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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYPREXA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Severe chronic insomnia | Total brain-death for a full week | My doctor put me on Zyprexa for severe chronic insomnia - no idea as to why he would have chosen this drug over all other available meds. Anyway, I took 1 pill, slept for 24 hours straight and wasn't right in the mind for a full week afterwards. 1 pill, low dose. I have never been so brain and emotion-dead in my entire life. I tried half a pill a while later when I hadn't slept in weeks and was getting desperate - same exact thing. I flushed the rest and got a new doctor. Dastardly stuff. | F | 36 | 2 days | 7/25/2008 | 1 | Depression | Doctor never mentioned the effects on Prolacting levels so had an Unnecessary Breast Biopsy, benign tumor found, INFERTILITY, Ulcer, Gastritis, horrible nervous clics, involuntary movement of eyes & mouth & neck, headaches, vision problems, Zombie, oversleep, Seizures, tachycardia, dizziness, focus issues, Menorrhagia, abdominal pain, Depression, anger, 80 lbs in a few months all in the Stomach & double chin overnight, hyperglycemia, etc | Doctor told me that other than weight gain no other side effects, in fact, he said he knew some people that got pregnant. It was a lie! It is the worst Rx for Fertility & if pregnant it causes Spina Bifida in babies. So do all of the others I read have the same side effects to fertility. Why do they keep making medicines that block fertility? Its inhumane! My doctor knew the thousands I spent on fertility treatments & consultations & still did not care to tell me. | F | 36 | 4 years 5 mg | 11/7/2014 | 1 | My psychiatrist told me it was for | I hate this drug. I feel it has ruined me and done me more harm than good. I couldn't stop eating on it and I gained so much weight. What scares me now is that even though I stopped it at least 7 months ago, my tummy is still long and round like I am pregnant. What is in my stomach? I have lost weight every where else but tummy is the same. Do I have a disease now? Shouldn't the side effects have cleared by now? I am very active and I eat very healthily so what exactly is in my stomach? | F | 36 | 2 months 2.5mg | 11/27/2015 | 1 | OCD thoughts | Worst drug ever! Withdrawl symptoms are still with me after only talking this for 2 weeks. It's been 4 weeks since I stopped. Medicine made me feel like a zombie. I had really bad dissociation from the med. I had extreme anxiety getting off of it..like bugs crawling on me, I can no longer nap with my kids during the day cause I am too wired and I have insomnia at night. I sleep for 4 hours and wake up every hour after that with my heart racing from anxiety. Don't not take it unless its your last option!! Withdrawl is bad! Do your research...worse than heroin they say!! | F | 36 | 2 weeks | 1/16/2013 | 5 | Schizophrenia | Light headed gastric somtime erectile problem but orgasm better than the rest ability orgasm ok too erectile good libido but causes anxiety always want to eat to get energy overall I really like zyprexa Take lowest dosage cause all of this meds decreased sexuality | M | 35 | 1 days 5 | 8/28/2012 | 5 | bipolar | For the first time in my life I am able to function at work and at home. My personal relationships have improved greatly as I have much more patience and dont see myself getting angry over little things. I haveseen an increase in appetite but I have not gained weight. Ifeel more energy duringthe day and sleep better at night. | It has changed my life for the better. | M | 35 | 6 weeks | 10/16/2004 | 4 | anxiety disorder | Zypreza definitely works in eradicating panic attacks. Gained 5 lbs and stabilized. My only concern is memory issues. My memory isn't as sharp as it is without the medication. For this reason I would like to go off of it.Great drug for emergencies. | F | 35 | 15 months | 3/28/2007 | 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 | 3 | Sleelessness | 35 | | 3/31/2005 | 3 | Bipolar disorder | I am not really sure if this medication is working for me. It has made me hungry. I try to ignore the hunger pangs and only eat my main meals. I cut down the portions drastically. I gained 30 lbs. I was very petite and now I'm not. I went from a size 0 to a 4. That's a big difference to get accustomed to. I excercise 3 -4 days a week as well. | F | 35 | 8 months 2.5 | 9/3/2019 | 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 | 2 | Schizophrenia | The question one needs to ask is - we are humans, designed to work productively. How is this drug designed to help us as humans work productively? From this point of view, Zyprexa falls down magnificently. I become lazy, tired and my desire to sleep in the morning is exaggerated. So no more early trips to work or church on sunday. I have studied both an honours and a Master's degree. I could do the Master's degree on Zyprexa due to being able to work in my own time and the clarity of my thinking was good. But if I have to