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Originally Posted by Soupe du jour
What you describe might be Geodon withdrawal, indeed. Geodon was the most difficult medication of all for me to be weaned off of and some of my withdrawal symptoms included the ones you mentioned. Actually, any Geodon modifications were always an adjustment for me. I found it more so than any other antipsychotic that I ever took, and I've been on a total of 10 different ones over the years (not including moodstabilizers or other categories). With Geodon, and even others, consistency over time was key to tolerance and ultimately stability. I took Geodon for about 8 years. I did best on it taking it 80 mg in the morning and 80 mg in the evening (160 mg per day), along with other bipolar meds. It was side effect friendly up until 6 years in, when I developed akathisia.
May I ask exactly how much Geodon your psychiatrist has prescribed? And how he wants you to take it? [In other words, for example, 80 mg in the morning and 80 mg in the evening.] I assume that is not an "as needed" prn medication, like perhaps your benzo is. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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I’m supposed to be on 80 in the morning, and 100 at night. For the past 1.5 weeks or so I’ve been taking 2 80’s at night and not the 20 anymore and nothing in the morning. It works well except when I don’t actually have access to my meds like these last 2 nights. I know I could bring them with me but I’d get really tired. It usually isn’t an issue when I’m at home and I’m bed by 6. Yesterday we didn’t get back from the beach until 5 and dinner was at 7 and then I didn’t take my Geodon until we got back to the motel which was close to 10. Last night I was ok though.
So I don’t take them as directed or as prescribed. But my overall side effects are better then they were before so I think it was worth the switch. Just meds combined with a vacation is just kind of tough to work with.