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 | insomnia, agitation | Not much, but I don't take it regularly. Maybe some agitation or heightened state about 18 to 24h after taking it. | Really makes me sleep when nothing else does. Always works. 2.5mg will usually be sufficient, too. Never needed more than 5mg. Will use sparingly given the risks involved with regular use. But I truly love it-- it helps when I need it. I have to take it some 2h before bedtime, since it takes some time to work. And either take it early or be able to sleep the next morning. It's very calming and pleasant and hasn't caused habituation or lost effectiveness for me. | F | 28 | 5 1X AN | 1/19/2018 | 5 | Depression, Anorexia N,O.S. Anxiety | Better Sleep, reduced intense fear and mood swings, better focus, cold sweats at night, increased fear in open spaces, everything was harder on my body that was semi-strenuous, heart palpitations that finally made me quit. | I really need this drug to find a replacement to Remeron for reasons specified above and my medical history. None of my problems are intentional. I don't understand what has happened to me. What I can say is Zyprexa means the very best and the very worse to me- I"ve taken it briefly 3 times- and lasted a month max all 3 times. I by far love this drug the most, but after getting heart palpitations (was already having stomach distress after eating I noticed), I gave up out of fear. ONCE AGAIN MEDICAL INDUSTRY: Thanks for breaking my heart. But don't you know fellow patients: "We Never Try". To the medical industry: F YOU. -Andrea | F | 29 | | 12/26/2005 | 5 | | 9/23/2004 | 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 | 5 | anxieyt, PTSD, Irrational fears | I know that Zyprea has know metabolic side effects, but it has been a life saving drug for me Shortly after I started taking it, it was like the veil being lifted from an aweful nightmare. To date no major side effects, I exercise regularly and and am very consicous of my diet. No major side effects for me other than fatique when my dosage was increased | zyprexa has been a "miracle" drug for me. Thank you Eli Lilly for producing it!! | M | 46 | | 5/17/2009 | 4 | Bipolar/mania | Weight gain, drowsiness (early on), VERY expensive - get samples from your MD, feeling of being high (early on)...people around you might notice | I started taking this medication for severe manic/irritability episodes and it seemed to work very well. Took me a few days to adjust...severe drowsiness at first and an appetite like I've never seen. These did pass over time and it doesn't take long to adjust to it. Only drawback is the price....VERY expensive ($300 or so for 30) so get samples or see if you can get Eli-Lilly prescription assistance | M | 26 | | 12/13/2009 | 4 | | 11/2/2001 | 4 | Overwhelmed | Its ok, for a sleep aid.. For the fist few days I was still sleepy for a few hours after, but after a short while, I was ok.. | M | 25 | | 12/15/2004 | 4 | bipolar - schizoaffective | M | 36 | 15mg 1X day | 7/25/2010 Patient History | 4 | delusions and anxiety | drowisiness , lazy, extreme weight gain | was satisfied mentally but phsyically i have put on 6 KGs in a month and that is with exercising, time to try abilify! | M | 22 | 2 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 3 | Sleelessness | 35 | | 3/31/2005 | 3 | Cops arrested placed hospital | Inomnia? | I think this medication 10 mg is a great stress reduceer. I started sleeping later then all of a sudden Insomnia hit me so I stupidly started to take seroquel 50mg <------- makes you a stonned zombie now I have insomnia ever after taking seroquel I've tried different sleep meds but they are short lived my advice don't take any of this crap if possiable especially if someone brought you to the mental health floor and they were dressed in blue. I had no choice I had to take it like a big medicated wuss otherwise they would ship me off to a really metal ward. | M | 31 | | 9/17/2006 | 3 | bipolar | I had a good result in stopping mania but now I am more depressed and having suicidal ideation. | F | 40 | | 7/6/2005 | 2 | diagnosed with schizoprenia after being knocked off my pushbike on noosa parade on 10th august 12.10 pm 1998.blood exuded from mainly left ear,eyes in serious state after confirming later on with ambulance staff,fractured skull left temporal.soon after had anxious moments for no emotional reasons.found out it was possibly side effects of morphine from paramedic with energex community rescue helicopter and later in hospital during my long 3 day stay[couldn't wait to get out].paranioa and distrust of people,lack of vitamins and minerals,soft tissue damage,spine and nerve damage,emotions of post traumatic stress because of what was happening afterwards. . .it goes on . what i needed and still need since the accident is time at a health farm for at least two weeks. i am currently and have since may 2006, been on resperdal. i find it satisfactory until i learn more. also because i have consumed alcohol for the last ten years and am the sucker on the end of the smoke, this is a pertinent | F | 49 | | 11/1/2008 | 1 | depression | | 9/13/2007 | 1 | depression | numb head, incredibly sleepy, high blood sugars, gas, weight gain | did not help mood disorder, only drugged me so much i didnt care | F | 36 | | 11/14/2008 | 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 | A friend was taking it | I don't know the specific details of my friend's taking this drug such as frequency of taking it, length of time taking the drug etc..All I know is that we were in the same psychiatric hospital together. And one day he said to me: "You know, while taking this drug for the first time in my life I feel like killing somebody". And some months later guess what? He's on a murder charge! This drug is lethal and it's influence upon consumption is evidently deadly. I was given it too with horrific, indescribable side effects WHICH the medical staff ignored saying "these drugs don't have side effects"..Can you believe that? | Most if not all people I've talked to who took this drug had pretty horrifying side-effects. Perhaps if we weren't talking about a multi-billion dollar industry (pharmaceutical); perhaps if no one had any financial vested interest in the making of this drug we as a society would be free of it and all other psychiatric drugs! | M | 33 | ? 1X day | 11/24/2015 | 1 | Schizophrenia | Zyprexa (Generic: olanzapine) used by millions of Americans to Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder has been linked to linked to, high blood sugar and Diabetes, Hyperglycemia, Ketoacidosis, Pancreatitis, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS), Tardive Dyskinesia (TD), Diabetic Comas and death. | M | 29 | | 6/30/2006 | 1 | psychosis | Extreem extreem uncontrolable fatigue-sleeping at least 14 hours per day, extreem weight gain-20 kilo's (40lbs) in 2 months-it was all retained fluids.Complete loss of concentration/ decrease mental skills. | Antipschotic drugs are an extremely dangerous medium. They can cause severe brain damage. Better drugs should be manufactured. I am still recouperating from rispardol and have a permanent decrease in mental capacities and a dangerous hormonal imbalance. In my opinion, psychiatrists are among the biggest criminals;being liscenced to prescribe such toxins to people. I think everybody afflicted with problems of this nature has to do their own research and figure out what really works for them;hopefully some new drugs are on the way. Keep up with farmaceutical studies... | F | 32 | 15mg 1X day | 7/3/2010 |
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)