The data suggest that patients who take an overdose of ziprasidone should be carefully monitored for ECG changes as well as delirium, hemodynamic instability, and anticholinergic side effects
The quantity of the medication ingested appears to be accurate and is substantial
Alipour et al
You should not use Geodon if you are allergic to ziprasidone, or if you have: a heart rhythm disorder; a personal or family history of long QT syndrome;
Geodon may cause serious side effects, including: fast or pounding heartbeats, fluttering in your chest, shortness of breath, sudden dizziness, uncontrolled muscle movements in
Drug Usage
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Bipolar disorder (acute monotherapy and maintenance as adjunct to lithium or valproate): Oral: Initial: 40 mg twice daily; may increase to 60 or 80 mg
Only your doctor can know if GEODON is right for you
If you are still agitated after you receive your first dose, you may be given one or more additional doses
FAQs ziprasidone + methadone
Ziprasidone can also undergo reductive cleavage and methylation to produce S-Methyl-dihydro-ziprasidone and then further oxidation to produce S-Methyl-dihydro-ziprasidone-sulfoxide
Swallow whole
It is advised that you don't breast feed an infant if you are taking ziprasidone
While you are taking Geodon, you may be more sensitive to temperature extremes such as very hot or
Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened
To work properly, ziprasidone should be taken Voclosporin
If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines
They indicate that their case represents the second published overdose of ziprasidone resulting in TdP (the other case involved a hypokalemic 30 year old woman) and note that other overdose reports did not lead to adverse cardiac outcomes [95, 96]
In the case of drugs or active metabolites that are substantially renally excreted, accumulation and toxicity can occur in renally impaired individuals unless care is taken to
Dizziness Avoid drinking alcohol or using illegal drugs while you are taking ziprasidone
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Adverse reactions reported with ziprasidone overdose included extrapyramidal symptoms, somnolence, tremor, and anxiety
Nearly 50% of bipolar patients will attempt to take their own lives (Simpson and Jamison 1999)