ZYPREXA Reviews (OLANZAPINE)Average Rating: 2.5 (585 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZYPREXA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYPREXA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bipolar II | Fatigue, lack of energy, diminished libido. | This medication has been a real life saver for me. At 5mg/day it kills suicidal thoughts, helps with depression, helps with insomnia and works well for anxiety. I think this med is worth it despite its side effects. | 6 months | 10/28/2006 | 5 | | 9/23/2004 | 5 | Bipolar II | Fatigue, lowered sex drive. I take 5mg/day. | Very good drug. Its really good to prevent relapse into depression and it helps with anxiety. | 30 | 1 years | 4/2/2009 | 4 | | 11/2/2001 | 3 | Sleelessness | 35 | | 3/31/2005 | 3 | bipolar 1 | this is my second rating- because although I have STOP my CRYING spells, it has caused other issues with me, including- confusion, my motor skills are S.L.O.W my brain is waaay to relaxed, I feel like I am in slow motion, I can hardly write, my hands are so shaky, I can no longer play guitar, I cannot keep up WITH 'MY NORMAL' activities, I have memory problems, and I cant STOP eating my head off.... additionally it has made me VERY aggressive! I called on Friday to my doctor, my dr was not in so another dr called me back, and told me to stop taking the zyprexa, ok, I stopped it, friday , saturday, and today sunday I have been crying all day! I will call my regular dr tomorrow, I feel hopeless now... I hope I can find a happy medium I hate being sick, I hate crying, I hate not being 'normal' .. being bipolar, borderline personality, and what ever else really sux! | if you would like to contack me, pls feel free to do so.. with any questions, or suggestions. [email protected] | 43 | 2 months 2.5 1X day | 9/18/2011 | 3 | It helped calm me down when needed, slowed me down, and controlled my paranoia/delusions. Be aware of this medication once you quit, or lower it. Say goodbye to sleep? your sleep is f***ed up for a while! I hadn't slept in close to a week to ten days. once I got off maybe a hour or two tops! That alone can make you go ! It takes some people many months for the neurotransmitters to reset again once off this medication. | Take at your own risk!! and do thorough research before starting. Weight gain, fatigue, possible TD, control symptoms. | 31 | 0 days 1X day | 6/7/2021 | 2 | I'm going crazy Coming off of this medicine going on one month on June 12th. It's been hell of a ride to say the least!! Had I known what I know now I would have never touched more than 2.5 mg. First ten days off I was ok. After that not getting rest, I'm barely sleeping it reminds me when I become manic, I'm taking another medication to control my symptoms.how long can one possibly go without having Full adequate sleep a night? Without causing health problems, Such as stroke, heart problems? Variables to consider... Taking melatonin sometimes it knocks me out other times I just lay there exhausted, but cannot go to sleep! Anyone have solutions, or going through this please contact me | 0 days 1X day | 6/8/2021 | 1 | Jealousy | Nearly died off it slept for 2days and nights straight then woke up and had a stroke for 2days i died but somehow clicked out of it lets say ive been to the otherside | 28 | 2 weeks 10mg | 1/7/2014 | 1 | husband has bi-polar type 2 | Takes med at night. Sleeps all the time! Comes home from work and takes a 3 hour nap, gets up, showers, goes back to bed. Next day constantly sits down and falls asleep. Also very crabby the next day until afternoon. Luckily we are business owners and the business has not suffered from this. Leg twitches at night. No drive or creativity. No sexual drive. Used to exercise all the time, now never. Weight gain. Did I say crabby??? The medicine did bring my husband's feet "back to ground", but that gain is not worth all the problems. | I am very thankful I found this site. I did a google on zyprexa side effects and found you all. Reading all your comments and side effects sure made a light go on. Read a portion to my husband during lunch today and he immediately called psych doctor to start weaning off of it. He already has very bad diagnosed hypoglycemia....we certainly don't need anything to mess with his blood sugar. Because of all these side effects, we put our business up for sale, which was a huge mistake. We had an agreement with a buyer within a week, along with 2 back up offers. We were priced too low, but my husband had no desire or drive to continue the business. We are selling just because of the lethargy. We have 25 employees and pains me to think of how this will affect them. I don't know that the new owner will treat them like family.... they are all family to us. Will the new owner provide medical, dental and vision insurance to them cost free? Probably not. New owner has absolutely no knowled | 50 | 9 months | 8/13/2007 | 1 | depression | | 9/13/2007 | 1 | anxiety | 8 years 2.5 1X day | 5/11/2012 | 5 | Schizoaffective | I haven't experienced many side effects. I must be one of the lucky ones who has not gained any weight-I am naturally thin. I don't feel tired but I do act slighty zombified for the first few hours after I take a dose. So I split the dose but take them both later in the day when I am home. Zyprexa has helped me much more than seroquel with voices and depression. Don't let others scare you. Try it for yourself. | F | 29 | 2 months 10mg. 2X day | 8/15/2013 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Weight gain, insatiable appetite, drowsiness. DO NOT STOP TAKING THIS COLD TURKEY!!!! I made that mistake and ended up missing three days of work because I was SO sick!!! PLEASE work with your doctor if you desire to stop taking it. | This medicine was a game changer for me. I felt like I had my life back. I was more aware