Posted by ihatedrugs on November 13, 2013, at 14:29:10
In reply to Re: switched to Geodon from Abilify...experiences?, posted by Sheilac on November 13, 2013, at 14:04:48
> I tried Abilify and had the same experience - terrible inner restlessness and weight gain.
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> I love Geodon. It has kicked my depression's butt. I tried 20-40mg at night and they zonked me out so hard, but only got the antidepressant feel from 40mg. I definitely couldn't take it during the day because it would make me sleep all day.
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> I now take 80mg and might be moving up to 120mg. At this higher dose it loses it's sleepy side effect, but is still awesome for my depression.
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> I can't take antidepressants, for my MDD or BPII, but Geodon works for me.
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> I hope it works for you. I love it and haven't had any weight issues with it. Seems weight neutral. I take my whole dose at dinner.
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> Hope you like it. Good luck. Stick with it. Hope you feel better.Sheilac,
Thank you for posting this. I was beginning to lose all hope. I will stick with it for a little longer. I wished it zonked me out. It doesn't make me sleepy at all. How long did it take for it to work? My doctor said it's supposed to be super fast. I've been on it two weeks at 20mg but my mood has begun to change for the worse so I upped the dosage to 40mg. We'll see how this works. My dx is MDD and GAD. Wish you continued improvement.
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