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Ziprasidone Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Geodon, Zeldox

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16 patient evaluations for Ziprasidone with a adherence rating of Always Always Always Always Always

sepiam

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

ADHD/ADD

Depression: 0

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Moderate

Rx

35 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by sepiam
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**Purposes:** Eating Disorder and Bipolar Disorder *(Started Feb 18, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Eating Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Bipolar Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 12, 2012	40 mg Daily	?Can't tell	?Can't tell	Severe	Always	A little
Feb 21, 2012	40 mg Daily	?Can't tell	?Can't tell	Severe	Always	A little

0 helpful marks

naomiah

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Bipolar I

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

Rx

49 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by naomiah
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**Purpose:** Bipolar II Disorder *(Started Jul 19, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 26, 2011	40 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Severe	Always	Not at all
Jul 24, 2011	40 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Never	Not at all

Side effects:: Difficulty urinating (dysuria)

Date: Jul 26, 2011
Advice & Tips: Bad urinary retention, well beyond hesitancy. It takes me at least a full minute to start a stream, even when my bladder is really full.
Cost: $50-99 monthly

0 helpful marks

jennifer18

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Bipolar I

Depression: 2

Mania: 0

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

Rx Therapy

38 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by jennifer18
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**Purpose:** Treat my mood condition(s) *(Started Apr 01, 2001)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 08, 2011	200 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Jul 31, 2010	180 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Jul 06, 2010	160 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Insomnia if dose taken late or missed

Date: Feb 08, 2011
Advice & Tips: For me Geodon is my antidepressant. I can't take regular antidepressants, but this is great. I take a real high dose but I don't get depressed and I don't switch into mania.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

komodolover

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Bipolar I

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Low

Rx Therapy

33 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by komodolover
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**Purpose:** Bipolar Disorder *(Started Jul 30, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 06, 2010	160 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

Aturo

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 3 yrs

Mentor

Type: Primary Progressive

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Severe

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe
by Aturo
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**Purposes:** Emotional lability and Depression with anxiety *(Started Mar 24, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Emotional lability Perceived effectiveness	Depression with anxiety Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 03, 2010	60 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Oct 03, 2010
Advice & Tips: My doctor felt that the Geodon and the Zoloft were competing in my brain with the relapse that was in progress the relapse is significant in my ability to walk. So we backed off of them slowly and replaced with Celexa
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

MichaelSr

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 1

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: None

63 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by MichaelSr
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**Purpose:** Bipolar Disorder *(Started Jan 14, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 19, 2010	80 mg Daily	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all
Feb 07, 2010	80 mg Daily	Moderate	Severe	Always	A little

Side effects:: Overeating causes pain, Body Aches

Date: Aug 19, 2010
Advice & Tips: With drawals are awful even after tapering off. Chills, sweats, vomiting, and diarreaha.
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Date: Feb 07, 2010
Advice & Tips: Be sure to take with food. Do not overeat while taking this medication because of the potential risk of severe discomfort for a protracted period. My mood is improved and I seem to have avoided manic phases and my libido has been somewhat enhanced. Over all I have felt better about myself and mood has improved.
Cost: $50-99 monthly

1 helpful mark

wildfire2windsong

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Bipolar I

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Moderate

Rx

47 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by wildfire2windsong
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**Purpose:** Bipolar Disorder *(Started Apr 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 14, 2010	160 mg Daily	Slight	Severe	Always	Not at all
May 05, 2010	160 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Exhausted, Anxiety attacks, Daytime sleepiness, Depression with anxiety, Excessive sleeping (hypersomnia)

Date: Jul 14, 2010
Advice & Tips: Watch for anxiety. We believe my severe anxiety was triggered by the Geodon since I was not suffering from it until I began taking it.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: May 05, 2010
Advice & Tips: Be very, very careful of "hyper-sleep". I was driving to work and had this happen twice while I was driving. Hyper-sleep is characterized by 1-4 minutes of deep sleep that comes on suddenly. While brief, if operating a motor vehicle it can be deadly.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

gamermom73

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Bipolar I

Depression: 2

Mania: 1

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 2

External Stress: Severe

Rx Therapy

40 F

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate
by gamermom73
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**Purpose:** Impulsive behaviors *(Started Apr 04, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 08, 2010	40 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	A little

Side effects:: Chronic constipation

0 helpful marks

gorki-park

Data Quality: 0 stars

Bipolar Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 2

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Low

Rx

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by gorki-park
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**Purpose:** Treat my mood condition(s) *(Started Oct 06, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 21, 2010	40 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

jrasku

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Most

Stickman: most
Description:F39y
CFS:?y
FM:9y Dx
by jrasku
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**Purposes:** Psychosis Disorder and Mania *(Started Feb 14, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Psychosis Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Mania Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 17, 2010	80 mg Daily	Major	?Can't tell	Moderate	Always	A little

Side effects:: Agitation with irritability, Agitation

Date: Feb 17, 2010
Advice & Tips: Feeling very agitated, and feeling like the 'psychosis' treatment is too strong. This may not be the right medication for me at this time, time will tell.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

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