Posted by SLS on August 3, 2012, at 5:38:58
In reply to Re: Zyprexa 5mg= how much Seroquel? » mogger, posted by phidippus on August 2, 2012, at 20:42:13
> Ask as many questions as you like.
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> I found Seroquel weight neutral, however Zyprexa helped me gain nearly 20 lbs.
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> Eric
I wasn't on either drug for more than a week or two. However, with Zyprexa, every other thought I had throughout the day revolved around food. I have seen more people gain weight with Zyprexa than with Seroquel, and the amount of weight gained seems to be substantially larger with Zyprexa. There is some speculation that the weight gain with Zyprexa is dose dependent. I am unsure about this. As an aside, Clozaril is worse than Zyprexa. If it were without the metabolic side effects, Zyprexa would be a great drug. Geodon is the only AAP that does not express a tendency to produce weight gain. Latuda is a sister drug to Geodon, and might be equally free of producing weight gain as a side effect. Time will tell. Initially, Abilify was touted as being weight-neutral. No such luck. This drug is now recognized as being capable of producing substantial weight gain. With Abilify, I found that the onset of weight gain was delayed (latent) and insidious. Also, there doesn't seem to be a plateau.
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