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 |
| 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 | 4 | acute insomina | Problems breathing if I got up at night and moved too fast. Mostly I took it just at night but when I took it during the day as well it turned me into a zombie. I belief it was affecting my sweating and internal heat regulation. | I would recommend this only for an absolute emergency. The drug saved my life, yet after I was stable enough I weaned off it as I could feel how powerful it was and it had negative effects. Severe childhood traumas were surfacing and I was going insane from lack of sleep and confusion. The drug saved my life by getting me sleep so my nervous system could rest. | F | 51 | 3 months | 4/25/2007 | 4 | bipolar w/ psychosis | zombie-like state (but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing at the time), memory loss | This medicine helped tremendously during a severe psychotic episode. It made me feel like a veggie, but that was better than what I was going through and it kept me out of the hospital. I was taking 20mg at bedtime and was tapered off once I was more stable. | F | 24 | 6 weeks | 5/9/2007 | 4 | Bipolar- Manic | Started off at 10mg to calm me since I was so manic I hadn't slept in 4 days and it worked great. I had been through so many medications and this is the only one that can calm me. I recently went down to 5mg and it seems to be working great. | This medicine does make you feel tired and high for a couple of days but this wore off for me rather quickly. I no longer feel agitated and hyper like I always was. I have tried just about everything and am so glad I found this med, if you don't have insurance though it is very expensive. | F | 28 | 21 days | 7/20/2007 | 4 | depression/anxiety/bi-polar | The only side effect was wt. gain. but that stops after a few months, and you no longer gain. I get awful if I try to stop taking it. It has helped me alot | F | 48 | 2 years | 5/1/2007 | 4 | Bipolar 2 , P.T.S.D | Slurring speech, tremors, weight game of 60 pounds, crave any sweets I can get ahold of, lack of consintration, no zest for life, suicide thoughts. | F | 49 | 2 years | 8/17/2007 | 4 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Hungry..I eat twice as much as I used to. I have severe stomach bloating (perhaps from weight gain) and face swelling which also may be from the weight gain. I'm sooo tired. Like to sleep 12-14 hours a day. | It has helped A LOT with my depression & suicidal thoughts. It takes away the "empty" feeling I have. The weight gain sucks, but I have never been happier! | F | 23 | 15 days | 10/27/2007 | 4 | Bipolar, anxiety, insomnia | gained 5 pounds a week; severe fatigue, but not every day; thinking unclear, apathetic, mean and sarcastic, insomnia not helped; now tired from Zyprexa, but do not sleep | Zyprex reduced my anxiety. I was on a diet and exercise program, was losing a pound every week or two. Felt great-except for the insomnia and anxiety. Take 5mg and does not help sleep at night. I am tired all day and night.?? Has anyone else had a mean mouth? I am sarcastic, and impulsivly use cruel words to my husband. This behavior of meanness is so shocking to me and my husband. I am constantly apologizing to the man who has stood by me for 30 years. If I was letting my subconscious thoughts out, I would understand-but what I blurt out is not true and hurts both of us. My therapist is baffled and says none of his Zyprexa clients have done this.?? I am thinking clearly in my mind, but my body is very different. I know what I want to say, but can't express it. I want to go to the gym, but feel so tired and apathetic. Know I should not be hungry, but constantly feel driven to eat. I have strong food cravings that include visual dreams of that food. All these side effects are not the | F | 51 | 60 days | 1/14/2008 | 4 | bi-polar | 25+lb. weight gain in less than 8 weeks,off & on flat affect, diabetes, the need for 10 hrs. sleep & difficult waking up | It took 5 years to find a med. that worked. Within a week my mood swings lessened and I felt human again. Zyprexa saved my life. At times I'd feel real flat & my vivacious personality had lessend considerably. My psychiatrist added Wellbutrin to Zyprexa and Lithium. After 9 years, I'm now off of the Zyprexa because my glucose nos. went into diabetes mode. I had no idea that was a side effect. I'm back to feeling like me again (w/out the extreme swings). I do miss the ability to sleep late on the weekends! | F | 59 | 9 years | 12/20/2007 | 4 | Treatment Resistant Depression | dry mouth, stiff muscles. | I take 5mg with moclobemide (RMAOI) at night. I feel much less depressed, to be more specific - I'm no longer constantly ruminating over everything negative, my mind is lighter. I feel more assertive and have more 'oomph'. I generally feel better, I just hope it lasts as its very early days, and most things tend to poop out on me (and thats not depressive thinking, its based on experience!). I felt it working within the first few days. Also my voice is sounding stronger, strange thing but depression/anxiety makes my voice sound a bit strangled. | F | 31 | 11 days | 12/17/2007 | 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 | Depression & Anxiety | Gained 25 lbs. in two months. | This drug was the best I'd ever taken for the often severe depression I've had for years (but thankfully has subsided for the past 2+ years). It was stopped due to the weight gain, which I can't afford due to spine and joint problems. However, if I could find a way to deal with the weight gain and ever needed something for depression and anxiety again I would use this medication. It worked FAST, within DAYS I felt better than I had in a very, very long time, and I had no other side effects. I was energetic, higher sex drive than when depressed and optimistic about my life. | F | 51 | 3 months | 2/8/2009 | 4 | Mood Disorder | Increased Hunger | My daughter was put on Zyprexa after trying 15 other medications. She has a Mood Disorder, ADHD, ODD and FASD. Initial response was AWESOME. Totally different child. After about 5 days, the old behavior began to resurface. It's not as bad as it was before, but still difficult. Dr. has added 1/4 ml Haldol twice daily. She'll take for the first time tonight. Hopefully it will help! | F | 5 | 1 weeks | 11/19/2008 | 4 | Schizoaffective | I have gained a lot of weight.. 70 lbs in 1.5 years. I used to be really beautiful but now I am just huge. | The medicine has done well at controlling my paranoia and thoughts. My thoughts are organized again and overall I feel pretty good. I just wish I didn't have to be so big. | F | 29 | 1.5 years | 7/8/2008 | 4 | bipolar 2 | The need to sleep all day long. Seriously, I could not take this drug without an antidepressant, I'd never wake up. | I take 5mgs 2x per day. Had been in a severe mixed manic-depressive state, and the first pill I took changed my mood for the better. No more suicidal thoughts. In that regard, it's a miracle drug. | F | 32 | 3 months | 11/19/2009 | 4 | depression, mood swings | weight gain from 112 to 184. with dieting am now 148 but can't stop eating enough to get down to 135. | For me this was a miracle drug if not for the weight gain. I am focused, stable and not depressed. | F | 61 | 3.5 years | 8/26/2009 | 4 | bipolar mania/psychosis | weight gain, drowsiness, craving sweets | although this med makes me eat like a pig and knocks me out at 9pm regardless of when i take it, its the best antipsychotic to treat my manias and paranoia. i've tried other AP's like seroquel, geodon, and risperidal, and they didn't help much. i take 20mg zyprexa a day, have for almost 2 years. blood sugar and all other blood tests have always been normal | F | 29 | 2 years | 12/1/2009 | 4 | acute schizophrenia | Helped with psychosis. Tinnitus and distress. | F | 40 | 10 years 15 | 12/8/2013 | 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 | 4 | Severe depression | A lot of weight gained. Made me feel comfortable less depressive thoughts. It is a very useful drug | F | 43 | 10 months 30 | 2/13/2017 |