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Question about Geodon side effect. Maybe seeking suggestion

So I'm no longer on Geodon or any meds. Geodon was the only med that worked a bit actually. The only issue was this one side effect that sadly exasperated my contamination OCD.

See I am so bad with my OCD that using the restroom is a fear and hated act and takes a lot of my time to handle.

Well Geodon worked well, but I had to pee constantly. Like every 2-3 hours. Takes me 30 mins to do. So you can see how time consuming and horrible it was.

Now the worst part for me was sleeping. I dreaded going to sleep. As sadly if I slept. I would wake up with a little urine trickle out and the real need to go to the restroom.

This of course caused me to fly off the deep end. Washing my now dirty clothes. Jumping in a hour long shower. Changing bed sheets of cleaning my couch (depends where I pass out on). Cleaning anything I touched after waking up. Hours wasted really.

Oh and this was maybe a drop or two when waking up. Nothing pant soaking or enough to wet anything through my underwear sometimes. And even if so it would get pass my shorts or pants, pjs.

I honestly would love to go back on Geodon maybe. If I can just manage this part. I would even limit my water and fluid intake to 2 drinks a day. Nothing for 4 hours before bed and it was brutal. I would be dying for water and still I would urinate a little in my sleep or go to the restroom a lot.

I asked my doctor for anything else I can try med wise but I've tried them all he could think of.

So does anyone or has anyone experienced this with Geodon and found a way to manage it or control it?

I tried taking it middle of the day instead of the prescribed before bed time suggestions but this sometimes would cause the med to hit me hard and I would be a bit panicky and irritated and tired. A terrible feeling to have after a lunch at work.

Posted Feb 21, 2016, 10:13 PM UTC

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