Olanzapine for Borderline Personality Disorder User Reviews (Page 2)

• Dav...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 17, 2018

"What a change in my life. My mind feels 20 again. I will do my best to eat well and watch my weight, but frankly, the relief I get is worth more weight. My only concern right now is that I become sensitized to the meds and go back to what I was feeling before."

• Nih...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 16, 2021

"Olanzapine was prescribed for my auditory hallucinations, major depression with psychotic features. Got up to 15 mg twice daily, and I feel like a sociopath. Had a newborn 6 months ago, and I feel no love or joy around her. Not motivated to do anything, and nothing at all catches my interest. So, I'm on day 3 of not taking it anymore as my hallucinations go away and stay away without some precipitating factor (like the stress of a newborn). I hope I recover soon because I don't want to even be around my baby. It did stop my hallucinations, however, after about 5 weeks. Just beware of becoming a husk of life stripped of your humanity."

• Me ...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 16, 2022

"Works for major depressive issues. Anxiety help is a 4 out of 10. Personality disorder is also 4 out of 10, but I don't have any side effects, but sleep, which I welcome, thank goodness. It's a lifesaver. I'm maxed out on dosage."

• Ver...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 18, 2023

"This drug is a wonderful ally to avoid paranoia, rumination, emotional liability, delirium, and psychotic episodes. I can guarantee it will be a lifesaver for many people struggling with mental disorders. However, unless you truly need it, I would suggest using it only occasionally, since high doses and constant use can mess up your creativity and make you really fat."

• kee...
• May 10, 2017

"I was given olanzapine for something other than my borderline personality disorder, although I've not been told what. I'm on 10 mg, and I'm unsure whether it's the olanzapine alone, whether it's the venlafaxine I'm on, or whether it's the combination of the two. But when I fall asleep, I'm out cold. I don't turn over or move and can sleep for over a day if I don't set any alarms. But the bad thing is that when I wake up, I still feel tired and worn out."

• dam...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 12, 2021

"I'm on a very low dose of 2.5 mg (I cut a 5 mg in half). Weight gain has been an issue for me on this medication, but since I started walking to and from work and adopted a keto diet, I have since lost weight. Zyprexa completely stops me from overthinking and obsessing. I have BPD with psychotic symptoms, and Zyprexa has been a miracle drug for me. I feel a lot better, and I can concentrate."

• Mys...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 11, 2021

"I have been on olanzapine 2.5 mg since March this year. I was very hesitant about going on olanzapine at first because of the negative reviews I read about it. But I'm so glad I did. It's helped my mood immensely along with sertraline. Before I started taking olanzapine, my mood fluctuated a lot like a storm, along with paranoia and dissociation. The fluctuations, dissociation, and paranoia haven't fully gone, but I feel I can deal with this a lot better now. I have EUPD, along with anxiety and depression. The main side effects I got from it are weight gain and sleepiness. I've put on 3 stone since starting this medication. But with regular exercise and healthy eating, I should lose the weight. I made the right choice going on olanzapine, otherwise, I'd be climbing the walls. I wouldn't be able to function daily without it. It also helps me sleep. Just make sure to stick to exercise and eating healthy to keep the weight off, as weight gain is one of the main side effects."

• Ell...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 29, 2022

"I want to say I don't write reviews often, so if I do, it's worth a mention. Olanzapine's not so good points are increased appetite, slowed metabolism and digestion, and tinnitus. Good points, it's not addictive, and as a chronic insomniac, this is definitely a plus. With other medications, such as benzodiazepines and 'Z' drugs, tolerance develops quickly, worsening the symptoms in the long term, and then there's withdrawal from those meds. There's no tolerance or withdrawal from olanzapine. I was prescribed this medication mostly to aid sleep, which it does, but shouldn't be relied upon, i.e., consider exercise, eating right, and sleep hygiene. It doesn't always work, but when it does, I sleep deep and well. Another downside is that my IQ drops for a day or two after dosing, but on the other hand, my intelligence is also affected by severe complete insomnia without olanzapine, so it's the lesser of two evils. Weight-wise, I've gained a stone in weight after 6 months of 5mg once a day in the evening."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 17, 2015

"Had a few paranoid, weird thoughts while weaning off slowly from 5 mg to 2.5 mg Zyprexa. So my doc has given me some time off work and bumped up my dose to 10 mg. It hasn't been long enough for me to notice a change in my thoughts, just a bit less anxious."

• Imt...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 9, 2021

"Olanzapine makes me very dizzy. I take it at night and can't wake until 12 o'clock the next day. I feel like I'm going to fall and can't open my eyes. It also makes me panic a lot, like I can feel my heart beating out of my chest. It brings back my PTSD symptoms. And doesn't help with BPD symptoms at all."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 5, 2015

Olanzapine "I've been on this medicine for about 4 months. Completely changed my life."

• kat...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 5, 2024

"Completely ends my episodes, makes me feel normal within minutes, literally amazing."

• Aro...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 24, 2016

Olanzapine "Extremely helpful when used as needed for extreme rage or fear, it re-balances my perspective and helps me keep in touch with reality. However, when I used Zyprexa daily, it did not help as much."

• BPD...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 1, 2014

"I'm on 2.5 mg twice a day, and it really helps regulate my intense rapid mood swings!"

• bpd...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 7, 2022

"Very effective for dissociative symptoms. I take 2.5 mg in the evening."