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Is geodon (ziprasidone) weight neutral?
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Yes: Geodon (ziprasidone) does not generally cause any weight gain
Answered 6/25/2014
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Likely: Geodon or ziprasidone tends to be the most weight neutral of all atypical antipsychotics, but the effect may vary from person to person, esp children tend to gain more weight than adults on atypicals.
Answered 10/1/2017
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