Posted by adamie on November 6, 2001, at 22:01:07
hi. I have been on zyprexa 5mg before for maybe 3 weeks and it seemed to not help for my depression. The pdoc at the hospital I was staying at decided to try something else so that was the end of that. Right now I am 24 days on zyprexa and it doesn't seem to be helping. I feel quite tired and just generally very very very very bad. The reason I went back on zyprexa is because it seemed not to make my depression worse which has been the case with all AD's I've tried. I dont know why but they make my depression much worse. In some cases they have caused me to be suicidal. Although paxil seemed to have the least of such an effect although it's hard to remember. Should I completely give up on zyprexa and just try something else? I have an apointment with a pdoc on Nov 8th. I was thinking maybe try something along with the zyprexa but I dont really have the financial support to keep taking the zyprexa. I could keep taking it but that means possibly less meds to try in the future. And when does it usually take for zyprexa to work? Shouldn't 3 weeks be enough? I am sick of feeling horrible. perhaps i should stick with the zyprexa for 1 more week just to see if it may possibly help and if not then i should go with a new med. And the new med I try will hopefully be a mood stabilizer. I want to try something very different from anti depressants since something do they is very bad for me. A med is not supossed to make me suicidal. My life goes from being livable enough to constant mind torture and inability to function.Also I have tried Moclobemide (Manerex) while being on zyprexa. I was on it 4 days. I couldn't tell if it was making my depression worse like the other AD's had but I was extremely tired and sleepy on it. I slept like 15+ hours a day. So apperently there's an interaction between the two meds because such an effect is not supossed to happen. So perhaps I should try that again when I end up stopping the zyprexa. Actually I think I should try a mood stabilizer first. Anyway I hope I'll be better soon.
I guess my depression is not a usual type. Since I sleep far too much than normal. Before the depression I actually would have a bit of insomnia simply because I would think a lot about various things. Yet with this depression it's as if I'm brain dead. Thinking ability and memory are extremely poor. memory expecially. I cant remember almost anything about my ex-fiance for example. My inability to think and concentrate are a huge part of my depression. They prevent me from being able to enjoy anything. It's as if my mind goes blank all the time. All I do each day is try to pass the time. I just feel quite horrible most of the time. My depression by the way is caused by accutane. If I had known of such possible and lasting side effects I would never have taken it. It's as if my life is ruined. And with all these med failures it makes me wonder sometimes if anything will ever help. I even had 6 ECT treatments. It hasn't helped except maybe a little, it's hard to tell how much it helped. I guess I should stick with this zyprexa to see if by the 4th or 5th week if it provides any relief. If not then I'll just try whatever I got prescribed on Nov 8th.
and recently I've read that zyprexa has a mild anti depressant effect. perhaps this is why I felt as if it may not be causing a worsening effect? But if an AD effect doesn't work for me then I wonder what will. I hope a mood stabilizer will be my miracle. sometimes the days are just too hard. I'll be forced to go back to school next year. I dont know how I'll pass anything. My concentration and ability to recall information are beyond horrible. And I certainly dont know how I'll be able to work like this. Hopefully there will be some miracle soon.
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