Posted by danibell25 on June 1, 2002, at 22:47:33
In reply to Re: mom took away zyprexa » danibell25, posted by JohnX2 on June 1, 2002, at 21:25:55
> > I started off at 5 mg then went up to 10mg. My family hated me on it...I was like a zombie. Even after being on it for months, and gaining serious weight, that drugged feeling never went away. I quit taking it because I have 3 kids and that's not a side effect I can deal with. I slept 11 or 12 hrs a night and when I finally woke up I was so groggy that the house looked terrible, I didn't care if my kids were in the house or in the road. I took 2 naps a day and went to bed just as soon as they did. I quit taking it and am now taking Tegretol. So far, no sleepiness.
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> Can I ask why you quit Geodon?
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> There is another medicine called Risperdal that
> is in the same class of medicines and gives some
> of the same benefits as Zyprexa, but it doesn't
> have the drowsiness and weight gain as notable
> side effects.
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> JohnI quit Geodon because I became very nauseous, had a severe headache everyday that gradually got worse and would not go away with medicine and I became very suicidal on it. If it weren't for my daughter I would not be here writing you. I hate Geodon. I also became that way on Prozac. Maybe it's just my body's system or something.
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