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 |
| 4 | anxiety | weight gain sleepyness | zyprexa helped me in every aspect of my life It got rid of most of my anxiety helped me sleep helped me gain weight but I recently stopped taking it caue I think its making my hair fall out. I feel horrible since Ive stopped I cant sleep Im having panic attacks and Ive lost 6 pounds in one week if anyone has lost hair please let me know | M | 27 | 18 months | 1/13/2006 | 2 | depression | Initially assisted with sleep but after 2 weeks that has subsided. Dry mouth and feeling 'fuzzy' for the first week or so which made it difficult to work. But it did settle my depression (in conjunction with continued but slightly increased zoloft medication) & I have felt much more stable. BUT weight gain has been awful - with a history of eating disorders & food/weight "issues" my entire life, I cannot STAND that I have gained so much weight this past month of taking this drug. The weight gain for me is NOT worth the feeling of being more stable. I'd rather be low and not overweight than happy and overweight. | F | 33 | 1 months | 1/13/2006 | 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 | 4 | Depression & AADD | dizzy first few days, bizarre craving for sweet foods...ate an entire lemon pie one night...in bed! Contacting my doctor now about trouble breathing last night, either a dream or real? | Definitely helped with balancing my moods...much more focused. I combine my 10 mg tablet with 18 mg. of Concerta. So far, so good...except for that breathing problem (maybe not so good). | M | 45 | 7 days | 12/15/2005 | 1 | bipolar 1 | i gained 70 pounds very miserable | F | 15 | 3 months | 12/15/2005 | 4 | Psycotic Break | Sleep. Deep sleep. Probably the best sleep I had in months. Oh yeah, then there was the drooling and stumbling around for 2 weeks. | For manic/psycotic episodes this drug is king. I couldn't imagine being on this drug for any length of time, however it stopped a manic episode of mine immeadatly. I highly recomend Zyprexa for manic episodes when you don't wan't to be reliant on medication for the rest of your life. | M | 27 | 14 days | 12/12/2005 | 2 | Schizophrenia | This drug is almost worse than the illness. Turned me into a mental cripple/zombie. Horrific unstoppable weight gain. Dizziness. Etc. | It makes you sane, but you're not much better off. | M | 26 | 2 years | 11/26/2005 | 3 | acute psychotic episode | weight gain (60 lbs) | It helped a bit. But it seemed that time is what healed me more. I would still get random thoughts (voices)on this medicine. Risperdal worked better with less weight gain problem. However the risperdal causes sexual problems. Check out Phieffer's treatment of mental illness with vitamins and supplements (located in Naperville, IL area). Less stress too in your life will help if you can do that. | M | 50 | 5 years | 11/17/2005 | 3 | weight gain | It helped some. I gave the wrong spelling for Pfeiffer Treatment Center and it is located in Warrenville, IL now. They use nutrition to help treat mental illness (vitamins and supplements). I hope this helps someone. | M | 50 | 5 years | 11/17/2005 | 3 | psychosis and mood disorder | weight gain very quickly, increased appetite. Increased anxiety and sleepiness | I came off olanzapine 3 weeks ago. Feel very odd, strange like. Spaced out withdrawal effects have left me feeling like this. not symptoms of psychosis those were paranoia, and have not returned. Also experienced nausea daily. could do with some advice from anyone who has experienced this weird feeling and how long it lasts for. Its uncomfortable and i would like to wake up. thanks | F | 22 | 4 months | 11/1/2005 | 5 | bipolar | gain 3 lb,my face skin seems like getting bad. | i respond this medicine just after i took it two times when i was in hospital. I feel much much better and stop any suicide thinking. this is great medicine pill. | F | 39 | 24 days | 10/20/2005 | 4 | Sleeplessness, PTSD, Anxiety,Depres | Hungry-Crave Sweets | Nothing else was working for the sleeplessness until this medication. I sleep better and don't have terrible mood swings. | M | 55 | 5 years | 10/7/2005 | 2 | depression | This medication has made me feel so sleepy during the day, as was directed by my doctor to take it before bed at night, I have only taken it twice, and both mornings I woke up late with the alarm clock blaring into my ears. I slept way too hard on this medication so far and have been extremely hungry and thirsty. | I'm not sure if this is the right medication for me. I see my doctor tomorrow and will tell him of the side effects. | F | 28 | 2 days | 10/5/2005 | 1 | Depression | Worked for about three weeks, then BOOM, I don't know what happened. Back in the dumps bigtime. It's been three weeks off it and I hope the symptoms subside. Suicidal thoughts and very bleak moods. I'm trying Buspar and have to take some antianxiety meds for now, I hope I can quit them eventually. | M | 49 | 3 days | 9/22/2005 | 4 | Bipolar (depressive episode) | Within 24 hours, had stopped planning suicide, ripped up suicide letters to husband and two children. Had been scheduled to enter hospital for ECT, but delusional thinking stopped, depression decreased and I started feeling pretty good and connected with the world and my loved ones again. Side effects included lethargy, I didn't want to continue my usual exercise regime. I felt ravaged by hunger constantly. In two months, I went from 115lbs to 134lbs. I was eating in ways that were completely uncharacteristic for me. Getting pastries for breakfast, stopping at convenience stores to pick up bags of chips, eating a pint of Ben & Jerry's icecream every night (no kidding)! It was just crazy. Not only could I not stop eating, but even after eating constantly I was always still starving. This felt very strange and I did not like feeling so out of control. | I have never felt so fantastic in all my life as when I was on Zyprexa. I felt so happy and optimistic (but not manic). My husband said that he had never felt closer emotionally to me and that I was so joyful to be around that he didn't even care about the weight gain. However, I did care. Once I felt that I was out of the woods in terms of attempting suicide, I eased off the 7.5mg of Zyprexa and onto 350mg Lamictal. The Lamictal has stabalized my moods but I don't feel nearly as great as when I was on the Zyprexa. If they could somehow eliminate the bizarre weight gain, I would immediately go back on it and stay on it. I've also been on Wellbutrin 400SR for 9 years. I don't plan to go back on Zyprexa. My husband has labelled it "my back pocket emergency drug" if needed, just because it works so fast. | F | 35 | 2 months | 9/20/2005 | 1 | depression/ocd | drowsiness, weight gain, weight gain, weight gain. | When I first started taking Zyprexa, I would go to bed and sleep for 14 hours at a time. I gained over 30 pounds in 3 months - which was horrible, but my doctor only recommended increasing the dosage. Seeing a therapist is what helped me, not the meds. | F | 34 | 9 months | 9/11/2005 | 1 | postictal psychosis, psychosis NOS, | Induced or magnified Paranoia, anxiousness, horrifying dreams of suicide, muscle rigidity, heart palpitation | I was diagnosed with bipolar at the age of 49 and attempted suicide after 2 weeks of using zyprexa. | F | 49 | 2 weeks | 9/5/2005 | 1 | bipolar | severe akathisia ocd tardive akathisia dry mouth agitation suicidality homicidality | M | 28 | 18 months | 9/4/2005 | 1 | psychotic episode, mood disorder | akathisia - bedtime became torture with this wretched drug immediately and cogentin did absolutely nothing to lessen the restless legs | F | 42 | 21 days | 8/26/2005 | 1 | bipolar psychosis | i had tremendous acute akathisia where i walked for 100/120 hour period and became suicidal. i hated this drug. after taking it for 15 months i developed tardive akathisia and was restless for 6 months straight and suicidal again. | M | 28 | 15 months | 8/18/2005 |