Zyprexa not working
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My psychiatrist has just added Zyprexa to take with Prozac as the Prozac is not working like it used to work.I'm worried about the weight gain with Zyprexa, is there something else that could be used with the Prozac instead? Also until now I've also been taking 1 mg. Ativan in the morning and 1 mg Ativan before bed. Is it safe to use Ativan with the Zyprexa?
I was wondering if anyone on this website is taking zyprexa for racing thoughts and irritability. I started taking it in December for these symptoms but I have put on weight taking this drug. I am not sure if it is the drug itself or if my appetite has increased. In anycase, I am really depressed about this and am thinking of switching medications or just getting off the zyprexa itself. I am also taking 20 mg. of lexapro and this has not caused a past weight gain. Please help!
Is there any other meds that have the same ability to control the reasons that zyprexa is prescribed for as it is very expensive and I am afraid it could cause a patient to discontinue taking it.
I was given 10 mg Zyprexa by my pdoc for about four months. It stopped working, so he took me off of it. I went from 10mg to 5 mg for a week, then to 2.5mg for a week, then off.
This is the 12th day and I've been experiencing intense withdrawal: An extreme anxiety that I've never before experienced, an indescribable, awful feeling, insomnia/early waking, severe and persistent diarrhea, dry heaves and throwing up, unable to eat, etc.
Yes you can loose weight on this med. I have lost most of the weight I gained. I eat 6 small meals a day and exercise. caarrdio and wieghts. eat lots of fruits and veggies along with lean protiens.
His previous psychiatrist who is now 3,600 km away, sent my son off with a referral letter stating that his approach had they continued working together would be to switch from Zyprexa (10 mg. daily) to Zeldox (60 mg) due to a weight gain. He then provided him with Zeldox samples from the drug company but in 80 mg doses. I don't know where the error is. Is there a typo in the referral letter or were those the only samples he had?
I'm prescribed Zyprexa in the "Zydis" rapid-dissolve form, 5mg, as needed "for agitation". I'm bi-polar, and sometimes I get worked up to a state that is more frustrated & agitated than it is manic, per se, The Zyprexa works well for this, except for its notorious weight-gain side effects. I just can't handle the weight issues.
You're posting on a depression forum, but Zyprexa is an antipsychotic, so I guess the first thing to think about is whether you need that add-on or not. If the Pristiq wasn't working by itself at all, adding another drug to it won't help it work. If it was working but not well enough and this is where you ended up instead of trying a different antidepressant to see if that worked better, that's another possibility.
Nothing seems to work well for me. I had resisted mood stabilisers till recently and even priadel does not seem to be working for me. anti-depressants on their own of course had me all over the place because of misdiagnosis, it seems none of the docs i've been to had ever heard of dysphoric mania! i keep hoping priadel will kick in as i have had enough at this point. Good luck with your quest for good meds.
My dr is talking about trying Abilify as an adjunct to the low dose Wellbutrin I'm currently taking. I am not bi-polar. I've suffered from recurring major(?) depression off and on for a few years. And seemingly a low grade depression for much longer.
I'm not that keen on taking a medicine which is primarly an anti--psychotic. Not sure how this drug found its way to treating depression. The possible side effects are a concern.
Anyone prescribed Abilify for depression?
My dd is 17, was on Zyprexa for years (like 7 or 8 years) along with lithium carb and others than changed as time went on. She was mostly fine on it until 2 years ago when she started to gain weight. I had noticed cognitive dulling, she has struggled in school quite a bit, after being a straight A student for the first four years of her schooling. We tried to get her off of it last year and it was a huge fiasco, she was a wreck for 2-3 months, alternately sobbed and screamed and rarely slept.
I am not on any other medication, and yet I keep on gaining weight. Does all the anti psychotic make you gain weight? Is there any anti psychotic that doesn't make you gain weight?
Hi everyone i was diagnosed with bipolar march 2011 im currently on 2000mg depakote 10 mg zyprexa and a sleeping tablet i have just finished 13 years in armed forces and now wondering what to do next and does it sound like a right combo of meds???
How is it to you???
The rash side effect of Lamictal can be fatal so thank goodness you are okay. I had not heard of the diabetes with Zyprexa before, I would read the fine print on your med insert for sure. I wonder what Topomax would do for you or possibly Abilify which has fewer side effects, especially in the eating department. Ya know we are unfortunately part of the pharmaceutical rat race and often times doctors have more experience with one med or another due to what the drug reps are pushing.
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.
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