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Posted by Bissie66 on April 28, 2015, at 15:49:17
Hi I've been taking Geodon 80 mg for a week now and it hasn't helped my (bipolar) depression. How long should it take to kick in? For some reason I thought it would be right away. I"ve been really depressed and need help. I feel like we've tried everything and this was one of the last meds I hadn't tried.
FYI I also take lithium 300 mg, lamictal 300 mg, and seroquel 200 mg (for sleep aid). i also take klonopin 1 mg 3 times a day. Regular antidepressants don't work for me or poop out within weeks.
Thank you!
Posted by Christ_empowered on April 28, 2015, at 19:30:29
In reply to Geodon - how long till it works?, posted by Bissie66 on April 28, 2015, at 15:49:17
hi. I don't think there's any guarantee that an atypical will work for your depression. :-(
Bummer, I know. These drugs are tranquilizers, so some effects should be fairly immediate, like anti-agitation and general calming effects. As for mood elevation...I dunno...I guess give it 4-6 weeks, like you would a standard antidepressant?
Seroquel has much more data behind it. Have you ever tried 300mgs+ ?
Posted by Bissie66 on April 29, 2015, at 8:16:39
In reply to Re: Geodon - how long till it works?, posted by Christ_empowered on April 28, 2015, at 19:30:29
> hi. I don't think there's any guarantee that an atypical will work for your depression. :-(
>
> Bummer, I know. These drugs are tranquilizers, so some effects should be fairly immediate, like anti-agitation and general calming effects. As for mood elevation...I dunno...I guess give it 4-6 weeks, like you would a standard antidepressant?
>
> Seroquel has much more data behind it. Have you ever tried 300mgs+ ?I've actually tried 600 mg of Seroquel and it didn't help. what about zyprexa? I'm so sick of this trial and error!
Posted by Lamdage22 on April 30, 2015, at 11:25:55
In reply to Re: Geodon - how long till it works?, posted by Bissie66 on April 29, 2015, at 8:16:39
>I'm so sick of this trial and error!
Stop it.
Posted by Zyprexa on May 7, 2015, at 5:17:22
In reply to Geodon - how long till it works?, posted by Bissie66 on April 28, 2015, at 15:49:17
Geodon didn't work for me. I took it for 2 years. I have excelent results with zyprexa! If you need an AD effect, I found abilify to be good for depression. Just was not good for my schizoaffective, I also responded badly to it. Zyprexa is good for mood.
Posted by phidippus on May 7, 2015, at 22:12:57
In reply to Geodon - how long till it works?, posted by Bissie66 on April 28, 2015, at 15:49:17
Why didn't you just increase your Seroquel?
Eric
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