Posted by 4WD on June 21, 2008, at 21:02:46
In reply to Re: Prolonged QT interval from Geodon » 4WD, posted by yxibow on June 21, 2008, at 18:36:01
Thank you for your considerate and well thought out post. I appreciate the information. I have been unable to take any other atypical or have not had good results.
The fainting was, I believe, definitely from the Nardil. I have had blood pressure issue since week 10 or so on Nardil. But I am willing to tolerate it. Nardil gave me my life back and I'm not giving it up. Geodon helps to some extent, well, to a great extent but if I had to give up one of them, it would be Geodon.
What I have decided to do is lower my Geodon dosage from 80 to 60 mg day in the meantime until I can talk to my doctor and find out just how severe the QT prolongation is. If it is mild, I will live with it. If it is, severe, I will get off the Geodon, with suitable tapering.
In any case I can't stop it right now anyway. I have been on Percocet for 10 days and switched this afternoon to Darvocet. I anticipate a rough couple of days as I make the transition. The Percocet really made me feel good. The Darvocet has no CNS effects that I can tell- no warm fuzzy, "everything is great" lots of energy feeling that I got from Percocet. So I have enough on my plate for the next few days just making that transition
I am going to see an old doctor tomorrow who has done a lot psychiatric prescribing and is highly intelligent and well versed in psychiatric meds. I am going to find out what he says and then see my internist next week. After all that I should be able to weigh the benefits versus risks and make an informed decision.
I skipped the Geodon last night and woke up this morning feeling rather rough. Actually my dosage is fairly low. According to SLS's chart, dosage range for Geodon is 40-120 mg.
Thanks for your post.
Marsha
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