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Fluoxetine / olanzapine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

Brand names: Symbyax

Fluoxetine / olanzapine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 86 reviews on Drugs.com. 76% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 15% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Fluoxetine / olanzapine

  • Dadvo...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • August 4, 2017

For Bipolar Disorder "I've been suffering from Bi-polar since diagnosed as a teen. I'm almost 40 now and I spent a better part of those years unmedicated. I had a lot of therapies however, and did well managing with the "tools" given to me over the years. In 2014 I began to exhibit signs of OCD and in 2016 Anxiety (both can be bed fellows with Bipolar) It was the anxiety that landed me at my doctors office. 2 weeks before departing for Europe and I began to have severe anxiety attacks. I was prescribed effexor, which did NOT work for me, then down the line of SSRIs , finally we tried Prozac. It worked very well for me, it even helped a little with the mania. But it did help wonders with depression and anxiety and I am functioning about 75% better than I was."

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  • Catboi
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • February 2, 2020

For Depression "fluoxetine/olanzapine helped me back when I had MDD. Fluoxetine usually takes a while to work. It really helped me until a year back where side effects started getting bad. Weight gain, weight loss, anxiety, numbness and development of psychosis are some I think the meds have caused I think I’ve developed bipolar and ever since it’s became apparent that this med really dosn’t work anymore. Over 5% of people who use it develop anorexia according to research so I’d advice you take take something else instead."

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  • Nasi
  • June 22, 2015

For Depression "After a trial of many meds, my doc decided to put me on this. In the past I relapse quickly and I 'm hoping I will not with this new meds. I'm on 6mg and it has been a month. I sleep like a baby. I mean deep sleep for 10 hours. For two yrs I was getting 3-4 hours sleep, no appetite, crying....Now my appetite increased, which I don't like. From size 0, I'm at 2 in just 1 month of taking it. Moods are great, no crying spells, and optimistic."

8 / 10
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  • TheOn...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • August 6, 2021

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Major Depressive Disorder "It made my face swell up so bad my eyes looked barely open, they were so puffy. And this was after taking it for over 6 months. Side effect just came out of nowhere. I now take Prozac 40 and Lamictal 150 and feel so much better. And it didn’t really seem to help much with my depression, I was still laying in bed and sleeping most days and nights although maybe slightly less than unmedicated."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • March 11, 2018

For Bipolar Disorder "I took symbyax for 11 yrs. But last year I couldn't afford it so Dr switched me to 2 seperate pills fluoxetine and olanzapine. It still seems to stabilize my moods and haven't been way up manic or way down depressed since I've taken it all these years. And like everyone says it definitely makes you gain weight. Rather increased appetite..hence 40 pd weight gain. But I prob would've never gotten married and had kids if it weren't for this medicine mixture. Nobody could handle me with my severe mood swings before I started this."

9 / 10
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  • Kat
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • December 30, 2020

For Bipolar Disorder "Hello guys, Please note anyone going through Bipolar 1, psychosis, schizophrenia DO NOT TAKE this combo (olanzapine /fluoxetine) ! Will spike your condition to the max and make it 20 times worse .. gives you psychosis like crazy and makes you way more depressed! Needed to take lorazepam to calm it down . Please beware, best of luck"

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  • Abdul
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • July 30, 2023

For Major Depressive Disorder "These medicines are life savers. I was suffering from depression, OCD, and anxieties. But these medications cured everything. I am still taking them. I have tried many medicines but nothing worked, but Fluoxetine and Olanzapine worked like a magic pill."

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  • Ivani...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • January 20, 2020

For Depression "From September 2018 to November 2018, I took fluoxetine 80 mg with 5-15 mg of olanzapine. My depression was always following me and it never left for three years but when I started this medication, everything changed. I began to be interested in life again. I could smile more. I laughed - really laughed like I could before depression. I’ve been on many medications and fluoxetine/olanzapine has been the only combination that’s worked wonders for my depression. I highly recommend this medication. Unfortunately, I had to go off it because of the weigh gain. I gained more than 40 pounds in a few months."

