Posted by xjs7 on March 11, 2002, at 16:00:42
In reply to GEODON: does anyone sleep on this stuff?, posted by HMK on March 11, 2002, at 13:53:11
Hi HMK,
I never experienced sleeplessness when I started Geodon about five months ago. In fact sleeplessness is one of the many symptoms that I use Geodon to treat. I also use the benzodiazepine lorazepam for sleeplessness; you might want to ask your doctor about an adjuctive benzodiazepine if you don't already have one. It is known that because of Geodon's action on seratonin some initial anxiety can occur with Geodon use; perhaps this initial anxiety is causing your sleeplessness, in which case an anti-anxiety medication might be very useful.
You don't say (in this post at least) how long you've been taking the ziprasidone, and what your other medications are. It's possible that your sleeplessness is not related to the Geodon, and is instead a sign of impending trouble with your condition--I really can't say from your post. These things are complicated.
I also take a substantial dose of Geodon, and after five months the side effects have almost all gone away. I have found the Geodon to be a very gentle medication. I hope it works out for you too, and you manage to get some good sleep soon.
xjs7
> I've posted several questions about Geodon on this website and here's another. I'm having a horrible time sleeping ever since I've started taking it. I take a fair dose- 40 mg. twice a day and feel like it's regulating my mood fine but I can't sleep??
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> Has anyone else had the same symptom initially and had it later wear off? I really want to stick with this medicine, especially if I know other people have had this side effect taper off with time. Thanks!
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