Zyprexa User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Gem...
• January 4, 2023

For Depression "If you want to lose your good emotions and connections to the world, then take this poison. I'm not sure why you would want that, though. You'll get obese on this crud, horrible, torturous withdrawals that will last years. Who in their right mind would invent something like this? Only a psychopath."

• cma...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2017

For Depression "I was only on Zyprexa for 10 days, but it made me so tired I couldn't even function. All I wanted to do was sleep all day. And it made my depression worse. I was so depressed by that 10th day that I almost quit my job because I just felt like I couldn't handle any stress at all. So glad I stopped taking this drug."

• Zyp...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 5, 2022

For Schizophrenia "I am probably the longest existing user of Zyprexa in the world. I have been on this medication for over 22 years, since I was 18. It has tremendous side effects on my body. I have experienced all the symptoms on the side effect lists in my life. The only beneficial things I get from using this drug and Citalopram as well are that I eat and sleep very well. The voices have not gone away, but they have changed. I feel like I have been reincarnated. I don't look or feel the same as I do anymore. I can hardly recognize myself in my Facebook photos. I am still alive and 40 now, still living with my own family and doing my life as I please. I am on a Disability Pension, which I am grateful for as I have the correct illness to get this sort of payment to live on. I have been on and off in and out of the hospital since first hearing voices. It's been extremely tough in my life. I just need peace of mind. Keep taking the medications as prescribed and don't cut and change it as I have done before."

• Anonymous
• June 22, 2009

For Bipolar Disorder "I have just been diagnosed with Bipolar - Zyprexa gave me results immediately. I am beginning to feel 'normal' after only 2 weeks of being on it. No more mood swings. I am sleeping very well. I am more hungry, but I have started exercising more and am watching what I eat. It's a blessing for my husband and kids that we have found something that works. I am happy on Zyprexa so far."

• rui...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 22, 2023

For Depression "I was prescribed Zyprexa for anxiety. Over the 5 years I took it, I gained 100 lbs and have now developed secondary dystonia, tardive dyskinesia. I have changed doctors, who immediately took me off it. I would not recommend this medication."

• Shy...
• July 24, 2015

For Bipolar Disorder "Zyprexa has given me my life back in 4 weeks! I have the worst panic attacks and chronic nausea ever!! I have been on every medication under the sun with no relief, if not worse nausea because of the side effects of all the medications. I was on Klonopin, propranolol, hydroxyzine, and Zofran every single day, and I was still having really bad nausea and panic attacks so bad, I could not leave my house. Dr. prescribed Zyprexa 5mg, and after 3 days, I started eating again. I have already gained 2 lbs, but I needed to because I was so nauseated I couldn't eat. I'm so excited that I can eat again without feeling everything is going to come back up!!!! I hope it doesn't 'poop out' on me because it's been a miracle!!"

• Anonymous
• March 23, 2009

For Bipolar Disorder "I've taken Zyprexa as an adjunct to lithium for Bipolar I. My thoughts are slower, and it has gotten rid of any anxiety (this, I think, is the best side effect). I have not had issues with weight gain. I change between 5 and 10 mg per day depending on how I feel. Sometimes it can cause me to sleep late, and I need to take it earlier in the evening to avoid that. Great medicine to keep me stable and stop intrusive thinking."

• TCC...
• February 25, 2009

For Insomnia "This medication was prescribed to help with my insomnia. It was in combination with my antidepressant medication. It did help me sleep, but it was difficult for me to wake up and function normally the next day."

• bee...
• November 4, 2015

For Depression "Sure, this med can keep depression at bay, but it can also cause some really horrible side effects. After being on this med for 1 year, I went from being a healthy 170 lbs (women's size 12) to 250 lbs (size 20). It made me so lethargic and tired. I would sleep for 14 hours a day and still be dragging out of bed. About 2 months ago was the final straw. I got blood work done by my GP, and my triglycerides were through the roof, as well as elevated blood sugar. The doc was ready to put me on meds for diabetes! I'm only 25, and I just wanted my health back, so last week I went to a new doc who got me off this horrible stuff. I feel like a new person without this toxic med in my body. Now, I'm on Viibryd."

• Zee...
• November 10, 2015

For Bipolar Disorder "I take gabapentin, and when I started it, I felt like I had finally found the miracle. But after a year, it quit working. After this recent stay in the psych unit, my doctor put me on Zyprexa 5 mgs in the am, 10 mgs at night, and it has been a Godsend. I feel so even, I sleep soundly, and wake up without a hangover, ready to take on the world. I have been eating like a pig, but I'm working on controlling that, and eating fruit and yogurt vs. cinnamon rolls and candy. The only drawback is I fear one day it will stop working. Overall, gabapentin and Zyprexa have been lifesavers!"

• Haz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 4, 2022

For Depression "After being prescribed Zyprexa for depression, I immediately went to Google for reviews, they were horrible! In all honesty, it works for me, yet I'm on a small dose of 5 mg at bedtime. I can tell a huge difference in my mood. I can't speak for anyone else, but I hope to continue taking Zyprexa until hopefully I no longer need it."

• ver...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 3, 2018

For Bipolar Disorder "My stomach is spilling over instead of my mind for once. My head is no longer a circus, a tent of sad clowns and unruly animals. Uni-cycling on a tightrope between intelligence and insanity has never been so balanced."

• mlf...
• August 28, 2015

For Insomnia "Ok, so while I have only begun this last night... I can say I did fall asleep, which doesn't happen until after midnight, and I only woke up once to pee. I slept for almost 10 hours compared to my restless 4, if that. My only complaint so far is this entire day I have wanted to do NOTHING. I am so tired, I don't want to do anything besides sleep, and I don't like this feeling. And I can say I've been hungrier today than usual, so I'm paying attention to what I'm eating so I don't overeat... After a while, I'll update my review."

