Geodon and tremors

I was taking 40mg of geodon twice a day. The doctor is weaning me off.
So, he said to stop taking my evening dose. Well, I did for two nights and couldn't sleep. I was really jumpy, leg spasms, couldn't sleep, hot and cold flashes, trembling,nausea. It was like having the flu really bad. I also had a couple brain zaps. I wish I never would have started geodon. It's awful.

I'm trying to wean myself off Geodon and I had a minor, panic attack,. My doctor won't help me because she said I need to see a psychiatrist but I can't afford to see one. Does anyone know how long the side effect last when you get off Geodon. I am a single parent and have a job I need to function at so any advice will help. I have ,anxiety, all the time the doc had to prescribe some anti-anxiety medicine which I never had anxiety like that before. My symptoms on the medication is sleeplessness, restlessness, loss of appetite, can quit moving, racing thoughts, depression.

Within 5 days of beginning course of Geodon, 40mg daily, doc doubled my dosage to 80mg, began to have problems. Intensely manic, easily frightened, insomnia, terrifying dreams. I decided to get out of hospital ASAP and decide if to quit taking Geodon.
On day six already my face was twitching, was irritable and manic, pacing, increasingly manic throughout day, decided to skip evening dose, keep total dosage same as before, 40mg. Began tripping around midnight and it was all downhill from there. Sleepless all night, by morning I had convulsions, increased heart rate, fear and anxiety, psychosis, uncontrollable crying. Had another seizure 12 hours later. Slept a little with help of Valium. Next day developed Parkinson's like symptoms, had my father not been there to help me, Lord knows what would have happened to me. Still awake in day 3 of withdrawal. Hoping the worst is over.

Hi I'm Link! I'm only taking 40mgs of Geodon after taking 120mgs for 6 years,I also take 1200 mgs of lithium,600mgs of Depakote and 2mg of Klonopin for sleep.My only side effects that stand out to me are very bad dry mouth and sexual dysfunction which is mostly caused by the Geodon since I did not have these problems since before I started on it,but my doctor sees a mark improvement in me and feels confident that we can go off the Geodon soon.Hopefully the ED will go away since I am a married man.This is my biggest concern because I know the dry mouth will certainly lessen even though I do take a lot of lithium,but my doctor says he only went up on that to go down on the Depakote so I may switch from Depakote to Lamictal because the Depakote gives me harsh tremors in my extremities and then I will go down on the lithium on the amount I was on before.

hey everyone. I really read all your stories about geodon. I am new to this i am taking depakote 500mg once daily. now the doc prescribed me some geodon, to take at bedtime. i hope i dont go thru the tremors or hearing voices like before when i was on prolixin the worse drug for me personally. i hope geodon will help. and lastly, this life is stressful as it is and i sympathize with all your stories and finally THANK GOD FOR MEDICINE, without it who knows where we would be. ill keep u updated on how geodon works with me. hope u all feel better and hope i feel better also :)

I went on geodon for the first and only night last night. I took 80mg at 11pm and went to sleep. Woke up at 2 and intervals after that with a hot sweat, tremors, RACING thoughts and extreme restlessness. Tried to get up and take a xanax and passed out on the floor. crawled back to best essentially and slept for a few more minutes before being awaken over and over again. Got up finally and almost passed out every time i tried to stand for more than 10-15 seconds. Finally layed down then went to ER ar 11am. Could sit up at that point in smallfragments. Left doctors office and could finally walk. At 11pm still feel symptoms. WILL NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG AGAIN.

My 18 year old daughter (BPD with hallucinations) has been taking this drug since December. She is currently taking 320 mg. per day (split between morning and evening) - rare but it has been done - although I'd prefer not. First, I don't even think G gets to theraputic levels until 80 mgs. DD was on Risperdal (which worked wonderfully but her prolactin level went through the roof) and so they slowing titrated her off of that and on to G. Yes, the side effects were horrible at first. Again, it isn't until you reach theraputic levels that you start to see those side effects diminish and our experience plus other experiences I've heard of is that the higher the dosage the fewer side effects. I would highly recommend an EKG (just to be on the safe side although the side effect of heart problems appears to be over emphasized with the research I've found). I have to say that her hallucinations continue but are better - her BPD is very well stabalized with this drug (and we saw the advantage for her BPD early on). She is very level or able to regain stability when she senses a mood swing coming. Now her biggest side effects are tremors (which she's had with both Abilify and Risperdal) and a dry mouth (typical with Geodon). She occasionally gets headaches which, again, can be a side effect.

Honestly, our experience is that our DD has had side effects that were more intensified with every new medication and every dosage increase. Over time, that has always gotten better (except the prolactin level with Risperdal). I think people sometimes don't give it "enough time" but I know I'm not in their shoes. Lastly, for BPD, I'd definitely recommend giving it a try - the difference in our DD is like night and day.

ok im 15 and started taking 80mg of geodon 4 days ago last nite i forgot to take it on time and i had a horrible migrane, hallucinating, and tremors. Then i felt like vomiting out of nowhere. Then i fet like fainting and i sat on the bathroom floor shaking until i went home and took it, then i was just fine. I was wondering wtf is in this geodon and y i have withdrawls any1 with the same problems email me ******

i am taking it for sleeping and something else cause the fukers never tell me what is wrong with me but it works wonders for my sleeping problem.

My doctor had put me on 80mg to take at night.Last night was my first night.I woke up this morning very dizzy,couldnt function well at all.Had an appointment to go to.I drove 10 miles had to pull over and let my father do the rest.I sat in the doctors office fell asleep.Woke up very nervous,tremors,Tightning in my neck.Like muscle spasms.It was terrible.Couldnt talk walking out of the hospital and my neck was hurting because i was so tensed from this medication.It made my neck draw and have tremors,and Anxiety.I will never take this again.This medicine is very dangerous.I was scared i was losing my mind or dying.ANyone out there with similiar symptoms please let me know.******Thank you

I found out the hard way that there is deffinately a withdrawal from Geodon. Sweating,tremors, nausea. The following day I took my regular amount again (120mg) and it was as though I'd overdosed The 120mg was spaced out by six hours. I was so overmedicated I could barely talk ,I was staggering and couldn't keep my eyes open. What the heck was that anyway?