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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYPREXA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bipolar !! | None; minor sedation at first, but I adjusted. | Stabilized mood and resolved depression; I have taken just about everything, and this medication really helped. | F | 50 | 4 months | 11/27/2006 | 2 | bipolar | AWFUL WEIGHT GAIN!!!! unstoppable appetite and ability to eat for 2-3 people (could eat 2-3 bagels for breakfast, big lunch, constant snacking, craving for Hungry Man dinners which eat pack about 1000 calories), My mouth was never closed, also causes unquenchable thirst (coffee, soda, BEER), went from someone who felt it at 2 drinks to being able to handle 8 drinks Stomach ballooned 7 inches and weight gain was 50 lbs. Went from being thin to being a bulky trailer. Could have rolled down a hill EMOTIONALLY FLAT listless LOSS OF LIBIDO Was I even a guy in my late teens? | If you want to stop mania, be sure to want to become an eating machine who doesn't need sex | M | 19 | 11 months | 12/1/2006 | 3 | depression, borderline PD | To be on a medication so long it was hard to tell what was me and what was the medication when I went off it I realized the sleepiness and laziness were side effects. Also I had weight gain, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, and high glucose. Heat intolerance which made me sick when I ran 5K races on warm days. Withdrawal: increased anxiety, muscle tension, heightened sensitivity to stimuli, aggitation. These mimiced the symptoms I went on the medication for. But the withdrawal was complete in two weeks. Now I am very glad I am off of it. | Zyprexa is a mixed blessing. When my life was unstable and my depression was more severe it was a life saver. It gave me boundaries. When others were upset I didnot have to be upset with them. So I was much less sensitive to perceived rejection. I am fortunate I now have a stable job and my kids have grown up well. So I don't need it to function. When I went off it I did so because of the metabolic side effects. I was surprised to experience the anxiety and tension. And equally surprised when they went away after two weeks. I have discoverd I am not lazy or sleepy or hungry all the time. That was the zyprexa not me. However if my life fell apart by getting fired or someone dying and I became suicidal and unable to function I would probably go back on it | F | 54 | 8 years | 12/9/2006 | 1 | Depression | After losing my youngest son, I was put on Zyprexa for almost four years. I tried weaning off of it in September of 2005. The nausea was horrible. When I got back on the medicine, all the nausea and diarrhea stopped. Again, last March of 2006, I weaned off of it again. It took me seven months to get the drug out of my system. Heaven only knows how I tolerated those seven months of sickness. Now, it seems as though my tastebuds have completely changed and I just don't enjoy a variety of foods. I had also gained almost 40 pounds and have lost at least 30 of that. I would NOT NOT NOT recommend this drug to anyone. | F | 51 | 3 years | 12/14/2006 | 5 | agitated schizophrenia | severe dry mouth! | after one week, my self mutilation has subsided. | F | 27 | 6 days | 12/15/2006 | 1 | Stepdaughter-Bipolar???? | Stepdaughter takes it....increased appetite and thirst. Extreme sedation...takes at bed but it carries through to the next day, she's zombie like and keeping her awake is not possible. She usually "wakes up" around 5-7 pm, then takes her dosage and goes to bed at 7:30 to 8:00. It's sad. | My stepdaughter (teenager) was prescribed this by her Mother's psychiatrist for bi-polar...with no medical history. My stepdaughter has gained approx 50 lbs in the last yr and is not the same child she used to be......very zombie-like when awake -which she usually isn't. Her days are spent eating and sleeping....she used to not be like this. Of course her bio Mom doesn't notice because she does the same. We are getting court-order for change of custody to her Dad (my husband) with extreme limited visitation with the Mother and will immediately wean her off with a physician's guidance. This drug has poisoned her. | F | 17 | 1 years | 12/15/2006 | 1 | Stepdaughter-Bipolar???? | Stepdaughter takes it....increased appetite and thirst. Extreme sedation...takes