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 |
| 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 | 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 | 2 | Anxiety/depression | 2.5 mg seems to make me irritable more, slight weight gain, as for sleep, seems to make me very light sleeper, wake up at any sound and very irritable right after. | I don't know. I was given 1 month sample/ 2.5 mg by county nurse who is able to give meds. I see her again soon, she was going to give me something else but samples were out. I feel slightly cautious now by reading up on this drug. | M | 30 | 3 weeks | 2/26/2008 | 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 | 2 | anxiety, paranoya | took 15 pounds in a month, felt like a zombie: lost of emotions and general feeling that everything doesnt matter at all. had to stop the medication because of uncontroled mouth movements. do not take zyprexa unless you realy cant function in everyday life. try to avoid that medication if you can. Im sure it is good for people who have realy big problems that but think about it before taking it, you wont have any feelings like passion or love. This medication could be good for treating anorexia since you get realy hungry all the time and you dont seem to care about getting weight while under zyprexa.... if fact, you dont seem to care about anything at all in life, the good and the bad. | M | 24 | 1 months | 5/22/2006 | 2 | Bipolar | Some flattened affect, weight gain, moodyness in AM. | I take this medication only once per day in evening before bed and I'm really glad about that because I only get less than a half my waking day that I feel normal when its probably at its least concentration. I do sleep well if not even a little too well. Just wish I didn't feel out of it the first part of the day. Concerned about long term effects as well. | M | 39 | 2 years | 4/7/2006 | 2 | Bipolar II | Became a real porker and ballooned outward, 40 LBS Weight Gain, Waist went from 30' to almost 36 inches, 6 Pack ABS to Flab Rolls (a real pot belly) Constant hunger, Ate anything not nailed down (carbs mostly), Lethargic. Originally 5'11'' and 157 lbs (age 20 at the time) Then became about 197 lbs. Shortness of breath, Chest Pain Little sex drive (Who could with all this new belly fat?) | Moods too zoned, Too robotic, Emotion dead | M | 22 | 11 months | 11/14/2006 | 2 | Schizophrenia | This drug is almost worse than the illness. Turned me into a mental cripple/zombie. Horrific unstoppable weight gain. Dizziness. Etc. | It makes you sane, but you're not much better off. | M | 26 | 2 years | 11/26/2005 | 2 | steroid-induced psychosis | the medicine is very good for bipolar mania, schizophrenia, or (in my case) steroid-induced psychosis (rare side effect from pulmicort inhaler, see for further info on that). However, weight gain is rapid, and you can't do much about it. You can be eating a steak dinner and thinking about fried chicken at the same time. I got terrible anxiety with it, I was barely able to go out at all. A few months after stopping the drug, I started to develop facial twitches, and muscle twitches, and jerking of the fingers, arms, etc. Apparently this is the beginning of tardive dyskinesia, and the the drug masks the symptoms, so you will not notice it until you stop the drug. Thanks goodness I stopped in time. Having permanent twitching/jerking of my body would not be fun. However, if you have serious mental illness, you may have to risk this serious side effect. | M | 2 years | 3/9/2006 | 2 | bipolar | Sleepy, great to get a good nights sleep. Morning/day/evening Restlessness, the kind where you wanna kill yourself. Pacing around like a mad fool thinking of slitting my wrists.pop one then your so chill an hour later wake up, repeate the restlessness - Odd space outs, but could still focus for the most part. I fainted once, dunno if it was the med or not. It is too bad made me wanna kill myself with restlessness otherwise id take the stuff | You may wanna try this if your crazy, but beware it might make ya more crazy ! like any med, everyone is different, one person will curse a med while someone else will praise it. I took it on and off but when I took it steady for a month I was looped with restlessness like you cant imagine. It is too bad about that cause other than that I didnt mind it is the key word. restless. | M | 25 | 4 weeks | 6/17/2006 | 2 | Schizophrenia | The question one needs to ask is - we are humans, designed to work productively. How is this drug designed to help us as humans work productively? From this point of view, Zyprexa falls down magnificently. I become lazy, tired and my desire to sleep in the morning is exaggerated. So no more early trips to work or church on sunday. I have studied both an honours and a Master's degree. I could do the Master's degree on Zyprexa due to being able to work in my own time and the clarity of my thinking was good. But if I have to work according to the world's schedule of 9 to 5pm, Zyprexa ain't gonna work. I also suddenly want to eat a lot of Dorito's sweet chilli pepper, watching the wasteline explode. | Zyprexa is a better drug for dealing with stress. It is possible to make it through difficult times on the drug and is a significantly better drug than say, Risperidone. However, physically Geodon is a more healthy drug because it allows you to do more exercise while eating less. You also sleep less on Geodon. The challenge with Geodon is that the quality of your mind on Geodon is not as good as it is on Zyprexa. The thoughts are more erratic, less clear. However, at the beginning of the day, Zyprexa is a like waking up with your mind on cotton wool. As the morning passes, this cotton wool lifts and then suddenly your mind is free of anxiety and ready to take on the day. If there was some way that you could have the Zyprexa afternoon mind with