I know this causes weight gain but how much in your personal experience?
How much weight did you gain on Olanzapine?
Question posted by JWJunglebunny on 24 June 2021
Last updated on 24 June 2021 by WildcatVet
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WildcatVet
24 June 2021
Hi, JW!
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) is one of the older antipsychotics and is notorious for weight gain:
"Very common (10% or more of users): Weight gain/increased weight greater than/equal to 7% of baseline body weight (up to 89.4% of users)"
It can also cause many other serious side effects and you should do some research before taking this drug:
https://www.drugs.com/sfx/zyprexa-side-effects.html
Personally, I gained over 25lbs! I'm sorry to sound so negative about this medication... which I'm usually not about others..but I think there are much safer options than olanzapine.
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