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Old Sep 30, 2016, 03:40 PM
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Hi,

I'd discuss things with your doctor, as you're planning on doing, but two options that you might want to consider discussing with your doctor would be to 1) reduce your Geodon dose without completely discontinuing the medication, or 2) to continue moving toward your goal of completely discontinuing the Geodon, but to do it more gradually than how you tried to do it. I don't know how much Geodon you were taking before you attempted to discontinue it, but it's my understanding that discontinuing psychiatric medications abruptly isn't something that most experts recommend, at least in part because of the potential for withdrawal symptoms. Along the lines of what one of the above posters was saying, at least some of the symptoms that you're currently experiencing could basically be withdrawal symptoms, and discontinuing your Geodon more gradually might help to minimize these symptoms. I'd recommend consulting with your doctor and/or another medical professional before deciding what to do (assuming that you haven't already made a decision), but at the same time, you might also want to read some stories from other patients who've discontinued antipsychotic medications to better understand the kinds of experiences that those who've taken antipsychotics have when they attempt to discontinue the medications. One place where you might find some stories from patients who've attempted to discontinue antipsychotics and other psychiatric medications is the "Getting off of Meds" subforum here on Psych Central.

I wish you both good health and the best of luck overall as you move forward.
Thanks for this!
kadie2