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Olanzapine for Insomnia User Reviews (Page 5)

Brand names: Zyprexa, Zyprexa Zydis, Zyprexa Relprevv, Zyprexa Intramuscular

Olanzapine has an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from a total of 102 reviews for the off-label treatment of Insomnia. 43% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 35% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Olanzapine

  • Anonymous
  • September 24, 2009

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I gained 10 pounds in 7 days on this."

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • November 16, 2015

"I can finally sleep at night again"

10 / 10
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  • bronson
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • July 12, 2016

"great medicine for strange thinking or ocd. gained over 70lbs though"

7 / 10
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  • Dee
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • July 29, 2021

"I took this drug for a year, my doctor, prescribed it to me for sleep, oh my stars, I cannot believe a doctor can be so uneducated and irresponsible to use this as a sleeping pill."

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 21, 2018

"This is the worst drug for anything made me paranoid and couldn't do anything. I talk to a psychiatrist on the 29th hopefully I can convince her to take me off, she isn't the one that put me on it."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • January 29, 2023

"I was on the drug for 3 months and now I cant sleep. Has anyones sleep improved with time after they got insomnia?"

1 / 10
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  • ACDF
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • October 24, 2022

"Stay away from this medication. I was on 10 mg for about 8 months for insomnia. I tapered off about 3 weeks ago and since stopping I have barely slept."

1 / 10
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  • asdet
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 10, 2021

"I had 15mg once, this stuff is useless. I had amnesia and felt weird, cannot recommend this medication for anything."

1 / 10
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  • cody
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 20, 2023

"Great for my sleep issues and bipolar. Works great. I take 60mg a night."

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