olanzapine medication

Hi im desperatly in need to know of a good bipolar medication that doesnt make me gain weight, I was on olanzapine and I gained loads, then they put me on abilifyand I got 13 of the uncommon side effects, then they put me on sulpiride but they are similar to olanzapine,and all the time ive been on lamotrigine, but they dont seem to work as well on their own. At the mo ive stopped taking my meds and finding it hard, can anyone help please?

They took me to psychiatrist that put me on olanzapine 10mg and kept me in the hospital for 10 days. Traumatic experience. Than after 2-3 months the doctor put me on 7mg, and now I'm on 5 mg olanzapine. It was harder to cope with rest of the world the first few mounts. I didn''t want to do the things I wanted, It was hard to cope with my previous social life, I felt like I have nothing to talk to my friends, like my brain is empty, like I'm brain washed.

I was on a drug called Olanzapine and that had had some bad press about it possibly causing diabetes. When i looked into it further and spoke with a couple of doctors they explained that it wasn't the drug that actually caused it, what caused the diabetes was what people were shovelling into their mouths. A lot of drugs increase your appetite and therefore you put on weight and don't always chose the right foods to snack on. A bad diet and obesity cause type 2 diabetes.

Hi and welcome to the site. You have come to a great place where we can offer you support and advice based on our own experiences. Finding the right medication can be a long process - unfortunately. I don't think there are many of us who have hit the "jackpot" first try, or second or third ...... I think you get my drift. Please don't be disillusioned by this - I personally didn't get on with Zyprexa either.

While I have not taken it, I know that a good deal of the antipsychotics out there, including olanzapine, can cause sedation. Antipsychotics can also be activating where they will cause insomnia if you take them before falling asleep. I'm sure there are people here who have taken it and experienced sedation.

Hi I have started to tapper off olanzapine because of the weight gain, I have noticed that after just a week on the reduced amount I have started to have sleep problems, I am finding it harder and harder to get to sleep, then when I do get to sleep I am waking through the night, could this be the reduction in the med and what should I do if anything, im not due to see me pdoc until 1 june when I would be fully off this med.

I was put on olanzapine an anti phycotic on top of my fluvoxamine meleate 200mg for deap depression after and home invasion. While the olanzaoine was helpful with my depression i think it was also causing leg pain. the longer I took it for the worse the pain got and more pain meds I needed to take to get threw my day to just walk. Once I was strong enough to come off olanzapine I weaned my self off and the leg pain started to get better over time.

Last night I took my first olanzapine pill(5mg), for panic attacks and apparently I did some weird things in my sleep. My girlfriend said my legs were twitching, and sounded like I was choking when I was snoring. It only happened last night, and not this morning when I was sleeping. I feel normal today, just a little dizzy(I slept 15 hours). Is this normal?? Thanks Also, I can't stop sleeping!

I have been on olanzapine for 15 years and has helped me greatly with anxiety, and other mental health conditions. I am 35 years old and have over the past 7 weeks experienced extreme pain in my feet and ankles. I had also over the past 6 months experienced tingling in the feet and legs which I believe is a side effect of long term use off olanzapine. I have been very concerned over the servere pain in my feet as it is all over the foot and can be painful to walk on.

I'm on 5mg olanzapine and 20mg fluoxetine need to know the best dose before my review

I am about to switch from olanzapine to seroquel. Is it ok to just stop taking olanzapine and start taking seroquel? I am on a very low dose of olanzapine.

5mg and Buproprion XL 300mg... After a couple months and not much change my doctor adds in Olanzapine 5mg, problem is I've been doing a bit of research online and am now too nervous to take the Olanzapine(Zyprexa) with the Clonazepam(Klonopin). Every thing I've seen has basically said that these two can interact very badly causing shallow breathing, loss of consciousness, etc. It would be much appreciated if I could get some feedback from anyone who has taken the two together.

Will Olanzapine help with withdrawals from Oxycodone. I am down to 10mg of Oxy and it has been a fight for me.. I did wean myself off Hydrocodone which made me happy but then I got on oxy 30 mg and have reduced my dosage. Will this medicine help me.

Sounds awful.

Both Olanzapine and Resperidone are atypical antipsychotics. So, basically, you will be taking the same class of antipsychotics. Resperidone is however a very potent antipsychotic. The response to treatment has been found to be more stable with Resperidone, so that’s a plus point with this drug. Both drugs cause similar side effects, but Olanzapine shows fewer motor function side effects than Resperidone in comaparative clinical trials.

Yes my doc knows I am reducing my olanzapine to be off them in 4 more weeks reducing the dose every 2 weeks because of weight gain which has been massive, I am still on epilim but I keep forgetting to take my morning dose so I know Im not at theraputic levels of eplim, I know its my own fault.

Hi 45...life long condition of debilitating fear/paranoia (of being attacked/killed/tortured etc) and accompanying anxiety. has peaked lately with the loss of three jobs in one year due to persecutory delusions.

dear nicc, Ive been on sodium valproate for about six years, previously i was on olanzapine. I think that everyone 's reaction to medications is fairly unique as I dont find memory loss or fogginess a problem with the valproate . what i can say is what your describing sounds very familiar to how i felt as a teenager on olanzapine, i remember my emotions were dulled down and i didnt feel i had a personality .so i think it is very likely that ur medication is giving you these responses.

All anti-convulsants in a certain class, Lamictal among them have a warning that they on occassion can cause suicidal ideations. That may or may not be the cause of it but do speak to your psychiatrist about this as soon as possible.

t feel the sleepy feeling anymore i feel like i been up forever and ever. this medication has really messed up my sleep can anybody help me figure out whats wrong all i would like to do is get some sleep please !

I saw a psychologist who gave me olanzapine to take and suggested I may be bipolar but I have refused to go back as I do not respect their opinion as they assumsed to think I was either bipolar or normal and did not take into consideration any other disorders. In the last 2 1/2 years I have also dealt with confusion about my sexuality which I have now mainly resolved (I'm straight).

from last 3 years she is taking olanzapine 10. i just want to know is this type of behaviour is mental abnormality or heridetary disesses.

Hi, I was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but have been on the medication for it since 2009. I experienced a lot of weight gain (40 pounds) on this medication (olanzapine), and it just added to my depression and made me miserable and totally unconfident. Also, although I haven't experienced a full-blown manic episode in a while, my depressive episodes have become harder and harder to cope with.

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