Drug Ratings for ZYPREXAAverage Rating: 2.6 (476 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYPREXA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | Bipolar disorder | Weight gain weight gain weight gain. This drug is not worth it!!! See if you can get on lamictal and topamax first!! I gained 30 + pounds and am working like hell to get off. After talking w my psyc he said I didn't need to be on it. Really? So all this for nothing. Horrible drug. Find another. | F | 21 | 4 months 5m | 7/13/2012 | 1 | manic bipolar episodes | Gained 50 pounds with in the first 2 months. I only had the urge to eat and sleep I felt like an animal. I couldn't wake up in the morning no matter how hard I tried. I would not recommend this medicine to anyone. I am also having issues with getting pregnant and its a good possibility that its because of the medicine. | F | 21 | 6 months | 1/17/2012 | 1 | because i was to well | Every bad one, Put on 15kg in a week, demotivated me to do exercise dropped out of my Human Movement course turned me into a retard VFL footballer. | HATED IT: Ruined everything about me i didnt know what was going on. I dispise my doctor and parents for making me continue to take it | M | 21 | 3 weeks | 9/28/2007 | 1 | Diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia. | I was on a this medicine called Zyprexa about 2 years ago. It caused me to have urinary retention, kidney pains, and a stay at my local somatic-hospital because of my urinary retention. I couldnt pee for several hours, causing me to have 1,3 liters in my bladder. If they waited 5 more minutes with cathetrizing me, the urine would of gone back to my kidneys and I would get a lethal-poisonous attack. The urine would of gone directly in my blood. I was 5 minutes close to death, to put it another way. I werent able to pee normally for months and I had a catheter all the time. Good luck to those who chose to eat this medicine, or even any of the so-called "second generation" anti-psychotics used in today's psychiatry. | The worst medicine I have ever taken EVER. | M | 21 | 2 months | 9/15/2008 | 5 | bipolar | sleepy | kills mania like flys on a lightbulb | M | 20 | 1 months | 11/27/2007 | 5 | /Bipolar/Cycling Mood disorder | Extreme fatigue in morning, no weight gain, completely eradicated my manic phases (within several hours of taking first dose!) | This antipsychotic is a blessing. I was at my lowest point about one month ago (my first relapse in almost 3 years because my Lamictal stopped working effectively) when I went into a major manic phase. Specifically, my anxiety was at such a great level that my body was PHYSICALLY affected, not just mentally. I had such severe back and chest pains, that I had to get an MRI and the doctors were puzzled because nothing was found to be wrong physically. As a last resort i called my psychiatrist and he IMMEDIATELY put me on only 1 mg of Zyprexa and the next day all my pain and all my anxiety were gone! I felt like my life had been give back to me. I am so thankful for this medication because now I can function at school again and help build my relationship back with my boyfriend and family that was practically inexistent for my 3-week long manic state. Currently, I am on 2.5 mg per day until I am completely stabilized then will be taken off and put back on Lamictal (my long-term mood s | F | 20 | 6 weeks | 10/25/2008 | 3 | Depression + anxiety | Nada; friend experienced major weight gain leading to diabetes | My psychiatrist put me on this for a week, dose 2.5, in addition to 225 Effexor on the theory that it could boost me out of my depression. It helped, but it wasn't amazing; on the other hand the appetite didn't kick in. A close friend with manic depression was on it for several months and had a lot of weight gain, to the point that she had joint problems and early diabetes. She said it was great mentally but the price was too high (She's 51, by the way). | F | 20 | 1 weeks | 4/28/2008 | 3 | Psychosis from Marijuana Withdrawal | This drug significantly impaired my cognitive functions and caused me to gain 50 pounds in 5 months. It has turned me into a dumb, bland person, causing me to have social anxiety. At 15 mgs I had serious problems interacting with people as I could not concentrate or comprehend what they were saying. I also experienced unusual thoughts which I could not control. I sleep 12 hrs a night. | I don't recommend the use of zyprexa unless you would rather have the symptoms I mentioned than the ones your trying to correct. | M | 20 | 6 months | 1/20/2010 | 1 | bipolar /depression | nausea, constint depression, slept to much, aggravated easily. | i hate it cause i was on it now my husband is on it and its making him a total