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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYPREXA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | anxiety, depression, OCD, GAD. | a bit drowsiness. | to be an antipsychotic, Zyprexa at low dose has true strong antidepressant and anxiolitic properties. i tried it many years ago, but alone. it did not work well. now, at 2.5 mg with Remeron, it has woke up my emotional feelings and i feel great, really great. it destroyes my irrational fears due to anxiety dsorders. try to stay to max 5.0 mg to have max benefits. | M | 24 | 7 days 2.5 mg 1X day | 6/13/2010 | 5 | Treatment Resistant Depression | bladder control problems during first few weeks of taking | Fantastic drug. Worked when half a dozen others didn't in over two years of trying. Completely took away my depression. | M | 34 | 3 years 2.5 1X day | 10/1/2010 | 5 | Schizophrenia/Bi Polar | Insomnia & Cholesterol & aware of diabetes problems | Most of you people seem so negative toward your own problems and a drug like this that improves the quality of one's own life. I suffer from insomnia once a week have high cholesterol and threat of diabetes. I can sleep as little as 6 hours if I choose or as long as 12 hours, sometimes even 8 hours is enough depends on what my body tells me. Seems you are all lazy and need to sleep longer to most of us, who have become accustomed to the tranquiliser in these sort of medications. I have not had to worry about sexual dysfunction as I don't let drugs rule me but work in with them. You people are spineless weak minded twits yes pregnant goldfish. I am working my way toward being stabilised on the this drug to walk away from my conditions. At the moment I lead a productive life ride a motorbike and never had an accident that was my fault. This medication has worked for me over 12 years of which like every medicine has side effects but none that you idiots discredit it to have. Maybe half of you are always swapping and changing you medications so frequently that you have residual side effects from previous medicine ever thought of that people? Lily has produced an excellent Psychiatric Medication that works wonders, with little and almost no side effect Job Well Done Lily. Stick that in your Pipe and smoke you Pessimistic Twits. | M | 39 | 12 years 10 1X day | 5/8/2011 | 5 | schizo-affective disorder | Weight gain. | I've taken Zyprexa for about 11 years. I am physically active, eat fruits and vegetables quite frequently, avoid fast foods, avoid processed foods, drink plenty of fluids, eat sugar rarely, don't drink alcohol, and I don't smoke. At least once per year I get a blood test and everything is normal. Also, I am in my 40s and not overweight nor under weight. Personally, I am very grateful for this particular medication | M | 48 | 11 years 10mg 1X day | 7/1/2011 | 5 | Paranoid Schizophrenia | Excess Sleep, and hardly any weight gain | This medicine is lovely, it has given me complete relief from my symptoms of schizophrenia. I'm able to live happily with my family again and it has given me confidence in social relationships. I'm slowly re-developing myself and building my life with this medicine. The only annoying side effect i notice is excess sleep. | M | 24 | 6 months 10mg 1X day | 12/5/2011 | 5 | catatonic depression | tired, weight gain 30lbs. | this drug was a MIRACLE, it takes me out of a near catatonic depression! all i want to do is die if i am not on it. it effects your dopamine and norepinephrine levels. i am severly lacking in those chemicals as well as serotonin, so i take wellbutrin as well. i think zyprexa made me know what a miracle from god is like. i am trying new drugs to see if things can get even better because i still have lingering depresiion irritability, so now i am trying abilify. but i will always know that zyprexa is there to keep me living... probably the best anti -depressant for near catatonia | M | 33 | 4 years 5mg. 1X day | 1/18/2012 | 5 | Schizophrenia | Light headed gastric somtime erectile problem but orgasm better than the rest ability orgasm ok too erectile good libido but causes anxiety always want to eat to get energy overall I really like zyprexa Take lowest dosage cause all of this meds decreased sexuality | M | 35 | 1 days 5 | 8/28/2012 | 5 | GAD & major depressive disorder | Huge appetite, slightly forgetful, Feel a bit sluggish for the first 30 mins after waking up. Shaky hands in the early to mid morning. | I have suffered with general anxiety disorder and major depression since a teenager which has got progressively worse over the years. I 1997 I was hospitalised twice for major depression and again in 1998. I was prescribed Leponex, a very similar drug to Zyprexor. I felt better immediately but my doc took me off it because of the issue with