Posted by blueberry1 on January 27, 2007, at 18:33:22
In reply to Abilify suck!, posted by Sebastian on January 25, 2007, at 20:40:40
Hey, I've talked badly about zyprexa. But you know, as I look back at my history it was actually a pretty good drug. I hate to admit it, but I kind of miss it. I had lots of problems with prozac+zyprexa...butterflies in the stomach upon waking that would go away with coffee and a cig, a feeling of abandonment dread upon waking that would go away with coffee and a cig, kind of emotionally numb like ssris do, not motivated or interested in things unless I had to do them, socially withdrawn. BUT, and this is a big but, I wasn't depressed and had no anxiety and slept good, ate good, had good sex drive and ability, watched TV, listened to talk radio, enjoyed music a little bit. Right now, months after stopping prozac and 1 month after stopping zyprexa, the butterflies abandonment dread stuff at waking is gone, but I'm very depressed, filled with anxiety, don't eat well, sleep poorly, never watch TV, never listen to the radio or music, am even more socially withdrawn than ever, and sex drive is actually worse off meds.
Sometimes when I tried different things I got adverse reactions such as high anxiety or panic attacks. Lexapro did it. Marijuana did it. Various supplements or herbs did it. I could ALWAYS count on zyprexa to totally block it within 2 hours. It saved me many times.
Sorry abilify went badly. I can relate. You kind of reminded me though, that even with the metabolic and sugar risks of zyprexa, it is a darn good drug. I can't believe I miss it, after all the bad things I've said about antipsychotics.
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