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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 422737" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>Geodon has been weight neutral for my son where he gained a lot of weight on Abilify. He had also developed slightly elevated liver enzymes and was consistently having some mild red blood cell abnormalities (odd shapes, sizes) that have disappeared since he stopped Abilify. Geodon has been more effective for him but he still has some symptoms.</p><p></p><p>The biggest hidden danger of Geodon that we are aware of is that it can cause something called Long or Prolonged Q-t syndrome. This is a change in heart rhythm that can result in sudden death.</p><p></p><p>Before starting Geodon your psychiatrist should have ordered an EKG to check for any heart problems.</p><p></p><p>If he did not, I suggest you call and ask for one to be done and refuse to start the Geodon until his EKG has been cleared by the peds or psychiatrist.</p><p></p><p>Once he's on Geodon the EKG should be repeated to check for any change.</p><p></p><p>My son has developed mild orthostatic hypertension on Geodon. That's when you have a drop in blood pressure when you change position like going from sitting to standing. This has to be assessed by the peds and if it's severe then it may require further evaluation and change of medications.</p><p></p><p>Long q-t syndrome is actually a risk with any of the atypical anti-psychotics but Geodon carries the most significant risk.</p><p></p><p>Since my son developed problems with his blood pressure his EKG has been repeated a couple times. So far those have been normal.</p><p></p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 422737, member: 7948"] Geodon has been weight neutral for my son where he gained a lot of weight on Abilify. He had also developed slightly elevated liver enzymes and was consistently having some mild red blood cell abnormalities (odd shapes, sizes) that have disappeared since he stopped Abilify. Geodon has been more effective for him but he still has some symptoms. The biggest hidden danger of Geodon that we are aware of is that it can cause something called Long or Prolonged Q-t syndrome. This is a change in heart rhythm that can result in sudden death. Before starting Geodon your psychiatrist should have ordered an EKG to check for any heart problems. If he did not, I suggest you call and ask for one to be done and refuse to start the Geodon until his EKG has been cleared by the peds or psychiatrist. Once he's on Geodon the EKG should be repeated to check for any change. My son has developed mild orthostatic hypertension on Geodon. That's when you have a drop in blood pressure when you change position like going from sitting to standing. This has to be assessed by the peds and if it's severe then it may require further evaluation and change of medications. Long q-t syndrome is actually a risk with any of the atypical anti-psychotics but Geodon carries the most significant risk. Since my son developed problems with his blood pressure his EKG has been repeated a couple times. So far those have been normal. Patricia [/QUOTE]
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