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 | bipolar | Just switched to Saphris 10 mg Black Cherry Flavor because of rapid hunger and weight gain with Zyprexa. | Zyprexa made me to sedated and hungery. My pdoc said Saphris should do the trick. Next Medicine I'm going to try is Latuda. | M | 25 | 6 months 20mg 1X day | 8/16/2011 | 1 | SCHIZOPHRENIA | SEVERE WEIGHT GAIN AND HUNGER. GIVES PEOPLE DIABETES. TIRED FEELING. | This drug has finally gone cheap as generic Olanzapine. Made by Teva. | M | 33 | 6 months 10MG 1X day | 10/26/2011 | 1 | doctor thought I was using street drug | Starting to feel brain dead. Tried to stop the med: pupils shrink, blood in stools, diarrhea. My blood glucose went up like crazy with this drug. I think I will die soon. | Only modern drug to use is seroquel 400mg/night or something (IR, not XR/prolong). Do not use low-dose (>200mg) seroquel. | M | 30 | 3 months 5 1X day | 7/9/2011 | 1 | schizophrenia | weight gain 80 LBS, food cravings, sleepy. | This drug will be available in a generic come October. A lot cheaper for my pocket book. | M | 30 | 6 months 10MG 1X day | 7/2/2011 | 1 | Doctors didn't like me | DO NOT USE LITHIUM. USE ANTIPSYCHOTICS INSTEAD. IF YOU USE ANTIPSYCHOTICS YOU DIE IN 10 YEARS OR SO. IF YOU WITHDRAW YOU HAVE ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH. | NEVER START ANTIPSYCHOTICS IF YOU ARE NOT FORCED TO USE THEM. IF DOCTOR PRESCRIBES YOU ANTIPSYCHOTICS HE IS NOT TREATING YOU PROPERLY. NEVER STOP IF YOU ARE USED MORE THAN ONE WEEK! | M | 20 | 800 years 1 1X day | 1/25/2011 | 1 | Racing thoughts/Psychosis | Large increase in appetite. Large amount of weight gain. | I haven't taken this drug since the Spring of 2010. Started at 5 mg once a day and maxed at 20 mg once a day. Did nothing except make me pack on the pounds which I have since lost. Another drug that struck out with me. | M | 26 | 2 months 20 1X day | 3/20/2011 | 1 | "mania" | Laziness, weight gain, greater appetite | Worthless drug that doesn't really do anything but subdue people beyond what is needed or desirable. | M | 27 | 3 years varied 1X AN | 11/30/2011 | 1 | bipolar | Sedation at first, loss of interest in pretty much everything, boredom, trouble making decisions | Over the past few months I've noticed a severe decrease in things I used to enjoy, and this correlates exactly along the same timeline that I've been taking this med. It definately stabilizes my mood, but I find I'm sorta just "existing" and passing time, not interested in much of anything. Haven't been to the gym in weeks, whereas I used to go routinely. I've had days where all I did, all day, was just watch TV, when there was stuff that needed to be done....it was an ordeal just to get off the couch. My guitars are collecting dust, my apartment needs a good cleaning, yet all I want to do is crash on the couch and watch TV, even though it's hard to find pleasure out of that as well. I'm not myself at work, I'm less productive, less helpful, it's awful!!! If I were to graph my moods while I've been on this, it'd be a straight line in the negative. Same thing happened with Depakote ER, Trileptal, and Lithium. I'm beginning to think mood-stabilizers aren't for me. | M | 29 | 5 months 10 1X day | 4/25/2012 | 1 | Hyper activity, severe ADHD, etc | Extreme weight gain (over 40lbs in less than 1year), breast development, unstable gait, and most recent, hypoglycemia. | M | 13 | 3 years 20mg | 3/24/2012 | 1 | Psychosis | weight gain, increased appetite, tiredness, lethargy, memory problems, loss of creativity, seizures | M | 29 | 14 days 20 mg 1X day | 4/4/2012 | 1 | Bipolar | Weight gain,very tired, confusion with memory loss. I agree zyprexa is a poor performing drug for many and should be taken off the market. | M | 46 | 5 months 40 1X day | 3/28/2012 | 1 | confused doctor | I was hallucinating more while on the pills than when I took myself off. | M | 22 | 2 years 10 1X day | 12/11/2012 | 1 | Stressful life events | Initially none. Started due to dishonest doctors diagnosing me to be in psychosis. After reducing dosage to 5mg/day there is pale skin. Now after 3 years of use I have breathing