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Posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on September 28, 2007, at 13:38:11
Just curious if anybody spaces out their Zyprexa dose in the morning/afternoon also, as well as at bedtime. Right now I am on 80mg of Prozac, 100mg Nortriptyline, 4mg of clonazepam a day, and just upped to 15mg of Zyprexa, and .5 mg Risperdal. I take 1 mg of Haldol prn. I know...I know...this sounds crazy and like I am overmedicated, but out of all of my trials (I am in Canada by the way..so no Abilify, etc.) I feel best, more 'normal' on these meds.(And I have been on TONS of meds and combos in the past 12 years.) I just wonder if cutting back the Nortriptyline and Prozac, and keep the antipsychotic dose the same, might help me shed some weight. Any takers...even a guess?
Please and thank-you.(P.S. I am really embarrassed about my weight. It REALLY affects my self-esteem, esp. as I am single, looking for a partner. I wonder if vigorous exercise would help? I tried Dexedrine, but it didn't make me feel too good, and no change in weight on it. )
Thanks very kindly for responses. :-)
Jay
Posted by medweirdo on September 28, 2007, at 15:14:15
In reply to Anone Zyprexa in morning or afternoon too?Plshelp, posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on September 28, 2007, at 13:38:11
Mostly anti-psychotics cause for weight gain. of all SSRI's prozac is the only med which can actually lose weight and decrease appetite.
Posted by Phillipa on September 28, 2007, at 23:18:39
In reply to Anone Zyprexa in morning or afternoon too?Plshelp, posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on September 28, 2007, at 13:38:11
Jay just wanted to say it's the person you are don't judge yourself by your weight as you're a great guy. I mean it Phillipa
Posted by med_empowered on September 29, 2007, at 0:50:27
In reply to Anone Zyprexa in morning or afternoon too?Plshelp, posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on September 28, 2007, at 13:38:11
it seems like metformin or amantadine might be able to help w/ the weight gain.
Have you tried seroquel?
Posted by twinleaf on September 29, 2007, at 1:32:10
In reply to Anone Zyprexa in morning or afternoon too?Plshelp, posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on September 28, 2007, at 13:38:11
I strongly second the view that it's the anti-psychotics which are causiing the weight gain. A few years ago, I took 5 mg. of Zyprexa. I gained 50 pounds in just six months, even though I was really eating carefully and exercising. I stopped it, for that reason, and because my fasting blood sugar had gone from 70 to 110.- everything returned to normal 6 months later- the weight just melted away without my doing anything special, and my blood sugar returned to normal also. Is there a chance you could very slowly lower the dosages of the AP's? If you do it very slowly, you might feel just as well on lower amounts. I think it would help the weight.
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