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I am new to this site and I was wondering if anyone has heard anything about mixing the medicine Lithium and Geodon?  I have been taking Lithium for almost 3 years now and it has helped me so much, but I feel the effects are not as helpful as they once were.  My psych. added Geodon to the mix and I had a horrible experience!  I was crying one minute and angry the next.  I hadn't self-injured for a long time and I did last week.  I called my Dr. and told him I was not going to take this medication anymore.  It took approximately 3 days for it to get out of my system and I feel MUCH better.  But I am still too manic a lot of the time.  I am so sensitive to medication...I have now tried 14 of them.  Any suggestions?
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I have been on both meds I had a bad experience with Lithium which was I got so I could not walk and had to be taken to the hospital. The other drug you asked about Geodon it did not work for me. I was not on both medicines together though. I can not help you any futher. Good luck!
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i have a cousin thats on the geodon..it does him good he said..but Ive also heard alot of bad things about it..is a black box waring..i been on lithiem going on 2 monthes now its worked for me..but some days im manic not out of control though..whats ur blood levels on the lithiem..and why did ur pdoc add that for..thanks   WELCOME TO THE SITE..JAMES
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