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What is Geodon?

Geodon is a brand name of the drug ziprasidone is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia. It is also used to treat episodes of mania or mixed episodes in people with bipolar disorders. It is in a class of medical called atypical antipsychotics.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
16 39%
Moderate
14 34%
Mild
6 15%
None
5 12%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
21 51%
Akathisia - internal restlessness
13 32%
Hand tremor
8 20%
Diarrhea
6 15%
Agitation
6 15%
Excess saliva
5 12%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Geodon. See all 12 dosages ►

  20mg as needed 2.1875 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 160 mg daily 200 mg daily 240 mg daily 320 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 10 Number of Patients: 10 13 Number of Patients: 13 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 28 Number of Patients: 28 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Geodon (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
32 78% Side effects too severe: 78%
Doctor's advice
13 32% Doctor's advice: 32%
Did not seem to work
11 27% Did not seem to work: 27%
Other
3 7% Other: 7%
Expense
1 2% Expense: 2%
Personal research
1 2% Personal research: 2%

See all 41 patients who’ve stopped taking Geodon

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Geodon

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
5
8
19
13
17

Stopped Taking Geodon

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
20
8
4
3
4
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
33 80%
Usually
5 12%
Sometimes
2 5%
Never
1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
11 27%
Somewhat
5 12%
A little
7 17%
Not at all
18 44%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 5%
$100-199
1 2%
$50-99
10 24%
$25-49
4 10%
< $25
12 29%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 22, 2009.