Geodon has been my wonder drug. It doesn't make me feel spacey or anything like that. I just feel like myself. It will make you very sleepy if you take it in the morning, but I just take it in the p.m. and it helps me sleep. It didn't make me gain weight. It's the only AP I was on that arrested my mania. There was one bad side effect, and that was that it cause akathisia. But my doctor just prescribed Cogentin (an anti-seizure med) and it went away. I have not had a manic episode in four years thanks to Geodon. I think it's great.