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 | ptsd,bipolar2,halluc,parinoia,anexi | Very tired thirsty inability to take care of kids alter driving stay hunger | At time this meds can be very good for me when I am taking correctly however it takes awhile to get in my system I'm tiny I don't mind the weight as I can use it however I don't want sleep for days nor feel fatigued and very thirsty in the fine print are the warnings of issues on meds leaflets I need to no what to do to keep from sleeping for days but you should not stop them once started as my condition worsen each time I'm experiencing withdrawls from being off meds but I don't want the meds to kill me either | F | 22 | 2 years 10 1X day | 8/22/2011 | 1 | bipolar | Just switched to Saphris 10 mg Black Cherry Flavor because of rapid hunger and weight gain with Zyprexa. | Zyprexa made me to sedated and hungery. My pdoc said Saphris should do the trick. Next Medicine I'm going to try is Latuda. | M | 25 | 6 months 20mg 1X day | 8/16/2011 | 2 | Bipolar disorder | My libido has gone. Even if I take viagra, I cannot finish my sexual activity. I feel bad because of that | M | 41 | 2 years 5 1X day | 8/7/2011 | 1 | So they can have jobs | I almost died. | It's your choice. Some people don't comprehend nothing is wrong with you. | M | 26 | 365 days 20 1X day | 8/7/2011 | 2 | manic depression | psychosis with hallucinations. Ended up in the psych ward until it wore off. My family still laughs at the stuff I did when hallucinating. | F | 39 | 10 days 1X day | 8/2/2011 | 1 | depression/psychosis/paranoia | EXTREME food cravings, insomnia, extremely bad suicidal thoughts, drug hangover, apathy, slurred speech, hopelessness | this did not help my psychosis at all. it made me even more depressed to the point that i nearly killed myself. doctor took me off of it after a week and a half for severe adverse effects. this was by far the worst drug experience of my life | F | 20 | 10 days 5MG 1X day | 7/20/2011 | 1 | doctor thought I was using street drug | Starting to feel brain dead. Tried to stop the med: pupils shrink, blood in stools, diarrhea. My blood glucose went up like crazy with this drug. I think I will die soon. | Only modern drug to use is seroquel 400mg/night or something (IR, not XR/prolong). Do not use low-dose (>200mg) seroquel. | M | 30 | 3 months 5 1X day | 7/9/2011 | 1 | schizophrenia | weight gain 80 LBS, food cravings, sleepy. | This drug will be available in a generic come October. A lot cheaper for my pocket book. | M | 30 | 6 months 10MG 1X day | 7/2/2011 | 5 | schizo-affective disorder | Weight gain. | I've taken Zyprexa for about 11 years. I am physically active, eat fruits and vegetables quite frequently, avoid fast foods, avoid processed foods, drink plenty of fluids, eat sugar rarely, don't drink alcohol, and I don't smoke. At least once per year I get a blood test and everything is normal. Also, I am in my 40s and not overweight nor under weight. Personally, I am very grateful for this particular medication | M | 48 | 11 years 10mg 1X day | 7/1/2011 | 1 | bipolar | WARNING & ADVICE: Don't stop your meds suddenly or unilaterally: plan one mood stabilizer with a suitable med for acute episodes.No need to be taking anti-psychotics unless you're psychotic. Initially amazing medication stopped my mania in an hour.What med can do that & have no brain side-effects? Then weight gain- 20lb in 2 months; brain altered metabolism.Then neck Dystonia then Procyclidine to treat the Dystonia.(Lamotrigine/Lamictal introduced to replace Lithium because I suspected Dyskinesia, my oesophagus became paralysed overnight. I have not eaten solids for a year now. I have diagnoses of Tardive Dyskinesia, Tardive Dystonia, Chorea, Dysphagia, oesophageal dysmotility, amenorrhea, GERD, haemorroids from constipating artificial nutrition & I will probably die within 6 months because my breathing & heart are affected too. Swallowing liquids is awful. Doctors spent a year playing for time when the cause was obvious to everyone. There is nothing anyone can do now | Prescribed ONLY 2.5mg for hypomania/mania on an 'as & when' basis ONLY for 6 months; ONLY 5 mg for 2 days caused Cervical Dystonia 'treated' by Procyclidine. It never went away. Was also taking Lithium 600-800mg tapering at the same time as titrating Lamotrigine for <1 wk in total. Side effects from each are unclear; the catastrophe is from the cocktail which precludes a court action because of unclear cause of each symptom. | F | 48 | 6 months 2.5-5 MG 1X day | 6/20/2011 | 2 | schizoaffective bipolar type | Tired, sleep 14 hours a day, loss of creativity, dulled intellect, lazy, slight weight gain | I really miss my creativity and I feel less spiritual. My hallucinations and delusions are gone, but I miss those, too. | F | 27 | 6 months 10mg 1X day | 6/12/2011 | 4 | Severe depression; anxiety | Weight gain (12lbs); lethargy; carb/sugar cravings; weakened short-term memory | Although the side effects should be weighed carefully before taking this medication, it has helped me tremendously by making my anxiety disappear. Yes, you will feel sluggish and tired much of the time, but I would rather feel tired and "sane" than deal with the irrational fears and ruminations I had been dealing with before. After three months of taking 6mg per day, my doctor had me taking the pill every other day, which helps me feel a little more energy on my "off" days. I have only gained 12 lbs on this medication although I am careful to fight my hunger cravings and force myself to exercise semi-regularly. Make sure you have friends/family to support you and encourage you to move and get out socially. | M | 32 | 4 months 6mg 1X day | 5/29/2011 | 2 | Anorexia, PTSD, Depression | Gained 50 pounds in less than 6 months. Even on 2.5. Was pregnant too, but still. No way did I eat enough to gain that amount of weight. But if it saved my baby it was worth it. Just bad situation all around with anorexia and pregnancy. | I wish