Posted by DanielJ on October 11, 2005, at 11:54:37
In reply to Re: what do YOU take for ANXIETY/PANIC ONLY?? » maddy4, posted by theo on October 10, 2005, at 22:57:23
A couple of years ago after my son was dxd with schizophrenia, I used to take him on night rides in our convertible which helped him settle down at night. He had been taking Zyprexa a few weeks at the time. About 15 miles into our ride, he said he was a little sick and wanted to get a drink of water. I stopped at the next grocery and got him a large bottle and a few minutes after downing it he was ready to go again.
On his next Pdoc visit he described the incident and the Dr said it was a "Panic Attack" and wrote out a scrip for Klonopin. My son seemed to need the Klonopin more and more often after that.
Later in a conversation with my son he said it was like choking or difficulty in swallowing. We decided to get him checked and he had a Barium swallow test which indicated he did have a swallowing problem. I started reading through the side effects of his meds Zyprexa listed difficulty swallowing as a side effect. He was on 20mg Zyp a day so we got him cut back to 15 mg without a problem. He still has some difficulty swallowing and even more 1-2 hours after taking Zyprexa but he needs it to function so he is still on 15 mg per day.
The thing is what he and the Pdoc believed to be a panic attack was/is most likely the result of taking Zyprexa. Has anyone else had this problem with Zyprexa?
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