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Reviews
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razeljenny
Veteran Member
Registered: May 2006
Location: Wasington State
Posts: 340
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Review Date: Thu July 6, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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cleared my head, immediately calming
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Cons:
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might be lead tired at any given time on this med if not careful about dosing yourself
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This drug is very good, yet the side effect of tiredness, comes with no warning. It does clear your mind when fustrated. I am bi-polor and it helped me to quit being manic, which was comforting and good. I did gain too much weight from it. It really cleared my mind and I had crisp feeling and self-control, (less impulsive-which I tend to be, when untreated) So besides the weight gain and the tiredness with no warning the drug is effective for my mania. I am now using Morinda Citrafola (works for me but doesn't necessiraly mean it will help others in the same fashion- See alternative treatment section of supportgroup) It helped when I was under stress going crazy with my mate, because I was getting parinoid. I had to cut the 10 mg pills into quarters and use it 4 times a day rather than take it all at once. It was very helpful with my mental health but I think the smalled increments had something to do with it, controlling, thus trying to prevent lead tired spells which I noticed as it's worst side effect. The weight gain was less important, whereas the drug was so good in treating my mental health problem that the benefit far outweighed the harm with this drug. I took this drug in this fashion for 6 or 7 years and it helped me a great deal to have a better life. I recommend it to people that want to move beyound their past and to grow. I think the dosing could be the only question about it.
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monique68
Newly Joined
Registered: September 2006
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Review Date: Tue September 5, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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helped with auditory hullicinations
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Cons:
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gained over 50 lbs. increases appetite for carbs
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This drug caused all my weight problems which is just as depressing as the mood.
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Anamitra
New Member
Registered: September 2006
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Thu September 21, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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able to think clearly, no hallucinations or delusions
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Cons:
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weight gain, sometimes don't have a period
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Zyprexa made me have a much more normal life than without medication. I was having delusions and spinning in circles, walking in circles, thought I was an angel, and wouldn't eat. This medicine gave me a new life. The only thing is my doctor once lowered the dosage I was taking and I became suicidal, so I had to go back to 5 mg and I feel fine with no voices or hallucinations or anything. Just clear thinking.
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CaraD
Junior Member
Registered: September 2006
Posts: 7
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Review Date: Thu September 28, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $12.80| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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keeps me focused, allows me to start something and finish it, curbs some intrusive thoughts
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Cons:
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high blood sugars b/c of it
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It is very expensive so you will need ins. or a free prescription drug plan. Lilly does offer it for free to qualified people. I think it works very well.
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Sarah116
Poohbah
Registered: August 2006
Posts: 1449
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Review Date: Sun December 24, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $998.00| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Cons:
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Weight gain, hunger drive +!
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Side effects,It was gentle except the hunger drive which causes a lot of weight gain  ! It does not zonk you out like some medications. Symptoms I am not so sure about.
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manic1
Newly Joined
Registered: February 2007
Location: Kansas City Area
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Review Date: Wed February 28, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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helped me to think mor clearly once my body adjusted to the dosage
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Cons:
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I gained 80 pounds in one year
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The weight gain is enough to make anyone depressed. It is also VERY difficult weight to take off. The psychiatric aspects of this med were good enough to stay on it long enough until something better came out on the market for me, and that was Abilify.
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bdog1
Newly Joined
Registered: March 2007
Location: alabama
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Review Date: Mon March 26, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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helps clear my mind and lets me function better in life. Saved my marriage
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Cons:
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heard alot about weight gain. only been on it 6 weeks no significant weight changed thank god.
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helps clear my mind and lets me function better in life. Saved my marriage
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jattitude74
Member
Registered: March 2007
Posts: 124
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Review Date: Wed April 4, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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gained 25 pounds in 3mo.!!!!!