the Geodon body, now that would be a drug worth taking....any pharmaceutical companies reading???? | M | 35 | 3 years 5 1X day | 11/20/2011 | 2 | Bipolar disorder | My libido has gone. Even if I take viagra, I cannot finish my sexual activity. I feel bad because of that | M | 41 | 2 years 5 1X day | 8/7/2011 | 2 | anxiety/Obsessions | weight gain, sleepy all day everyday, no matter how much sleep i get or whether I exercise I feel like a zombie all day, I don't know how I've kept my job. I'm getting floaters in my eyes but they could be a result of the lexapro I'm taking | This drug isn't living. You're a zombie and you don't feel some of those emotions that are near and dear to us. It's helped kill my anxiety off but has replaced it with depression. One other positive thing it did was help me quit smoking. I liked seroquel better | M | 27 | 2 months 5mg 1X day | 9/15/2010 | 1 | SEVERE Bipolar disorder/Depression | While taking this POISON. I had the following side effects and quite possibly a lot more that I failed to mention. I experienced: Unbelievable thirst (No matter what or how much of what I drank; I couldnt quench my thirst.) Eating CONSTANTLY!!! I wanted NOTHING BUT FUDGE ROUNDS/HONEY BUNS or anything sugary!, SEVERE Cloudiness, Dream like state of mind, VERY VERY VERY VERY BAD Short term memory (almost 1 1/2 yr later; short term memory is still bad but THANKFULLY NOT as bad as it was) Extremely lethargic, 85LBS of FAT gained! Im 5"10 and USED to weigh 142lbs. VERY thin/Muscular and a VERY good lucking young man. While taking I weighed 240lbs Here I am little over a year and a half of being off this POS drug and have only lost 20lbs. TRYING SO HARD TO LOSE IT BUT IT WONT MELT AWAY FAST ENOUGH!!!!! | As i stated in the side effects.. I experience 100lbs of weight gain. I now rock the beer gut like a proud hillbilly would. Unfortunately im not a damn hillbilly and am trying hard as hell to lose this weight. It's been little over a year and a half or so and i still have the lethargic feeling, no energy to do what i used to do. I want to be secluded (mostly because of the weight gain.) I used to be proud of how well my body was in shape. If you are reading this and your wanting opinions on whether or not you should take it. Stop. It isnt worth it. Tell your doctor to go f them self. There are other meds out there LESS LETHAL than this! I currently fight pre-diabetes because of this. There are times if i so much as eat a SMALL amount of rice; My sugar gos to 300. My eye sight has changed. I no longer have 20/20 vision. I now need to wear glasses/contacts bc the sugar and zyprexa damaged my eye sight. There is so much more i could say about this drug and what else it has done to me but i dont have enough time in the day to sit here and recall the night-mares this poison has inflicted on me. Again; If you happen to be reading this to get an idea of whether or not you should start this med; Dont. You truly will regret every nano-second spent on this crap. As with everyone who has taken this stuff and to anyone who may stumble upon this in the future. I too share the suffering from this. I wish you all the best in being "YOU!" again. | M | 24 | 2 years 6mg 1X day | 9/2/2010 | 1 | Bi-polar, depression | Weight gain, PANCREATITUS | This medicine seemed to work for my moods. I seemed calm and at ease. I gained about 30 pounds (I weigh 160 so 30 lbs is alot!). After 2 years, I came down with Acute Pancreatitus. I was in the Hospital ICU for 8 days. My Pancreatitus was the WORST pain I have ever felt. I had a 10% chance of dying. After some research, this drug has a history of Pancreatic attacks. If you search Google and type in Zyprexa and Pancreatitus, thousands of pages come up. I am lucky to be alive and will never take this medicine again! | M | 41 | 2 years 10 1X day | 7/11/2010 | 1 | 72 hours hold for suicide | I took a total of 10 mg and now I feel more terrible in my whole life. I want to commit suicide more then ever now. My sleep pattern of off and I don't enjoy life at all. I want to die. | M | 50 | 2 days 5 mg 1X day | 3/30/2010 | 1 | bipolar disorder | I have a massive weight gain,+10 inches on my waist. I sleep 14 to 16 hours a day, I have reduced emotions and motivation, diminished concern, general apathy. two years into treatment my dose was reduced from 10mg to 5mg per day, following a near fatal deep vein thrombosis. two months ago I had a ruptured pancreas, vomiting blood and in extreme pain. etc. | Zombie Pills, a "Chemical Cosh" my life is in total ruins. My family are ashamed to know me, I no longer have any contact with them. In my view this drug should never have received a licence. I know of three people about my age, who took olanzapine, and now have a headstone. I feel I will soon follow them to an early grave. | M | 59 | 7 years 5 mg 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 1 | Schizoaffective Disorder | Absolute destruction of sexual capability to the point my wife had an affair on me just to get some satisfaction. Supreme sedation. Gained 95 pounds in one month. Diabetes Type II. | Stay as far away from this drug as you can. Sure, it does stop psychosis quickly, but all the side effects in the world are not worth it. My wife is gorgeous, I am so attracted to her, and because of this drug our marriage is in ruins. I took myself off this drug against doctor's orders and now I can perform again. It is most definitely Zyprexa that did it. Also, who wants to gain almost 100 pounds? I'm sure that didn't help my particular situation. | M | 32 | 4 years 40Mg 1X day | 2/6/2010 | 1 | Paranoia, Psychoses | Weight gain, about 10 kg. | Did not work for the purpose. | M | 37 | 6 months 15 mg 1X day | 1/7/2018 | 1 | So they can have jobs | I almost died. | It's your choice. Some people don't comprehend nothing is wrong with you. | M | 26 | 365 days 20 1X day | 8/7/2011 |