User Reviews for Olanzapine to treat Paranoid Disorder

"I think olanzapine should be the drug of last resort for people who are a danger to others. The side effects are huge and Catostrophic. Muscle atrophy, trouble walking, cognitive decline, pacing, additional depression, weight gain, higher cholesterol. Since psychiatrists live on prescribing drugs, they won’t take you off them."

"I have suffered from delusions since 2014 (5 years) this medication olanzapine for sure helps with psychosis better than Risperidone and Aripiprazole. So if you're looking for a sure fix to problems then this medication is very useful. However the side effects on this medication are long. In a year and a half I have gained a bit of weight. I spent 9 months low on mood suffering from persistent Anhedonia and persistent nagging anxiety about the same things, this lead me to dread the day when waking up. However all was relieved with Sertraline other than the weight gain, the anxiety still comes but it goes fast and changes the anxiety’s subject so it doesn’t just drone on. This medication from my experience is a very good base line for psychotic disorders it gets the job done and do so with some not so terrible side effects. I’m currently searching for a new antipsychotic as I’m tired of the same old side effects I want something different for the next year or so. It does its job!!"

Zyprexa Zydis (olanzapine) "I had a paranoid stint and was getting no sleep. My Doctor gave me Zyprexa and it pulled me out of that state very quickly. I like to refer to it as pulling out the big guns. It had no side effects for me and I was on it a short while."

"olanzapine worked well for the first few months but after that I turned into a zombie. I stare at the wall for 8 hours a day with a blank expressionless gaze. People ask me what's wrong and they steer clear of me because I look and act like a psycho. I gained 30 pounds and I'm lazy, I sweat a lot, I eat a lot and I have no sense of humor. I am distant from people and people are distant from me. It made me lose my job because I couldn't concentrate and I ended up homeless."

"Olanzapine is very good for extreme paranoia, I was in multiple fights and at times were looking to fight, After the second day, it felt like I went through puberty again, but in a day this time. Balanced my mood, lowered agitation, eliminates paranoia, great for sedating as well. Only side effect I have is weight gain. Highly recommended if you think you can benefit."

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "Zyprexa worked really well in terms of removing the paranoia and the suspiciousness. Made me normal within a period of 2-3 weeks. The only problem I feel with regard to this medicine is the weight gain issue. I think this medicine in combination with mirtazapine has made me put on weight in a few weeks. Yes, and also my prolactin level was well above the normal range. In the starting this made me tired and I had problems waking up on time. Apart from these few side effects it is a really good anti-psychotic."

"My in home doctor prescribed me Lexapro and Zyprexa, both were 10mg. It gave me increased in fear and anxiety, I had increase memory loss and uncontrollable bowel movements. It also gave me derealization affects which also was scary and lasted a week. Keep away."

"Olanzapine has been so far very rewarding . I’ve been on it for 5 weeks after restarting it again after stopping briefly and it helps with intrusive thoughts and incessant thinking . It calms the mind and allows to give an outside thought approach to problems like watching as an outsider instead of being in the problem . If anyone has been suggested to try it I would recommend they do . I haven’t put on much weight and take 10 mg a day at night . It helps ease anxiety"

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "i was prescribed 2.5mg dose. this medication has been excellent in reducing my hyper-vigilance. it has allowed me to sleep normally again. one side effect is it made my sleep apnea far worse. this caused reduced functionality in areas such as work. overall positive experience. just be aware of potential for compounding sleep apnea."

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "Helped in the beginning of the first few weeks,but later my mood became more paranoid. I'm not saying this medicine will make you paranoid, but it doesn't work for me. Plus it does make you gain weight like 40lbs. in 8 weeks."

"This is a pretty cool drug for me. I have used it for about 7 years. It has helped me with anger, mood swings, rapid thinking, and to focus on things you're doing. I've only gained something like 30lbs over these years. Lots of other reviews I've read said they have gained lots of weight not true in my case. I was already overweight before I started taking it. I was like 215 before I started taking this now about 245. I even think it helped me become a better person. I enjoy gambling and I have won quite a bit on this drug. I'm more focused and have become smarter. I stopped for about three months just to see what happens and I was usually mad and angry. So I'm back on it and I'm a happier and effective person. 2.5 milligrams works best."

