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 |
| 3 | Severe Depression | ferocious appetite and severe fatigue, night sweats and crazy dreams. | This drug wasn't too bad, it did what it was supposed to do and made me much less obsessive and emotional, however the side effects outweighed the benefits. I was hungry ALL THE TIME and was always eating, I gained weight in a matter of days. It also makes you want to sleep for hours and hours, I actually have some of this medication saved for when my insomnia kicks in and I need to get extra sleep. My doctor tried lowering the dose and it did reduce the severity of the side effects but it still was not worth taking because they were still too much for me to cope with. | F | 25 | 5 days 5 1X day | 3/5/2010 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression | WEIGHT GAIN due to an extreme appetite. | A week ago, I would've said that I HATED this drug for the weight gain it caused me(5'7 115 lbs to 140). I know I'm not as unlucky about that as others on that issue, but going from being a stick to a little more than average SUCKS. Anyway, the reason I "would've" said I hated it is because I went off of it a week ago and have gone NUTS. My doctor put me on Geodon (if you would like to know details of THAT little adventure, check out the post I added on Geodon's rating today, too... Geodon=Crap) and I went crazy, literally. I had been healthy for the first time since I was 5 years old on Zyprexa. (I had been on antidepressants since I was 17 and they weren't working due to the fact that my psych misdiagnosed me as depressed when I was bipolar). Anyway, when a new doc finally figured out what was wrong with me (6 years of HELL later), he put me on Lamictal and Zyprexa. I have had minor issues of mania and depression (+ the dreaded weight gain), but nothing like the crap I've had to deal with since coming off of it a week ago, which I did just to lose weight. (Mania, depression, plus all the Geodon side effects, as well). Anyway, I hope it hasn't gotten too far out of my system this week and I can get back to normal (whatever "normal" is for a bipolar person). I would rather be fat and happy on Zyprexa rather than without it, on Geodon, and insane. | F | 26 | 2.5 years 15 mg 1X day | 2/10/2010 | 1 | Schizoaffective Disorder | Absolute destruction of sexual capability to the point my wife had an affair on me just to get some satisfaction. Supreme sedation. Gained 95 pounds in one month. Diabetes Type II. | Stay as far away from this drug as you can. Sure, it does stop psychosis quickly, but all the side effects in the world are not worth it. My wife is gorgeous, I am so attracted to her, and because of this drug our marriage is in ruins. I took myself off this drug against doctor's orders and now I can perform again. It is most definitely Zyprexa that did it. Also, who wants to gain almost 100 pounds? I'm sure that didn't help my particular situation. | M | 32 | 4 years 40Mg 1X day | 2/6/2010 | 1 | BiPolar (rapid cycler) | WEIGHT GAIN | This drug did absolutely nothing except turn me into a fat cow! Useless. They should give it to anorexics. | F | 38 | 3 months forgot 1X day | 2/5/2010 | 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 | 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 | 2 | anxiety/insomnia | Weight gain.Ove 70 pounds in a little over a year. | helped with problem but now have grown obese.seems impossible to control appetite.if keep gaining have to stop. | M | 43 | 14 days | 1/7/2010 | 1 | Psychosis (supposed) | Burning akathesia and weight gain | If you have never experienced akathesia, I hope you never do. Unless you work for Eli Lilly. | M | 24 | 30 days | 12/29/2009 | 1 | Tourette's Syndrome or TS | Decreased focus, extreme anger (as if my TS wasn't bad enough), increased appetite, lethargic tendencies, weight gain, drowsiness, sleeping too much, among others. | Okay... I just want to say that I took this drug, as prescribed by my Doctor in like 7th or 8th grade... I am now 22 nearing 23 years old and I think I am STILL having side effects from it. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION - Only those that have a GENUINE PROBLEM that is MEANT TO BE TREATED BY THIS MEDICATION WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS DRUG WORKS - For those of us that have been Guinea Pigged... its nothing but strong Rat Poison. I suffered through that med for a while before my mother forced me to stop taking it... as she noticed at the time that my (later to be diagnosed) TS symptoms got WORSE. