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I am given permission to discontinue geodon (ziprasidone) by my dr. are the newer antipsychotics harder to discontinue than the old antipsychotics? still seems hard

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Quitting Geodon (ziprasidone): hello ~ quitting those drugs are hard and should be done slowly over months rather than weeks but you must discuss this with your mental health provider ok? thanks

Answered 5/13/2016

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