I took Geodon for a while. I don't remember the dosage but I remember that as I increased, it started to make me feel sort of zombi-ish. I felt really sluggish and lethargic and like my heartbeat actually slowed down.

I suppose it's different for everyone but that was my experience.

Geodon kicked me into a manic episode.

It actually helped A LOT. No more crying spells, felt clear headed, and helped racing thoughts during the DAY. But i had racing thoughts at night, anxiety I never really experienced before, and ultimately prevented me from sleeping at night. Like soulnik it made me a zombie. My little nephew asked me "are you dead?" --he's 5! lol. The biggest side effect was my loss of energy. It took me about 4 weeks to regain some energy, but it was still pretty low when I got it back and i got tired very early in the night, but couldnt' sleep!! I was on a low dose 40 mg. Sometimes you have to differentiate between chemical imbalance and situational depression?

why does this remind me of rocks?

I have taken Geodon. It was a very bad experience. I took Abilify as well...that left me hyper beyond words. I painted the interior of my house, could not sleep, could not sit though church.

I would not do either again.

f geodon.. its the reason i went med free... just my exp..

I take it and it seems to work very well for me. I am on 40 a day I take 20 in the morning and 20 at night. I never realized that so many people had so much trouble with it. My recommendation is to work it out with your Dr. and you will be fine.

Good Luck

My son just started taking Geodon 2 weeks ago and I don't feel comfortable about it. His outlook seems better except for the fact that he cannot sleep. This frustrates him and causes him to edge toward the "low" feelings that scare me. The doctor says to give it some time, but I just don't know what to think about it. He is not a child, but I am still his mother and am torn. Days are good, nights are bad. He texts me or calls me all night because he cannot sleep, so I don't sleep either. The medicine roller coaster is HORRIBLE!

I take Geodon. One 80mg and a 40 mg together in the morning and an 80mg with a 20mg in the afternoon for a total of 220 mg a day. . The geodon helps with the racing thoughts. It works for me.

Of course I take it with other meds so maybe that is the difference. I take one med for depression, two for anxiety, and one for mood control plus the 3 different kinds of geodon. Like I said, it works for me.