Posted by kerry B on July 15, 2000, at 16:30:46
In reply to Re: Three cheers for Zyprexa!!!, posted by JohnL on July 15, 2000, at 8:14:44
> > This is really a wonder drug!!!! Three weeks ago I was ready to throw in the towel but now, because of zyprexa, I feel so much better, more energy, my thinking is a little better (still have momentary memory loss) but that will improve I'm sure, and all my creativity has returned, as a matter of fact, no-one can stop me!!!! I'm on a roll!!!!!
> > I feel like I've been released from a covered cage that was getting smaller and smaller each day, but now, I've flown the coop and it feels great!
> > Still some things to work on but, I feel I can face the probs now and get back into life!!!!
> > Thanks Zyprexa!!!!!!! and thank you guys for putting up with me!!!!!!!!
> >
> > Kerry
>
>
> Kerry,
> That is wonderful!
>
> Though it stirs up some controversy, I've come to believe that the correct med will work fairly fast. Regardless, whatever your chemistry is, it sure seems to like the Zyprexa molecule! :-)
>
> I'm curious. How did you find out about Zyprexa? Was it your doctor's idea? Your idea? Someone else's idea? How did you come to try Zyprexa? Why was it chosen and not something else?
>
> Just curious. When you get a chance.
>
> Until then, three cheers...1 for zyprexa, 1 for your doctor, and one for you!
> John
Hi John,
About the zyprexa, just over a year ago, the psych doctor I had then put me onto them as I had tried everything else, I had just gone off risperidal due to bad side effects, so he gave me zyprexa to try. I stayed on them for about a week then stopped taking them as I didn't like the tiredness that they made me feel so just stayed on lithium.
Funny though, I kept the boxes of zyprexa, and put them away and forgot about them and it wasn't until my health team worker came to visit me during my recent episode, that I mentioned them to him and he advised me to go off the stelazine as it wasn't agreeing with me and take the zyprexa.
I'm sure glad I had them. I have taken them morn and night for about two weeks now, am just getting over the tiredness and feel great. Wow, if only I had stuck with them in the first place I probably wouldn't have had to go through what I've just experienced! I'll stick with them this time, I can asure you that!!!!! Still on the lithium though as well. Just wondering, I know lithium makes you thirsty but do the zyprexa as well? Just wondering as I fell my mouth is drier than ever. Thanks for the 3 cheers!!!
Just in response to body chemistry, mine doesn't seem to tolerate much as with all the drugs they've tried me on, I always seemed to get the worst side effects, that's why I have tried so many that I can't even remember half of them.
At one stage, I felt like a walking pharmacy with all these pills rattling around inside me!!!!!
Thanks again John,Kerry
poster:kerry B
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