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS MED IF YOU DO NOT HAVE Bipolar Disorder or are NOT A Schizophrenic!! | M | 22 | 10 months | 12/26/2009 | 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 | 1 | psychosis | Akathisia, frequent choking on liquids while taking 10mg, altered state of consciousness at night after taking the 10 mg doses and still awake, stabbing pains. Much increased apetite, increased sleeping, and others. Did not help psychosis, caused nasty side-effects. Coming off it was extremely difficult. | Coming off it was hard in the extreme - often seemed impossible. Withdrawal insomnia was terrible, anxiety was excrutiating. Significant insomnia, even while still on 2.5-1.25mg (previously had been up to 10mg). Experienced "rebound psychosis" effect probably caused by excess dopamine in brain upon withdrawal combined with sleep deprivation. Good news is - I did finally succeed in coming off it - the brain does seem to recover given time. Sleeping pills (zimovein = zopiclone) seemed to help as did short-term benzo use (lorazepam, 3mg bromazepam = lexotan). Avoid risperidone if you can (see askapatient ratings). Took several months before I experienced normal sleep without drugs. I am now totally drug-free, and God-willing will continue to be. | M | 38 | 4 months | 12/13/2009 | 1 | bipolar II | weight gain of 45 pounds (went from 155 to almost 200). Moon face, jelly belly. Insatiable appetite. Could eat 3 bagels for breakfast, take-out meals. Waist grew 6 inches from 31 to 37 inches. Pot belly with several rolls. Felt disgusting. | If you want to zone out and eat nonstop, this is the drug for you. Easily become a porker in weeks. | M | 26 | 1 years | 12/13/2009 | 3 | BP aggitation/anxiety/irritability | Very elevated blood sugar levels. Weight gain. | I have been using Zyprexa on an "as needed" basis for the past 1.5 years. In the beginning, I rarely used it and waited until I was in a crisis. Now I try to head things off when I start to feel badly. I'm considering whether to take it every day or not. It has already raised my blood sugar levels to borderline diabetic while only taking 1/4 of a 2.5mg tablet, as needed - which has been anywhere from twice a week to twice a month. Previously I had low blood sugar. It does help my "spiraling out of control" feeling and aggitation/anxiety/anger/mania type phases. However, I have noticed that the more often I take it, it isn't as effective as before -- so, it seems that my body is getting used to the level and needs more. But, I don't want to gain a ton of weight ... and I've already gained about 5lbs in a month taking it occasionally at these really low (.75mg) doses. I will begin taking diabetes medicine next week to try and lower my blood sugar levels. | F | 43 | 1.5 years | 12/10/2009 | 4 | bipolar mania/psychosis | weight gain, drowsiness, craving sweets | although this med makes me eat like a pig and knocks me out at 9pm regardless of when i take it, its the best antipsychotic to treat my manias and paranoia. i've tried other AP's like seroquel, geodon, and risperidal, and they didn't help much. i take 20mg zyprexa a day, have for almost 2 years. blood sugar and all other blood tests have always been normal | F | 29 | 2 years | 12/1/2009 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression/Bipolar | It helped me but it made irritable, gave me an apathy feeling towards things and made me incredibly weak. Sometimes I couldn't get out of bed. | M | 27 | 1 months | 12/1/2009 | 2 | Bipolar I during episodes. | Weight gain. 10lbs a week. Sweet craving (VERY MUCH) | I don't like it. It's slow and I need to be on it for at least 2 weeks for it to slowly bring down my episode. It doesn't affect sleep or anything, I just dislike it. Of course with such gain weight it was difficult. I thought I NEEDED it, and only IT but in fact there are other choices. I stick to the older anti=psychotics. It's just a matter of choice. They all have side effects, it's a Personal Matter. I'm sure it works great on some people and terrible on others. But if you start gaining weight on it very fast, think twice. or more! Don't say it's going to go away or i don't know. It likely won't. of course, exceptions :) I like the taste of the sublingual :) Good luck. | F | 25 | 1.5 years | 11/24/2009 | 4 | bipolar 2 | The need to sleep all day long. Seriously, I could not take this drug without an antidepressant, I'd never wake up. | I take 5mgs 2x per day. Had been in a severe mixed manic-depressive state, and the first pill I took changed my mood for the better. No more suicidal thoughts. In that regard, it's a miracle drug. | F | 32 | 3 months | 11/19/2009 | 5 | Bipolar 1 manic episode | Major Weight Gain 40 lbs over 6 months, Sluggish, clouded thinking | Although it works very well with little side effects to cure a psychotic symptoms, The weight gain is major, and so is the effect the motivation to communicate or participate in normal social gatherings. | F | 30 | 6 months | 11/18/2009 | 5 | Tic disorder | Sedation | I have been taking 5mg of Zyprexa since 1996 when the medication first came out. This medication controls my tics and I have not had any side effects. On the plus side it has helped my depression as well as sleep. | M | 30 | 13 years | 11/4/2009 | 1 | Bipolar mania | Akathisia, dry mouth, weight gain. | I was taking 20mg per day for BP mania and it appeared that the mania was getting worse and worse. Eventually my doctor took me off it completely and the "mania" was gone within 24 hrs. The zyprexa had killed the mania but replaced it with akathisia which looks very like dysphoric mania. Stupid drug - makes you fat, thirsty and crazy. | F | 25 | 1 months | 11/2/2009 |