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I was on it for 3 mo. and gained a lot of weight it also had no effect on me even though my dr.kept upping my dose. Glad it works for some but I had no luck
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tabi1818
New Member
Registered: September 2007
Location: canada
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Fri September 28, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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Cons:
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made me dizzy, nauseous and panicky
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I took one 5mg pill and slept for 18 hours straight. When I finally woke up was so groggy, dizzy and felt terrible for the next 2 days. My doctor told me not to take anymore pills.
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ImGoingSane
New Member
Registered: October 2007
Location: Fort Wayne IN USA
Posts: 4
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Review Date: Mon October 8, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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No intense emotions at all
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Cons:
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No intense emotions at all, Weight gain!!, intense sedation
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I was on this and I missed weeks of school because I had no impulse of wanting to wake up. Before I would go to bed I would eat like one of those little Japanese guys in the eating competitions. Didn't really care for acting like a zombie and pretty much forgetting a good year of my life due to apathy and being tired. This medication might be good for someone institutionalized or some one who doesn't really interact with anyone in the first place but definitely not for people who want to have fun and be able to wake up every morning and not every afternoon. Took forever to find the right dosage. Zyprexa also killed my sex drive. Read Crazy by Pete Earely and it hits the nail on the head on how it made me feel. I hear this medication also causes diabetes and makes your ticks worse after you get off of it too.
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anna342
Veteran Member
Registered: March 2007
Location: England
Posts: 408
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Review Date: Mon November 5, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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Helped with sleep
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Cons:
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Made me eat way too much
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I only stayed on it a week because I couldn't stand how much it made me eat. It did help with sleep though.
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madteaparty
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2007
Location: Canada, Alberta
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Review Date: Thu November 8, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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.. I guess I was calm
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Cons:
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Massive drowsy side effect
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For mania I was on it for one day and I could not get off of the bed! My doctor immediately pulled me off of this medication because it made me drunk and completely out of it...
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CMac73
Newly Joined
Registered: December 2007
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Review Date: Thu December 6, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Calming and relaxing drug
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Cons:
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Weight gain, stomach upset
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I have taken Olanzapine on and off for about 4 years for Bipolar Mixture Affective. I was given it instead of Risperidone. My weight went from 7 1/2 stone to about 10 stone. I felt very good mentally and nothing really bothered me. I have tried many similiar drugs, Olanzapine was a favourite but I am concerned about side effects of the drug, such as diabetis, I know somebody who got it after taking it. It also interferes with your hormones and I get a massive stomach on it, which is horrible, exercise doesn't do a thing for it, I think it must be water retention! Also I think it is starting to wreck my stomach causing wind and constant hunger pangs also sleeping until 2.00pm. I switched to Seroquel for it didn't work the same mentally. I am trying Abilify again at a low dose because I think it is the closest I can get to feeling good mentally but without the concerns.
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weirdkitty
Newly Joined
Registered: January 2008
Location: USA
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Review Date: Tue January 1, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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none
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Cons:
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zombie, zero personality, excessive drowsiness.
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I was prescribed 2.5 mg Zyprexa back in February 2003 in addition to 100 mg Topamax and 75 mg Effexor XR for Bipolar II. The shrink told me it worked great for anxiety and it would augment the Effexor XR.
I took it for approximately three months. It knocked me out for 10-12 hours each night; and if time allowed I would take a nap in the afternoon. That really sucks when it's a daily occurance! When I was awake (which was often less than half the dang day), I felt like a zombie! It was horrid! My thinking was slowed, I rarely experienced strong emotion, I had next to no creativity, and I was even quieter than normal.
I ended up taking myself off. I didn't want it to dictate my life anymore! Three months was more than enough time to give it a chance, but not so long that a huge chunk of time was "lost".
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teejai
Grand Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: England
Posts: 664
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Review Date: Thu January 17, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Made me feel calmer, more at peace within myself,less of a 'war zone' in my head
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Cons:
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Made me feel very tired
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I found this was therapeutically most effective for me in terms of symptom relief at 10mgs but had major problems at that dose with feeling 'zombified' which
meant due to other issues at the time (looking after wife with vasc dementia)i had stop taking it. Now on 2.5 mgs which doesn't work as well but no 'zombie effect'.
