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 | depression | sleepiness within 1/2 hour of taking it; weight gain of 10 lbs. despite no changes in eating habits and a new exercise program | F | 31 | 3 months | 2/17/2005 | 3 | severe schizoaffective | horrendous weight gain 40 lbs. then lost thirty , then thirty more. Sedation - slept 16 hours | became diabetic | M | 31 | 4 years | 10/23/2004 | 3 | It helped calm me down when needed, slowed me down, and controlled my paranoia/delusions. Be aware of this medication once you quit, or lower it. Say goodbye to sleep? your sleep is f***ed up for a while! I hadn't slept in close to a week to ten days. once I got off maybe a hour or two tops! That alone can make you go ! It takes some people many months for the neurotransmitters to reset again once off this medication. | Take at your own risk!! and do thorough research before starting. Weight gain, fatigue, possible TD, control symptoms. | 31 | 0 days 1X day | 6/7/2021 | 2 | acute psychotic episode | weight gain (20 lbs) fatigue flattened emotions, slight depression and loss of wits severe withdrawal symptoms (including muscle twitches, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound). Withdrawals lasted 2-3 months. | Terrible physical withdrawal symptoms when you try to get off it (no craving though). Chemical description of zyprexa (olanzapine): 2-methyl-4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)- 10H-thieno[2,3-b][1,5]benzodiazepine. Benzodiazepine! In any case, withdrawals last for months. And no- vomiting 24/7 has nothing to do with the original illness coming back. Read up on supersensitivity psychosis on the internet. People who took zyprexa for other reasons than psychosis (i.e. depression), and never had a psychotic episode in their lives, reported that they got psychotic symptoms induced by this medication after withdrawing! Also, there are many cases of diabetes and tardive dyskenisia linked to this drug. If you're not on it, try a safer alternative. If you want to go off it, taper slow (cut pills into halves). | F | 31 | 8 months | 7/13/2005 | 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 | 2 | Insomnia, felt lose control of my | Felt need to eat to feel happy. Felt flat and lost interest in every thing. Crave for sweet. | This med should be used as a last solution. It makes you as a dead person. No interest in anything. It is a poison. | M | 31 | 1 years 20mg | 6/20/2018 | 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 | 1 | Preventing Depression | ZOMBIE & ROBOT like personality, Extreme & rapid WEIGHT GAIN, 80 pounds in a few months (& I have always until them had a healthy Metabolism/ Diet & Exersice did not help with The weight gain while on The Drug), INCREASED PROLACTING Levels that caused FSH Levels To Rise to PRE-MENOPAUSE, Menorrhagia, Dysmenorrhea, nervous tics on eyes, head & involuntary Mouth opening, no interest in anything Pretty much, convulsions, epiléptic like, Depression, anger, hyperglycemia, oversleep for several hours (Wake up at 1 Pm & still tired), chess Pain, takicardia at night, (fast heart beat), WOMEN DO NOT TAKE Unless you don't Mind being INFERTILE, shaking of hands & involuntary shaking & movement of The legs, like kicking, HORRIBLE WITHDRAWAL symptoms, Parkinson like symptoms, memory issues, Seizures, dizziness, drowsiness, some fainting, vision issues like blurry eyes, (when 20/20 vision before). Etc... | WARNING Doctor Never mentioned The Horrible effects It has on fertility, I was taking It Just as preventive, IT Should be considered UNETHICAL To do This to a patient who has expressed how The reason for being anxious is Because They Want to be a mom so Bad. Some doctors have no heart. My Career & life goal is ruined Now. WORST Thing I have ever done To Trust My doctor; permanent & possibly irreversible effects To fertility. | F | 31 | 3 years 5 mg | 11/4/2014 | 1 | massive anxiety/ depression | massive weight gain/night sweats/nightmares/restlesness | i took it 5 years ruined everything i was at my lowest at the time and when the doctor in the hospital suggested it i thought it would save my life what he didnt tell me how bad it could be he was like you may have drymouth but it will be good just give it time 5 years later i just got diagnosed with prediabetes because he didnt say anything about weight gain and the snowball started rolling picking up alot of the side effects they never told me, i quit my job and i got divorced i found a new doctor who looked at my files and came up with a plan to get rid of zyprexa most drugs have a substitute drug with less side effects but zyprexa doesnt it hooks into you and doesnt let go after 2 weeks on it in the beginning i tried to stop because i was starting to feel like a drug shouldnt be making me feel like this but my body went nuts after 24 hours so 5 years later i have plan to come of it slowly so i can loose the weight so i dont go full blown diabetic this drug seem great at the time since you have alot your dealing with but then years later its like what the hell it just added another 5 problems that i didnt know existed i try so many things that help me go off it almost there but i try yoga,relaxing music,images of nature,showers,exercise, cooking,youtbe helps me let me be your cautionary tale and zyprexa should be taken with caution but i do know that it helps some but it frustrates me to see people whos way of life may get ruined because they have not been taking it long. | M | 31 | 5 years 5mg 1X day | 12/13/2015 | 1 | withdrawal syndrome from Celexa | I took Celexa, and had a severe reaction to it. I was removed from it cold turkey (NEVER DO THIS OR ALLOW SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THIS TO YOU). I wound up with panic attacks, tingling in my arms and legs, paranoia, intrusive suicidal urges, etc...So my doctor gave me Zyprexa for an "off-label" use. She