mynameisiforgot Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Increased anxiety levels, rapid heart beatShaking or "tremors"Dizziness and light headednessNausea It's been just over 24 hours since I last took Geodon (120mg), and I took my first dose of my new Antipsychotic (Abilify) this morning and all day today (it's now 5pm) i've had the above symptoms, non stop all day. Could this be a withdrawal symptom of the Geodon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wemble Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 when i went off geodon i just felt generally icky and sick for a few days. i was on a low dose though, so i'd imagine you could feel sicker coming off of a higher dose. when i went on abilify, however, i had really bad tremors, was super nauseous, and was so dizzy/lightheaded i couldn't walk a straight line (or stand half the time). i couldn't tell you for sure it was the abilify though, because my lithium levels were also very high and it was kind of a mess of getting put on and taken off of 4 drugs... my dr said he'd try abilify again if needed, but that he'd try other options first. anyways, that's a long winded way of saying it might be the abilify as those are possible side effects. but it also might not be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vapourware Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Did you titrate off ziprasidone [i.e. 120 - 80 - 60 - 40 - 20 - off] or did you stop taking 120mg and then started Abilify? When I came off ziprasidone, I titrated off from 120mg in similar fashion to how I described above, although I think I did it a bit faster and stopped at 40mg. I was cross-tapering onto Solian too, so I didn't feel too many adverse affects except for a lower dip in mood for a few days. However, I remember missing a dose of ziprasidone once and it was hell on earth. I had some shaking, nausea, dizziness and light headedness. It was very unpleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cetkat Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Yeah. I got all of that and more when I went off Geodon, and I was at a much lower dose. You also have to think about Abilify's effects & how that may be contributing as well. For me, I didn't hit my low-point in the Geodon withdrawal until somewhere after 48 hours. After 72, I started to feel better. (If memory is serving me correctly.) So there's no saying for sure it's from the Geodon, but it's quite possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisiforgot Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Did you titrate off ziprasidone [i.e. 120 - 80 - 60 - 40 - 20 - off] or did you stop taking 120mg and then started Abilify? I went straight off it and straight onto the Abilify. I'm going to add to the list above:Vomiting Even though i'm bulimic I absolutely hate vomiting (ironic huh) so I really hope this side effects i'm getting do stop soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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