Olanzapine for Schizophrenia User Reviews (Page 4)

• jvano
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 16, 2021

"I can say this drug removed the symptoms of schizophrenia for me. However, the side effects from it were so absolutely horrific I was probably better off with the illness. I have stopped taking it now, against medical advice as a relapse is preferable to the side effects."

• Anony...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 29, 2020

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I was prescribed Zyprexa when I was hospitalized for no reason. My situation was bad and the police thought I ran away from home. This caused a big problem in my life, because since my hospitalization, I have been on and off of medication. I see things and hear things and it all causes more side effects. I now say to myself after all these years, that I had a good time in school but after a heartbreaking relationship, it sent me to the hospital because I couldn't deal with it."

• Candy...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 26, 2021

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I was on Zyprexa for minor auditory hallucinations and sleep. I was on it for more than 5 months and gained 40 lbs! I was only on 5 mg and for a few months was even advised to half my dose! This medication made me feel irritated, flat, and moving around was heavier than usual. I became paranoid and had delusions but didn’t believe them. I just wanted to stay in bed, or not leave the house. The voices told me unbelievable thoughts and I worried a lot too. It did help me sleep. The voices did become more non existent or lowered; however, at times I could still hear them lowered to an extent. The weight gain is not worth it! I use to be so active and weighed 125 before I started Zyprexa. Now I am 170lbs! I need a new medication to help the auditory hallucinations that will not repeat my thoughts aloud, or lower them. I tried Vraylar at 1.5 mg. The auditory hallucinations completely went away; however the side effects sent me to the hospital. Please help!!!"

• nylorac
• September 30, 2015

"In a few months I exactly doubled my weight -- constant ravenous appetite. Started on 40mg a day. But after 15 years of taking it & fighting confusion & appetite & somnolence, even when I got it to 2.5mg and lower, I still had the same objectionable side effects. Would have been better to take it short term (maybe 3 months) instead of years. VERY VERY hard to taper off of it no matter how slowly you do it. I don't think I would ever take it again unless it was a life-or-death situation."

• Hamer...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 25, 2016

"My experience with this neuroleptic is actually a combination of olanzapine 25mg with quetiapine 50mg. My thoughts are definitely not as agitated,am not as angry as i used to be,sometimes though,i feel false,looking at the world,but not really a part of,i know strange..I do not hear voices from my condition.I also take dexedrine for adult ADHD. This drug combination forces you to bed within an hour or so,do to extreme fatigue. I've been taking these antipsychotics for over 2 years.."

• Alan
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 24, 2020

"This drug olanzapine cured my delusions that I couldn't stand every day since I was mentally unstable. I was feeling guilty all the time for no good reason it was weird to describe, I wasn't schizophrenic at all but playing with meds like lexapro changing quantities constantly day after day was a really really terrible mistake. After that I fell in to a guilt trip for something I did in the past that caused me to go crazy it's like PTSD but so much worse, my heart was about to explode. It's like demons tell me just finish yourself you're not a good person at all for doing this and that. After days of torture and delusions I got on olanzapine it made me calm no intrusive thoughts anymore no guilt anymore, but the down side effects of it, completely numb no emotions at all, all my senses are decreased to some degree, no motivation, waking up confused and sad.. I will give it a 7... sorry if my english is bad"

• daugh...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 13, 2019

"My mother takes 5 mg of Olanzapine in the morning and 10 mg at night. When she isn't spitting out her pills, it seems that they don't make much difference. If she hasn't spit out her pill, she will take a nap after taking it. After a few hours, she'll be back to talking nonstop and nonsensically for the rest of the day. She seems high all the time. (She has no access to street drugs.) My mother has been on crazy meds for so long that I don't know that anything would work. Haloperodol makes her worse. A high dose of Valium that is supposed to sedate her for 24 hours only lasts for a few hours."

• Users
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 18, 2018

"Been on 25mg of Zyprexa Zydis, 5mg in the morning and 20mg in the night. It cause weight gain from 45kg to 53kg, tremor and restlessness for me. I see a decrease in hallucinations but still delusional."

• KB Wa...
• September 7, 2017

"I am a social worker trying to help Schizophrenic persons for the past over 4 years. Antipsychotics suitable and effective for one person may not be suitable for other. For instance, Olanzapine may be suitable and effective for some may not be suitable for others. Therefore it is very important to closely observe the behavior of the person. I know of couple of persons who have taking Olanzapine for at least over three years and it is working perfectly fine without weight gain and the blood reports are normal."

• Darkg...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 6, 2018

"I have been on a 2.5 mg pill a day dosage for a while, and that was ok. I didn't expect that after 3 years of it working well, I would start experiencing brain fog, dizziness, slurred speech, excessive sweat, and in an downward spiral start losing control of my mind. I have been prescribed the 5mg one but I feel lightheaded all the time as if I'm gonna faint , and I couldn't stay awake more than 8 hours the first days because of it. The delusion I have is that I will die, of a brain cancer , every night I think of that before going to sleep, I wish I never got Schizophrenia."

• Came...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 8, 2020

"Once you’re convinced you are no longer going back to the habit that put you on the med. then taper slowly, watch, if you’re doing well, rapidly, watch. You can break 5mg Olanz tablet into four(get Olanza-5... Pharma Plus) take 1.25 every night for a week, go once in 2 days.. progress to 1.25mg(1/4) once a week. Watch... Check name!! Don’t get too Excited being Me.. Feed ur Brain Fruits.. Eat Good."

• Liano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 12, 2021

"I was on Olanzapine 5 mg for 3 months & have noticed no difference to my schizophrenia symptoms. Also gained 5.5 kg & I am upset about it, I didn't understand why I put on so much weight until I read this page reviews. I also had numbed legs at night which cause me great discomfort & so I cold turkey went off pills & have been having insomnia since."