work according to the world's schedule of 9 to 5pm, Zyprexa ain't gonna work. I also suddenly want to eat a lot of Dorito's sweet chilli pepper, watching the wasteline explode. | Zyprexa is a better drug for dealing with stress. It is possible to make it through difficult times on the drug and is a significantly better drug than say, Risperidone. However, physically Geodon is a more healthy drug because it allows you to do more exercise while eating less. You also sleep less on Geodon. The challenge with Geodon is that the quality of your mind on Geodon is not as good as it is on Zyprexa. The thoughts are more erratic, less clear. However, at the beginning of the day, Zyprexa is a like waking up with your mind on cotton wool. As the morning passes, this cotton wool lifts and then suddenly your mind is free of anxiety and ready to take on the day. If there was some way that you could have the Zyprexa afternoon mind with the Geodon body, now that would be a drug worth taking....any pharmaceutical companies reading???? | M | 35 | 3 years 5 1X day | 11/20/2011 | 2 | Schizoaffective w/ Bipolar Subtype | Weight Gain | This drug helped me get back on track as far as being more social, hygenic, and less paranoid. The downside....45lbs weight gain in two months. | F | 35 | 2 months 30mg 1X day | 1/7/2012 | 1 | Bipolar | Terrible drug. Would not recommend to anyone | F | 35 | 1 years 5 | 2/10/2012 | 1 | Phychosis | Memory problems, heart arithmiyas, irregular heart rate | F | 35 | 2 years 5 | 5/13/2012 | 1 | BIPOLAR | PANIC ATTACKS, WEIGHT GAIN, OBSESIVE BEHAVIOR, MAJOR DEPRESSION. | NOT FOR ME | F | 35 | 5 years | 8/22/2007 | 1 | anxiety | Tooks zyprexa for 7 weeks(205mg in total), first & last week 2.5 mg & the rest 5 weeks 5 mg). While on zyprexa - body jolts, jerks, quick numbness, some burning sensation in the palms/feet, increased heart beat, hypersensitive skin. - elevated ALT, AST & blood sugar | After stopping zyprexa : (started on 19-July; stopped on 7-th Sep); - insomnia since 9-th Sep 2006 - numbness happening too quickly - pins and needles in palms , sometimes feet & back. - Sometimes my hands (upto the elbows)/palms feel like burning & sometimes feel cold - dry skin - weak feeling - muscle fasciculations - ring finger twitch in left hand & rarely index finger also twitches - slight tremors - blisters in tip of tongue - dizziness & headaches In the early hours (when out of sleep) or when consciously trying to relax, I feel the following : The following does not happen when consciously awake(like watching a movie/redaing a book etc.) - twitches in face - jerks in neck, limbs, trunk etc. - body jolts sometimes - brain zaps/shocks/twist (neurotransmitters misfiring ?) Currently I'm not on any meds. I'm in the 7-th week of withdrawal. Have an appt. with a neurologist on 10-Nov. Will get EMG | M | 35 | 7 weeks | 10/24/2006 | 1 | anxiety | Tooks zyprexa for 7 weeks(205mg in total), first & last week 2.5 mg & the rest 5 weeks 5 mg). While on zyprexa - body jolts, jerks, quick numbness, some burning sensation in the palms/feet, increased heart beat, hypersensitive skin. - elevated ALT, AST & blood sugar | Continued.....
Will get EMG, EEG, scans etc. done & maybe try a sleep clinic too, to make sure I didn't develop any other new disorder.
Hopefully these should go away with time. EMAIL me in case you have any success stories. | M | 35 | 7 weeks | 10/24/2006 | 1 | psychotic episode | Gained 20 pounds, which was healthy for me at the time. I did experience some insomnia and dryness of mouth, but I had no idea this drug can cause diabetes! My aunt recently died of diabetes complications, so I would strongly encourage anyone who is on this drug to request a prescription change ASAP! I really mean that. There is no sense in taking a drug that improves your mental health if it damages your physical health. How can you enjoy the new state of mind if you suffer from the inevitable physical complications caused by this med? | Thankfully, I did not have to take Zyprexa for more than a few months. This was the first - and only - 'episode' I am going to have in my lifetime. Seriously. Self-help is a far better solution than letting doctors 'zombify' you with diabetes-causing drugs. I understand that some people with serious problems need drugs to stabilize their condition, but any drug that causes deadly medical conditions needs to be eliminated from the rx book altogether. It just goes to show, half the time, these docs don't even realize what they're prescribing. Far better to treat yourself to TLC, herbal remedies, yoga, meditation, knitting lessons, kick boxing, whatever - minus the meds - if at all possible. We are the best resources when it comes to healing ourselves, because ultimately, we know better than anyone else what we need. Peace of mind, with the abusive lover completely out of the picture, was the key for me. Don't let anyone else tell you what's 'best' for you, especially not doctors in psych | F | 35 | 60 days | 3/1/2006 | 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 |