I was given all the info about it. Like extreme weight gain with small amounts of the drug. | F | 29 | 6 months 2.5 1X day | 5/14/2011 | 5 | Schizophrenia/Bi Polar | Insomnia & Cholesterol & aware of diabetes problems | Most of you people seem so negative toward your own problems and a drug like this that improves the quality of one's own life. I suffer from insomnia once a week have high cholesterol and threat of diabetes. I can sleep as little as 6 hours if I choose or as long as 12 hours, sometimes even 8 hours is enough depends on what my body tells me. Seems you are all lazy and need to sleep longer to most of us, who have become accustomed to the tranquiliser in these sort of medications. I have not had to worry about sexual dysfunction as I don't let drugs rule me but work in with them. You people are spineless weak minded twits yes pregnant goldfish. I am working my way toward being stabilised on the this drug to walk away from my conditions. At the moment I lead a productive life ride a motorbike and never had an accident that was my fault. This medication has worked for me over 12 years of which like every medicine has side effects but none that you idiots discredit it to have. Maybe half of you are always swapping and changing you medications so frequently that you have residual side effects from previous medicine ever thought of that people? Lily has produced an excellent Psychiatric Medication that works wonders, with little and almost no side effect Job Well Done Lily. Stick that in your Pipe and smoke you Pessimistic Twits. | M | 39 | 12 years 10 1X day | 5/8/2011 | 1 | bipolar 1, mania / lack of sleep | I would not recommend Zyprexa to anyone. It had me sleeping 12 + and I gained a lot of weight (which is basically why I dropped the med). This drug doesn't just add some pounds to your butt. It also makes you incapable of working, I'd say. At least, it did so to me. I couldn't concentrate while being on this drug. Don't take it. | F | 22 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 3/30/2011 | 1 | Racing thoughts/Psychosis | Large increase in appetite. Large amount of weight gain. | I haven't taken this drug since the Spring of 2010. Started at 5 mg once a day and maxed at 20 mg once a day. Did nothing except make me pack on the pounds which I have since lost. Another drug that struck out with me. | M | 26 | 2 months 20 1X day | 3/20/2011 | 1 | bi-polar and depression | Sleeping 12+ hours, major weight gain, no emotions, no motivation, NO sex drive, did not want to socialize. | This is a terrible drug! My doctor kept insisting that I needed to take it to keep my moods level, I finally took myself off of it. I've been off of it for a month an a half. Since then, I sleep normal hours, I have motivation, and I have my sex drive back. So far the only side effect of stopping the drug is that my right foot sweats! weird! I tried one other time to stop taking it and my left eye became droopy and I started taking it again. Thankfully I haven't had that problem this time. Please do your research, don't just trust your doctor. I feel so much better off this drug!! | F | 40 | 2 years 5 1X day | 3/9/2011 | 2 | Bipolar 1 | Massive weight gain (40 lbs), laziness, flattened affect (didn't even cry after a close friend jumped off a building to his death) | Try Lithium first. It is the gold standard for bipolar. The pharmaceutical companies are marketing these atypical antipsychotics for mania and, while these drugs do help, they overmedicate. My personality became flat and I felt removed from my coworkers, who experienced a regular range of emotion. That may sound good, but it makes you stand out like an oddball. Also, some doctors don't have to monitor with blood work the atypicals the way they must with Lithium. Lithium has been much more labor-intensive for my doctor, but switching to it was the right call -- a call I fortunately insisted upon. Zyprexa had made me so fat and lazy, my partner finally called me out on it and said, "It's unattractive!" I've already lost 20 lbs in two months since going off of Zyprexa. My appetite has been cut in half. | F | 33 | 1 years 10 mg 1X day | 3/3/2011 | 2 | psychosis | Racing heart, shakes, sleeplessness, weight gain | Did not wish to take this drug but it was forced on me after 2 days in Mental Health Unit. As I would not agree to take orally it was forced on me by injection - I had discussed with the Doctor on being admitted to the unit that I did not wish to take any medication - it was offered to me to help claim me. I was hearing some voices at the time but was not in a distressed state or likely to harm myself or anyone else around but the Nurses told me I had to take it - this being on the Sunday night when there was no Doctor to discuss it with. I was then given it orally for the next 8 days and advised the nurses of the side effects I was feeling on at least 3 occassions - still without having my blood pressure taken or seeing a Doctor during this whole time. I then had a weekend out of the unit and decided I would no longer take it. Upon returning to the unit I advised that I had stopped and no further action was taken. I am appalled that this drug was give to me when no actual diagnosis had been made of my condition (first ever episode at age 44) and upon being discharged from Mental Health they still could not give me a diagnosis. It did not decrease any of my symptoms however over the next 3 weeks they disappeared on there own. While this drug may have it's benefits in some cases does there not need to be more done to identify the issue before administering a drug that can cause numerous side effects - or is it just easier to try to sedate people because people with Mental | F | 44 | 8 days 5-10mg 2X day | 2/10/2011 | 4 | delusions and anxiety | drowisiness , lazy, extreme weight gain | was satisfied mentally but phsyically i have put on 6 KGs in a month and that is with exercising, time to try abilify! | M | 22 | 2 1X day | 1/31/2011 |