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 |
| 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 | 1 | dissociation | Makes me feel dopy, and dizzy also. I've been having stomach aches and have gained weight since i started zyprexa in low daily doses 2 weeks ago. I am stopping this minute! | M | 44 | 13 days | 10/21/2004 | 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 | anxiety | Sedation, Sleepyness in the morning, mild inhibited feeling, extream weight gain. | I had to be taken off it because it was making me gain too much weight I went from 185 to 301 pounds in one year. Luckly now I only weigh 195 so I'm back to looking good and being in shape again. Zyprexa kind of helped, but the side effects wern't worth the antianxiety relief it hardly gave me. anotherwords it didn't work for me. I'm now being prescribed 20mg.s of diazepam (valium) to take three times a day and its working great for me I can now walk down the street without the unreal fears of what I thought people were thinking about me. Plus because of the help of valium and my own self determination I now have a job. So Zyprexa was close, but no cigar. Zyprexa didn't work. | M | 23 | 19 months | 11/5/2004 | 3 | severe stutter | Weight gain, general depression, increased sleep time, hard getting up in the morning, and a general lack of interest in anything | Zyprexa really seems to reduce my stutter - that is great. To finally be able to hold a normal conversation without a severe stutter was undescribably envigorating after a lifetime of either avoiding speaking situations or going through the torture of trying to convey what is so clear in my mind but nearly impossible to get out of my mouth. I am now looking for the right dosage that will maximize the beneficial effect while minimizing the side effects. I find that adding other medications (i.e. the anti-depressant Celexa or the ADHD medication Ritalin) to my daily medication 'cocktail' helps reduce some of the side effects. | M | 38 | 2.5 years | 11/11/2004 | 1 | Bipolar Type 1 (suicide attempts) | I always felt | This is a very dangerous drug. Can cause diabetes, raise cholesterol levels, and cause other serious metabolic problems. Doctors who prescribed this for me in the hospital never warned me about any of the serious adverse reactions. There are many other meds that are safer to use. Fortunately my current psychiatrist realized that it was probably raising my cholesterol levels. | M | 40 | 8 months | 11/25/2004 | 1 | Bipolar Type 1 - suicide attempts | It completely messed up my cholesterol profile. Everything was dangerously out of normal ranges. Had 30lb weight gain. After stopping it for 4 months, values returned to normal. | This drug is not safe. Can cause metabolic syndrome (diabetes, elevated cholesterol, etc.). There are many other safer alternatives. | M | 40 | 8 months | 11/25/2004 | 4 | Overwhelmed | Its ok, for a sleep aid.. For the fist few days I was still sleepy for a few hours after, but after a short while, I was ok.. | M | 25 | | 12/15/2004 | 1 | Hallucinations | Dizziness, almost blacking out, heart racing, weakness, tremors, coldsweat | i had to stop after 2 or 3 days due to the fact that i couldnt think straight (like barely even remember my name) and worst of all, my heart raced so much i thought i was having a heart attack. | F | 17 | 3 days | 1/20/2005 | 2 | Psychosis | Rapid weight gain, constipation, odd sensations in arms and legs. | Stopped psychotic thoughts and behaviour. Discontinued drug due to weight gain. | M | 45 | 1 months | 1/31/2005 | 4 | ptsd, voices, poor concentration | slept way too much, probably gained wt dont know didnt take it long enough...sleep was really deep tho and good... | risperidal gave me nightmares! zy seriously clears my head up alot! its strong stuff but it works... i was so much more focused... ok i was heavily abused, so its hard to think sometimes, but this did help i was alot more focused...i might also have ADD tho, this might be a factor. yeah use this even if u think u dont need it... | F | 28 | 30 days | 2/6/2005 | 5 | Depression | increased appetite. | I am really responding to this med! yeah. The increase in appetite is a good thing as I have always been skinny. I still plan to talk to my MD about a benzo suppliment for anxiety, but the zyprexa is really helping with the depression. | F | 41 | 5 days | 2/12/2005 | 2 | Bipolar II | 10mg at bedtime made me feel numb and | Kills your wit and personality too much. | M | 26 | 20 days | 2/13/2005 | 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 | Sleelessness | 35 | | 3/31/2005 | 1 | anxiety | akathesia--the feeling that you want to pace constantly. It is torture | Zyprexa is an EVIL drug. Don't take it! You get withdrawal symptoms when you try to come off it. IT can also cause serious, permanent, deadly side effects. | F | 37 | 3 months | 4/10/2005 | 4 | schizoaffective or bipolar disorder | excessive sleeping; gained 30 pounds but then stabilized | really does well at keeping unwanted and persistent thoughts out of my head; makes me more relaxed and content; moods/energy level are more stable now instead of always up and down | M | 29 | 5 years | 4/18/2005 | 5 | bipolar | 10 lb. weight gain, sleep good but tired upon waking for 30 min. or so | I had been taking wellbutrin and depakote for the last several years and they had quit helping. The zyprexa has been excellant for bipolar. Has stopped most needless worrying. I am much calmer. Some might say it takes away personality but without it I tend to be manic. My employer seems to like the calmer me. So far its great. I needed the 10 lbs. as I lost 45 due to cancer treatment and I need another 10 and I will be happy with that. | M | 46 | 50 days | 4/24/2005 | 4 | Bipolar | 40 lb weight gain; cholesterol went up, so had to take a statin; blood sugars went up to the point I had to take pills for my diabetes, which had previously been diet-controlled. Off Zyprexa, weight decreased, cholesterol went back down, and I'm down 1/2 on the dosage of meds for diabetes. | This was the best drug I'd used for a mood stabilizer since diagnoses 4 ys ago. Since I had to quit it, I've been trying nearly 2 yrs to find a substitute, to no avail. The P-doc had thought he could counter the weight loss by coupling it with an appetite-suppressing type of antidepressant. Wrong. Newest P-doc presently thought Geodon would be similar; but Geodon had other problems, just as limiting. Very frustrating. I'm still hoping to find something I like as well as Zyprexa. | F | 39 | 18 months | 4/30/2005 | 3 | bipolar | I had a good result in stopping mania but now I am more depressed and having suicidal ideation. | F | 40 | | 7/6/2005 |