Have you tapered Geodon?

I reduced from 40 mg to 10 mg over a course of 4 months. Would like to stop it soon. Any experiences in tapering? Please share...thanks!

Sorry have not experienced this. When I stopped my meds it was the dumb way because I went into a mood and just did it. Please trust your self and your doctor

10 mg is such a small dose that you won't notice much change. It is completely safe to do. I went from 160 mg to 80 mg to 0 and was OK, and you were taking in slowly, which of course is safer, but by now should not need to worry.

The smallest Geodon capsule size is 20mg so you should be able to come off of 10mg with no problems (or minimal effects).

I have never used either Geodon or Latuda. Here are some anecdotal reports and I think a paper or on it. I tried to get to the Latuda links and I was not allowed. i don't know why but I think there is some info in here about it and pregnancy. I think you are trying to get off Geodon before you get pregnant?
Here are the links? One very important aspect of reviews from others is how long they have been on the med and there are hypochondriacs that like to post. Treato is a really good source though. As always do this with your pdoc or doc..
Links:
Can Geodon cause Withdrawal?
Geodon (Ziprasidone) Withdrawal Symptoms + Duration
"The best way to come off of this drug is to do it over a 3-4 week period by gradually reducing the daily dose, then for one week( week 3) take the lowest dose 3 times that week, then the last week, every third day, and then stop. stay on klonopin as a buffer, then do the same for klonopin when you are ready. Its hard to say what you should expect in symptoms on this regime, maybe nothing except a few days of feeling a little bit odd, or off, until your natural rhythyms return. Be careful about what you read, suggestion plays a big part in the experience."

Latuda, I am not sure. What you were going to ask because the wouldn't let me to those links. So I will just give out some links:

Latuda - Side Effects & Reviews
The first person is actually talking about pregnancy and the med.

Lurasidone (Latuda) Use During Pregnancy
It's a category B drug, so it has been studied on animals but no conclusive study on humans. That is what this link says. I have heard it is one of the safer drugs during pregnancy but it still may pose some risks. It seems during the third trimester and perhaps breast feeding. That link has many other links to use.

http://forums.psychcentral.com/bipol...tuda+pregnancy

Thats a thread from here.
Here is a little explanation from here
Psych
Central Reviews - Latuda (lurasidone)

https://stahlonline.cambridge.org/pr...e=Therapeutics
Latuda??? - BabyCenter

Breastfeeding:
Lurasidone (Latuda) Use During Pregnancy
Latuda??? - BabyCenter

Not sure if I answered the questions on Latuda because I couldn't read the link. If not tell me, I hope this helps you!

I just slept 5.5 hours last night. Had reduced Geodon from 11 mg to 10 Fri night, and slept 7.5 hours. But so little last night. As per my psych, I also increased Latuda by 5 mg last night. I was being bit agitated so he told me to increase Latuda. Hence took Latuda 45 mg last night. Am wondering if that could have caused less sleep too.

My geodon got screwed up when I stopped it and I ended up not tapering because my dr didn't refill my prescription. Big mistake! I got dizzy and nauseous for three days as I was coming off the geodon. But ten mg is such a small dose I think you should be able to quit the ten mg and not have a problem.

Well your brain has to adjust to the change. It is trying to achieve homeostasis and it may take some time to do that. Psychotropics basically change a lot of the circuitry of the brain. When used, especially for a long time. Like wildchild said,10mg is pretty low but the regions of your brain with all of the NTs, neurons, and basically the function. All have to adjust and AAPs are strong medications!

My Geodon experience was horrific. And when I stopped, my pdoc told me I didn't need to taper. HAH! I didn't listen to her (she's an idiot) and tapered off over two weeks. For those two weeks, I was dizzy and nauseous almost all day. It was a nightmare. Never again!

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Sorry, how are you getting your Geodon? In a powdered form? How are you able to achieve dosing exactly 11 mg or 10 mg when the smallest pill is 20 mg?

I am getting it in liquid form from a compounding pharmacy.

I see. So you can basically taper off by 1 mg a day, right?

Yes I could. But I am planning on taking 10 for 5 more days; making it a 7 day trial. Then go down to 9 mg. This should allow the med to stabilize in my system. Hopefully the sleep will also improve.

I went off of Geodon cold turkey and had no problems. You are at a point you could stop it altogether. I think others would agree that 0 after 10 mg should be no biggy. What do the others have to say?

I went from 60 mg to 40 mg for a month to 20 mg for a month and then went off it completely with no problems

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Yes I went from 80 for 2 weeks, to 40 for 2 weeks, to 20 for 2 weeks to none. I think you could go off it with no problem.

I was on godown years ago so I don't remember anything about it. Latuda is poison.

I was on geodon about 2 years ago. Geodon did not work for me. 80 mgs made me tired all the time and I was increasingly irritable and violent. As with all psych meds I quit cold turkey and had no trouble. Shrink wasn't happy about and couldn't believe that nothing happened.

*SIDENOTE* I am extremely med resistant and I think it makes me side effect resistant too. I know from firsthand experience that quitting cold turkey effs a lot of people up.

I have been up and down on geodon several times, my issue is always one of not being able to sleep.

No clue. I cant take Geodon. It gave me ocular dystonia.

I tapered one time from 80mg to 60mg and it was horrible. Once I went back up to the 80 I was fine. For me I need this medication

Sorry, can't help you. I have refused to take meds for years now. Best choice I ever made.

Darvula

Withdrawal can make it really hard to get sleep, and sleep helps recovery. Best way I've found to get decent sleep is dark therapy, Ashwagandha, l-theanine, and 300-600mcg of time release melatonin (life extension is only brand I've found with mcg time release, it's for sale on amazon). I don't know if the ashwagandha is a suitable adjunctive therapy to latuda. The l-theanine is unlikely to have any significant adverse interactions with psychotropics, but again, I am unfamiliar with latuda. 2-4G of fish oil is safe and beneficial as well.

It would be safest to have your psychiatrist look into these before taking them, examine.com is a good resource to provide both an overview and comprehensive understanding of many supplements as it provides accurate summaries and extensive references.

Dark therapy and time release melatonin, at the mcg dose, are going to provide the most benefit and are completely safe. Another effect means of accelerating recovery is regular exercise, intense cardio being the most effective. I get at least four good workouts per week, and walk about an hour everyday.

A healthy diet has made a world of difference for me and also provides the nutrients required for recovery.

All said, I think you may be overly concerned at this point. For myself dropping the last dose of my taper from Temazepam resulted in rapid improvement.

Thanks for the suggestions LastQuestion. Coincidently, I took Ashwagandha last night. I had about 8 hour sleep. I don't know what was the reason for the good sleep. I did two other things that might have contributed to my sleep. Someone suggested eating 10 almonds in evening which I did. I also went for a walk yesterday. Only 20 minutes though. But thanks for your advice. I already tried one of the things you said. Let me look into others next. Of course I will consult my psychiatrist.

Last night I took 8 mg Geodon. No major side effects except little sleepy; slept little less. Today I have to go to an event and cannot take liquid Geodon with me. Will have my dinner there at the event so thinking of not taking Geodon tonight. Wondering if that will be okay. Please give me your input. I need some encouraging words. What might happen if I don't take it tonight. Is such a small dose of 8 mg doing anything to me anyways in the first place?