Weaning Off Geodon to Get Pregnant Safely
well ive been taking geodon for 6 years.though it was very helpful most of that 6 years, i dont want to be on it anymore cause me and my husband want to get pregnant and it is not safe for conception or pregnancy.also staying on it till end of pregnancy ... more »
well ive been taking geodon for 6 years.though it was very helpful most of that 6 years, i dont want to be on it anymore cause me and my husband want to get pregnant and it is not safe for conception or pregnancy.also staying on it till end of pregnancy could cause my baby to go thru withdrawl.i want my experience at nbeing a new mom again to be pleasant and healthy for baby, so i figure me going thru withdrawl now is better than my baby going thru withdrawl when born.also geodon in pregnancy can cause malformations of limbs, cleft palate, neurological problems and so on..horrible!..so i was taking 180 mg geodon at night. ive lowered my dose to 120 mg at night.that was 2 days ago.. thus far ive been irritable but okay.im sure it will get worse as i continue to lower my dose every week. ive been taking an increase in haldol 10 mg at night to 5mg 3x a day.. haldol is relatively safe for conception and pregnancy but not in third trimester so im really not sure what i will do..i also started taking benadryl yesterday to help suppress my withdrawl symptoms..i kknow its just a matter of time before i start hallicinating again..but whether that is caused by geodon withdrawl or reoccureence of past pychosis before geodon i dont know..but im going to give this a try..will keep you posted..im scared about syptoms returning and about the withdrawl bbut i cant pass up the opportunity of having a child just because im bipolar..there are safer medications out there.haldol haldol is an old drug and has been studied much.it can have its own side effects but i take cogentin for that and ive had no problems..
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