Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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tats69 12/10/2009

Hey guys. I started taking Geodon 20 mg 2 times/day last Friday. It has definetly helped with the extreme racy, intrusive thoughts, and agitation.

I've come down maybe a notch from the "hi" side of hypomania, since the start of the Geodon. I also take 400mg Lamictal, 600mg Neurontin and klonopin. I am so surprised that the Geodon has not affected my energy level like I thought it would. It does nothing to help me get to sleep at night either, like the pdoc stated it should, since I've been having ALOT of probs getting to sleep. Anyway, has anything like this happened to anyone???

deleted_user 12/10/2009

I am on 180mg of Geodon. I take the majority of my dosage at night because it does help me to sleep.

deleted_user 12/10/2009

Geodon kept me up for the longest time. I guess I just got used to it. 40mg 2x daily WITH FOOD! Take it with food, please, or else it won't work as well as it should.

tats69 12/10/2009

I do take it with a little food at night, but I still don't get sleepy. But my thoughts aren't all over the place so that is good. Maybe I was more hypomanic then I thought. And that has something to do with it. But then with all the other meds I take.....ahh I have no idea.

deleted_user 12/10/2009

My pdoc always told me to take my Geodon (240 mg) in the evening with food. She said it would help me sleep. I didn't notice it making me sleepy, but I guess it did work because I didn't have to take any sleeping medication while on it. That's the first time that's ever happened. I recently quit the Geodon and am now having trouble sleeping and having to take Ambien. But the Geodon definitely helped me with the racing thoughts and agitation/rage/mania. I really liked it.

Good luck with it.

deleted_user 12/10/2009

I take 60 mgs/day. It makes me a bit wired for 3 hours then puts me to sleep so I take it at 7pm and I fall asleep easily around 10.

BipolarPrincess 12/10/2009

I take 80 mg once daily and Geodon has never helped get me to sleep.....Geodon affects everyone differently sometimes it knocks someone out sometimes it doesn't. I don't get tired at all. I find it harder to sleep on Geodon but it also has been the only drug that I can function on and stay somewhat stable.

tats69 12/10/2009

Thanks for your posts guys, appreciate them!

It's done the same for me too..helping me get back to functioning better.

I've been having some difficulty and it seems to be making somewhat of a positive change for me.

tats69 12/10/2009

DDyer, I don't do well with meds changes either.....if you need someone to talk to am here. hugs

CarlaBent 12/10/2009

I was on Geodon and I didn't feel any change at all. It was supposed to make me sleep. Nada. It takes a lot of meds to knock me out, though.
Good luck!!! Maybe when you've been on it a little longer, it will work for your sleeping issues as well as the racing thoughts!!!

deleted_user 08/12/2010

Hello all. I take 180MG at night. It takes about 2 hours but then I crash for the night. It has helped with my racing thoughts and agitation. I also take Vistaril 150MG at night and 100MG during the day. I have been on this amount for a little over a year. I am very happy with it. Does anyone else take as much Geodon at night as I do?

Carrieanne

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