"I was diagnosed with serious paranoid schizophrenia nine years ago and have been taking Zyprexa 5 mg twice a day for that duration including a 100 ml clopixol( depot) injection once a fortnight and generally have never had the symptoms again or when they reappear do not last for very long. I regard my condition to be genetic and therefore amenable to treatment but not cure and therefore am always committed to following my health care professional's advice. Whilst I have problems with constipation (for which I take two teaspoons of normacol ) and itchy groin( for which I apply 0.5% cream), I still consider the benefits of the medication to outweigh the disadvantages and remain committed to it and have an active programmne of social and educational engagement to complement it. ."

"Dr put me on olanzapine because I was anorexic and struggled with sleep, I never told her about other symptoms that I had (psychosis, auditory hallucinations) because I was afraid. After only a month of taking it (only 2.5mg in the evening) my hallucinations stopped. I also felt like a lot of negative thoughts are gone. I realized that I was actually paranoid and delusional, because two months after taking it my thoughts were... Well.. better. I gained a lot of weight also (around 20kg) in 1 year."

"Don't listen to these negative comments, of course you'll gain weight if you eat more lol you have to watch what you eat. Olanzapine took away most of my hallucinations, panic attacks and other things. It does help with sleep and mood changes. I've been on it for years. The only downfall is if you wanna get off of it, the withdrawal will land you in the hospital. Been there done that."

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "It was OK. I gained alot of weight on it. I went from 210 to 255pounds in four months. Didn't help my suspicious behavior. I think Seroquel XR was a better drug for me, but I had to take a very high dose of Seroquel XR. I'm considering asking the doctor to put me on an old psychotic med like Prolixin. I have had some good results but I stopped the meds early because I was afraid of all the side effects especially tardia dys."

"It's been an absolute miracle drug for me, 15mg OD. I I can now hear birds sing, I am not crippled by intrusive thoughts, telling me to harm myself or others. I can't stress how much this drug has saved me."

"My side effect fro olanzapine is a pain in eye. The feeling of high pressure in eyes which I suspect to be a glaucoma caused by the medicine. Also another side effect is the urge of getting my tongue out! Which is kinda bizzare. It helps me at calming and sleeping however it doesn’t entirely remove paranoia and hallucinations. I hope side effects will ease by time and the medicine shall have a better impact"

"I started Zyprexa at 2.5mg for something to take the edge off anxiety since I have done well on atypical antipsychotics before. I had been through the wringer in terms of stressful life events and was willing to try anything. It did help with disordered thinking, some instrusive thoughts, and visual disturbances, but after a few days increased my anxiety every time I took it (within half an hour). I was having a hard time distinguishing whether that was from me or the med until I realized the pattern. The brain fog you read about is REAL and I became even more dissociated on this than before I started. This is a heavy antipsychotic so it will work that fast on symptoms, but remember it is an antipsychotic first! You can research for yourself just how many receptors this works on -- like, all of them -- it is a chemical lobotomy to put it nicely. I would have liked it if not for the extra anxiety and dissociating, too much."

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I was misdiagnosed, and wrongly put on this medicine. It causes psychosis in individuals inappropriately put on it. It took me ten years to find doctors who could say this was a possibility."

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "In just six weeks Zyprexa has me balanced. My mood swings are virtually non existent and I can do the things that I enjoy and thoughts were gone forever."

"I'm caregiver of my son and this medicine work like magic for him. He is 24 year old"

"This medication is somewhat helpful for paranoia. Just makes you feel really lazy and tired. Hungry too. I still have paranoid states here and there."

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "Not bad"

"My son has been on olanzapine for a month 5mg for paranoia depression is helping. 15 pound weight but he needed the weight also sleeping a lot better"

"I was prescribed olanzapine for paranoid thoughts it did help but made me tired all the time. Clorpromazine is much better on paranoid thoughts than Olanzapine - I prefer Chlorpromazine."