"this was the worst experience i&#039;ve had with a medication. i had to go off lithium because it gave me hypothyroidism and diabetes insipidus and geodon was a replacement. i was given geodon at the lowest dose for about two weeks. i was okay, but experiencing a bit of random anxiety. then my dose was upped and i had a panic attack (i&#039;ve only had 3 of those in my life before) within 24hrs. several days later i was in the er with suicidal thoughts for the first time in 20 years. as far as general effectiveness goes before the dosage increase sent everything haywire, i got depressed right away once totally off the lithium, so it wasn&#039;t really helping anyway. the suicidal thoughts and anxiety were gone within 48hrs after i stopped taking it."