Medications--Who can tell me about this?

[Marionette]

I have been put on Geodon for bi-polar, and ive been really sick lately. I take it at night, and thats a new thing. I at first took it in the morning an night, but it made me too tired. So now i take it only at night. As soon as i started doing that i started getting sick during the day, no ones been listening to me when i say that i think me taking the geodon only at night causes me to get stomach sick when it wears off in the morning.

 

My question is, is this just that hard to believe? What can i do to get my parents to hear me, im seventeen and have a legal say in what medicines im taking, (for those of you who know about the mental health laws if your over sixteen you have a say). I dont know what to do...am i in the right or in the wrong?

[brokenpogostick]

if it's making you sick you need to inform your health care professional. perhaps there's something different that you can be taking that will suit your body better & not make you sick.

[parisian_pink]

My friend was put on Geodon, and she had all kinds of TERRIBLE side effects, so she changed to lithium and Wellbutrin and had better luck. Hope this helps.

[Marionette]

docs supposed to call back later today, and...so far i think the worst side effect is this anxiety sort of paranoid thing the geodon causes....thats fun...(not)