problems and maybe some kind of heart problems. | I think I'm slowly dying to Zyprexa. Some kind of pseudoparkinsonism (hard to initiate movements) and heart failure symptoms related breathing. I think I will try to discontinue although I'm probably suicidal [need to use statins - there is at least atherosclerosis and other problems]. http://nonpsychiatry.wordpress.com/ Films: V for Vendetta, Matrix, CCHR: Psychiatry Industry of Death, Batman 3 (breathing) etc. | M | 32 | 3 years 20 1X day | 2/8/2013 | 1 | I feel drugged, i feel my head heavy, i feel detached from the reality, like a zombie, hand tremors, palpitations throughout the body, i wake up with dry mouth and throat, i sleep more than 12 hous per day, i even missed classes to sleep a little more, i feel like parts of my brain were shut off, i only feel fine lying somewhere and still. | Poison | M | 23 | 1 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 7/28/2012 | 1 | Psychotic dysorder | Weight gain, Being tired most of the day, Uncontrolled eye movement, Hallucinations/nightmares including awakening without being able to move - lasting several minutes during that time bouncing into hallucinations and hearing voices, Being Numb , depression. | I would recommend this medication only for acute symptoms, when there are no alternative, if you don't experience side effects. i would like to point out - beware of psychiatrists they subscribe medications much to easily, dont become a lab testing mouse for them. | M | 28 | 2 years | 6/18/2006 | 1 | depression | I was prescribed zyprexa to fight depression, but side-effects (weight-gain, memory loss, drowsyness, dizzyness) depressed me even more. I am a university student and I have lots of difficulties in studying and being awake owing to that crap called zyprexa. | Stop taking it if side effects outbalance benefits, even against your doctor's advice | M | 32 | 5 years | 5/7/2006 | 1 | bipolar | severe akathisia ocd tardive akathisia dry mouth agitation suicidality homicidality | M | 28 | 18 months | 9/4/2005 | 1 | Severe stress! | Whilst I was on it I was in a zombie like state and suffered problems with my libido (couldn't climax and was losing my erection.) I took 2.5mg for 2 days and 5mg for 8 days. | Stopped for the aforementioned reasons. 8days after stopping 'ZYP' the muscle between my thumb&index finger (Right hand) twitched for 30consecutive days, as many as 200+ times per day. 9days after stopping 'ZYP' I had 1week of horrendous symptoms - night&day sweats (sweated excessively for 7days, lost my appetite for 3weeks, Nausea, grinding teeth, frequent night wakings, agitation, restlessness, freezing cold extremities, body shaking, constantly fluctuating between feeling hot&cold, sweaty palms, increased salivation & a feeling of being very unwell - I thought I was dying! 3 & a half weeks after stopping 'ZYP' I developed frequent night wakings which I now have every single night (almost 6weeks now) and GP had to put me on 'Amitriptyline' as I was severly sleep deprived via my disturbed sleep - never had frequent night wakings in my life before! Also 3 & a half weeks after I stopped taking 'ZYP' I developed twitches, tremoring & jerking of my 4fingers in | M | 32 | 10 days | 9/22/2006 | 1 | Severe Stress! | continuation of the post I posted below ........ | .... jerking of my 4fingers in my left hand. Just over 1month of stopping 'ZYP' my hands & forearms started shaking whilst doing things like holding cutlery or holding the phone. 2weeks after stopping 'ZYP' I had 6weeks of bilateral hip&shoulder blade pain, neck pain&pain in my chin but that has cleared up now. I think the possibilities are I've drug induced parkinsonism or tardive dyskinesia which would make sense as I took a 'dopamine antagonist'. My GP disagrees with my theories. GP's can be wrong though! If you want to email me please feel free! | M | 32 | 10 days | 9/22/2006 | 1 | schizophrenia | At first it was good but then as time went on it became less efective and now as of a week ago developed irregular heart beats don't take this drug it may be a difference between life and death | M | 25 | 3 years 10mg | 11/9/2012 |