Would have preferred to have been slowly titrated to up to 10mgs or alternatively slowly titrated down to a dose that combined max therapeutic effect with min side effect.
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MyBestKids2
Elder
Registered: September 2006
Posts: 5635
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Review Date: Sun May 11, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $175.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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eliminated voice, decreased racing thoughts
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Cons:
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minimal weight gain
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The price for a 30 day supply of 10 mg is $458. Helping me obtain some sanity is priceless
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LLMF
New Member
Registered: July 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 4
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Review Date: Tue July 8, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Knocks you out
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Cons:
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Incapacitated in the morning
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I was given this in the hospital to help me get to sleep. I guess if you want to sleep or drug someone this is the stuff. Personally I never want to wake up not being able to keep my eyes still or not being able to form complete sentences again. I think the doc was actually a little shocked from how eff'd up I was. lol at least they didn't give me anymore meds after that
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igot_mad
New Member
Registered: August 2008
Location: The Dirty South
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sat October 25, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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cleared my mind considerably, helped with mania, cleared my head after awhile
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Cons:
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Severe drowsiness, brainfog for the first few days, insane weight gain (5 pounds in less than a week)
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Did a great job stabilizing me, but due to the increased appetite and weight gain, my doctor took me off of it (I'm already overweight). If you can learn to curb your cravings on it, it's an excellent drug for anger.
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Chreey
Junior Member
Registered: September 2008
Posts: 7
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Review Date: Fri December 5, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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no side effects except weight gain but he needed it
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Cons:
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didn't help with mania,irritability
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My son started out on 2.5 twice daily and it doesn't seem to help with irritability or manic syptoms or aggression. they moved him up to 5mg twice daily and things did improve but there were still some signs of aggression although not as bad. but doc brought him back down to 2.5 mg because he still showed signs of aggression and she was worried about side effects. She then added lithium to mix.
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sunnyday
New Member
Registered: May 2006
Posts: 12
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Review Date: Wed June 3, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $100.00| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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calms me, helps me think clearly, stops weird thoughts
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Cons:
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WEIGHT GAIN
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Weight gain was troubling, so I quick taking it.
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DanielHaszard
Newly Joined
Registered: August 2009
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sat August 8, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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None for me prescribed off label for PTSD was ineffective
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Cons:
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LOTS! Gave me diabetes cost thousands in mu co-pays made me sleepy
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Bad
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DanielHaszard
Newly Joined
Registered: August 2009
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sat August 8, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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None for me prescribed off label for PTSD was ineffective
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Cons:
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LOTS! Gave me diabetes cost thousands in mu co-pays made me sleepy
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"FIVE at FIVE"
The Zyprexa antipsychotic drug,whose side effects can include weight gain and diabetes, was sold for "children in foster care, people who have trouble sleeping, elderly in nursing homes." Five at Five was the Zyprexa sales rep slogan, meaning 5mg dispensed at 5pm would keep patients quiet.
Google * Eli Lilly Zyprexa * and read the links,this is for a product that we put in our children's bodies.This drug company has a reputation a little better than a mafia drug lord.
BTW-I took Zyprexa it gave me diabetes and was as addictive as tobacco.How so?
Because withdrawal is accompanied by severe insomnia for 6 weeks.It was harder to quit Zyprexa than cigarettes.
Awful stuff and $10 a pill
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Daniel Haszard http://www.zyprexa-victims.com
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lovelybones
Newly Joined
Registered: December 2007
Posts: 7
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Review Date: Tue September 29, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $680.00| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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none
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Cons:
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made me a zombie, weight gain, violent
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$680 a month! gained 30 pounds within the first month. made me into a zombie, and very very very easily angered. got extremely violent and was almost hospitalised 3x. i'm not usually a violent person but this made me scary. the weight gain was pretty disturbing, and the fact that my insurance refused to cover it was horrendous. overall, terrible experience. not worth it!
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