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 | BPD | weight gain (20 lbs?) it kind of made me blank, no thought or emotion, had some movement problems, spasticity mostly in my neck and my tongue moved uncontrollably most of the time | i did what it was supposed to do for me i guess, my emotions were out of control and it killed them...i think it was a good temporary solution, it gave me enough reprieve to get some therapy and then i got off it... | F | 35 | 1 years | 6/29/2008 | 1 | schizophrenia | Extreme Weight gain,obssessive craving for sweets , 24H sedation and fatigue, apathic. exessive sleep, 13, 14hours. severe absence of social skills , moderate absence of conversation, dialogue skills | It helped to control the voices and delusions but due to the severity of the side effects caused me great deacrease of quality of life.. | M | 22 | 2 years | 6/24/2008 | 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 | 4 | schizophrenia | sedation, dry mouth, weight gain | probably one of the better ones for sex drive. I took this medication at 5mg for eight years straight and worked in a hospitality job and then law enforcement. When my doctor took me off of this drug cold turkey, I became psychotic, met a woman and got engaged to her in less than three weeks and eventually had to go back on anti-psychotics. Zyprexa really isn't a bad drug compared to say, risperidone. I recommend non-stop exercise on this drug. I take INVEGA now and it doesn't make me sleep half the day, however, it is bad for the drive. | M | 34 | 8 years | 6/16/2008 | 1 | mood disorders; paranoia;szichoph. | very suicidal after a few years, extreme weight gain; spots in eyes, ringing in the ears;erctile dysfunction | Never ever have anyone take it; Now I am off of it and also watch what I eat; realized also sugar and anything that turns to sugar makes my moods change for the worse;I lost 40 lbs since off of it; now have all the side effects to deal with. | M | 54 | 8 years | 6/15/2008 | 5 | PTSD paranoia nightmares depression | some short term memory fuzziness | Went from almost no sleep to restful sleep reduced nightmares 80%, lifted mood restored motivation to do things.Used in addition to effexor | M | 42 | 4 weeks | 6/13/2008 | 2 | BPD | What a horrible medication! I was a walking zombie! I did not have any personality. I slept 12 hours or more a day. I did not care about anything except eating and watching television, cause my brain was not working. And, I was only on 2.5 mg a day. This medication should not be prescribed without serious consideration and lots of conversations and tests with patients from their doctor(s). It is a horrible medication! | My psychiatrist did not and would not listen to me about the affects the various medications he kept putting me on were having. Reading some of the comments on here, the affects are widely known and ignored, even if people are not feeling better. You and you alone know your body the best, listen to youself and if you feel your doctor(s) are being stupid, get ANOTHER or FIFTY more opinions! | M | 31 | 90 days | 6/13/2008 | 3 | Anxiety/MDD | In short, this drug does its job. I was pretty wigged out for awhile, went on zyprex and things started to turn around. However, you must eat healthy and be good to your body while on this med. Yes, it causes weight gain (I went from 147-180). You will feel tired much of the time with difficulty waking up in the morning (if taken at bedtime). Daily productivity will go down as well. | Take it if you absolutely need too! | M | 24 | 8 months | 6/7/2008 | 1 | paronair | 1. Lot of weight gain 2. drastic suger level increase to diabatis type 2 3. Feeling sleepy entire day 4. No improvement in paronair 5. Encountering too much of difficulty in driving, almost going to sleep while driving, which is the most dangerous part. 6. Feeling too much of hungry, in the night time also. 7. Getting neck pain. 8. feeling weakness | This is the worst drug I encountered, it has all the side effects and no improvements in the paronair, I STRONLY RECOMEND not to use this drug, I belive any tests conducted on this drug or not? If possible zyprexa people should modify their formula to minimize side effects, or should be removed from market, I surprise how this drug got approval to release into market. | M | 35 | 30 days | 6/6/2008 | 2 | Bipolar II | Extreme fatigue, weight gain | For 2 years, I was on 5 mg Zyprexa for hypomania. The first year was fine. The second year, gained 10 lbs. and began sleeping 2-3 hrs. in afternoon in addition to 9 hrs. at night. I just switched to Abilify a week ago and am feeling 100% better. | F | 51 | 2 years | 5/6/2008 | 3 | Bipolar | Weight gain, worked fantastic got on with my life, work, friends. Biggest I have ever been though. Put on about eight kilos. I'm already depressed so this just feels like a kick in the stomach when your down. Not sure how to get off of it | Don't take it, they're other alternatives | F | 24 | 3 months | 4/30/2008 | 3 | Extreme Anxiety, Bipolar II | Hunger - haven't taken it long enough to notice a weight gain but I'll bet it's happening. | I had anxiety that was off the charts, had even been hospitalized