Well I had a drug problem which landed me in jail. I spent 7 months in the county jail and was not done with drugs just yet so I would take whatever guys on prescription meds would get. Anyway we had this kid that would get up off his bunk and inch forward bent over about 5-10 feet here and there at odd times.
Ziprasidone
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- 1 source
- 2 ROAs with full dose ladders
- duration data present
- PubChem toxicity data
- dose data not in PW/TripSit (unverifiable)
Encyclopedic
Typical encyclopedia coverage. Cross-reference for important decisions.
- 1 source
- 2 ROAs with full dose ladders
- duration data present
- PubChem toxicity data
- dose data not in PW/TripSit (unverifiable)
Aliases: Geodon, Zeldox, Zipwell
Summary
Oral bioavailability doubles when taken with food; dosing on an empty stomach delivers only ~36% of the intended exposure, leading users to redose unnecessarily. Therapeutic QTc prolongation averages 10-20 msec, but heavy recreational doses (>160 mg/day) or IV diversion markedly increases torsade risk. IM ziprasidone reaches Cmax within 60 minutes and has a 2-5 hour half-life, making it a common ER 'trip-stopper'.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 10-40mg | 40-80mg | 80-120mg | 120mg+ |
| Intramuscular | 5-10mg | 10-20mg | 20-40mg | 40mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 1-3 hrs | 3-6 hrs | 2-4 hrs | 6-12 hrs |
| Intramuscular | - | 3-6 hrs | 2-4 hrs | 6-12 hrs |
Tolerance
Build-up
develops over 1–4 weeks of regular use
Reset
days to weeks depending on duration of use
Tolerance Decay
Half tolerance
3d
Baseline
~14d
Sedative tolerance commonly develops over ~5–7 consecutive nights and recedes over 1–2 weeks off; antipsychotic efficacy tolerance is not a standard concept, but sedation/EPS sensitivity changes with exposure.
Effects
Positive
- Stimulation
- Physical Euphoria
- Pain Relief
Negative
- Akathisia
- Restlessness
- Motor impairment
- Sweating
- Sedation
- Somnolence
- Itchiness
Positive
- Anxiety suppression
- Reduced anxiety
- Euphoria
Negative
- Emotion suppression
- Motivation suppression
- Motor control loss
- Cognitive fatigue
- Dizziness
- Thought deceleration
- Constipation
Negative
- Light sensitivity
- Disinhibition
- Appetite Suppression
- Decreased Libido
- Orgasm Suppression
- Acuity Suppression
- Appetite suppression
- Dulled perception
- Increased sexuality
- Visual and auditory hallucinations
Community Trip Reports
Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, and Bluelight. Click a source to expand. Reports are harm-reduction context, not medical guidance.
Erowid 2 reports 2 neutral visit
I recently started taking geodon. Almost 15 minutes after I popped my fist pill I felt the effects. There was tingling feeling in my arm and legs. When I sat down my feet wanted to move. It felt great. I couldn't stop smiling and I was laughing at serious things that are not funny.
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