User Reviews for olanzapine oral

Does nothing.

N/A still not sleeping

if you take prozac like me and not much ever helps,I have to recommend Olanzapine. It really works for me,and thats saying something

some what always want to eat or snack on something.some miner improvement's,but I've been using it for about 4 month,s now.hope to see more in future..

less fear, good sleeping

The weight gain is killing people mine has doubled

restlessness, can not sit still,trouble sleeping,seeing shadow's, hearing voices

So far the anxiety and severe to slight depression have been easing and the "sunlight" is back in my life. Am able to follow through and organize myself better. (Also have AAD, this has helped concentration and hopefully the doctor will increase dosage until I can actually remember where I left my coffee cup every single time.)

I am being treated as delusional

headache dreams apples

Stopped my anxiety attacks (two recent visits to ER). At the ER they gave me lorazepam. My doctor put me on 5 mg per day olanzapine because lorazepam is a depressant and could trigger another anxiety atack (paradoxically even though it is an antianxiolitic) before the flouxetine he also prescribed stabilizes me. I had to reduce to 2.5 mg after first dose of olanzapine because of severe lethargy (My doctor said it was okay to split the 5 mg pill in half - NOTE: He made sure I was NOT a diabetic prior to prescribing olanzapine with a fasting blood test). I was also prescribed 20 mg fluoxetine a day. I am a bipolar-I with no manic episode for over 15 years but a constant struggle with depression. I took fuoxetene for over 10 years and had been off it and any other medication but 81 mg of aspirin a day for over three years. I had never had an anxiety attack in my life before this. I am now one week into this therapy. I was given olanzapine as a bridge for two or three weeks until the fluoxetene kicks in to prevent depression triggered anxiety attacks. So far I have had some dry mouth and a very brief tingling and numbness in my hands but nothing serious. However, due to the fact that olanzapine modifies body chemistry to try to favor metabolizing lipids in a higher priority than carbohydrates (the reverse of normal biochemistry), I wouldn't want to take this drug too long. That mechanism is what can lead to diabetes type II. Read More Read Less

stable moods weight gain

I am taking this medication in addition to other medications to treat depression/PTSD. I have only been on this for 1-month and have noticed the following negative side effects: a slight weight increase (5 lbs), frequent headaches, increased anxiety attacks, decreased sex drive, and difficulty waking completely in the morning. On the positive side, my night terrors have decreased. I will continue taking this medication for another month to see if the negative side affects improve.

My wife takes this perscription drug as one of many that she is addicted too. She tells me it makes her feelings numb. Our marriage has been pure hell since she started all the meds. Why would you want to mask the real problems you face with a drug?

my dose has been doubled this week and i am having dizziness but not sure if it is the drug.