Fluoxetine / olanzapine for Bipolar Disorder User Reviews (Page 2)

Brand names: Symbyax

Reviews for Fluoxetine / olanzapine

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Taken for less than 1 month
May 26, 2017

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "Day one. Exhausted/lethargic. Mild headache. Brain fog. Slight elevation in mood. Less irritated. Pooped my pants. Seriously. Just as company rang the doorbell. Hopefully, this junk passes and gets better."

4 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 10 years or more
March 11, 2018

"I took Symbyax for 11 years. But last year I couldn't afford it, so the doctor switched me to 2 separate pills, fluoxetine and olanzapine. It still seems to stabilize my moods, and I haven't been way up manic or way down depressed since I've taken it all these years. And like everyone says, it definitely makes you gain weight. Rather increased appetite, hence a 40-pound weight gain. But I probably would've never gotten married and had kids if it weren't for this medicine mixture. Nobody could handle me with my severe mood swings before I started this."

9 / 10

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Dad...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
August 4, 2017

"I've been suffering from bipolar since diagnosed as a teen. I'm almost 40 now, and I spent a better part of those years unmedicated. I had a lot of therapies, however, and did well managing with the 'tools' given to me over the years. In 2014, I began to exhibit signs of OCD, and in 2016, anxiety (both can be bedfellows with bipolar). It was the anxiety that landed me at my doctor's office, 2 weeks before departing for Europe, and I began to have severe anxiety attacks. I was prescribed Effexor, which did NOT work for me, then down the line of SSRIs. Finally, we tried Prozac. It worked very well for me, it even helped a little with the mania. But it did help wonders with depression and anxiety, and I am functioning about 75% better than I was."

8 / 10

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sko...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
May 31, 2022

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "I took Symbyax for six years until it caused me to start having seizures. Stopping Symbyax was a nightmarish hell. It was the most horrific experience of my life. Zyprexa is a very bad drug. Mixing it with Prozac and calling it another name does not take away its destructive effects on people's lives! Symbyax and anything with Zyprexa in it should be removed from the market!"

1 / 10

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Ger...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 16, 2019

"Was previously put on a plethora of medications before coming to this combo fluoxetine/olanzapine. I find this one manageable with my symptoms, as it has helped me a lot. I am starting to gain a little bit of weight, but it's worth it to be sane."

10 / 10

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Sha...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
May 4, 2022

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "Was diagnosed bipolar 1, ADHD, and GAD at 18 and am now 38 and have taken a large gamut of the medications available on the market. Two caused Stevens-Johnson syndrome, some have caused rashes, some cycling. Some severe depression. Some hypomanic. I was on Latuda and gabapentin, and Adderall for ADHD for 8 years and thought I was feeling pretty great, however, I developed TD and had to stop. After several attempts at some newer meds, we settled on supposedly the tried and true Symbyax. I have spent the past 3 years feeling amazing. Legitimately, every single person in my life has commented how I’m much more relaxed and easygoing. I’m able to do things I don’t recall doing in my adult life, like travel or drive at night without severe anxiety. I haven’t cycled in 3 years and while I’ve had some ups and downs like everyone does, it’s manageable and I’m able to function and work through it. HOWEVER, the 46 lb weight gain is my breaking point. Weaning off back to the drawing board."

6 / 10

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Kat...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
December 30, 2020

"Please note anyone going through bipolar 1, psychosis, schizophrenia DO NOT TAKE this combo (olanzapine/fluoxetine)! Will spike your condition to the max and make it 20 times worse. Gives you psychosis like crazy and makes you way more depressed! Needed to take lorazepam to calm it down. Please beware, best of luck."

1 / 10

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Taken for 6 months to 1 year
November 14, 2022

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "I have bipolar disorder. I’ve been on Lexapro and Prozac just by itself. Lexapro made me feel nothing, and Prozac was better, but it did nothing to control my hypomania, and I had delusions while taking it. I tried out the Symbyax combo for about 6 months. I was tired. I was so tired all of the time. I only wanted to sleep and eat. As somebody who suffered from severe insomnia from birth, that was helpful, but I slept 20 hours a day on my days off. It gave me tremors in the morning, and my heart raced, but that went away. It got me through my days, sure, but I was 130 lbs at the start of the treatment and was 180 by the time I pulled myself off of it. I’m 5’0, mind you, and that was horrible. I will never use this ever again. It wasn’t worth it for me."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
March 30, 2008

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "I've only been taking this for a little over a month, and I can already tell a big difference. I feel 10 times better."

7 / 10

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lab...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 18, 2015

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "I've been on this medication for 2 months, and this is the best I have felt in the 4 years since I was diagnosed with bipolar I. Only problem is I've gained about 10 pounds."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
August 12, 2008

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "Been taking it for about one month. Feel like a new person."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
March 10, 2009

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "I have been on this for almost a year and a half now. This medicine has changed my life. It has worked wonders for me."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
August 28, 2020

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "This medication, Symbyax, saved my life! Had tried everything else."

10 / 10

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Jef...
January 16, 2015

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "While it helped with the disorder, I gained 40 lbs in 5 months. I stopped taking it 6 months ago, and I already lost 30 lbs."

1 / 10

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tim...
June 3, 2010

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "I was diagnosed with bipolar I four years ago. I have been on Symbyax for two years. This medicine is really awesome, but after a while, it loses effectiveness. Will see about increasing dosage."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
October 17, 2010

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "Helps against sadness and strongly counters moderate urges to drink at a stressful, confusing time in my life."

8 / 10

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mar...
December 28, 2008

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "This medicine worked for me, except the side effect of swelling feet and ankles, and pain in the ankles. I stopped the medicine on my own due to the swelling."

7 / 10

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Anonymous
November 25, 2008

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "Have been on it for one week and showing improvement."

8 / 10

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Joj...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 2, 2017

"This medication is absolutely wonderful! I am much happier and calmer, but no mania either. The only downside is the weight gain. Other than that, Symbyax makes me feel great!"

9 / 10

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kel...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
February 12, 2020

"I had a bit of drowsiness when I started taking fluoxetine, but this resolved, and it really helped my symptoms."

9 / 10

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Hen...
Taken for less than 1 month
January 1, 2020

"I've been taking this for a week now, everybody else seems to have had a rapid improvement. I haven't noticed anything yet. I'm really disappointed. Has anybody else had no improvement?"

2 / 10

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Cos...
Taken for less than 1 month
March 24, 2022

"Caused me to have my first manic episode at 12, eventually leading to a bipolar diagnosis."

1 / 10

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swe...
October 23, 2016

Fluoxetine / olanzapine "Depression and listlessness, loss of appetite."

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