ZYPREXA Reviews (OLANZAPINE)

Average Rating: 2.5 (585 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 1  Doctor prescribed to Mother-age 92 Mother was a 92 year old with diabetes and dementia. Her "doctor" (in a Nursing Home) prescribed this medication without the knowledge of any family members - in fact, this info was kept very secret. She became agitated, had behaviour problems, was restless, angered easily, became very anxious and confused. She had a stroke after 48 days of use. This drug is the "drug of choice" to use for euthanizing the elderly. All family members need to check if ZYPREXA is being used on their elderly relatives. The drug is NOT APPROVED for eldrly patients with dementia; it is contraindicated for diabetes. If the doctor is using it on an elderly relative without consent, get a lawyer. He is using it to slowly euthanize. F 92 48 days
6/30/2007
 1  dementia/depression I'm writing for my mother, who is now in the hospital in very serious condition because her blood sugar went up to 495. She also suffered shortness of breath, and has fluid around her heart, and in her lungs. Her doctor did not tell me any of the side effects or risks. DO NOT TAKE THIS "MEDICINE!!" F 78 3 weeks
4/20/2007
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 1  Anxiety/depression/cycling Nausea, vomiting, uncontrollable diarrhea. Lost about 20 pounds. Did not help me sleep. F 73 17 days
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9/20/2012
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 1  for anxiety and sleeping Repressed feelings. Feel like zombie. Gained about 20 lbs. Can't lose weight while taking this drug. Most difficult drug to stop using. Doctor prescribed an antipsychotic drug for sleeping for me! Said there would be no problems with withdrawal. He believed Eli Lilly's lies. This is the most horrible drug I've ever used. All those antipsychotics, antidepressants and SSRI's are toxic and really effect your brain. I bought a milligram scale and am reducing 100th of a milligram every 10 days. It's the only way I can do it. It's much better to practice meditation and do Jon Kabat Zinn's mindfulness training. If you do that you won't need to take those poisonous drugs. M 73 2 years
1/20/2007
 1  anxiety and help with sleep Repressed feelings. Feel like zombie. Gained about 20 lbs. Can't lose weight while taking this drug. Most difficult drug to stop using. Doctor prescribed an antipsychotic drug for sleeping for me! Said there would be no problems with withdrawal. He believed Eli Lilly's lies. This is the most horrible drug I've ever used. All those antipsychotics, antidepressants and SSRI's are toxic and really effect your brain. I bought a milligram scale and am reducing 100th of a milligram every 10 days. It's the only way I can do it. It's much better to practice meditation and do Jon Kabat Zinn's mindfulness training. If you do that you won't need to take those poisonous drugs. M 73 2 years
1/20/2007
 1  anxiety and insomnia Gained about 20 lbs. Repressed feelings. Feel like zombie. Can't lose weight while taking this drug. Most difficult drug to stop using. I HATE this drug! Doctor said there would be no problems with withdrawal. He believed Eli Lilly's lies. This is the most horrible drug I've ever used. All those antipsychotics, antidepressants and SSRI's are toxic and really effect your brain. I bought a milligram scale and am reducing 100th of a milligram every 10 days. It's the only way I can do it. It's much better to practice meditation and do Jon Kabat Zinn's mindfulness training. If you do that you won't need to take those poisonous drugs. M 73 2 years
1/20/2007
 5   Always hungry Before I took this medication I was hiding behind the curtains in my own house and thought people were trying to take my photo. Forget the side effects this has been a life saver for me and my family F 67 6 months
12.5
2/26/2017
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 5  Schizophrenia Some weight gain My mother has suffered from Schizophrenia for over 35 years. The only drug that came close to helping was clozapine but it left her lethargic and drugged. Zyprexa has returned our mom to us. She is actively involved in life and has reconnected with her children and her sisters. This has been a wonder drug! F 66 6 months
10/29/2007
 1  Doctor prescribed Sleepy, slowness of thoughts, deep sleep for long periods at night.Decided to stop as feel significantly slowed down and feel drugged, sleep very deep and unusual. Have done some reading and feel cheated by the psych doctor who prescribed this ...I'm not psychotic, but have problems with depression....have decided I would rather be my imperfect self than someone else....hope the withdrawal is not too horrendous...but have only been taking this since December, so am keeping fingers crossed and hoping for the best.. F 65 56 days
2.5 1X day
3/10/2020
 3  Sleep Weight gain. F 64 10 years
10mg 1X day
11/17/2020
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 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
 4  For sleep Doesn't work as well after a week or so. Must mix it up with other stuff. Quality of sleep is very good and deep. M 63 60 days