• Anonymous
• April 17, 2010

For Schizoaffective Disorder "Zyprexa got rid of all my symptoms - paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, depression, mania, catatonia. It worked so well I have gone off all my other medicines and I got off disability, finished school, and got a full-time job. I have very few side effects - mostly I sleep a lot: 10-12 hours. But that is totally worth it to get rid of my symptoms! And I even lost weight!"

• 27y...
• June 19, 2012

For Schizophrenia "I take 7.5 mg a day for schizophrenia. I have only been on this medicine for 5 weeks, but it has helped me immensely with both negative and positive symptoms. I have gained weight, but it's a small price to pay for some peace of mind. Honestly, I couldn't be more grateful for this medicine."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 2, 2020

For Depression "Zyprexa worked pretty well for me for a good year. It helped with my OCD and anxiety, and it made me feel the happiest and most normal I have ever felt. It helped with intrusive thoughts and obsessive thinking. I hope it helps again when I start it back up."

• DPD...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 19, 2015

For Major Depressive Disorder "Zyprexa has been a lifesaver. I was literally on the brink of suicide because of my major depression, generalized anxiety, slight bipolar II, OCD, PTSD, and depersonalization/derealization. I have been on it for about a week, and I feel a complete difference already. No more night terrors, no more worry about the littlest things, no more feeling anxious around people, and no more not feeling like my bad self again. I feel the best I've felt in 2 years because of this! All my symptoms have gone away with little side effects, despite the weight gain and lethargy an hour after taking it. I take it at night, 5 mgs, I may start taking 2.5 mgs in the morning to help the morning edge off. I heard a lot about the diabetes, hope it doesn't happen to me."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 26, 2024

"This medicine made me gain 4 kg in the first weeks. After that, it stabilized. Now I'm happy I'm on this drug. It made me peaceful, slower in thinking, and I sleep very well. So I would recommend it definitely."

• mit...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 22, 2012

For Insomnia "I do have really bad insomnia (for the past 6 years), but this was prescribed to me for daytime use to help keep me calm. It in no way makes me sleepy but works great for my ADHD. I have also gained nearly 10 pounds in only 2 weeks. I'm not a normal eater, usually, I only eat dinner, but on this medicine, I seem to have doubled what I would normally eat. I'm addressing that issue now. Good calming down medicine, I must say."

• Lif...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 18, 2023

For Bipolar Disorder "I have been on 2.5 mg of Zyprexa for just over a year. I was on Lithium for about 8 years, and my mental health had started declining rapidly. I had absolutely no control over the thoughts in my head. I should not be here, but I knew if I didn't find a new psychiatrist and figure out how to help myself, I was on my way out in a bad way. My doctor decided to stop the Lithium because I had Lithium toxicity, and he felt that was a huge issue. He started me on Zyprexa, and within a few days of that and weaning from the Lithium, I started feeling normal. My thoughts weren't racing nearly as bad with all the negativity, and it just kept getting better. I've been more outgoing, and I've actually been able to hold down a job because I can actually focus enough to do my job. I've mended relationships with friends and family that I had withdrawn from because I didn't want to be around people and drag them down."

• Cho...
• July 20, 2015

For Depression "This medication has made me unemotional and boring, and like many others, I'm forever hungry. I have put on an insane amount of weight, admittedly needed, due to suffering anorexia, but when I started on this medication, I weighed 37 kg, and 6 months later, I nearly doubled to 65 kg. This I feel is an unnatural weight gain in such a short time, and now I don't go out due to feeling bad about how I look."

• Amy...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 30, 2022

For Schizophrenia "Zyprexa immediately helped me 16 years ago when my delusions started. (I was 25 then.) After that first episode, my doctor quit Zyprexa after 5 years of remission. But a year after, my delusions started again, and again Zyprexa helped me. I was diagnosed with schizophrenia then. It has been 16 years now that I am on 5 mg, and the only side effect is moderate weight gain. I tried Latuda just recently, but it was a nightmare. When I switched back to Zyprexa, everything got back to normal. Of course, I keep trying to eat healthy all these years. Honestly, Zyprexa and my doctor saved my life. Keep being positive every minute and every day!"

• Bon...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 9, 2017

For Bipolar Disorder "I was put on Zyprexa after my dad got murdered. It worked okay for that medicated zombie feel. I took up to 20 mg a day. Gained so much weight that I wore a waist size 40 pants. Had to stop after 6 years. Doc told me to taper off it in 2 weeks! NO BUENO!!! Should have tapered off in a year+. Been in bed for 8+ months with horrific post-withdrawal symptoms. Never had heart problems before Zyprexa! Now I have afib and sinus tachycardia, and TD, involuntary muscle spasms are so painful! People notice when I stick my tongue out, biting it for hours a day, sexy. It's killing me slowly as Eli Lilly makes $12 million a day killing! I use melatonin for sleep. Is Z even approved for sleep? RESEARCH LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT, CUZ IT DOES!!"

• mom...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 17, 2019

For Bipolar Disorder "Zyprexa makes you gain weight so fast. I used to be anorexic and watched out with what I ate so I stayed in shape. But this medicine makes you crave sugar and makes you feel hungry 24/7. Also, you are really, really tired. It only helps with psychotic behavior if your dose is pretty high, so you can't feel anything, and because you want to sleep all day."

• Lot...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 4, 2012

For Bipolar Disorder "Bipolar I - I take Zyprexa, Lithium, and Lamictal. Zyprexa is the only medicine that has controlled my severe depression, part of my bipolar. It has changed my life. I am slightly hungrier, but I'll take that over feeling so depressed."