wreck. | F | 20 | 6 years | 7/13/2007 | 1 | Hypomania/psychosis | While On Zyprexa: Blunted emotions, tunnel vision, weight gain, disorganized thinking/no thoughts at all, confusion, clumsy, crazy appetite which caused insomnia, aching kidneys, creativity destroyed, sleeping 20 hours a day, sleep talking, fatigue, increased paranoia, constipation(3weeks), acne, depression, facial paralysis, leg cramping, erectile dysfunction, low bp After Stopping: constant ringing in the ears, agitation, facial grimacing, muscle twitching, akathisia, insomnia, extreme anxiety, suicidal visions, racing thoughts, heart palpitations, tachycardia, chest pains, feelings of doom, weakness | My nurse seemed nice and she said the only side effect was weight gain...she couldn't be more wrong. She also said it was a baby dose...I'd like to see her feed some of this to a baby. This drug was first used as an anesthetic...then tested on psychotic ppl. This stuff just makes you brain dead, and beats your body up quite badly, good luck all | M | 20 | 2.5 months | 4/20/2007 | 1 | anxiety | Dizziness, Chest pains, and trouble breathing | Does not help in the least. I cant get up and move from point A to B without almost having a panic attack from a racing heart. I crave sweets like no bodys buisness. Im trying to ween off it but i think im stopping it right now. | M | 20 | 6 days | 4/15/2006 | 1 | Doctors didn't like me | DO NOT USE LITHIUM. USE ANTIPSYCHOTICS INSTEAD. IF YOU USE ANTIPSYCHOTICS YOU DIE IN 10 YEARS OR SO. IF YOU WITHDRAW YOU HAVE ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH. | NEVER START ANTIPSYCHOTICS IF YOU ARE NOT FORCED TO USE THEM. IF DOCTOR PRESCRIBES YOU ANTIPSYCHOTICS HE IS NOT TREATING YOU PROPERLY. NEVER STOP IF YOU ARE USED MORE THAN ONE WEEK! | M | 20 | 800 years 1 1X D | 1/25/2011 | 1 | depression/psychosis/paranoia | EXTREME food cravings, insomnia, extremely bad suicidal thoughts, drug hangover, apathy, slurred speech, hopelessness | this did not help my psychosis at all. it made me even more depressed to the point that i nearly killed myself. doctor took me off of it after a week and a half for severe adverse effects. this was by far the worst drug experience of my life | F | 20 | 10 days 5MG 1X D | 7/20/2011 | 5 | Bipolar,Depression | 10 mg: zombified me was very quiet antisocial, lower dose 2.5 mg worked great no side effects | It helped me greatly with manic episodes stabilized mood helped my depression greatly also give it a try worked great! | M | 19 | 6 months | 12/29/2006 | 5 | bipolar, depression | 5 and 2.5 works great cures depression and manic behavior including loss of sleep eating and physical pain from mania. | There is help out there for depression and mania this is it lower dose worked for me so that is what i would recommend. too high of a dose is no good. | M | 19 | 6 months | 12/29/2006 | 4 | Paranoid Schizophrenia | Sleeping 12 hours a day, mild sexual disfunction (can't ejaculate and milder orgasms) | I've been taking 15 milligrams at night. It is a miracle drug as far as the schizophrenia is concerned. It was just like not being schitzophrenic anymore. I'm not being put on a lower dose to curb the excessive sleeping and they are adding abilify. | M | 19 | 3 months | 2/9/2009 | 3 | schizophrenia | weight gain(20lbs),drowsiness,hyperprolactinemia | I've been taking 2.5mg at night. I guess this drug does its job | M | 19 | 1 years | 1/21/2010 | 3 | Manic episode due to drink spiking | Weight gain, constant need to sleep, apathy, low mood, over emotional, irritability, loss of confidence, lactating from breast. | I was on Zyprexa because my drink was spiked, which caused a chemical imbalance in my brain, which ultimately resulted in a psychotic break and very frightening manic episode. I experienced symptoms similar to bi-polar. Wherein I couldn't sleep, was paranoid, mood was elevated then suddenly sow, I was happy one minute aggressive the next. Doctors put me on Zyprexa which helped straight away. Within a day or two I started returning to my "normal self" doctors wanted to keep me on zyprexa for a few months to monitor the situation just to rule out bi-polar and make sure it was a one off. During the 7 months I was on the medication my dosage was lowered as I was weaned off. However I experienced some pretty undesirable side affects. My breasts became tender and started to leak! I was constantly tired, did not want to get out of bed, suffered depression was bitter angry etc. I was very lethargic and felt like crying all the time. I also became very anxious, nervous and worried. However my psychiatrist was great and eventually I came off the zyprexa totally. It is still working it's way out of my system but I am losing the weight and am