Posted by med_empowered on March 29, 2005, at 16:18:07
In reply to more paranoid on zyprexa?, posted by B2chica on March 29, 2005, at 11:44:00
hey! The standard "trial" period of an anti-psychotic is (I think) 4 weeks at therapeutic dosage; longer if the dose has to be increased gradually to therapeutic levels. Anti-psychotics can, weirdly enough, make psychosis worse, induce psychosis, and induce mania/depression. More commonly, they cause intense anxiety and/or akathisia (intense restlessness/anxiety w/ weird, intense need to move around and fidget...I got this on 2.5mgs zyprexa). Anyway, the Zyprexa can certainly cause problems, and there are other meds, so I'd recommend trying something else...depending on what exactly you're taking zyprexa for, you could try another atypical (I personally don't like anti-psychotics, but I did OK on Abilify), an anti-convulsant (tegretol, trileptal,lamictal,depakote,topamax,etc.), and/or tried-and-true lithium. (Lithium actually helps with psychosis, at least in bipolar). Good luck!
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