Ziprasidone for Schizoaffective Disorder User Reviews (Page 3)

Brand names: Geodon

Ziprasidone has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 68 reviews for the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. 50% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 29% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Ziprasidone

Ronald...
December 27, 2020

"Gained over one hundred pounds, lost interest in everything I held dear, felt consistently like I was intoxicated to a small degree. Would stand at my work station and cry for no reason. Mood swings were worse than ever. Snapped at people over jokes I normally would've shrugged off because I was hours late on my dosage. Libido non-existent. Almost chemically castrated. Had weight gain, worsened symptoms, loss of appetite that often concluded in binge-eating, episode of tardive dyskinesia, hospitalized twice while on the medication. All discussed with my Psych. Withdrawals were enough to want to quit and be afraid of it. Nothing in my life has been worse than missing a dose of Geodon. Nothing in this world that will convince me to try another medication. The only good part was that my incredibly mild, almost completely unobtrusive schizophrenia was even harder to notice. Still wasn't gone."

1 / 10

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ilove...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
August 26, 2020

"Medication took much trial and error but ziprasidone, really works for me. It doesn't completely make my symptoms go away but they are relieved enough that I can function properly. It's an effective mood stabilizer at 160mg/day and I can always feel it doing its job when I think I'm going into another episode. I have no akathisia, no weight gain, no anhedonia, no sleepiness like other antipsychotics. My only complaint is that it's short acting and you will have to take it twice a day."

9 / 10

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kaitl...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
February 23, 2023

"I have schizoaffective disorder, and when I am not on ziprasidone the symptoms are debilitating. My symptoms were so bad that I ended up in jail for a day, and was in and out of different psych wards over the course of a year and a half. I have been on Ziprasidone 60mg for 2 years. I no longer experience visual and auditory hallucinations, mania, depression, or psychosis. The only side effect that I have experienced is vaginal dryness and low sex drive. Because of the low libido, I am going to try Invega to see if that makes a difference. If not, I will be back on ziprasidone. Everyone's body is different and responds differently to medication. If you want to make friends, hold down a job, and overall live a normal life without the stress, I would recommend ziprasidone."

9 / 10

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Jacob
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
April 7, 2022

Geodon (ziprasidone) "DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG: REALLY BAD INSOMNIA This medicine helped with my symptoms, but it wasn't worth it. It made feel like a zombie, it made me feel like , it rubbish got rid of my appetite and I lost 70lbs in about 6 months, it took away all creativity and motivation I had. It made me severely depressed and anxious for a while, made me restless where I couldn't get comfortable, and worst of all was the chronic insomnia. That started with me waking up after three hours of sleep sometimes and not being able to fall back asleep, then turned into me laying awake for hours without even getting close to sleep. I started taking sleeping pills to sleep, and sometimes they wouldn't even work. And even when they did, they make you feel horrible the next day. I never felt sleepy. I know if I wouldn't have taken those sleep aids, I probably would never have slept. Stay away from this drug if you value sleeping."

1 / 10

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Veron...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
February 26, 2023

"I'm on lamotrigine which stopped all the depression. However on it alone I still got hypersexuality, a desire to spend and hear voices, I have had anger outbursts and slipping into past trauma because I also have CPTSD. The ziprasidone cleared my thinking almost straight away. I no longer have the other symptoms. It calms me. Helped a bit with sleeping but I now take prazosin for sleeping. Unfortunately, I put on possibly 5kgs, not too bad. I can't take a high dose because I get restless and have a very tight jaw. I can only take 20mg at night. I tried 40mg but got shaky and couldn't drive. I'm very sensitive to meds though and given I'm on lamotrigine I guess I only need the ziprasidone to stop the voices, hyper mania, and hypersexuality which it's doing. I highly recommend it."

10 / 10

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Jess
Taken for less than 1 month
April 20, 2018

"I have psychotic depression and generalized anxiety disorder and this drug didn't help me at all with delusions or anxiety or paranoia while in the hospital. In fact it seemed to make me far worse. It did decrease my appetite though, about the only positive thing about it!"

1 / 10

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Anonymous
January 1, 2011

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Geodon is a VERY GOOD medication: made me nicer, and lose the weight put on by the other antipsychotics I've been on. I feel quite normal now. I'm even thinking about looking for part-time work."

9 / 10

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Rissa...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 4, 2013

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Been on it for a month now. Have lost 10 lbs. No voices or paranoia! Miracle. Just very drowsy."

8 / 10

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Bipolar...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
February 21, 2016

Geodon (ziprasidone) "One of the best meds out there that I have tried. It works to keep you stable and little to no side effects. Recommended."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
November 1, 2012

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Works very well controlling my racing thoughts and exceptionally well helping me sleep."

8 / 10

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Qano
Taken for less than 1 month
September 28, 2019

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Awful. Twitching jerking sadness to the extreme. Low output of urine. Made things unbearable due to movements and heart racing. Sweating was like a sauna. Do not recommend."

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Sanch...
Taken for less than 1 month
October 6, 2013

Geodon (ziprasidone) "It keeps my head more clearer in thought. The voices have toned down and less hallucinations. I just do not like some of the side effects but I got used to them after a while."

9 / 10

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Tom
Taken for less than 1 month
June 8, 2019

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Geodon brought unimaginable pain and discomfort, taking well over a decade to recover from. The consequences of taking this has ruined my ability to forge a healthy life"

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Rudy
Taken for 2 to 5 years
January 4, 2019

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Extreme weight loss. Uncontrolled arm, mouth and tongue movements. Terrible uncontrolled spasms."

2 / 10

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Anony
June 19, 2009

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Geodon has taken away SOME of the delusions/paranoia. Yet, it has made me angry and mean, and has caused me to gain weight. Recommend it for a short period of time- NOT longterm."

6 / 10

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Tamir...
August 13, 2016

Geodon (ziprasidone) "This drug has me feeling dizzy drunk. I can tell its making me feel better. Im alot happier and not thinking so distorted. But the dizziness is awful."

6 / 10

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Anonymous
August 9, 2019

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I've been on geodon for schizoaffective disorder for ten years and I have gained 100 pounds. I've lost my top teeth and had a tumor in me but Geodon does control the voices and maniac epsiodes."

3 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
January 20, 2018

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Couldn't think or feel on it. Felt like I was gonna have a heart attack. Had no appetite."

2 / 10

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Karen...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
February 4, 2016

Geodon (ziprasidone) "This medication did nothing for my delusions and caused me to eat non-stop."

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elise
April 17, 2013

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Worked mildly well, but excellent when paired with a small dose of Trilafon."

6 / 10

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cant...
March 3, 2011

Geodon (ziprasidone) "This makes me very dizzy, but it works well for my hallucinations and paranoia. If I skip a day of taking it, I can't sleep! That's the only bad thing about it."

8 / 10

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muunh...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 11, 2015

Geodon (ziprasidone) "More side effects for me than Abilify~mostly anxiety & light-headedness plus headaches at first."

4 / 10

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Hello
Taken for less than 1 month
March 11, 2021

Geodon (ziprasidone) "Taking 120 mg at bed time for almost 4 weeks it helps for my hallucinations."

8 / 10

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Eli
Taken for 2 to 5 years
September 12, 2020

"Doctors stopped ziprasidone against my will , but Zeldox (Ziprasidone) is a legend. Miracle... nothing else works."

9 / 10

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shrim...
Taken for less than 1 month
May 30, 2022

Geodon (ziprasidone) "I liked this medication, I had a clear head. However it stopped working"

6 / 10

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