much more outgoing and happy my sleep pattern and appetite have returned to normal. I have experienced an irregularity in my periods however. I went 5months without getting one since I've been off the tablets. I sometimes experience random twitching or sensitivity to stimuli. Overall I felt zyprexa did help in rectifying the situations, bu | F | 19 | 6 months 15-10-5 1X D | 11/5/2012 | 2 | bipolar | AWFUL WEIGHT GAIN!!!! unstoppable appetite and ability to eat for 2-3 people (could eat 2-3 bagels for breakfast, big lunch, constant snacking, craving for Hungry Man dinners which eat pack about 1000 calories), My mouth was never closed, also causes unquenchable thirst (coffee, soda, BEER), went from someone who felt it at 2 drinks to being able to handle 8 drinks Stomach ballooned 7 inches and weight gain was 50 lbs. Went from being thin to being a bulky trailer. Could have rolled down a hill EMOTIONALLY FLAT listless LOSS OF LIBIDO Was I even a guy in my late teens? | If you want to stop mania, be sure to want to become an eating machine who doesn't need sex | M | 19 | 11 months | 12/1/2006 | 1 | bi-polar 1 | Knocked me unconscious for 72 hours | STUPID CRAP FOR CRAP! Do not take this shit! I took it, and the next thing I know, I pass out and come to two days later...I'd been staggerin' around in a completely nonresponsive zombielike state on a cross state trip for the time and it was really bad. Oooooh if I ever see the guy who prescribed this stuff to me again he's toast. | F | 19 | 1 days | 4/22/2004 | 1 | Depression, Insomnia, Anxiety | Dizziness, Drowsiness, Weight Gain, Increased Appetite. | I haven't been on Zyprexa for long, but since I've been on it with Lustral, (Lexapro previous to that) I have felt terrible. I still continue to self harm, that hasn't change, I have more suicidal thoughts more often than I have before and I have gained 33 pounds in about 4 months of taking it. And have got an eating disorder because of the weight I've gained. I would not recommend someone going on this if you are very obsessed with your weight because It caused more problems for me, as it wasn't a that much of a problem before I went on it.I was at a healthy enough weight. It did help me sleep though, but that side effect has worn off and again I find it hard to sleep. And there is no way I'm going up another dose, I'm actually going to my doctor tomorrow to get off it. It makes me feel like shit. | F | 19 | 120 days 5mg 1X D | 10/25/2011 | 1 | depression, then bipolar & anxiety | I feel like I am losing short term memory. When I first took 25 mg I was a sleeping zombie all day long, in 9th grade I was a wreck and did real bad in school. I forget a lot of things now, even though now im taking 10 mg. When sometimes I stop all of a sudden, my head explodes with thoughts and anxiety, well, that was before... I say the only medicine that would work is being religious and praying, no medicine helps end of story! | Did you know zyprexa reduces your dopamine level so you dont feel schitzophrenia even if that isnt your diagnosis. Too much reduction of dopamine causes parkinson's disease, slow movement...All I really needed to cure myself is to not care about what people said to me. if your going to take zyprexa, make sure to take the anti- side effect drug cogentin. | M | 19 | 7 years | 1/31/2008 | 1 | schizoaffective, OCD | SEVERE WEIGHT GAIN!!! , restless leg syndrome in combination with risperidone | took 6 months at 5 and 10mg. was 60kgs before and 100 after. no positive effect noticed. | M | 19 | 6 months | 1/16/2008 | 5 | borderline personality disorder | weight gain | Zyprexa is not the best drug to treat psychotic simptoms,but its not that bad.I have been on many antypsychotic drugs since i was 16 : Geodon,Clozapine,Seroquel,Risperdal,Abilify,Haldol...and now on combination : Haldol 4mg,Zyrexa 20mg,Tegretol 400mg,Prozac 20mg,Xanax 1mg,and they all work fine controling my simptoms.Sure,zyprexa is not the best option for everybody,but it works for me. | M | 18 | | 1/2/2008 | 4 | Psychosis,Severe Depression | weight gain, increased appetite, insomnia (but has gotten better). | This drug is a godsend,this has killed most of my anxiety but its not completely gone,I havent felt this good in many,many months.Now I feel like i'm ready to face the world without any problems. | F | 18 | 3 weeks 10 1X D | 4/22/2013 | 1 | psychosis | ALWAYS tired 24/7, I felt tired throughout the entire day. ENORMOUS amount of weight gain probably at least 35 lbs within 4 months. | This drug didn't even help with my psychosis, I was still hearing my name and even more vivid after taking this, I was much better off before I even started this. | F | 18 | 4 months 5mg 1X D | 7/25/2010 | 1 | bipolar depression | apathy, extreme hunger,12pound wt gain in 10days,fine hand tremors,fuzzy hand eye coordination,facial bloating,listless | awful medication 10mg@nite 5mg daytime seeing doctor this am never will touch zyprexa again! | M | 18 | 14 days | 2/9/2009 | 1 | Delusional thoughts. | I gained thirty pounds in about three months os using this awful pill. I have no idea how I am going to lose all of this weight. I did weigh 118 pounds and now I weigh 147 pounds. This is awful. | Stay away from this pathetic weight gain pill. | M | 18 | 3 months | 4/19/2009 | 3 | counteract SSRI-induced mania | fatigue, increased appetite | I was prescribed this to calm down from prozac-induced mania. It worked well but started to make me eat too much so I stopped taking it. | F | 17 | 3 weeks | 5/20/2007 | 1 | manic episodes of bipolar disorder | this medicine was awful. it changed my personality. I was boring and lazy like I was going through life on autopilot. I wanted to be and still want to be a personal trainer someday. I love working out and being proud of my body. when takingthis, I was too lazy and tired to do anything ever! I was eating nonstop and gained 15 pounds before I even realized. I became so unhappy with myself and who I'd transformed into. it probably would have changed my whole future if I hadn't told this to my doctor and she took me off of it. don't take this medicine. I lost all my cheerfulness and excitement. my friends even missed me if that makes sense. if I ever have even a day of mixed or mania I go in for an infusion and I am 100% better soon after!!!!! my doctor and I both STRONGLY support this change for me. | F | 17 | 8 months 20 MG | 11/27/2011 | 1 | Bi-polar, anxiety | I gained 20lbs in less than one month, and now am covered with stretch marks. I have not yet been diagnosed with diabetes, but I have almost all of the symptoms now. It basically ruined my life; I cannot wear shorts or skirts because my legs are always purple and have stretch marks. My appetite rapidly increased. | F | 17 | 1 weeks | 3/17/2007 | 1 | Hallucinations | Dizziness, almost blacking out, heart racing, weakness, tremors, coldsweat | i had to stop after 2 or 3 days due to the fact that i couldnt think straight (like barely even remember my name) and worst of all, my heart raced so much i thought i was having a heart attack. | F | 17 | 3 days | 1/20/2005 | 1 | Stepdaughter-Bipolar???? | Stepdaughter takes it....increased appetite and thirst. Extreme sedation...takes at bed but it carries through to the next day, she's zombie like and keeping her awake is not possible. She usually "wakes up" around 5-7 pm, then takes her dosage and goes to bed at 7:30 to 8:00. It's sad. | My stepdaughter (teenager) was prescribed this by her Mother's psychiatrist for bi-polar...with no medical history. My stepdaughter has gained approx 50 lbs in the last yr and is not the same child she used to be......very zombie-like when awake -which she usually isn't. Her days are spent eating and sleeping....she used to not be like this. Of course her bio Mom doesn't notice because she does the same. We are getting court-order for change of custody to her Dad (my husband) with extreme limited visitation with the Mother and will immediately wean her off with a physician's guidance. This drug has poisoned her. | F | 17 | 1 days | 12/15/2006 | 1 | Stepdaughter-Bipolar???? | Stepdaughter takes it....increased appetite and thirst. Extreme sedation...takes at bed but it carries through to the next day, she's zombie like and keeping her awake is not possible. She usually "wakes up" around 5-7 pm, then takes her dosage and goes to bed at 7:30 to 8:00. It's sad. | My stepdaughter (teenager) was prescribed this by her Mother's psychiatrist for bi-polar...with no medical history. My stepdaughter has gained approx 50 lbs in the last yr and is not the same child she used to be......very zombie-like when awake -which she usually isn't. Her days are spent eating and sleeping....she used to not be like this. Of course her bio Mom doesn't notice because she does the same. We are getting court-order for change of custody to her Dad (my husband) with extreme limited visitation with the Mother and will immediately wean her off with a physician's guidance. This drug has poisoned her. | F | 17 | 1 years | 12/15/2006 | 1 | bipolar 1 | i gained 70 pounds very miserable | F | 15 | 3 months | 12/15/2005 | 2 | Schizoaffective/ undefined mood dis | my 14 year old daughter is taking this drug. It has caused her to gain a major amount of weight (that she did not need due to seroquel). It also makes her have no energy and want to just sit like a lump all day. The other problem is that she is complaining about her eyes hurting. I have read the