said I had anxiety. The first couple of weeks were okay, except I gained 8 1/2 lbs., and was having occasional twitches. When I found out it is an antipsychotic, I decided to wean off of it. The withdrawal syndrome from Celexa returned, and culminated in akathisia, a severe neurological disorder which causes the sufferer to pace endlessly and eventually leads to suicide if not treated. Not knowing that Zyprexa can cause this, I returned to the doctor, where it was reinstated. The next month was a living hell. I had burning sensations in my arms and legs, I felt disconnected from reality, I would wake up without a single thought in my head, I was knocked out 12 hours a day, | Please do not allow a doctor to convince you that you need this drug. Do some research regarding psychiatry and "chemical imbalances". I studied psychology in university, and there really is no proof that any psychological disorders actually exist. Psychiatry is simply a way to pathologize regular human emotions and behavior, and consequently make a lot of people very rich. If you are having emotional problems, seek the advice of alternative health care practitioners, or a doctor who will run a full medical exam. AND DON'T LET THE DOCTORS TELL YOU THAT YOU WILL SUFFER FROM YOUR "DISORDER" FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. All of these so-called disorders (unless caused by brain damage, or other physical health problems, many of them treatable, such as hypothyroidism) are transient, and usually the result of stress. If you would not willingly undergo a lobotomy, then do not take this drug. | F | 31 | 2 months | 2/27/2007 | 1 | withdrawal syndrome from Celexa | cont'd I had memory problems, trouble concentrating, the akathisia came and went, and for one lovely day I felt sheer terror for six hours that was not due to anything in my immediate environment. Eli Lilly, the makers of this neurotoxin, knowingly covered up the damage this drug can do. Many people have died because of it, and there is now an attempt being made to charge the people responsible with murder. Please see www.mindfreedom.org to find out the details. | F | 31 | 2 months | 2/27/2007 | 1 | Agitated depression/possible bipola | Severe drowsiness and hangover effect. Double vision, muscle stiffness | At 1/2 of a normal SENIOR'S starting dose (1.25mg) I was sleeping over 14 hours a night and was so hung over during the day I couldn't go about my normal routines-I couldn't even get myself dressed to go out to the store. I stopped it after a few weeks; I couldn't handle the drowsiness | F | 31 | | 5/13/2006 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | Daytime fatigue, lowering of sex drive. Besides that no side effects. | Very good for depression and suicidal ideas. | M | 30 | 2 times | 10/6/2008 | 5 | severe obsession | instatiable hunger | this drug made me hungry found myself eating a few burgers at a time, some chips, cake. anything i could get my hands on. i ended up learning how to bake so i could make my own treats like pie, muffins, cookies. started putting cheese on everything like nachos, tacos, pizzas. i kept chocolates all over the place so i could eat between meals. i was baking 4 pies at a time, dipping my cookes in chocolate, having 3 bowls of cereal for a midnight snack. i gained 50 lbs but ive found my love for food. | M | 30 | 5 days 5 1X day | 6/21/2017 | 5 | Tic disorder | Sedation | I have been taking 5mg of Zyprexa since 1996 when the medication first came out. This medication controls my tics and I have not had any side effects. On the plus side it has helped my depression as well as sleep. | M | 30 | 13 years | 11/4/2009 | 5 | Bipolar 1 manic episode | Major Weight Gain 40 lbs over 6 months, Sluggish, clouded thinking | Although it works very well with little side effects to cure a psychotic symptoms, The weight gain is major, and so is the effect the motivation to communicate or participate in normal social gatherings. | F | 30 | 6 months | 11/18/2009 | 5 | bi-polar/underweight | tiredness for the first few days. dry mouth. weight gain of 15lbs in less than 2 weeks. headache. | this worked GREAT for me! i started at 2.5mg and was taking 20mg by the 2nd week. firstly, i noticed if i took it at about 6pm i would get tired at my normal bedtime of about 9pm, by the next morning i was plenty alert. if taken too late at night it can lead to being tired in the morning. i take 20mg of prozac also, this combo seems to be very good! don't let the scary comments scare you away, everybody is different. i have yet to notice any annoying side effects other than maybe an extra headache here and there. good luck! | F | 30 | 1 months | 5/10/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II | Fatigue, lowered sex drive. I take 5mg/day. | Very good drug. Its really good to prevent relapse into depression and it helps with anxiety. | 30 | 1 years | 4/2/2009 | 4 | Treatment Resistant Depression | Mild muscle stiffness, sensation of bodily heaviness sometimes, dry mouth sometimes, feeling the need for 8+ hours sleep. Side efects all mild and easy to cope with. | First or second day this kicked in and I felt the depression lift. To be more specific, it quietened my mind, turned the volume down on my endless negative ruminations. Allowed me to feel more in the present moment without it being seen through a completely negative filter. More sociable. More balanced. Less tearful. More able to handle upsetting things in my life. Now i'm into my third week these benefits have been maintained but I still feel mildly depressed, I think the effectiveness may have decreased a little bit. I take 5mg and i'm contemplating trying 10mg (opinions very welcome, please email me) to see if I can get back to being euthymic as I was initially. Overall a good drug fo r me. | F | 30 | 21 days | 12/26/2007 | 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 |