My first time of taking Geodon was 20mg in the AM and I literally did not think I would make it through the day at work. I could barely keep my eyes open, my speech was slurred and I felt totally drunk! I decided it was better to take at nightime but I think I took it too late the first few times and was literally falling asleep at the wheel on the way to work. Thank God I am also on Adderall, a stimulant. Anyways, I finally realized that I must take this med at 8:30 PM (on work nights) and by 11 PM I can't keep my eyes open but I don't feel as tired in the morning and can function. I am now on 40mg for about 2 weeks now but feel very anxious by the afternoon...it feels kind of like I'm worried about something or waiting for something to happen but I don't know what. I can't stand this feeling but I talk to my Doc tomorrow. I hope it goes away. I tried Abilify but the side effects for that left me feel like something was crawling in my own skin and I couldn't sit still. That was probably the worse feeling ever. I just hope the anxiety with Geodon goes away in time because I feel out of options for meds. I've read that alot of the other Bi-polar meds side effects include extreme weight gain and I used to have an eating disorder and am afraid of that!