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Oct 12, 2017, 04:02 AM
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I am not on it yet, as myself and my doctor are discussing the possibility of replacing the Seroquel with Geodon.
I was told by my doctor that it is a divided dose. Has it got something to do with how long it lasts in one's system? Idk, just my guess.
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Oct 12, 2017, 07:32 AM
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Geodon has a very short half life of roughly 7 hours...you need twice daily dosing to maintain steady state therapeutic levels. I don't think there's an extended release formulation, but I could be wrong...
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Oct 12, 2017, 09:05 AM
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hi. geodon doesn't last long in the body, so its dosed 2x daily, sort of like old school seroquel. if i remember correctly, each dose of geodon must also be taken with food containing a good number of calories, to ensure proper absorption. geodon never was as popular as many of the other 'atypicals,' in part because of the dosing and also because it had a black box warning from the fda for a while, because of cardiovascular issues that popped up during the initial drug trials. i do not know if it still has the black box warning.
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Oct 17, 2017, 09:00 PM
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I was actually going to ask my doctor if I could take all my geodon at night. Now I know that would not be a good idea.
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Oct 18, 2017, 08:31 PM
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I take all mine at night and do alright.
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Oct 19, 2017, 08:05 AM
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Thanks for all the replies. I see my doctor next week so fingers crossed I can get on it and that it works sufficiently.
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Oct 20, 2017, 11:24 PM
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My geodon is in the trash
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Oct 21, 2017, 06:45 AM
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I take it all at night. It make me too drowsy to take it during the day and it works fine this way.
Best wishes. 
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Oct 23, 2017, 08:08 AM
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Oct 24, 2017, 08:06 AM
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Made me homicidal -or was that the haldol? Both so awful I can’t remember
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#11
Oct 26, 2017, 05:19 PM
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I just started Geodon, yes twice a day. Not seeing any benefit yet , but it’s only been a couple weeks .
My only problem is the eating at least 350 calories with each dose. Anorexia in remission atm. I’m not use to eating twice a day .
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Nov 09, 2017, 06:19 PM
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I asked my doctor about taking all my geodon at night and his answer was to lower my morning dose. Sometimes I just don’t understand him.
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