Geodon is the latest entry in a class of wonder drugs known as atypical antipsychotics atypical because, ostensibly, they work so much better than the older, "typical" antipsychotics in use for decades.
Newer medications that have been shown to stabilize mood in bipolar disorder include valproic acid (Depakote), carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine, lamotrigine (Lamictal) and several of a class of medications known as atypicalantipsychotics.