Maybe it depends upon the conditions under which you have the episodes?

I don't know...I took Geodon (and Risperdal) for episodes, but when the stress eased, about a year into psychopharmaceutical therapy....I didn't need the anit-psychotics. Which was great because I gained 40 lbs in 6 mos on Risperdal......

I do still have the occasional episode, but very, very mild and now only seeing things and I know they are not there. It's unnerving, but I know what it is, that it will pass very quickly, and it does. This is my experience. I think it is very important to get your own evaluated in terms of some kind of differential...