Ziprasidone (Intramuscular Route)

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Side Effects

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor or nurse immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

• Chills
• Cold sweats
• Confusion
• Dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position

• Anxiety
• Bleeding from rectum or bloody stools
• Blurred vision
• Burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles", or tingling feelings
• Change in personality
• Chest pain or discomfort
• Cough
• Diarrhea
• Difficulty with speaking
• Drooling
• Dry mouth
• Excessive muscle tone
• Feeling of warmth or heat
• Feeling that others are watching you or controlling your behavior
• Feeling that others can hear your thoughts
• Feeling, seeing, or hearing things that are not there
• Fever
• Flushing or redness of the skin, especially on the face and neck
• General feeling of discomfort or illness
• Headache
• Hyperventilation
• Incremental or ratchet-like movement of the muscles
• Irregular heartbeats
• Irritability
• Joint pain
• Loss of appetite
• Loss of balance control
• Multiple swollen and inflamed skin lesions
• Muscle aches and pains
• Muscle discomfort
• Muscle tension or tightness
• Muscle trembling, jerking, or stiffness
• Nausea
• Nervousness
• Painful or prolonged erection of the penis
• Pounding in the ears
• Restlessness
• Rigid or stiff muscles
• Runny nose
• Severe mood or mental changes
• Shaking
• Shivering
• Shortness of breath
• Shuffling walk
• Slow or fast heartbeat
• Sore throat
• Stiffness of the limbs
• Sweating
• Trouble sleeping
• Twisting movements of the body
• Uncontrolled movements, especially of the face, neck, and back
• Unusual behavior
• Unusual tiredness or weakness
• Vomiting

• Actions that are out of control
• Convulsions
• Difficulty with breathing
• Fainting
• Fast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat or pulse
• High fever
• High or low blood pressure
• Hives
• Itching
• Lip smacking or puckering
• Loss of bladder control
• Overactive reflexes
• Poor coordination
• Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
• Rapid or worm-like movements of the tongue
• Shivering
• Talking or acting with excitement you cannot control
• Trembling
• Twitching
• Unexpected or excess milk flow from the breasts
• Unusually pale skin
• Wheezing

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

• Pain at the site of injection
• Sleepiness or unusual drowsiness

• Acid or sour stomach
• Back pain
• Belching
• Constipation
• Cramps
• Heartburn
• Heavy bleeding
• Inability to sit still
• Indigestion
• Need to keep moving
• Pain
• Runny nose
• Sleeplessness
• Sneezing
• Stomach discomfort, upset, or pain
• Stuffy nose
• Tooth disorder
• Unable to sleep
• Weight loss

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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