: Geodon hypomania?, posted by christ_empowered on July 6, 2011, at 16:57:43
i have seen this mentioned in literature (that 40-80 is energizing, generally taken to be a bad thing for schizophrenics) but don't have any idea why. i suppose you would either take more, or take a small amount that would cause a desired amount of energy
-d/r
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