possible side effects and there are so many eye problems that can happen from this drug....I am looking for someone else that has had this side effect. My child is also developmentally disabled and has the mideset of a 5 year old. For this reason it is difficult to get accurate information from her. The doctors are shrugging this off...but I am looking to get her off it this horrible drug | She is taking Zyprexa for "spinning/racing thoughts" Even on 30mg (yes that was correct) it did not take those away. I, w/o doctor's auth just dropped her down to 20mg a day. I don't know what we are going to do next, but this drug is causing all sorts of new things. Including me needing to be the food police or she would eat herself sick. The cravings for sugar and carbs are out of control. I can't risk her getting diabetes from this drug! | F | 14 | 3 months | 5/6/2009 | 1 | Hyper activity, severe ADHD, etc | Extreme weight gain (over 40lbs in less than 1year), breast development, unstable gait, and most recent, hypoglycemia. | M | 13 | 3 years 20mg | 3/24/2012 | 4 | anxiety with PDD-NOS | lethargy, weight gain, constant hunger. This is for my 11 yr old son who is diagnosed with PDD-NOS. He was diagnosed with it before he began the zyprexa. | After a week of taking zyprexa, he was able to leave the house and not have a meltdown! Now he is able to be in a noisy room, around bright lights, and close to other kids. He eats almost anything now and before he ever started any meds, he was severely underweight. His anxiety is so much better. He sleeps about 10 hours but wakes up slowly! I am concerned about the weight gain though. He is 11 and weighs 94 lbs! | M | 11 | 3 days | 12/16/2007 | 1 | My nephew was taking Zyprexa | If anyone is even "thinking" about taking Zyprexa I would strongly urge you to "think again". My nephew is in a home for troubled boys and years ago they started him on Ritalin. Later they tried him on one drug, then another. The last thing they tried him on after diagnosing him as Bi Polar was Zyprexa. He is 11 years old and in 2 months he went from a normal appearing kid to a kid that appears to be totally spastic. If he sits down on a chair it's only a few seconds before he's on the floor. His muscles are in constant spasm, his back hurts all the time and he has lost 20 pounds in 2 months. When his mother took him to court last week trying to get him into another home the judge couldn't believe her eyes. She couldn't believe what this drug had done to him. This drug needs to be banned before it ruins thousands of lives. The doctors say he may never recover from this and he could end up dying. | M | 11 | 7 days | 12/18/2008 | 3 | Mood Disorder Poss. bi-polar | My 6 year old daughter is taking this and has had wonderful results with her moods, but has gained ALOT of weight, always begging for food, is always sleepy, and falling asleep in class. She takes small doses 4 times a day. SHe is VERY dificult to wake up. The worst part is she has a rare side effect that her eye muscles have lost control and roll up into her head like a zombie- VERY frightening!!!! | It has improved her emotional state of violence and emotional rages to controlled tantrums, and no major violent issues. We temporarily took her off to see if it was working and everything came back 10 fold! I dread the day we have to take her off it again!!!! | F | 6 | 5 months | 9/12/2008 | 4 | Mood Disorder | Increased Hunger | My daughter was put on Zyprexa after trying 15 other medications. She has a Mood Disorder, ADHD, ODD and FASD. Initial response was AWESOME. Totally different child. After about 5 days, the old behavior began to resurface. It's not as bad as it was before, but still difficult. Dr. has added 1/4 ml Haldol twice daily. She'll take for the first time tonight. Hopefully it will help! | F | 5 | 1 weeks | 11/19/2008 | 5 | psych. episodes; sev. depression | weight gain; sleep like a rock; need 8-10 hrs sleep daily | This drug is wonderful. Made the difference between being institutionalized and being able to have a career, a family, and happiness. I take 15mg at night. I have been able to lose the weight gained through exercise and watching calories. I think everyone reacts differently. | F | 4 | 10 years | 9/23/2007 | 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 | 4 | | 11/2/2001 | 4 | bipolar | drowiness, weight gain | great it helped put me to sleep since i have trouble sleeping. should take it an hour or two before bedtime for best effect. | F | 2 years | 10/25/2002 | 4 | olansapine | Gained roughly 20 pounds , I rarely experience muscle cramps. At the start my legs twitched. | This site has been a very reassuring to me ,to see how many people have gained weight. My doctor told