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Posted by MichaelJr on April 8, 2005, at 0:22:47
I have been on geodon for about 8 months, and it has been really helpful for me. My depression has pretty much subsided.
But the depression and sleep side effects are becoming a little much to handle at this point. Also, I did some heavy work in therapy. Which has has improved my mood in general.
So, I am hoping that with the work done in therapy I can get off the geodon. From what I have read, I am going to have a hell of a withdrawal period. Also, I am worried that I wllll just go back to being depressed if I get off it. But, I feel that it's worth a shot.
So, any thoughts or suggestions for my situation? Has anyone experienced geodon withdrawal in the past? Thanks.
Posted by MichaelJr on April 8, 2005, at 0:22:48
In reply to Geodeon Withdrawal?, posted by MichaelJr on April 6, 2005, at 8:39:27
I meant sex side effects, not depression side effects. Thanks.
Posted by Bill LL on April 8, 2005, at 0:22:48
In reply to Geodeon Withdrawal?, posted by MichaelJr on April 6, 2005, at 8:39:27
Check with your doctor. I would think that discontinuation should be done slowly. Also, geodon affects the heart so check with your doctor to make sure you discontinue it in the proper way. If your depression returns, don't hesitate to go back on it.
> I have been on geodon for about 8 months, and it has been really helpful for me. My depression has pretty much subsided.
>
> But the depression and sleep side effects are becoming a little much to handle at this point. Also, I did some heavy work in therapy. Which has has improved my mood in general.
>
> So, I am hoping that with the work done in therapy I can get off the geodon. From what I have read, I am going to have a hell of a withdrawal period. Also, I am worried that I wllll just go back to being depressed if I get off it. But, I feel that it's worth a shot.
>
> So, any thoughts or suggestions for my situation? Has anyone experienced geodon withdrawal in the past? Thanks.
Posted by TomG on April 8, 2005, at 0:22:48
In reply to Re: Geodeon Withdrawal?, posted by Bill LL on April 6, 2005, at 10:02:47
I was on 20mgs for about 6 months. I think I started my 20mgs every other day and then opened the caps and took 10mgs on a cracker for 4 or 5 days. I didn't have any problems with withdrawal. I thought it was going to be horrible. The only thing I noticed was disrupted restless sleep the first nights that I took nothing. Thats it. I suspect it might be a little harder if you were on a high dose.
Posted by SLS on April 8, 2005, at 0:22:48
In reply to Geodeon Withdrawal?, posted by MichaelJr on April 6, 2005, at 8:39:27
As the others have suggested, it is just good practice to discontinue most of the drugs used in psychiatric illnesses with a taper schedule whenever possible. That being said, I suffered no adverse effects when I abruptly discontinued taking Geodon at a dosage of 60mg. However, the drug was not helping me. In your case, you are convinced that Geodon has worked well as an antidepressant. The more gradually you remove an antidepressant, the lower is the risk of relapse.
I don't know of any taper schedule suggested for Geodon. Maybe you can reduce the dosage by 10mg every week.
I wish I could have been of more help.
Good luck.
- Scott
Posted by Spriggy on April 8, 2005, at 0:22:48
In reply to Re: Geodeon Withdrawal? » MichaelJr, posted by SLS on April 6, 2005, at 17:23:58
I would check over at Jerod's site. He has a good site about how to get off this stuff:
crazymeds.org
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