at bed but it carries through to the next day, she's zombie like and keeping her awake is not possible. She usually "wakes up" around 5-7 pm, then takes her dosage and goes to bed at 7:30 to 8:00. It's sad. | My stepdaughter (teenager) was prescribed this by her Mother's psychiatrist for bi-polar...with no medical history. My stepdaughter has gained approx 50 lbs in the last yr and is not the same child she used to be......very zombie-like when awake -which she usually isn't. Her days are spent eating and sleeping....she used to not be like this. Of course her bio Mom doesn't notice because she does the same. We are getting court-order for change of custody to her Dad (my husband) with extreme limited visitation with the Mother and will immediately wean her off with a physician's guidance. This drug has poisoned her. | F | 17 | 1 days | 12/15/2006 | 5 | schizoaffective/anxiety | drowsy-slept 16+hours per day for first month, but this went away (occassional drowsiness) ate everything in sight...have to be very conscious of my diet, but have not gained any weight. | A god send. without zyprexa often couldn't leave the house, unemployable, homeless. tried other antipsychs, seroquel made me more agitated. zyprexa works great for me (anxiety/panic disorder, bi-polar, schizophrenia all diagnosed/ schizoaffective is current diagnosis) | M | 38 | 2 months | 12/17/2006 | 3 | manic depression | -inability to feel sexual -totally blank mind -mood-less. no downs and no ups. -flattened creativity -inability to be in love -don't feel like exercising ever, even though that used to be one of life's great joys -hungry all the time. hungry for food, but not sex, nor anything else. -woke up and ate in sleep at high doses -don't get insights, or bubble with ideas, as before -weight gain. stopped it, still seem to be gaining although am not hungry or overeating anymore. -sleep 12hrs a night. blank dreamless sleep. wastes a life. -very very balanced. never upset, never critical, never angry --even when it's appropriate. --stagnating. | a wonder drug for stopping a manic episode (for me, it knocks out mania in 1-2 days), but a crummy ongoing stabilizer. it obliterates many of the reasons to be alive, such as feeling alive. BESIDES, I believe God does speak to me and through me and I don't like being flaming manic but I don't like shutting off my channel completely. I feel numb, like I've been brainwashed, and don't have the insights I would otherwise have--on a regular day, at MY baseline. No, specialists and drs, MY baseline is NOT on Zyprexa. there is more to life than eating and sleeping. A LOT. I do intend to keep zyprexa in my drug cabinet for when I might ever need it. I sometimes wonder though if Haldol would be better. doesn't work as fast, but less ongoing problems. | F | 39 | 2 years | 12/18/2006 | 3 | Schizophrenia and manic depression | Rapid weight gain, large weight gain (100 lbs). | M | 25 | 2 years | 12/27/2006 | 5 | Bipolar,Depression | 10 mg: zombified me was very quiet antisocial, lower dose 2.5 mg worked great no side effects | It helped me greatly with manic episodes stabilized mood helped my depression greatly also give it a try worked great! | M | 19 | 6 months | 12/29/2006 | 5 | bipolar, depression | 5 and 2.5 works great cures depression and manic behavior including loss of sleep eating and physical pain from mania. | There is help out there for depression and mania this is it lower dose worked for me so that is what i would recommend. too high of a dose is no good. | M | 19 | 6 months | 12/29/2006 | 4 | bipolar2 | So far, I've taken 1 week 5 mg and am still feeling like I walk in a continual fog. My intense suicidal feelings have abated and I feel like there is hope that I can stabalize, I just can't live in a semi-zombie state. I hope I will either adjust and the fog will lift, or perhaps take a smaller dose that will be effective without the sedative effect. It did knock me out somewhat, but my insomnia is very bad and after 2 nights, I was awake. I took half my normal sleep meds but found that wouldn't work because they added to my hangover, when before they were not a problem. I'll add another comment after I've given it a fair chance to work or not work. I want to reemphasize: it has helped with the suicidal feelings, and that is perhaps worth the side effects. | F | 51 | 