 [ Symptoms ] infected finger becoming numb [ Disease ] i hope you told your doctor you did not stop the geodon  ziprasidone hcl when you switched over to latuda  lurasidone hcl because both of these medications are in a class called atypical antipsychotics  it means they both work in a similar fashion when you take both of them at the same time it has an effect not unlike doubling the dosage taking too much of these types of medications can cause serious side effects i urge you to contact your doctor before you do any more tapering of the geodon dose your healthcare provider needs this information in order to treat you appropriately if you experience any side effects from reducing the geodon dosage if you are having trouble sleeping your healthcare provider should address that as a separate issue you should not self medicate your sleep issues by taking medications not prescribed for that purpose wishing you well