Posted by bark2323 on October 30, 2004, at 18:38:13
In reply to Re: a few more things for the 2 of you. thanks!, posted by Newwife on October 30, 2004, at 15:40:55
Sadness could be a side effect from either med, more likely the klonopin would be my guess, but most likely the zyprexa just hasnt had enough time to start getting rid of that. As for side effects Ive experienced (from zyprexa; I didnt really have any other than initial sleepiness from klonopin) I have experienced increased appetite/weight gain from it before, although not this time around on it. If you find zyprexa really helps you though, you can ask your doc about medicines that can help prevent the weight gain if diet/exercise dont cut it. There are various ones that have been proven successful. And of course not everyone gains on it, and the gain does tend to level off after awhile. I never really experienced daytime sedation, but it does help me sleep at night. And this time around (Ive been on and off it a lot) Im having some stomach issues (lets just say I spend a lot of time in the bathroom), but its not too bad and it never happened to me the other times Ive been on it. I would rate zyprexa's effectiveness (for mood, thinking, and anxiety/agitation) up around 10; it is definitely the best medicine I have tried. The one caveat is that for me the anxiolytic effect wanes a bit after a while, but thats pretty rare I bet, and in any case you have klonopin for that. Oh and one other side effect is that on higher doses I feel a little flat, but on 10mg and below I dont feel that way. But on the flip-side, I am more engaged in life because of it, which is kind of 'ant-flat'. Hard to describe. Well I think Ive babbled on enough for now.
matt
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