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Apr 23, 2017, 04:41 PM
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I'm sorry if I posted this before. My memory is crap these days. Well anyway, I wanted to stop geodon so pdoc put me on 60mg twice a day instead of 80. Well if I miss a dose or am a few hours late, I go into full on withdrawals. Now I'm afraid to go off it. I've been through alcohol and opiate WD before and I just can't do it again. If I would of known this would happen, I would have refused it.
So I'm wondering if anyone else ever experienced this with geodon and how bad were the WD? Now I'm scared to quit taking it because I want to avoid this. |
 bizi, still_crazy, vjdragonfly
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Apr 23, 2017, 04:54 PM
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I was taking 160mg and stopped cold turkey. I didn't have any WD symptoms.
ETA: I may be unusual - I stopped alcohol cold turkey and had no WD either. I think I'm blessed with not being sensitive to WD so I apologize if my response is unhelpful. Last edited by Polibeth; Apr 23, 2017 at 04:57 PM. Reason: Clarify |
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Apr 23, 2017, 05:22 PM
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I take 240 mg at bed-time each night and am still on it. Thank you for posting this thread. I'd like to know if there are WD to stopping it. I'm sorry you're having such a tough time coming off it. I hope you feel better soon.
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Apr 23, 2017, 05:50 PM
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If you don't mind... did you replace it with an anti-manic AP. I'm scared I'll quit and have an episode. Plus the WD. Hell I mine as well stay on it 
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#5
Apr 23, 2017, 06:05 PM
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I stopped but I went very slowly as if I did not I had horrible wd's ... I took months ... I actually opened the capsules and reduced it fraction by fraction ... got pretty good at ... when I got real low started not eating anything to reduse more .... I hate ap's ... so glad to be off it ....
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Apr 23, 2017, 06:07 PM
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I've stopped geodon several times over the years (with doctor's blessing). I pretty much stopped cold turkey (might have been a few days taper but not much more than that) with no problem.
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Apr 23, 2017, 06:17 PM
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Apr 28, 2017, 10:03 AM
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switching from geodon to abilify. Have not slept well for 3 nights even taking klonipin. But I have been drinking so that may be a consideration too.
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Apr 28, 2017, 10:12 AM
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Apr 28, 2017, 11:02 AM
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I was on Geodon for about 4 months. It was a very weird med for me, so I decided to stop taking it. I dropped the dosage down over about 10 days, then stopped taking it. No withdrawals.
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Apr 28, 2017, 11:03 AM
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I questioned the same thing. bizi
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Apr 28, 2017, 04:58 PM
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I was switched from Geodon to Abilify because I was having heart problems. I had withdrawals because Abilify doesn't work for me.
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Apr 28, 2017, 11:30 PM
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 geodon withdrawl? I have not slept well since decreasing the geodon and adding abilify. It was/is a quick transition, no real taper over 5 days. I was taking a total of 160 mg of geodon the 80 then 40 for 3 days and none. mean while taking 10mg of abilify for 3 days then 20mg for a regular dose. This seems rather quick, I did not question my pdoc about this. I have not slept well the past 3 nights. am very tired right now, will go to bed shortly. I am feeling a little nauseated and have a slight headache. I have not googled geodon with drawl. I wonder more about the abilify. Some have said it is activating for them and they take it in the morning for that reason. I am taking mine at night like ordered. I called the pharmacist about that and she said there is a potential side effect of blurred vision and dizziness and sedation that is why they recommend taking it at night. Others have said it made them manic. That is not very reassuring. I will call into my pdoc office on monday morning. the other night I took an extra 1mg of klonipin thinking that would put me to sleep. nope. She wants to start seroquel to sleep. My guess is that she will order that on monday. bizi
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Apr 29, 2017, 08:40 AM
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4.25 hours of terrible sleep last night....sigh not enough
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Apr 29, 2017, 08:50 PM
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Damn that sucks bizi. I went from 80mg to 60. I'm alright but I did have withdrawal symptoms. Not fun. But I'm regulated now and I think I'm going to stay on it with 60mg.
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Apr 29, 2017, 10:08 PM
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I take a full 20mg of abilify tonight then one more 40mg of geodon then discontinue that. so that is roughly one week to go from 160mg to none. bizi I am afraid of what will happen, maybe nothing because I started on abilify????? bizi
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Apr 30, 2017, 09:42 AM
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I slept a bit better last night 5 hours. On the full dose of 20mg.
last 40mg of geodon this noon meal, then no more. I don't think I am having any withdrawl symptoms other than not sleeping well. I am not hypomanic. bizi
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Apr 30, 2017, 01:24 PM
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Not sure if abilify will help the discomfort but I found that gabapentin has helped with the withdrawal. I had an old script and thank god I saved it! |
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Apr 30, 2017, 09:21 PM
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I don't know if the insomnia is from the geodon withdrawl or if it is from an activating abilify.
I hope I sleep tonight. bizi
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