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I've been taking 40 mg of Geodon for the past couple of months and it's always made me super nervous (started at 20 mg). For a few months in the fall it helped motivate me and I was doing arts and crafts and feeling better than I had in a long time. I also lost weight on it which isn't typical.

The positive effects went away around December and eventually I asked my doctor to up the dose to hopefully recreate the previous effects. Nothing.

Two weeks ago I asked her to up my dose to 60. Horrible idea! After barely a week I was so anxious I felt like I wasn't in reality and I'm having "bad thoughts" like what if there's something in my closet? It's like I'm a little kid scared of the dark again. I sleep with the lights and tv on and dread nightfall. That's when I can sleep. I usually average around 4 hrs. then some light sleep awaking every hour on the hour.

I'm still feeling/thinking like this after now taking only 40 mg for a week. According to the half life the 60 mg dose should be out of my bloodstream/body. I almost never react typically to meds though so maybe it's still there affecting me? For example most people seem to sleep too much while on Geodon.

Anyone experienced anything like this? Thanks for listening.

Oh, yes...I have experienced that "dread fear" agitation type of feeling with several meds at higher doses. AWFUL feeling. Contact your p-doc.