Posted by jaby on May 26, 2002, at 14:56:21
In reply to Re: Zyprexa Li working great, but I need your hel » jaby, posted by Zo on May 26, 2002, at 3:21:43
Hey guys,
Thanks for your response. 2400 mg Neurontin is actually less than I have taken in the past. I was up to 3600mg/day! It worked great for ruminations and a bit for the dissociation/dizziness.I stated both Lithobid and Zyprexa at the same because my sister had a severe (hospitalized, catatonic, ECT.) a few years ago. The ECT brought her back from the dead and now she takes Lithobid and Zyprexa and is better than she was before the whole episode took place. I would say that the anxiety/depression that I have experienced over the last 5 years is very similar to the way her ordeal started (hers advanced rather quickly though. Back to my point...my doctor and I decided to bag the idea of this being something different than what my sister had and she was dxed BP.
Again, I had taken regular lithium before without any terrific results.
I take only 1.25mg Zyprexa/day and dose it about 2 hours before i go to bed. I wake up feeling great, so I don't think it's the Zyprexa causing the dizziness. I kind of feel like the dizziness is an altered (improved form) of the dizziness/dissociation I have in the past. It is semi-crippling though. I am thinking of bumping the Zyprexa up to just 2.5mg (all at night) to see what happens. The dizziness starting after noon is weird though because zyprexa has such a long half-life. I am a very fast metabolizer though, so maybe I'm kicking it out pretty well. I'm not real concerned about the weight because I am fairly disciplined and work out like a maniac.
I think my sister was up to 10 mg Zyprexa at one time. She had trouble getting off about a decent time ago, but is now doing great (better than me) and only takes lithobid and neurontin.
Any ideas from you guys about the zyprexa dosing? Think I could be kicking out too quickly and that's the reason for the afternnon poop-out? I hope you guys are doing well. Thanks!
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