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 | Schizophrenia | Some weight gain | My mother has suffered from Schizophrenia for over 35 years. The only drug that came close to helping was clozapine but it left her lethargic and drugged. Zyprexa has returned our mom to us. She is actively involved in life and has reconnected with her children and her sisters. This has been a wonder drug! | F | 66 | 6 months | 10/29/2007 | 4 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Hungry..I eat twice as much as I used to. I have severe stomach bloating (perhaps from weight gain) and face swelling which also may be from the weight gain. I'm sooo tired. Like to sleep 12-14 hours a day. | It has helped A LOT with my depression & suicidal thoughts. It takes away the "empty" feeling I have. The weight gain sucks, but I have never been happier! | F | 23 | 15 days | 10/27/2007 | 1 | schizobsessive disorder | 50 lb. weight gain, exacerbation of my psychiatric condition, severe increase in blood pressure, increase in blood sugar levels | since discontinuing my zyprexa treatment, my weight has steadily decreased and my psychiatric condition has improved tremendously | M | 49 | 3 years | 10/27/2007 | 5 | Bipolar | only felt dry in the mouth for the first couple of days | F | 37 | 3 months | 10/23/2007 | 4 | Insomnia and psychotic disorder | Decrease in libido. Sleepiness. Weight Gain. | Was on Risperdal before Zyprexa. Used to get muscle spasms with risperdal. Also seriously affected my libido. No desire at all on Risperdal. Big improvement to libido on Zyprexa. Zyprexa really helped me sleep and I am functioning 100%. I have put on alot of weight, but this can be controlled through exercise. I've landed a job as a Systems Engineer in an aerospace company, and am handling it. My wife has been tremendously supportive. This has been a huge plus. Enjoy life, listen to your doc, exercise, and have patience. Try to keep your stress levels down, but don't let your illness stop you from doing the things you want to do. | M | 28 | 1 years | 10/23/2007 | 5 | Severe Anxiety with Agoraphobia | Weight Gain of about 30 lbs. Everything just started tasting really good! This was ok for me though, because I was underweight to start with. | I was a 21 year old college student who had to drop out of everything, because of the onset of a crippling anxiety disorder. I tried all of the usual SSRI drugs for several months with no improvement until my doctor prescribed me a small dose of Zyprexa. After only a few days, I started getting my ambition back, and began wanting to leave the house for the first time in months. Within 2 weeks, I felt like I was back to my old self again! This drug worked like a miracle for me. I thought I had lost my entire life before I started taking it. I was only on it for about a year until I was able to stop, and my symptoms have not returned. This drug will definitely increase your appreciation for food though! Beware! | M | 29 | 1 years | 10/17/2007 | 4 | Psychotic Bipolar | On 10mg. Sleep well on drug. Difficult getting going in morning, glad I'm not rushed. Partial memory loss. Want to study at uni next year so hope it is not going to be affected. A little sad, but this may be long term depression. | Antipsychotics as a general rule suck big time. (I should know I've been on risperdal, seroquel, camcolit, serenace and fluanxyl) Relative to the rest, zyprexa is not that bad. I don't feel weird, or become the screaming aggro man, or look like the 'plank' man, or have too bad dyskinesia (that's when I shake like elvis out of control), or sleep 'till the cows come home. I think with an understanding employer I could find work. A little concerned about diabetes considering my bro has it without zyprexa and my grandpa died of it. Watch this space. | M | 31 | 3 months | 10/17/2007 | 3 | bipolar | Weakness, difficulty waking in the morning, dizziness, weight gain. | Zyprexa certainly has lots of side effects, even at my 5mg dose. I feel that it helps but I need have my doctor play around with the dosage a bit for the following reason. I've been on the drug for 6 weeks - the first 5 and a half of which I couldn't get out of bed in the morning. Now I'm starting to get up during the night, having slight insomnia and am getting up fine in the morning. I'm not sure if its masking another agitated/manic episode or if the side effects are wearing off. I've lost a lot of co-ordination and I feel dizzy quite often, but Zyprexa works. What a horrible mixed blessing. | M | 30 | 6 weeks | 10/16/2007 | 2 | anxiety disorder | Weight gain, enormous appetite. | My Dr. shouldn't have given this junk to me. Clonazapam is much more effective for simple anxiety and angst. | M | 31 | 3 months | 10/15/2007 | 3 | depression, anxiety, dissociation | 20 pound weight gain, which went down when I stopped taking it; increased blood sugar; did help clarify my thoughts | I wish Zyprexa weren't so dangerous with the diabetes and