Ziprasidone for Bipolar Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)

• hunne...
• February 17, 2010

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I have been taking this medication for 2 months. I am so unbearably tired. It has affected my quality of life. I called my doctor today and am waiting on a call back. She HAS to change my meds. I can't tolerate the point of exhaustion. I can't even make it through a grocery store without feeling the uncontrollable need to sleep. My husband is fed up with me right now due to this, but it is not something I can help as long as I take it. If it wasn't for that it would be a miracle drug. I have felt better besides that."

• Pretty...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 10, 2020

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Geodon has consistently blocked auditory hallucinations for me for 13 1/2 years. However, I ended up with ulcers that landed me in the emergency room about 6 years in. After that everything went well until about 11 years in I began to develop what turned into about 10 side effects & a few were serious. Tried a side effect med and it worked for about 9 months. Sadly, I'm looking for an alternative. Sadly because Geodon carries almost no risk of Parkinson's which is a terminal illness"

• Anonymous
• August 3, 2019

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I was on this drug years ago when it was cover by a manufacturer patient plan, when they discontinued the plan I had to go off the drug because it had been cost prohibitive. Since then and many psych meds later my life a been a constant state of flux. My doctor is putting me back on Geodon, now that I have PART D. I couldn't be happier."

• bipol...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 2, 2017

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I was prescribed this during a bad mixed episode and it did wonders for me. It worked within the day! My only complaint is the sedation side effect. I get knocked out within two hours of taking it, so I take it at night. I also find that you can't take it with carbonated drinks, or else you get nauseous."

• kdjay
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 30, 2018

Geodon (ziprasidone) "THIS MEDICATION IS AWFUL. I took it for a week and had a complete schizophrenic melt down, I couldn't stop crying and hearing sirens and thinking that demons were growling at me and that a hideous voices in my room . I had seizures all day the next day. TAKE WITH CAUTION"

• Chuck...
• September 9, 2013

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Medication works great--I was on Haldol and this is so much better, and I get up rested in the morning. My perception is and good--even better than anything I've ever taken. I take 120 mg at 7:00 pm and by 10 am I'm ready to sleep. I take 40 mg in the morning and feel good the rest of the day. Caution--always take with food."

• Anonymous
• April 3, 2012

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I just came through another manic episode, but with Geodon I don't think it was a severe as it has been in the past. Bipolar disorder has made me make some very poor and self destructive choice, but Geodon has really helped. I don't know where I would be without it."

• Anonymous
• August 3, 2011

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I've taken Geodon for the past year and it's the best thing that has ever happened to me. It gave me my life back. I no longer bounce between mania and depression. The best thing is that I can sleep at night. I had never experienced a good night's sleep until this medicine was prescribed for me. I didn't even know it. While I do miss the mania, I feel much more stable and well. I eventually got used to the drowsy feeling and it's mild now. My only wish is that I didn't have to ingest the calories for it to work. Sometime I would like to have a salad for dinner but can't because it's not enough calories. That is my only complaint. This is a great medication that changed my life for the better."

• hayoi
• June 21, 2015

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I was on Geodon 7 years. I was extremely tired in the morning - couldn't drive. About 2 years before I stopped, I began to have pseudo-dementia. Had pseudo-Parkinsonism for 4-5 years. 6 months before I stopped I began to fall - about 40 times. Three times stitches in head and now knee problem rated 10/10 severity. Then became comatose. Husband called ambulance. Don't remember anything. When got off Geodon, dementia and pseudo-Parkinsonism went away as did the falls."

• Colie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 20, 2015

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I been on the drug for about a month. I'm getting off my depakote this month because of weight gain and tiredness. It's hard to see the whole effect of this drug. I can tell you that the drug makes you tired. I take 40mg at lunch and 40mg at dinner. It seems to be better the abilify. That drug made me gain 30 pounds and I couldn't stay still. It has just been hard because of all the weight I have gain from mood stablizers. I just hope that when I stop my depakote and only take geodon it will help me with my weight lost."

• rikacee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 6, 2015

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I felt like a zombie while on this, I gained ten pounds in first week - and I am one to watch my weight! Also my hands began trembling a lot and I felt very nervous, I was always quivering when I spoke. This medicine ended up being quite scary, with a trip to the emergency room for I felt and looked like I was having a seizure, my family called paramedics and it was a dystonic reaction."

• Bugdust
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 14, 2016

Geodon (ziprasidone) "40mg o geodon made me terribly ill. I vomited every day for a week then every other day for another week. I changed my diet to red meat and milk added Alka seltzer chews like skittles and took prilosec twice a day. I did this because geodon gave me remarkable improvement in my life. It felt like an awakening. Very little depression and just mania every now and then. It gave me back my personality."

• Oboer
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 25, 2017

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Bipolar II with mixed episode, tried geodon. Severe somnolence, with insomnia (read: trapped in half-asleep purgatory) upon starting. Triggered full blown manic episode with hallucinations, jabbering rambling and fast talking, distractibility and inattentiveness, poor judgment, and dissociation with passage of time, over following couple weeks. Shaking hands (could not perform ordinary fine motor tasks such as cutting my nails). Stopped and switched to quetiapine, with success."