for it, and taking 4 meds and still had the high anxiety. Within 2 hours of taking my first 5 mgs and then another 5 mgs an hour later, my anxiety went from a 10 to a 4 on my scale. It's a wonder drug. Too bad it causes weight gain. I and my dr are going to try to get me off of it as soon as possible; maybe using it only as a rescue drug. | F | 52 | 7 days | 4/28/2008 | 3 | Depression + anxiety | Nada; friend experienced major weight gain leading to diabetes | My psychiatrist put me on this for a week, dose 2.5, in addition to 225 Effexor on the theory that it could boost me out of my depression. It helped, but it wasn't amazing; on the other hand the appetite didn't kick in. A close friend with manic depression was on it for several months and had a lot of weight gain, to the point that she had joint problems and early diabetes. She said it was great mentally but the price was too high (She's 51, by the way). | F | 20 | 1 weeks | 4/28/2008 | 1 | depression and anxiety | weight gain, memory loss, extreme sedation. | Could not stop eating on this drug. I would binge on whatever I could get my hands on almost every single night. At the time I didn't think my binging was because of the zyprexa but as soon as I stopped taking it my desire for food drastically dropped. I gained 25 lbs. on this med... very suprised I didnt gain more. If you are afraid of gaining weight DO NOT take this medication because you will. It was easy to get off. I don't feel any different off of this worthless medication. | M | 22 | 7 months | 4/28/2008 | 3 | Mild Psychosis | 2.5 mg , Weight Gain - 4lbs within 21 days Slite Moodiness: Anger, Sadness, Frustration | Did end my paranoia and self conscious behavior the slite anger, moodiness and depression is something that at this point I can handle better I think because of this medication. Not happy about the weight gain. I find that if I excercise daily (atleast 20 min) I excercised everyday last week and lost a 1lb. | F | 30 | 28 days | 4/8/2008 | 5 | Bipolar I | Morning somnolence, fogginess; puffy eyes; emotional flatness. | Zyprexa has been an extremely effective anti-manic agent for me, and also seems to help with depression. | M | 39 | 8 years | 4/6/2008 | 1 | chemical imbalance | RAPID WEIGHT GAIN | worst drug ever made, i gained 70 lbs when i took it and i havnt been able to lose the weight. it screwed up totally all of my eating habits i was 5"9 156 before taking it and after taking it i was 235. im down to 225 but still the weight gain is not worth it stay away from this drug. i feel like shyt about myself because of the weight gain and i would not recommend this drug to anyone. the doctors did not even tell me about the weight gain. i would not recommend this drug to anyone.its also addicting. do not take this drug. i gained 70 lbs in one month | M | 1 months | 4/6/2008 | 1 | unknown reasons. b/c of a QUACK! | THE WORST DRUG EVER!! I GAINED 70 LBS IN 2 MONTHS. i'd NEVER been overweight. i had pitted edema in my legs. i was like a sponge. you could press your finger into my calf and the indentation would remain for several seconds. made me eat constantly and walk around like a zombie. | this is the worst drug available to mankind. it needs to be destroyed and permanently taken off the market. While under the care of a complete s.o.b. QUACK--i was placed on zyprexa. as mentioned in the side effects i gained 70 POUNDS!!! in actually a little UNDER 2 MONTHS. my friends were horrified when they came to visit me, wondering what in the world had happened to me. They didn't even recognize me b/c i'd never been overweight before then. i had pitted edema. which as described b/4 was where you could make an impression into my skin with a finger and the location of the depression would remain indented for severeal seconds. i didn't get stretch marks from my pregnancy. i DID get stretch marks after gaining so much weight so rapidly on this horrible stuff. i cannot BEGIN to express to you how HORRIBLE this "medicine" is. it provided absolutely ZERO positive effects..and only turned my life completely upside down by turning me into an overweight lifeless zombie. | F | 30 | 7 weeks | 4/1/2008 | 1 | delayed grief/insomnia | rapid weight gain, ridiculously extreme cravings for sugar, constant hunger, occasional inexplicable despairing feelings, and one episode of right-sided weakness, posible small TIA | starts out helpful re: insomnia, but then you have to buy new clothes and even shoes due to water retention and weight gain. Scariest of all, though, were increasingly frequent episodes of feeling faint, then right-body (leg, arm, face) weakness and confusion--feared TIA was in progress. I won't ever take it again; tore up my Rx. | F | 53 | 4.5 weeks | 3/29/2008 | 5 | Bipolar | I, too, call this my rescue drug. When it was first prescribed to me, it allowed me to go from suicidally depressed to high functioning within 8 weeks. Unfortunately, the weight gain was tremendous and eventually I had to discontinue using it as my main med. Now I take Lamictal for maintenance and Zyprexa when I foresee a crisis. Haven't had a full-blown manic episode in 7 years. | F | 38 | 7 years | 3/14/2008 |