7 days | 1/15/2007 | 2 | chronic insomnia leading into paranoid phycosis 15mg great for sleep but gained 4 more inches on my waist, made me feel worse | good drug when you've broke down i can imagine, dident work for me, still suffering with chronic insomnia,,,its like this, i stay awake for 3 days until i have delusions ( paraniod ones ).....then just slip away with the olanzapine,,terrible life,,,wouldent wish it on anyone,,,,,,,,???? year 2007 and they still havent found a cure for insomnia | M | 37 | 5 years | 1/16/2007 | 5 | OCD/Depression,Anxiety,Anorexia | Wierd "spaced-out" moments, increased appetite, that's really it. | AMAZING!! Pulled me from my hole like no other. Helps me immensely with my anxiety/panic. It was used to treat my Anorexia foremost. Really helped the negative thoughts and allowed me to begin to feel safe with eating again. I swear....if I am able to, I am never going off of this med. Thank you Zyprexa | F | 25 | 1 years | 1/18/2007 | 1 | anxiety and help with sleep | Repressed feelings. Feel like zombie. Gained about 20 lbs. Can't lose weight while taking this drug. Most difficult drug to stop using. | Doctor prescribed an antipsychotic drug for sleeping for me! Said there would be no problems with withdrawal. He believed Eli Lilly's lies. This is the most horrible drug I've ever used. All those antipsychotics, antidepressants and SSRI's are toxic and really effect your brain. I bought a milligram scale and am reducing 100th of a milligram every 10 days. It's the only way I can do it. It's much better to practice meditation and do Jon Kabat Zinn's mindfulness training. If you do that you won't need to take those poisonous drugs. | M | 73 | 2 years | 1/20/2007 | 1 | anxiety and insomnia | Gained about 20 lbs. Repressed feelings. Feel like zombie. Can't lose weight while taking this drug. Most difficult drug to stop using. | I HATE this drug! Doctor said there would be no problems with withdrawal. He believed Eli Lilly's lies. This is the most horrible drug I've ever used. All those antipsychotics, antidepressants and SSRI's are toxic and really effect your brain. I bought a milligram scale and am reducing 100th of a milligram every 10 days. It's the only way I can do it. It's much better to practice meditation and do Jon Kabat Zinn's mindfulness training. If you do that you won't need to take those poisonous drugs. | M | 73 | 2 years | 1/20/2007 | 1 | for anxiety and sleeping | Repressed feelings. Feel like zombie. Gained about 20 lbs. Can't lose weight while taking this drug. Most difficult drug to stop using. | Doctor prescribed an antipsychotic drug for sleeping for me! Said there would be no problems with withdrawal. He believed Eli Lilly's lies. This is the most horrible drug I've ever used. All those antipsychotics, antidepressants and SSRI's are toxic and really effect your brain. I bought a milligram scale and am reducing 100th of a milligram every 10 days. It's the only way I can do it. It's much better to practice meditation and do Jon Kabat Zinn's mindfulness training. If you do that you won't need to take those poisonous drugs. | M | 73 | 2 years | 1/20/2007 | 4 | Bipolar depression, insomnia | At first I felt hungover, tired, sick and zombie like. This went on for about a week. I was hungry all of the time and gained weight. I would sleep all night, wake up and take my kids to school, and then come home and go back to bed until like noon. | It did however help me "shut down" and go to sleep. I wasn't nearly as irritable as I usually was. | F | 30 | 4 months | 1/29/2007 | 1 | acute -psychosis | Horrible Lethargy, depression, like giving up, 14kg gained in 10 months now plataued since stopping. small palpatations (still occasionally have, never before)bigger appetite, though I watched. Socially Withdrawn. Muscle twitching. Excessive sleep. | Hard to live active. I have euphoric psychosis so not depressesd much before. Took away my spark. Affected relationship, no doubt. Stopped against doc recommendations. After one week without knowing I was off them, friends and family noticed marked difference. Never looked back, never having them again. Go with Stalazin anytime, if ever necessary. These are dangerous, the company is dangerous. Get a medical review!!! Research yourself if you can, don't just hand over to your doc!!! | M | 33 | 10 months | 2/4/2007 |