"after having about the worst case of bipolar one you can imagine...yes i was hospitalized twice... i am a productive and absolutely a normally functioning member of society. i am in nursing school for my bsn at a very esteemed university and am married happily. the only thing i don&#039;t like about geodon is if i&#039;m manic and have to take it during the day instead of before bed.... i literally eat 3x as much as i normally would. other than that this medicine has saved my life."