5 MG 1X day
9/27/2015
 1  mania All my life I have been famished 24/7/365. Horrible. Fought weight gain successfully but tortured all those decades. Oddly and amazingly and joyously, this stuff completely took away all my hunger pains. A serious miracle. HOWEVER, even eating the same I always have, which isn't much, I gained about 20 pounds in 4 weeks!! Not only that but I was fat in places I was never fat in before...distended upper stomach area, especially. How are those two things even possible? But that's what happened. When I figured it out, I stopped cold turkey. I'd rather be crazy than fat and uncomfortable. I'm having a lot of trouble losing the weight now. .. maybe my age is a factor. MD minimized the weight gain possibility. It did really help the mania, though so I'm sad it cause d weight gain. Ps. I now take a teeny little nibble on a pill every AM to control my hunger, which miraculously does the trick! Many thanks to all reviewers out there! F 62 1 months
5 mg
6/1/2016
 4  depression, mood swings weight gain from 112 to 184. with dieting am now 148 but can't stop eating enough to get down to 135. For me this was a miracle drug if not for the weight gain. I am focused, stable and not depressed. F 61 3.5 years
8/26/2009
 4  depression/bipolar ii Slurred speech and difficulty expressing thoughts. Sluggish thinking and fatigue. Feel stupid. But better. Better stupid than not better - right? Big Z seems to have broken this "spell" of recent depression. Have been on Welbutrin XL 300 mg and some supplemental Zoloft. But have felt very bad this past week, so I took a 5 mg left-over Zyprexa today and feel better already. My shrink had replaced the BigZ with Cymbalta, but that stuff is poison: detox is agony (2 mo. brain zaps). M 60 1 days
8/19/2006
 3  Schitzoaffective Cognitive, short term memory loss… difficulty keeping train of thought. Almost euphoric without the happiness, difficult to describe. Taking 10mg Zyprexa at night and 5mg Abilify in the morning. Zyprexa definitely potent drug that does calm and limit Schitzoaffective symptoms. However at a dose that works I definitely know the drug is controlling major parts of my life and personality. M 60 6 months
10 MG 1X day
8/7/2022
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 1  PTSD I am writing this review about my Mother. She was prescribed 5mg Zyprexa after having a nervous breakdown through work and I watched as this drug changed her into another person. While she was taking this drug she experienced massive weight gain and she has always been slim, developed cataracts, personality change, binge eating, start saying weird things until I felt like I didn't know her anymore. She stopped taking it by choice and although she has lost the weight she gained she is like a different person. It is like Olanzapine has made her develop dementia, delusions, paranoia, depression and so many other problems. If someone close to you is put on Zyprexa/Olanzapine monitor them closely and if you start to notice terrible things happening encourage them to stop this med as soon as possible as the damage it does can be permanent. F 60 2 years
9/14/2008
 4  bi-polar 25+lb. weight gain in less than 8 weeks,off & on flat affect, diabetes, the need for 10 hrs. sleep & difficult waking up It took 5 years to find a med. that worked. Within a week my mood swings lessened and I felt human again. Zyprexa saved my life. At times I'd feel real flat & my vivacious personality had lessend considerably. My psychiatrist added Wellbutrin to Zyprexa and Lithium. After 9 years, I'm now off of the Zyprexa because my glucose nos. went into diabetes mode. I had no idea that was a side effect. I'm back to feeling like me again (w/out the extreme swings). I do miss the ability to sleep late on the weekends! F 59 9 years
12/20/2007
 1  Alledged bi-polar depression I have suffered from major depressive disorder for thirty years, so this revised diagnosis was wrong. Within days, Zyprexa caused my glucose level to skyrocket. I am a diabetic. My feet, ankles and legs have swollen and now I have to take Lasix. I was on this medication for only three weeks and I gained over 30 pounds. I have not overcome the adverse side effects some 6 weeks later. Zyprexa is near lethal and should be taken off the market before it causes a fatality. F 59
6/24/2008
 1  bipolar disorder I have a massive weight gain,+10 inches on my waist. I sleep 14 to 16 hours a day, I have reduced emotions and motivation, diminished concern, general apathy. two years into treatment my dose was reduced from 10mg to 5mg per day, following a near fatal deep vein thrombosis. two months ago I had a ruptured pancreas, vomiting blood and in extreme pain. etc. Zombie Pills, a "Chemical Cosh" my life is in total ruins. My family are ashamed to know me, I no longer have any contact with them. In my view this drug should never have received a licence. I know of three people about my age, who took olanzapine, and now have a headstone. I feel I will soon follow them to an early grave. M 59 7 years
5 mg 1X day
6/7/2010
  

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)

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