weight gain, because coupled with an antidepressant, it really did work wonders for me. It helped me to clarify my thoughts, and to feel more stable. But to me the side effects and potential long-term health risks aren't worth it. I wouldn't recommend anyone take this drug unless your life (literally) depends on it. Try another of the atypical antipsychotics. I've switched to Abilify, which isn't as helpful, but still works. | F | 30 | 2 years | 10/13/2007 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | Slight Weight Gain, Dry Mouth in Morning, Sleepiness at the beginning | I actually stopped taking this drug for about 5 days and I had a relapse. I would rate this drug as particularly effective since this relapse occurred while I was also taking Depakote, Topamax, and Lamictal (all in the temporary absence of Zyprexa). | M | 30 | 1.5 months | 10/9/2007 | 4 | Bipolar II | Extreme thirst and dry mouth, healthy appetite. | I am currently on Prozac, Klonopin, and now Zyprexa. The Zyprexa has helped me get some sleep and has brought my appetite back. Before I felt tired, nauseous, and just plain old crappy. Didn't want to work or do anything except lay in bed. Now I feel like I can actually get something accomplished during the day and can sleep at night. I'm just concerned about the weight gain. I was scared to take this after seeing all the negative ratings, but I've pretty much tried everything else. | F | 30 | 3 days | 10/4/2007 | 1 | because i was to well | Every bad one, Put on 15kg in a week, demotivated me to do exercise dropped out of my Human Movement course turned me into a retard VFL footballer. | HATED IT: Ruined everything about me i didnt know what was going on. I dispise my doctor and parents for making me continue to take it | M | 21 | 3 weeks | 9/28/2007 | 1 | bipolar | severe weight gain,confusion,sleep constantly, constantly hungry, zombie, cant function properly, tired all the time | i wouldnt reconmend this drug for anyone,too many health problems,you just cant function properly | F | 27 | 4 days | 9/24/2007 | 5 | psych. episodes; sev. depression | weight gain; sleep like a rock; need 8-10 hrs sleep daily | This drug is wonderful. Made the difference between being institutionalized and being able to have a career, a family, and happiness. I take 15mg at night. I have been able to lose the weight gained through exercise and watching calories. I think everyone reacts differently. | F | 4 | 10 years | 9/23/2007 | 2 | Bipolar I Disorder | EXTREME sedation, dry mouth, dizziness, weight gain | Well, I had no problems with mania. Who knows if it helped with anything else because I feel like I just slept the full three weeks I was on it. Those weeks are such a blur, I don't even know how I functioned or got from one place to the next - which is rough when you're in college. I must have sleep-walked. I can't imagine why anyone would want to be this tired all the time. I guess if you're super manic it'll knock you out faster than anything else I've ever been on. Oh, and I gained 15 lbs. | M | 22 | 3 weeks | 9/21/2007 | 3 | schizophrenia | weight gain; always hungry; sedation; apathy | Helped tremendously w/hallucinations, but made some of the negative symptoms worse -- no emotion, no creativity, flat affect. I have to take it -- nothing else works. But I try everything else that comes out hoping to switch to something that doesn't cause weight gain. | F | 49 | 7 years | 9/20/2007 | 1 | Bipolar II | 40 pound Weight gain (157 to almost 200), Waist increase (30 inches to 36 inches), Lethargy, Memory and concentration problems, became a lazy blimp (unstoppable appetite, esp. carbs), drowsy constantly | became a FLABBY DOUGHY PIG (loss of libido, apple-shaped body, wider rear, massive gut, moon face) who would sleep, eat breakfast, go to class, eat lunch, snack, snack, eat dinner, snack, midnight snack, sleep, middle of night snack, sleep, repeat again expanding your stomach, depressing your metabolism, and expanding your waist line | M | 23 | 10 months | 9/19/2007 | 1 | Bipolar | Sleepiness, apathy, gained 30 pounds, decreased ability to communicate or socialize, fuzziness in thoughts | this was absolutely the wrong drug for me. it affected my job as a scientific researcher in a negative way in that i was literally unable to to my job. my lethargy and general unwillingness and inability to communicate contributed to the dissolution of my engagement. I gained enough weight to feel unhealthy and this made me feel bad about myself, contributing to my depressive episodes. when i went off zyprexa, it was like a fog lifted. also, i lost the weight i had gained. life has been much better without Zyprexa. funny how my doctor took me off of it just a couple of weeks after the New York Times' expose of Eli Lilly's despicable and unfair marketing practices. My advice is work with your doctor to find an alternative to zyprexa. it is bad. | M | 30 | 2 years | 9/15/2007 | 1 | depression | | 9/13/2007 |