Posted by mario on December 7, 2001, at 15:49:34
hi
ihave been on zyprexa for over 3 years, iwas also taking citalopram an antidepressant for 2 years.the first thing that i had noticed with zyprexa was that it made me sleepy, not angry and not really caring abou anything then i noticed that i was heavy,had postural hypotension and no sex drive after a while.i was taking 2.5 mg of zyprexa and 5mg of citaloprma...i spoke to my psychiatrist about the sex drive and with my local doctor decided to come off the citalopram..however i still dont have a sex drivein fact it si verving on impotence...and all i do with zyprxa is sleep..i sleep about 14 hours at night..sleep at lunch time and about an hour in the evening...i have develped symptoms that similar to chronic fatigue syndrome ie viral infections...sore throat...tender lymph nodes...all my psychiatrist was saying to me is that sleep is good for me...but i dont feel like it is a refreshing sleep...i hardly do anything anymore , i dont go out or anything ...iam like a zombie...i ahve reduced the xyprexa now to 1.25mg per night...but iam feeling angry again...paranoid about my health..paranoid about my partner and others at work... what can i do?
can anyone help please
ps iam 40 yrs old...had a psychotic episode when i was 22, then one at 27 then at 32 and at 37 decided to try zyprxexa long term but the fatighe..lethargy and impotence are disabling
poster:mario
thread:86225
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