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Posted by Sebastian on February 25, 2004, at 11:39:41
I just lowered my zyprexa back down to 7.5 mg from 10 mg. I'm considering 5 mg, but waiting to see. The 10 mg had me knocked out. In la la land.
Posted by B2chica on February 25, 2004, at 11:45:35
In reply to Lower zyprexa is better, posted by Sebastian on February 25, 2004, at 11:39:41
> I just lowered my zyprexa back down to 7.5 mg from 10 mg. I'm considering 5 mg, but waiting to see. The 10 mg had me knocked out. In la la land.
I agree completely, i started at 10 and if i wasn't asleep i was like a zombie. switched to 5, was drowsy but not bad. went off for two months- now, back on at 5mg for one week-tired but i'm hoping it will get better.
B2c.
Posted by Sebastian on February 25, 2004, at 18:15:22
In reply to Re: Lower zyprexa is better, posted by B2chica on February 25, 2004, at 11:45:35
Yah, I've had so many attemps to cut back or just stop taking. All have failed. I's hard to keep your sanity comeing off. I had a very successfull attempt cutting down slowly. Thats what I'm doing now. Just not go as quickly.
Posted by jparsell82 on February 25, 2004, at 19:57:23
In reply to Re: Lower zyprexa is better, posted by Sebastian on February 25, 2004, at 18:15:22
I'm considering trying Zyprexa. Does it have the prolactinemia side effects like Risperdal? Also, I have a question about the weight gain I've heard of with Zyprexa. Does the weight gain come from an increased appetite, water retention, or just having no motivation? Thanks.
Posted by ace on February 25, 2004, at 20:12:14
In reply to Re: Lower zyprexa is better, posted by jparsell82 on February 25, 2004, at 19:57:23
Does the weight gain come from an increased appetite, water retention, or just having no motivation? Thanks.
Usually increased appetite.
Posted by SLS on February 26, 2004, at 8:32:16
In reply to Re: Lower zyprexa is better » jparsell82, posted by ace on February 25, 2004, at 20:12:14
Zyprexa wreaks havoc with glucose and lipid metabolism. That's why so many people have had problems with diabetes using this drug. So, I think the extraordinary weight-gain seen with Zyprexa is due to a combination of changes in appetite and metabolism.
- Scott
Posted by Sebastian on February 26, 2004, at 11:39:31
In reply to Re: Lower zyprexa is better, posted by jparsell82 on February 25, 2004, at 19:57:23
The weight gain is from lower motivation and increased appetite. I don't know what prolactinemia is, but I know both are very different. I had very bad results with resperdal and very good with zyprexa. Except for weight gain which with diet and exercise I lost while still on zyprexa, so it is posible. The tiredness is imposible, but improved with a stimulant. It can be over come with time and the right dose.
Posted by DanielJ on February 26, 2004, at 12:43:47
In reply to Lower zyprexa is better, posted by Sebastian on February 25, 2004, at 11:39:41
> I just lowered my zyprexa back down to 7.5 mg from 10 mg. I'm considering 5 mg, but waiting to see. The 10 mg had me knocked out. In la la land.
My son is on 20 mg he takes at 7:30 pm. He is usually ready to sleep by 9:30 or 10 pm He takes Zoloft in the morning for his anxiety and compulsive thoughts. I still think he really doesn't need 20mg Zyprexa, he was sleeping well with 10 mg but had anger and obsessive thoughts. Over the last 4-5 months Zoloft has all but eliminated that. He has gone from 145 lbs 2 months ago to 190 lbs. now. He is always eating!!!! Zyprexa works but whew!
Posted by HappyGirl on February 26, 2004, at 14:55:14
In reply to Re: Lower zyprexa is better, posted by DanielJ on February 26, 2004, at 12:43:47
Hi DanielJ :
Not only zyprexa 20 mg. your son has been on, but also Zoloft causing 'Weight Gain.' Then, if your pdoc. could find some other 'Good' alternative for anti-dep., you'd better to ask other Anti-depressant, not any of SSRIs, other class of anti-dep.
The reason why your son got weight issue is because of Zyprexa and Zoloft. However, on the otherhand, if your son has been getting 'benefit' from both meds., ... then it might be better to stick with this med. combo. Because, there is NOT too many med. choice once coming to 'right med. combo.' For this, it's quite disappointing thing to hear, ... but this is the truth.
H.G.
Posted by Sebastian on February 27, 2004, at 11:59:02
In reply to Re: Lower zyprexa is better, posted by DanielJ on February 26, 2004, at 12:43:47
Well I'm going to stick with 7.5 mg for quite I while before going down to 5 mg. Every time you make even a small decrease with this stuff you notice a big change. Especialy me who been taking 10 mg dose for 5 years. I think others see it too. It takes some accomidating and you feel a real change. Moods energy.
Posted by Sebastian on February 27, 2004, at 19:45:10
In reply to Re: Slowly Lower zyprexa is better, posted by Sebastian on February 27, 2004, at 11:59:02
Not so sure about that comment anymore. Thinking about going down to 5 mg.
Posted by melinda on February 28, 2004, at 17:34:31
In reply to Re: Slowly Lower zyprexa is better, posted by Sebastian on February 27, 2004, at 11:59:02
hi,
i take 30mg a day...i'm constantly hungry. my pdoc is switching me to geodon due to side-effects. she tried lowering the zyprexa to 20mg, but i started getting psychotic symptoms again, so she decided that once i get on a bigger dose of geodon she will lower my zyprexa dose by 5mg at a time. i think it's better to decrease the dose slowly.
melinda
Posted by CareBear04 on February 28, 2004, at 21:13:43
In reply to Re: Lower zyprexa is better, posted by DanielJ on February 26, 2004, at 12:43:47
i've been on zoloft and zyprexa together, and i think, for me anyway, it was only the zyprexa causing weight gain. i'd been on zoloft before, and i've been on it since stopping zyprexa, and i haven't had any weight gain problems when i've cut out the zyprexa. if your son keeps gaining weight, maybe he can try some of the other antipsychotics? zyprexa is the only one that has blown me up like a balloon.
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