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 | WEIGHT GAIN, WEIGHT GAIN, WEIGHT GAIN. I stopped the medicine b/c I gained so much weight. However, it did calm my nerves and helped me to go to sleep at night. | F | 27 | 90 days 60 1X day | 7/26/2010 | 4 | bipolar - schizoaffective | M | 36 | 15mg 1X day | 7/25/2010 Patient History | 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 day | 7/25/2010 | 1 | Bi-polar, depression | Weight gain, PANCREATITUS | This medicine seemed to work for my moods. I seemed calm and at ease. I gained about 30 pounds (I weigh 160 so 30 lbs is alot!). After 2 years, I came down with Acute Pancreatitus. I was in the Hospital ICU for 8 days. My Pancreatitus was the WORST pain I have ever felt. I had a 10% chance of dying. After some research, this drug has a history of Pancreatic attacks. If you search Google and type in Zyprexa and Pancreatitus, thousands of pages come up. I am lucky to be alive and will never take this medicine again! | M | 41 | 2 years 10 1X day | 7/11/2010 | 3 | bi-polar/schizophrenia | i cant stop eating! and groggy morning | my scary thoughts have not gone away i can tell they are calming down. | F | 26 | 2 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Bipolar | Slept 24/7, Stomach pain, eating constantly, dizziness, groggy, hateful, irritable, too many to name. | I felt like a lump on a log! | F | 33 | 3 weeks 7.5mg 1X day | 6/12/2010 | 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 | 4 | bipolar mania | weight gain (45+ lbs), no sexual I mean NO sexual drive, Sleep a lot, HORRIBLE NIGHTMARES!!!! I wake up several times a night with dieing nightmares or torture.. | Well of course I have gained weight (45 lbs) since I started using it. which wasn't a horrible thing because I have always been underweight..I'm just scared to sleep now cuz my nightmares!! I don't know what I'm going to do. | M | 28 | 180 days 5 mg 1X day | 6/3/2010 | 4 | psychotic depression | weird weight gain, ultra-sedation, akathisia. | it is the best antipsychotic that took back reality on me. side effects were really very annoying. | M | 24 | 3 weeks 5 mg 1X day | 6/1/2010 | 1 | depression | +3 pitting edema-this is when you have swelling, press on the area and a "dent" remains | Ending up going from PCP's office by ambulance to ER due to arrythmia. Now have a permanent life threatening heart condition from this medication since the arrythmia can induce congestive heart failure (CHF). Lost 30# of fluid after 3 days in hospital and in compression hose from toes to upper thighs in the dog days of summer, not very pleasant, comfortable nor stylish! Now on 3 heart meds for life. Thank you, Zyprexa..... | F | 46 | 14 days 2.5mg 1X day | 5/26/2010 | 3 | schizophrenia | I gained 60 pounds of weight immediately after taking this. I lost it by going to the gym. My appetite was crazy. I can't sleep without taking it. My mind and thoughts start to race too much. I can even notice when it happens. Very unsettling. | I can say that it has helped me with my symptoms tremendously. I just wish that they could find the root of the problem and cure this once and for all. Who knows of the effects of this years from now. At least I learned there is another layer/dimension of life...even found out where the demons came from. (yes I'm stable) | M | 26 | 6 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/5/2010 | 4 | Psychosis | Sleepy, hungry, drowsy with lack of alertness, need to push myself to be alert and responsive, bit of low/frustrating but that is more related to job scenario, tiredness and do not feel like doing excersice and have to push myself. | I have been taking this medicine since around 10 years due to diagnosed psychosis. It really helped me in controlling the hallucinations and bringing me back to the Earth (grounding). Due to stress caused by mother's serious illness and passing-away I had a small episode so my doc increased the dosage from 5mg to 10mg. Now I am waiting eagerly so that my doc could reduce it again as I have to fight a lot against the side effects. But I am a strong believer of the Super Conscience and believe that whatever is happening is for good only. Just try hard to cope up with side effects and move on fighting every day as a war against myself. | M | 40 | 10 years 10 1X day | 4/22/2010 | 1 | 72 hours hold for suicide | I took a total of 10 mg and now I feel more terrible in my whole life. I want to commit suicide more then ever now. My sleep pattern of off and I don't enjoy life at all. I want to die. | M | 50 | 2 days 5 mg 1X day | 3/30/2010 | 1 | depression | weight gain, constant hunger, felt tired and fell asleep at 7 PM, could not concentrate, lived like an animal - no thinking or mind | I do not recommend to try this drug. I gained 40 kg and I felt like a robot. If you have ideal or lower weight you are more likely to gain more! This drug is pure shit and can cause diabetes!!! | F | 29 | 3 years 10 1X day | 3/22/2010 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | This drug may have caused me trouble losing the weight I'd gained on Depakote and it added a few pounds on top of that. Increases sugar cravings at higher doses. Restless legs at night. Slept exceptionally well with really good dreams while on it. | This drug helped regulate my sleep like no other. If you take too high a dose, though, you'll sleep like Rip Van Winkle. I went off of it to lose weight but miss it, so I plan to go back on it at a 2.5 mg dose. My anxiety at work was visibly reduced. People describe me as "grounded" ... little do they know the me when off this drug. try it but keep that dose as low as possible. | F | 32 | 6 months 5 mg 1X day | 3/18/2010 | 1 | my doctor prescribed for sleep | She prescribed for sleep and I started dissociating. I am not schizo or manic bipolor just recurring major depression with agoraphobia. I do have borderline personality disorder but have not fully dissociated for ten years. It was a horrible two weeks not to mention the weight gain. I am a little person and gained a lot in two weeks. I am off now. | F | 41 | 2 weeks 10 1X day | 3/18/2010 | 3 | Bipolar disorder/mania | Vegetable-like state, weight gain | I was put on this drug (was traveling in Argentina and it was first choice of doctors w/o consultation) after a psychotic attack and it drastically reduced the mania. It took a few days to work (I believe I started at 10 mg for 2 days then 20 or 30 mgs for the rest of the duration). I was in my senior year in college and was able to take a break. After that, I read part of my manuscript that I completed in front of a small audience and felt fine (with the support of my family). Made me too bland however to went with Geodon. | F | 22 | 2 months 30 mg? 1X day | 3/11/2010 | 5 | manic with auditory hallucinations | Weight gain, dizziness | I had a severe long term manic episode that occurred over a period of several years, treated with Lithium [did not work] then I started to hear voices, and I finally found a psychiatrist who prescribed Zyprexa. I have often had dizzy moments, although they don't last more than a second or two. At my last annual checkup the doctor said I had slightly high cholesterol. I have gone from 110 pounds [weighed this all my life] to 185 pounds today. Granted, I went into menopause during my second year on this drug, but that can't be the only reason for this increase in weight. I have had no mood problems since I started on Zyprexa, but I am tired of gaining 5 to 10 pounds every year. I am trying an exercise plan with smarter eating habits, but I do plan to tell my doctor I've had enough of this drug and that I want to try something else. | F | 56 | 10 years 5 1X day | 3/8/2010 |