JessGG Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Hi all. I started Geodon 80mg in the PM the end of July/beginning of August and experienced really bad anxiety, so I switched to 40mg in both the the AM & PM. I also started taking Dexadrine 10mg x2 daily to help keep me awake due to Geodon really sedating me after the morning dose. Other than the sedation I felt great & Geodon greatly lessened my normal anxiety (which is pretty bad). I felt this calmness in my stomach which just radiated out. It was awesome! Now, nearly a month in I'm starting to get a specific type of anxiety that I got when I took 80mg at PM & my stomach is in knots. It tends to be worse in the AM & PM, during the middle of the day its pretty mild. It was so bad yesterday I started crying to the point of vomiting before I went to class. What could be causing this anxiety? I'm really starting to panic because, even though I love it, school is a challenge for me on my good days & I don't know what I'd do if I had to get of Geodon because its causing this anxiety. Edited August 29, 2015 by JessGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Have you tried other meds? Or maybe a tweak in the Geodon or Dexedrine? Dexedrine is a stimulant, so maybe that med dose needs to be lowered. It seems like the geodon is sedating, but at the same time you have a lot of anxiety, which IMO can be caused by the Dexedrine. I'm not a DR though, so I think this would be a good thing to bring up with him/her.Otherwise, have you tried xanax or klonopin or other benzos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloane Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I'm on the same page as mel - wondering if Dexedrine is the culprit? Like mel said, Dexedrine is a stimulant and can cause anxiety (especially for us already-anxious people).You say you take Dexedrine 2x a day, and your anxiety exasperates twice in a day. Can you connect the usage of the Dexedrine (when you take it) and when you get the anxiety?Geodon sedated me as well, but was one of my core meds for treating my social anxiety for years. I know you said you tried taking Geodon once a day, but once you get used to the side-affects do you think you could take it all at night to help with the sedation? My experience was when I took it all at night my sleep/sedation issue resolved (I was at 60mg 2x a day, and then changed to 120mg all at night). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzendame Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I've read a few posts on here about geodon making anxiety worse or not helping it at all. I have been on it before 80mgs and all I did was sleep. No anxiety whatsoever, didn't take away the psychosis so I stopped it. I hope you find something that works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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