me that my weight gain was from overeating but I eat normally and still gain weight. I have never gained weight in my life and after a couple of months on the drug I gained 20 pounds. I exercise regularly and still gain weight. I'm coming off in 6 months so hopefully then my body will balance itself out. | M | 1.5 years | 2/28/2006 | 2 | steroid-induced psychosis | the medicine is very good for bipolar mania, schizophrenia, or (in my case) steroid-induced psychosis (rare side effect from pulmicort inhaler, see www.sidefxdrugs.com for further info on that). However, weight gain is rapid, and you can't do much about it. You can be eating a steak dinner and thinking about fried chicken at the same time. I got terrible anxiety with it, I was barely able to go out at all. A few months after stopping the drug, I started to develop facial twitches, and muscle twitches, and jerking of the fingers, arms, etc. Apparently this is the beginning of tardive dyskinesia, and the the drug masks the symptoms, so you will not notice it until you stop the drug. Thanks goodness I stopped in time. Having permanent twitching/jerking of my body would not be fun. However, if you have serious mental illness, you may have to risk this serious side effect. | M | 2 years | 3/9/2006 | 2 | Psychosis | Sedation, and need for excessive sleep | I almost overdosed on this because i would take a 15mg tablet and it would kick in and i would slow down but it wouldn't rid me of my volatile urges and my hallucinations so therefor i took more... its all i had and i couldn't afford a trip to the ER | M | 3 months | 11/4/2007 | 1 | depression | | 9/13/2007 | 1 | bipolar: Lithium fine | My son died from this drug; died of profound hyperglycemia. No warning from the doctor or a warning guide. | This is a lethal drug. In the CATIE Study, it was the worst. As far back as 2001 a Medwatch study found 200 plus cases of diabetes and 23 deaths. In 2002 UK and Japan required Lilly to place a warning. The FDA did nothing. Lilly execs need prison time for what I view as murder. | F | 20 days | 6/11/2007 | 1 | bipolar II | extreme drowsiness, feeling like a zombie | This drug was by far the worst out of all the meds I have tried!!! I was on only 2.5 mg (in addition to 100 mg Topamax and 75 mg Effexor XR). My doctor told me that it would help augment the Effexor XR and in turn help with my anxiety. I was reluctant to take it because I read all over the place that it caused major, major weight gain but then I figured since I was on the other two meds (which suppress appetite) that I should be okay. Well, it didn't make me gain weight! Thank goodness! My intuition was right about that! Anywho, moving on....I had to sleep 10-12 hours each night and [if time allowed] take a two hour nap in the afternoon. That would be fine every now and then, but NOT on a DAILY basis! The zombie-effect was totally horrid! I was indifferent towards nearly everything! My creativity and intellect was dulled; it was extremely difficult to think =( I had almost no personality. This boomeranged of course. When I thought about what I was turning into, I became frighten | F | 3 months | 12/29/2007 | 1 | chemical imbalance | RAPID WEIGHT GAIN | worst drug ever made, i gained 70 lbs when i took it and i havnt been able to lose the weight. it screwed up totally all of my eating habits i was 5"9 156 before taking it and after taking it i was 235. im down to 225 but still the weight gain is not worth it stay away from this drug. i feel like shyt about myself because of the weight gain and i would not recommend this drug to anyone. the doctors did not even tell me about the weight gain. i would not recommend this drug to anyone.its also addicting. do not take this drug. i gained 70 lbs in one month | M | 1 months | 4/6/2008 | 1 | depression | I had a weight gain of 20 lbs in 4 months even if i only ate fruits and salads...fatigue and sleepiness ..i have stopped taking it the past 2 nights and have no intention of going back to it it was prescribed as a mood stabilizer for my depression yet the unexpected weight gain and self esteem plummeting as i have never had an issue with my weight, the negatives outweigh three positives. | M | 4 months 2.5 | 12/3/2012 | 1 | Manic depression | My son took it for two years (after having successfully taken lithium for years) then fell into a coma and died of profound hyperglycemia. He was 39 years old. I would not recommend this poison to anyone and think it should be taken off the market. | Eli Lilly knew this drug was poison. Other countries had required them to put a warning on the label but not our country. They should go to jail in handcuffs. | F | 2 years | 8/20/2006 | 1 | anxiety | 8 years 2.5 1X D | 5/11/2012 |