Posted by med_empowered on February 9, 2005, at 13:38:49
In reply to Zyprexa for anxiety, depression, posted by sdb on February 9, 2005, at 7:11:52
I've taken zyprexa and I have to say- if you have ANY remaining options, try those first. Zyprexa may be an atypical, but its still an AP, so there are still risks- akathisia (LOTS of fun, btw) , tardive dyskinesia, cognitive impairment, etc. Plus, Zyprexa makes people fat. It doesn't make some people gain a little weight; it makes a lot of people gain a lot of weight...it may, in and of itself, be a contributing factor to the development of type II diabetes in certain individuals. I'd try a sedating antidepressant+anxiolytic+sleeping pill combo first...maybe even try a few antidepressants with add-ons such as BuSpar before you go the as-yet unproven antipsychotic for depression route...unless you're actively psychotic or something. Really, I know this message sounds really negative, and it is, but I'm speaking from experience...please try other options first.
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