• Anonymous
• November 15, 2009

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I took this medication to help stabilize my mood. Within the first few weeks, I began getting muscle spasms in my calves. It felt like a constant cramp in my calves. While it did help my stabilize my mood, the constant muscle spasms were too much for me to handle."

• jackie
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 5, 2015

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I've been using geodon for 2 years.It has stopped my racing thoughts and irritability. I have however gained 20 pounds in the first 6 months even though you are told it is weight neutral.Their own website states this med can cause an increase of 15 pounds (a weight gain mean of >7)"

• Terrie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 1, 2019

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I had to give up my latuda which works wonders because my insurance wouldn’t pay for it. Geodon makes me beyond tired. I almost fell asleep at work a few times. So not worth this side effect. I’ll go on seroquel. I’d rather have weight gain then not be able to work!!!!"

• Stron...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 23, 2016

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I am a 48 year-old woman with bi-polar I disorder. A year ago last fall I was severely depressed. In the hospital they put me on 20 mg. Geodon for depression and 10 mg. trazedone for sleep. I was already on 1000 mg Tegretol. At first this combo was a lifesaver and I felt the best I have felt in years - even became slightly hypomanic and over-the-moon happy. Then 4 months in my mood swung to a deep suicidal depression so I went back in the hospital for 2 weeks and they upped the Geodon to 40 mg then 80 mg and the anxiety and insomnia became so bad they gave me the max they could with sleep meds and I left the hospital worse than ever. Anxiety so bad I had to take clonazepam to counteract. Would not take again."

• Muggzie
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 19, 2018

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I was on Geodon from 2004-2014. The effect actually made me like a zombie. My neurologist actually diagnosed me with Parkinson’s, drug induced. Pale skin, stone face never smiled or showed expression, my tongue would be sticking out and I had no clue. I stumbled and fell often. My daughter researched it in College and her Psycopharmacology professor told her how bad it was. Took me 2 months to be weaned off. Four years later and I am having extreme anxiety and trust issues. Been on other psych meds for 15 yrs, new Psychiatrist researching to find answers. Wish me luck"

• Geodo...
• July 23, 2015

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I felt extremely woozy, nauseated, and shaky while on this medication. I had 2 trips to the ER for severe dehydration caused by the Geodon. I was so shaky I was pretty much convulsing, my heart was going crazy, and it felt like my brain was shutting down. By the time I got to the ER I could barely form sentences and very nearly blacked out. It was a terrifying experience. I felt sick the entire time taking this drug."

• Nano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 4, 2020

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Been on it for a month and my mood swings are smoother. I don't feel as manic. But it doesn't get rid of the anxiety or low moods. I don't feel as negative. I don't experience intrusive thoughts as much. I did gain a few pounds and I do feel tired and weak."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 28, 2012

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I am diagnosed bipolar with psychotic features and I started taking this medication in 2009 when I first got hospitalized after I found out I was "allergic" to Abilify. Geodon was like a miracle. It took away all of the voices and visual hallucinations that I would experience and it worked for a very long time with no side effects which was perfect but just recently last December to be exact it just stopped working. So now I am being weened off the Geodon and am being put on Saphris. Hopefully it will work just as well as the Geodon it has been a hard couple of months including a hospitalization and 2 bouts of IOP. Geodon was great with little if any side effects but hopefully it will last longer for you than it did for me."

• LLS
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 4, 2023

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I have taken this drug for 20 years and it keeps me very stable. I take 40mg at 7am and two 40mg capsules at 7pm with food. I am grateful to have found an effective treatment - BP symptoms in remission for many years."

• ItsJuJu
• September 4, 2009

Geodon (ziprasidone) "What I liked best about this medicine was that it made me sleep perfectly. No trouble falling asleep and no waking up during the night. I slept a full 8 hours and felt completely refreshed and ready to go when I woke in the morning. Then at a dosage of 80mg, instead of putting me gently to sleep, it gave me waves of paralysis in my whole body and had me hysterically crying for my daddy and hallucinating. I was immediately instructed to stop taking it. I don't take it for my mood anymore because of that. I just take the smallest dosage to help me sleep."

• Paige...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 7, 2015

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I took this for about two weeks at 4mg and doubled to 8, which I kept for around 2 more months. I was in a coma all the next day if I didn't take before 8 pm. This was bad enough, but I had a nearly fatal dystonic reaction and my pulse was in the 230s when I got to the ER. I nearly died. Like, this is a rare complication, but I wish I was informed that was even possible."

• Anonymous
• October 4, 2010

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I have been on this for about a month now. I'm just so sleepy all the time. I can't snap out of it and even on the lowest dosage (40mg at night) I can't kick it. I feel like I'm a different person, not in a good way. I'm going to call my doctor and tell her that I discontinued it on my own. I cannot perform my daily functions as a wife and mother when I feel like I'm going to fall asleep behind the wheel."