I took 160 mg for about 7 years, mostly 80 mg in the morning and 80 mg at night. It was weight friendly. The sleepiness eventually eased for me.

Unfortunately for me, Geodon was not enough to prevent mania, so my psychiatrist had to add a second antipsychotic on top of also Tegretol XR.

The side effects were very minor, even hardly noticeable until I reached year 5.5 when I started getting akathisia with a vengeance. We tried meds to ease the akathisia, but they were problematic. Eventually my psychiatrist decided to take me off Geodon and raise my Seroquel XR. The Geodon took a very long time to get off of because of withdrawal effects. I finally reached 0 mg around New Year's. The akathisia eased when I was at the 60 mg dose.