10-07-2010, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by chefhottie25
i am not sure what you are being treated for...but i use to take abilify 20mg twice a day for schizophrenia. it was difficult to be still or just relax when i was on it. i felt like i needed to be constantly moving. i hated it and have since been put on geodon 80mg twice a day. i am much better now. my hands still get shakey sometimes, but that is manageable. i also took trazadone. i didn't have such good results with that. it helped me sleep through the night, but i felt really lethargic for most of the next day. i now take ambien if i need it for sleep. i hope my sharing was helpful. i know you hear it all the time but...hang in there. it takes time to find the right combination of meds...it was about 18 months for me. good luck.
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I gained weight on geodon and I am on 80 mg too suppose to take it twice a day too much for me. so I only take it once a day and it works fine but I'm bipolar not manic either or depressed just on keel...
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