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 |
| 1 | Rage/Anxiety | Somnolence (could sleep 16 hours per day), muscle twitching/jerking. | Didn't do anything except make me sleep all the time and cause my muscles to twitch and jerk. | M | 28 | 2 weeks | 2/2/2009 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder | Absoulutley do not use this drug. It can kill you. After I took this pill my head felt like it was being hit with a hammer relentlessly, I kept trying to sleep it off...as a matter of fact all, I ever did was sleep and eat which caused me to outgrow all of my clothes at a time when I did'nt have the ability to buy my own clothes to adjust to the weight gain. I gained an incredible amount of weight, no matter how much I ate, and never wanted to do anything but sleep. The doctor I had would'nt listen to my complaints about these side effects, particularly the sleep paralalysis that many here neglect to mention, instead he would only increase the dosage when I complained making me a completely overweight zombie. The weight gain only contributed heavily to my depression and made me even more prone to sleep all day... The doctors put me on such an amount of medicine that I became mentally disabled from all of the effects to which they recommended social security...I applied for it and did'n | These pills are for recommended only for the extreemly serious mentally disturbed like psycopathic serial killers or the worst of the worst in society...Everone else should stay away from this drug. | M | 28 | 1 years | 8/18/2007 | 1 | Jealousy | Nearly died off it slept for 2days and nights straight then woke up and had a stroke for 2days i died but somehow clicked out of it lets say ive been to the otherside | 28 | 2 weeks 10mg | 1/7/2014 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Increased appetite. Tiredness. Lack of concentration. Tremors. | Far less side effects than any other antipsychotic I have been on. I can atleast function on this medication. It has stopped the mood swings and feelings of complete despair. It has also stopped the impulsive behavior. Although the tremors can be a problem at times. I must say this medication is much better than any other I have tried. | F | 27 | 4 months | 5/5/2007 | 5 | Bipolar II | Increased appetite, sleep more. That's it. | Works really well for me. Helped a lot with hypomania, mixed states, racing thoughs and depression. Best med i've tried so far. | M | 27 | 6 months | 1/18/2006 | 5 | bipolar II | WEIGHT GAIN, WEIGHT GAIN, WEIGHT GAIN. I stopped the medicine b/c I gained so much weight. However, it did calm my nerves and helped me to go to sleep at night. | F | 27 | 90 days 60 1X day | 7/26/2010 | 5 | agitated schizophrenia | severe dry mouth! | after one week, my self mutilation has subsided. | F | 27 | 6 days | 12/15/2006 | 5 | bipolar II | Some EPS the first 3 days but the worst side effect is clearly the food cravings. You just get the munchies hardcore! The bottomless pit. I use Zyprexa only as a temporary add on when I destabilize - its not in my regular med combo. | Zyprexa killed my black thoughs and anxiety big time + restabilized my mood within 48 hours! Bravo. But still, you eat way too much on it, serious. | M | 27 | 21 days | 7/15/2005 | 5 | anxity ocd and minor bp | very good drug worth the weight gain for the good results | F | 27 | 30 days 10 1X day | 10/12/2021 | 4 | Anxiety, racing thoughts | Weight gain, sleep a lot | Has helped decrease racing thoughts, used to be on a higher dose but appetite was out of control and I gained 20 pounds but it has stabilized, does help me fall asleep | F | 27 | 1 years 2.5mg 1X day | 3/12/2021 | 4 | OCD/Anxiety | Somnolence, apathy a little bit, increased hunger, helped me sleep tho which is nice, gaining weight though | It's a pretty decent drug really. The worst thing is the weight gain... | M | 27 | 3 months 5mg 1X day | 9/1/2010 | 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 | 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 days | 1/13/2006 | 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 | 4 | Pseudoneurotic Schizophrenia | Weight Gain (40 lbs) | M | 27 | 3 months 10 1X day | 3/18/2013 | 4 | Psychotic Depression | Weight Gain | Zyprexa is amazing. It relieved me of my auditory and visual hallucinations, the only down side is weight gain. If I ate over 1400 calories a day I would gain weight, this was a battle for me because I have a very sweet tooth. Some days I would eat a little more than 1400 calories only to end up gaining a pound or two. In the end I lost the battle, the craving for sweet food became to much and the weight went on far to easy. I'm now on abilify which causes less weight gain than other atypical antipsychotics, on some sites it's even considered to be weight neutral. Overall I would say that Zyprexa is an amazing drug if you can mantain your weight on it but for me it was a constant battle. | F | 27 | 1 years 15MG 1X day | 8/31/2012 | 4 | Bi Polar Disorder | Severe grogginess in the morning. Shaky hands. Weight gain, at first. Dissociation! Short term memory loss. Loss of concentration. Crazy dreams. Loss of libido which isn't great when you are newly married, it's a lot of strain to put on a relationship. Luckily, I have an incredibly understanding partner. | Zyprexa has really helped immensely to keep my condition under control. I'm learning to live with the side effects. | F | 27 | 1.5 years 5 MG 1X day | 5/9/2016 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression/Bipolar | It helped me but it made irritable, gave me an apathy feeling towards things and made me incredibly weak. Sometimes I couldn't get out of bed. | M | 27 | 1 months | 12/1/2009 | 3 | psychotic episode | Huge weight gain 4 and a half stones in like 3 months. Felt like i was wading through glue couldnt get the motivation to move from one room to the next. less menstration. hopelessness-did stop the psychosis. I have met people who get on real well with this drug- i changed to seroquel and it suits me much better. | This is good in a crisis as it will put u straight to sleep and make u unable to think. However for me seroquel was much more effective and the side effects were less. | F | 27 | 9 months | 3/15/2009 | 3 | schizoaffective | twitching legs. sometimes i get a feeling like i'm being poked with a needle. put strange thoughts in head, for example i would think "yes master" just before taking it alot. also, gave me alot of gay thoughts and i am straight. made me really scared to talk to people and i get anxious around others, sometimes i can barely breathe. it also jolts me awake with a bad anxiety attack every morning and sometimes i struggle to fall asleep. the meds also made me feel really spaced out, almost like nothing was real. | At first this medication was good, but now that i have been on it for a while it is making me really antisocial and has stolen my life. i used to bicycle all over Toronto every summer, but now i can barely make it to the corner store. it is the best one to take for me as i have been on risperdal, fluanxol, modecate, seroquel and lorazepam. i was allergic to seroquel and lorazepam and the others made me shake alot. i think i might try invega or abilify in the future. i really would like more energy so i could get a job. its really boring sitting around all day. | M | 27 | 5 years 30mg 1X day | 8/26/2010 |