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Hello, I Am Taking 80 Mg Geodon Twice A Day

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Posted on Fri, 11 Dec 2020
Question: Hello, I am taking 80 mg geodon twice a day for schizoaffective disorder, 20 mg propranolol twice a day for tachycardia, 0.5 mg klonopin in the morning and 1 mg at night for anxiety, 150 mg trileptal in the morning and 300 mg at night for mood stabilization, and 100 mg trazadone at night for insomnia and depression. I'm still not getting as much sleep as I want to with the 100 mg of trazadone so can I increase it to 150 mg?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (10 hours later)
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Detailed Answer:
Dear Soniya,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.

I read your query and understand your concerns about not getting proper sleep despite the multiple medications.

First of all the answer is yes provided you are not able to get enough sleep and have still fighting with depression. In case sleep is the only problem than the answer is no because trazodone affects the mood and may cause switch to mania as it elevates mood.

In my opinion you can increase the Klonopin to 1.25 mg at night to counter the sleep problem as this is unlikely to cause any disturbance with schizoaffective disorder.

I hope this answers you.
Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions.
Thanks and regards.
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Hello, I Am Taking 80 Mg Geodon Twice A Day

Brief Answer: Consultation Detailed Answer: Dear Soniya, Thanks for using Healthcaremagic. I read your query and understand your concerns about not getting proper sleep despite the multiple medications. First of all the answer is yes provided you are not able to get enough sleep and have still fighting with depression. In case sleep is the only problem than the answer is no because trazodone affects the mood and may cause switch to mania as it elevates mood. In my opinion you can increase the Klonopin to 1.25 mg at night to counter the sleep problem as this is unlikely to cause any disturbance with schizoaffective disorder. I hope this answers you. Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions. Thanks and regards.