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Posted by maisie on May 13, 2003, at 16:16:11
my husband has suffered with severe depression for approx 4yrs.he has tried many anti depressents but none worked.he has now been prescibed olanzapine.does this mean he is schizophrenic?
Posted by Jack Smith on May 13, 2003, at 16:50:35
In reply to depression, posted by maisie on May 13, 2003, at 16:16:11
> my husband has suffered with severe depression for approx 4yrs.he has tried many anti depressents but none worked.he has now been prescibed olanzapine.does this mean he is schizophrenic?
NO. Depression is very different from schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia almost always shows up by a person's mid-20's and I have never heard of a doctor misdiagnosing schizophrenia as depression (though it is not beyond the scope of possibilities) and moreover keeping up a misdiagnosis for FOUR years.
There are plenty of people on this board taking olanzapine for depression.
Posted by Taylor123 on May 13, 2003, at 17:11:16
In reply to Re: depression, posted by Jack Smith on May 13, 2003, at 16:50:35
Hey there!
I have been treated for severe depression.
I have taken Olanzapine and am no way psychotic!
I didn't find it helpful to lift my depression, but it does have anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) properties.
Has your husband tried a combination of SSRI added with Lithium augmentation? That has been successful for me.
Best of luck
Hope he is doing well
Taylor
Posted by xjs7 on May 13, 2003, at 17:33:07
In reply to depression, posted by maisie on May 13, 2003, at 16:16:11
Psychosis in depression is actually quite common. This could be why the doctor prescribed olanzapine. Antipsychotics resolve psychotic symptoms regardless of diagnosis--they work on drug-induced psychoses, psychotic mania, schizophrenia, psychotic depression, etc.
Posted by maisie on May 14, 2003, at 15:16:47
In reply to depression, posted by maisie on May 13, 2003, at 16:16:11
>firstly i would loke to apologise if i upset anyone mainly jack smith!i came here for friendly advice as i know nothing about these drugs as was a little worried.thankyou to everyone else for your help i feel much better.
however before my husband can begin his new course of drugs(venlafaxine&olanzapine)he has had to cut back on the seroxat this seems to have effected him a great deal with many side effects.has anyone else had this problem?
thankyou once again
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