Olanzapine withdrawal syndrome

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603015 tn?1329862973 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.
Avatar f tn If my psychiatrist decided to take me off olanzapine this week I hope he puts me on a good replacement to help me cope with the withdrawal symptoms as I have tried in the past to reduced my mg quite alot and experienced high anxiety, I can't control my thinking and I don't sleep, I'm a bit nervous about what will happen as I don't want to relapse. I know I'm going abit of ahead myself but if this pain is caused by the olanzapine I need to stop taking it.
Avatar f tn 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.
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6452367 tn?1430944592 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.
Avatar f tn What would the withdrawal symptoms be? I read somewhere that you can die so I was wondering if anyone knew what would actually happen.
Avatar m tn I have been diagnosed with depression and social phobia from a psychiatrist.Initially i took escitalopram and olanzapine for one year but then i changed doctor because i didn't like him so much.I noticed that after the first couple of weeks of taking the meds my cognitive abilities dropped down a lot.The new doctor prescribed me prozac and rhisperdal but right now i also have short term memory problems.
Avatar f tn t be the medication tho I was taking NOTHING else but me and my GP saw those twitches and tremors alright! ) ..swapped to 1 x 5mg olanzapine for three weeks and now okay enough to Research, tremors decreased by 90% but packing on the weight despite regular exercise.With sedation I get my situation under control and my fears scuttle off far enough away for me to live outside of four walls...
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar m tn Hello, I have been diagnosed and treated for psychotic depression, OCD, anxiety for last few years. I was on olanzapine for 1 year (5mg), and it worked like making me sleepy really quickly and knocked me out in within 10 mins. Then I was on and off basis as I was not so glad to taking medications because all next I was sleepy. Recently my condition has worsened and I am taking 2.5 mg as said by doctor (take when required and your condition etc).
603015 tn?1329862973 Was this just because I didnt take my meds or just a coincidence, I am on epilim, olanzapine and something else I cant remember the name of but it can cause a fatal rash as a side effect if given too higher dose too quickly, I have only just started on this a few weeks ago.
Avatar f tn See my post entitled "zyprexa withdrawal or sleep disorder" (still dealing with it, right now i am suffering from severe sleep deprivation and some really wierd symptoms like confusion, memory loss, severe inattention, etc.....look up zyprexa side effects and withdrawal, it can do some really messed up stuff to you. But on the other hand, not everyone reacts that way.
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar n tn 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.
Avatar m tn She is in a catatonic state and has been so for 3 weeks after taking Olanzapine. does anyone out there have any experience with this (NMS) and what is the prognosis. I am told to just wait it out but for how long, will she recover, what will she be like????? she is on a feeding tube and vitals are stable. I greatly appreciate any help you can offer!
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar f tn Just monitor how you feel to be sure you are not experiencing withdrawal symptoms. I would also discuss this with your prescribing physician as well.
603015 tn?1329862973 I am coming off olanzapine and I have stopped sleeping properly, I do not want this to trigger and episode. I seem to be finding it harder and harder to get to sleep and then waking up several times, I think im getting about 3-5 hours sleep, I was sleeping 8-9 hours before. I have only had one reduction of the med so far and am about to have the next reduction. Any advise on how I can overcome this problem as sleep deprevation has always been a big trigger for me.
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar f tn he will prescribe me whatever i ask for because he knows ive tried everything. Hes suggesting olanzapine next. Ive realized one thing. My issue has always been anxiety..causing insomnia causing more anxiety. The only thing the amitriptyne helped was the insomnia due to the anti histamine. Same with seroquel. Thats whats causing the constipation too...the anti histamine. It was never depression that i needed help with..until now. The amitrilylne never helped my anxiety..
Avatar f tn The study listed other pharmacologic treatments for skin picking, such as inositol, clomipramine, doxepin, inositol, lamotrigine, olanzapine, naltrexone and riluzole. In addition, the study suggested that the prescription medication worked best if combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy. Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/164526-solutions-for-skin-picking/#ixzz1aQdM8MPJ If you want to give the inositol a try, it looks like most people use the powder mix.