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Abilify & Geodon experiences please?

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Hi me again about the antipyschotics. Can anyone tell me about their experiences with these drugs? I'm on zyprexa but afraid of the weight gain. My pdoc sez that Abilify and Geodon don't make you gain weight, but they also don't work as well. The thoughts racing thru my head were so disturbing that I went for the Zyprexa but now my clothes are getting tight despite working out and eating better!

Thanks in advance! :)
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I hated them....
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i take 100 mg of geodon and i love it a lot better than anything else i have ever been on, helps w/ the moods, but i don't know anything about abilify
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actually my doc says geodon will help w/losing weight...don't know yet for sure
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i started geodon two days ago and each morning i've woken up with a a headache. i'm hoping this passes... abilify did squat for me. sorry i can't be of more help.
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Why did you hate them?
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seriously everyone...i reccomend taking them in the morning helps w/ the migraines too
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I had to sort of "play" with when I take my Geodon at night. If I actually follow directions and eat something and take the Geodon, I wake up in a fog the next morning. Righ now, I take it about 1-2 hours before bedtime and don't take it with food. My pdoc said it was OK and it works for me.
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I love abilify, haven't gained weight either.
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i was only on geodone for two days, it basically put me in a coma, i couldnt work, i couldnt take care of my kids, (thank God for my husband) and I couldn't leave my bed. I stopped them immediatly, called my doc, we upped my lamictal which for me has worked so much better
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zepraxa makes everyone put on a ton, lots of water weight, too, which isn't all that healty.
Geodon and Abilify made me go SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO manic!!! Watch out!
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Abilify seemed to be working fine for me for about three weeks then I started getting heart palpitations so the Pdoc took me off it. I also gained 10lbs in that month.
I tried Geodon next, at first it knocked me out cold so I took it before bed. Slept well, felt ok during the day. It started to level out for about 2 months then I noticed more agression and agitation. I had a meltdown in the third month that has scared ever since. During Geodon. I lost my appetite and ending up losing 40 lbs. When I went off of it, I developed insomnia and anxiety. It was horrible. It took awhile to get my appetite back. Look abviously it works for some and for some not.
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