of everything around me, could think clearly, my thoughts were organized. I noticed things in my town I'd been missing my entire life! I was able to sit and watch movies and actually hear the words the actors were saying because my thoughts were finally slowed down. My nightmares went away and I was able to sleep soundly through the night. It felt like a miracle drug!! Unfortunately I gained over 30 pounds on it and my doctor insisted we change it. I HATE taking medication, but I actually fought to stay on this one another month. As my weight continued to climb, we ended up stopping the Zyprexa. If it wasn't for the weight gain, I don't think I would have ever stopped taking it. | F | 33 | 3 months 2.5-7.5 | 9/20/2019 | 5 | bipolar 1 | Weight gain | Zyprexa is an amazing drug. After trying numerous other meds, zyprexa is the only one that has kept my depression and mania from returning. The only side effect has been weight gain, which bothered me at first but I am used to it now. Overall, I think it is a great medication. | F | 29 | 1 years 10 mg 1X day | 11/9/2011 | 5 | Bipolar 1, Mixed, rapid cycling | Weight gain on a high dose (10 mg/daily); sporadic dry mouth (helped by chewing sugar free gum) | I consider myself a pretty good judge of this medication. I have had ambivalence about this medication for years: Fear of the dreaded weight gain alternating with gratitude for the fantastic relief of my symptoms (racing thoughts, agitation). I am now solidly in favor of this drug ever since my doctor told me to take small doses (2.5 mg) as needed rather than a larger dose (5-10 mg) every night. Taking Zyprexa PRN has done a world of difference. I am not gaining weight anymore and my appetite is normal. I am not getting sugar cravings. And I don't feel lethargic. This med does not have to build up in your system to work. You can take it for mania as if you were taking an ibuprofen for a headache. I average none to 5 mgs of Zyprexa each day now. I have tried other meds: Depakote (terrible weight gain), carbamazepine (ineffective), and Risperdal (weird side effects, including tricking my body into thinking it was pregnant!). None of these meds touch the effectiveness of Zyprexa. With Zyprexa I am calm and not spazzy at work, a tendency that was beginning to hurt my professional credibility. Please email me if you have personal questions about this med. By the way, it just went generic in the U.S. I picked up a bottle of "Olanzipine" the other day. | F | 33 | 4 years 2.5 1X day | 12/6/2011 | 5 | anxiety and tics | Fortunately no side effects | Within two days of adding Zyprexa to my SSRI both my all-consuming anxiety and the accompanying nervous tics vanished. I opted to take the smallest dose possible (1.25 mg) and fortunately for me, I experienced only a small weight gain (which I've since reversed). For me it is a miracle drug, since I've been plagued by overwhelming anxiety and depression since childhood. | F | 63 | 7 years 1.25mg 1X day | 12/7/2011 | 5 | depression and anxiety | Serious weight gain, and not just because it made me hungrier, but because it messed with my metabolism (glucose levels). Most meds that make you gain weight do so because they just make you hungrier. Not so with Zyprexa, which can even cause Diabetes. Other side effects: sleepiness (but I wanted that), and anxiety when I missed a dose. I took 2.5 mg (5 when I was having situational problems). No sexual side effects. | Oh, Zyprexa, How I love thee and also how I hate thee! I have treatment-resistent depression, with mild OCD and anxiety. I took Serzone 400mg and Wellbutrin XL 450 mg with no results, and my doctor decided to try Zyprexa to help "activate" the other drugs. It saved my life. I felt better within a week (after 6+ months of crippling depression), and it did not cause euphoria or significant cognitive changes. It just gave me a nice "buffer" between my anxiety/emotions and the outside world. This drug works for me. 2.5 was great, and I could take 5 when I had situational difficulties (short term) and I could tell the difference between the 2.5 and 5 in terms of my "overreaction" likeliness. I felt better than I have ever felt, it helped me sleep, and it did stabilize my mood. However, the weight gain was significant (20 pounds in a year or two), and the risk of Diabetes made me decide not to keep taking it as a long-term med. We will use it again s | F | 29 | 2.5 years | 8/25/2006 | 5 | depression and anxiety | same as below (I posted there, too, but it cut off my comments) | We will use it again short-term if I ever have a major depressive episode again. It was a difficult decision to stop taking it, because it really did help me, but I am sticking to the atypical antidepressants, and Lamictal (to replce the Zyprexa) so long as I am doing okay...but I will not hesitate to go back to Zyprexa if I absolutely need to. I just wish the side effects weren't so awful. Weight gain is a big downer for me, because it makes me more depressed. | F | 29 | 2.5 years | 8/25/2006 | 5 | Depression | weight gain but able to lose weight w diet and exercise | Zyprexa saved my life. | F | 45 | 6 months 5 mg 1X day | 9/1/2011 |
ZYPREXA (OLANZAPINE): Olanzapine is used to treat certain mental/mood conditions (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder). It may also be used in combination with other medication to treat depression. This medication can help to decrease hallucinations and help you to think more clearly and positively about yourself, feel less agitated, and take a more active part in everyday life. Olanzapine belongs to a class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. Talk to the doctor about the risks and benefits of treatment (especially when used by teenagers). See also Precautions section. FDA Approval Date: 1997-09-09 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)