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Reviewer: Merikay23, 19-24 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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All of my life I have had anxiety and depression. I also have body dysmorphic disorder. I am 23 years old taking prozac and Buspar. These medicines have helped me. But This medication has changed my life. It is awesome! I wish I have had it all of my life. I usually have racing thoughts/voices in my head every day. They are negative voices that tell me "you're ugly, you're fat, you
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Reviewer: Jan, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My psychiatrist, recently, increased my dose to 5 MG. I take it at night. I am sleeping better, am more relaxed ( not anxious), feel more like I think I should feel. I haven't gained any weight and I've been on zyprexa for 2 months. It's really helping me.
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Reviewer: Momwriter, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I first took this medication several years ago and it pulled me out of a severe depression. It caused extreme weight gain. Now that I've started taking it again, I feel emotionally numb. It has taken away all feelings and made my head feel foggy, like I can't think straight. I hate the way it's making me feel and am stopping the med tonight.
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Reviewer: So UPset, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Caregiver)
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My son was put on this drug at age 32 for depression by a APRN who had never seen him - The APRN had only spoke to my sister
(who was office staff for the APRN) about him. Very irresponsible. My son gained over 60 pounds in a few months, his bp sky rocked, and he became diabetic - just before he died of a fatal arrhythmia- supposedly due to sleep apnea. This drug made my son unresponsive, le
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Reviewer: candy, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Zyprexa worked for me but the side effects are Horrible!and it is very expensive, I was paying over $300 per month, then they finally got a generic drug that cost less, and it made me very sleepy, I gained over 195 pounds, yes!I went from 180lbs to 374lbs. my legs and feet swelled up! I have blurred vision, I stopped taking it and now have major side effects: Insomnia, high blood pressure, fatigue
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