• badjoke
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 8, 2018

"I took Zyprexa. On the dose that was 10mg I felt like I could do what I wanted to. How wrong was I. I'd never get it done without fainting and whatever else. If your idea of recovering is getting a double chin and sleeping 15 hours a day, take it."

• Careg...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 19, 2018

"I am a caregiver for a friend with schizophrenia. She refuses to take her meds because she says she doesn't need them. While hospitalized with her Olanzapine tablets they were crushing up the up, dissolving in water and then placing in food or drink. The liquid dissolves into food, including pizza and coffee without a trace and without changing the taste. This asset of this drug has made things so much easier. After about 6 weeks of 10mg a day, she is so much easier to get a long with and no longer a consideration for a danger to herself or others. Highly recommended for those patients that have responded well to Olanzapine (Zyprexa) while in the hospital or previously."

• Trapp...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 5, 2021

"I was a delusional before taking my first antipsychotic (Olanzapine) this drug made it all worse I started to hear many a voices in my head and other psychotic symptoms, it was like like was just too hard. It did nothing but worsen my psychosis, may work for you etc etc everybody is different. It just made me feel so bad and I took it for maybe 4 or 5 days and just couldn't take how it made me feel and also the demons and suspicions."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 23, 2017

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "Zyprexa doesn't work well with any antidepressants - be careful - but it can work used together with lithium, depakote, or lamotrigine. The serotonin guided anti-depressants activate mania and rapid thinking, and fuel anxiety, drugs such as lexapro - taken with anti-psychotics - can be a nightmare. In mixed diagnostics such as schizoaffective, there are many bypasses and alternate routes - i.e., I take a minimum of risperdal, which helps with an additional foundation for more centeredness and 'structure,' - and keeps my head clearer on 1.5 mgs; and I also take 300 mgs seroquel XR, to act, not only as a bipolar safe keeper, but also as an anti-depressant. If you're looking for Olanzapine with an anti-depressant edge, try bipolar meds."

• Jocelyn...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 19, 2021

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I was on zyprexa for around 6 months and when it did keep my psychosis at bay, I felt dull and unenergetic. I slept for 14 hours a day, and I didn't feel like doing anything. When I got out of the hospital, I was on 20mgs of zeprexa. On the process going down to 5mgs I gained around 50 pounds. I'm now on Latuda 40mgs in hopes of being more energetic and to loose the weight I have gained."

• Roll
• April 26, 2021

"I was hospitalised after a psychotic episode, I was pressured by the hospital staff to take olanzapine but I kept refusing, but then I seemed to have no choice, so I agreed to take it just so I could leave hospital. I went home and took it, 1 at night, It seemed to take a few weeks to take full effect when I was on it was ok and it shut my brain down and it put me to sleep at night got 8 hours, and also just wanted to eat junk, but I decided to stop taking it because of risk of weight gain, I stopped taking it cold turkey and it was not good, I couldn’t sleep after stopping and haven’t been able to sleep probably for 3 years. Don’t bother taking it, if you do take it, I would say wean off it slowly. If you want to come off of it."

• nitin
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 27, 2018

"I actually said to the person whom hallucination I was hearing that I have taken the medicine then they didn't spoke for 8 hours it was sunday. I think they said the person should talk with you on a phone or something maybe he/she is hiding something like a built in speaker or something."

• shrim...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 30, 2022

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "This medication made my eyes hurt for some reason, and it just now went away 13 years later. To each their own. There actually wasn't too much else wrong with it. I slept well and stuff except I gained 20 lbs per month I would walk to the grocery store and purchase fruit from the local grocer and eat 40 dollars worth of food in one night because I was so ravenous. This med sucks if its your first med because after you see yourself gain so much so quickly, you distrust all the subsequent medications that are available. I absolutely had to have money for food if you take this, the cravings were like pot munchies on steroids after ran out of food it was like I wanted to punch the freakin door to the refridgerator because I couldn't afford more food. I will say though It wasn't making me crave greasy foods they were mostly healthy like blueberries but I still gained 20 lbs I had to get off it"

• Joseph
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 17, 2022

"Pls don't use this medication, this is giving horrible side effects, instead of solving one problem, we landed in so many problems. I used only 10 days, side effects are more depressed, suicidal thought on hourly basis, main one is akasthisia, cannot sit at one place, no motivation to think or paying attention to normal activities. Everyones system is different, please very clearly, stay away from this medication"

• Dontt...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 22, 2021

"This medicine gave me nightmares palpitations extreme anxiety and chest pains. Gave me racing thoughts worse than before. I am not even schizophrenic just traumatised from life events. I put on loads of weight as you want to eat like a pig and end up being a slob with poor concentration. This is an awful drug it’s causes high blood pressure and diabetes. Do not take this if you value your life."

• spirit
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 25, 2021

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I am not schizophrenic but I do deal with psychosis due to BPD. This drug really helped with my psychosis but it made me really depressed. I’m crying every day, I tried to switch to another medication and the withdrawal was so bad that I had to go back. I’m hoping I can switch it to something like Abilify."

• bryan...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 24, 2021

"I'm currently taking olanzine was on clonazepam before but now that I'm on olanzapine it helped but I sometimes those thoughts come and go still. But when on clonazepam I don't get the thoughts at all. I really suggest you to talk to your doctor and make sure if that medicine is right for you ."

• marci...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 2, 2018

"I had a crazy paranoia after having a 4 child. They said severe postnatal depression. I agreed. Something wasn't right. But meds took my paranoia in next 3 days which is wonderful but as I was eating healthy I started to munch 2500 calories a day. I really recommend to get substitute. I will ask tomorrow to the Dr"