blood testing. Years passed and I forgot about Leponex. I tried Prozac, Ciplapram, (Depramil) cognitive therapy and psychotherapy on and off for years. Nothing ever took away the continuous anxiety, unwarranted guilt, feelings of hopelessness, racing thoughts and varying depressive episodes. My life, my choices and my thinking has been crippled with this awful condition for most of my life. I have almost become a recluse. Over the last two years I have slipped into suicidal depression. Ten days ago I told my psychiatrist how wonderful Leponex made me feel in 1997. He put me on Zyprexa 5mg for 7 days then 10mg to follow and warned me about the possible weight gain. Fortunately I am a tall thin guy and I don’t mind something that will increase my appetite as I eat poorly. The following day I felt great almost immediately. No anxiety, no panic attacks, no dark pits of hellish depression. Ten days later I want to declare to the world that this is nothing short of a miracle, a life saving drug for me. I feel wonderful and Zyprexa is AMAZING! I am now calmer, I can concentrate better, I am more confident. | M | 46 | 10 days 10mg 1X day | 9/28/2012 | 5 | Severe anxiety | None noticable. | I was having severe anxiety to the point that it caused me not to sleep for days. The doctor gave me Ambien which helped me sleep 4 to 5 1/2 hours of sleep a night but it was not restful. After going back to him he tried me on this saying it was very good at calming down people who can't calm down enough to rest. It worked very well for that. I've slept 9-10 hours every night since then. I'm only taking this for 2 weeks but I hope he gives me a prescription to use this as needed in the future because it helped me break the cycle on nearly the first dose. He prescribed me 5MG (I cut a 10MG tablet in two). | M | 28 | 10 days | 8/20/2006 | 5 | Bipolar II | Increased appetite, sleep more. That's it. | Works really well for me. Helped a lot with hypomania, mixed states, racing thoughs and depression. Best med i've tried so far. | M | 27 | 6 months | 1/18/2006 | 5 | schizoaffective/anxiety | drowsy-slept 16+hours per day for first month, but this went away (occassional drowsiness) ate everything in sight...have to be very conscious of my diet, but have not gained any weight. | A god send. without zyprexa often couldn't leave the house, unemployable, homeless. tried other antipsychs, seroquel made me more agitated. zyprexa works great for me (anxiety/panic disorder, bi-polar, schizophrenia all diagnosed/ schizoaffective is current diagnosis) | M | 38 | 2 months | 12/17/2006 | 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 | 5 | Schizoaffective Disorder | Tiredness, some weight gain. | This medication works well for me. It limits my paranoia and delusions while helping me sleep. It gets me to sleep for 10-12 hours each night. My dose is currently 20 mg. The weight gain has been modest and tolerable. It helps me to function, no doubt about it. This is my antipsychotic of choice, as I've tried all other atypicals except Clozaril. | M | 34 | 2 years | 9/20/2006 | 5 | bipolar | M | 28 | 18 months | 2/9/2006 | 5 | M | 38 | 12 days | 9/14/2006 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | Daytime fatigue, lowering of sex drive. Besides that no side effects. | Very good for depression and suicidal ideas. | M | 30 | 2 times | 10/6/2008 | 5 | bipolar II | Some EPS the first 3 days but the worst side effect is clearly the food cravings. You just get the munchies hardcore! The bottomless pit. I use Zyprexa only as a temporary add on when I destabilize - its not in my regular med combo. | Zyprexa killed my black thoughs and anxiety big time + restabilized my mood within 48 hours! Bravo. But still, you eat way too much on it, serious. | M | 27 | 21 days | 7/15/2005 | 5 | bipolar | For the first time in my life I am able to function at work and at home. My personal relationships have improved greatly as I have much more patience and dont see myself getting angry over little things. I haveseen an increase in appetite but I have not gained weight. Ifeel more energy duringthe day and sleep better at night. | It has changed my life for the better. | M | 35 | 6 weeks | 10/16/2004 | 5 | bipolar | 10 lb. weight gain, sleep good but tired upon waking for 30 min. or so | I had been taking wellbutrin and depakote for the last several years and they had quit helping. The zyprexa has been excellant for bipolar. Has stopped most needless worrying. I am much calmer. Some might say it takes away personality but without it I tend to be manic. My employer seems to like the calmer me. So far its great. I needed the 10 lbs. as I lost 45 due to cancer treatment and I need another 10 and I will be happy with that. | M | 46 | 50 days | 4/24/2005 |
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)