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  • Anony...
  • November 7, 2019

For Major Depressive Disorder "Been taking this for only for a few days. I now feel like I can finally breath and live my life !! Although it makes you feel hungry all the time so it's best to diet and eat healthy! Over all it's a good combo I hope it continues to work !"

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  • Evilm...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 17, 2015

For Major Depressive Disorder "This was a good med for crisis mode. After crisis time I got off the olanzapine and stayed on just the antidepressant, fluoxetine. The olanzapine makes you tired and fat if your on it long, but works to calm crazy thoughts. Take it about 2 hours before bed time and you will sleep like a baby. Lowest dose for me."

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  • Shanun
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • May 4, 2022

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Bipolar Disorder "Was diagnosed bipolar 1, ADHD and GAD at 18 and am now 38 and have taken a large gamut of the medications available on the market. 2 caused Stephens Johnson’s syndrome, some have caused rashes , some cycling. Some severe depression. Some hypomanic. I was on Latuda and gabapentin , and adderall for ADHD for 8 years and thought I was feeling pretty great, however I developed TD and had to stop. After several attempts at some newer meds we settled on supposedly the tried and true symbiax. I have spent the past 3 years feeling amazing. Legit every single person in my life has commented how I’m much more relaxed and easy going. I’m able to do things I don’t recall doing in my adult life like travel or drive at night without severe anxiety. I haven’t cycled in 3 years and while I’ve had some ups and downs like everyone does, it’s manageable and I’m able o function and work through it. HOWEVER. The 46lb weight gain is my breaking point. Weaning off back to the drawing board"

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  • Wijiji
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • August 22, 2021

For Depression "I was on this for almost 20 years. Helped at first but then did nothing at all. But when I went off it my depression was so much worse. I went back on it but nothing much changed. Eventually I tapered off it over two years with no side effects. I wish I could find something that worked for me."

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  • Gerald...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 16, 2019

For Bipolar Disorder "Was previously put on a plethora of medications before coming to this combo fluoxetine/olanzapine. I find this one manageable with my symptoms as it has helped me a lot. I am starting to gain a little bit of weight but it's worth it to be sane."

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  • Yessu...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • November 14, 2022

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Bipolar Disorder "I have bipolar disorder. I’ve been on Lexapro and prozac just by itself. Lexapro made me feel nothing, and Prozac was better, but it did nothing to control my hypomania and I had delusions while taking it. I tried out the symbyax combo for about 6 months. I was tired. I was so tired all of the time. I only wanted to sleep and eat. As somebody who suffered from severe insomnia from birth, that was helpful, but I slept 20 hours a day on my days off. It gave me tremors in the morning and my heart raced, but that went away. It got me through my days, sure, but I was 130 lbs at the start of the treatment and was 180 by the time I pulled myself off of it. I’m 5’0 mind you and that was horrible. I will never use this ever again. It wasn’t worth it for me."

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  • Anonymous
  • March 30, 2008

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Bipolar Disorder "I've only been taking this for a little over a month and I can already tell a big difference. i feel 10 times bettter."

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  • labaj...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • February 18, 2015

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Bipolar Disorder "I've been on this medication for 2 months and this is the best I have felt in the 4 years since I was diagnosed with bipolar I. Only problem is I've gained about 10 pounds."

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  • tja
  • October 17, 2016

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Major Depressive Disorder "This medicine has worked wonders for me! Only problem is the weight gain - I have gained almost 40 lbs in 3 months."

7 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • August 12, 2008

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Bipolar Disorder "Been taking it for about one month. Feel like a new person."

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  • Sherry
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • October 15, 2020

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Depression "Symbyax is a magical tablet for OCD DEPRESSION."

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • July 22, 2011

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Depression "I have been taking Symbyax for 2 years. It saved my life! The biggest problems I have are no energy, weight gain, and the cost. Would I quit taking it? NO!"

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  • Jeff
  • January 16, 2015

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Bipolar Disorder "While it helped with the disorder, I gained 40 lbs in 5 months. I stopped taking it 6 months ago and I already lost 30 lbs."

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  • Anonymous
  • March 10, 2009

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Bipolar Disorder "I have been on this for almost a year and a half now. This medicine has changed my life. It has worked wonders for me."

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  • happy...
  • July 6, 2009

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Depression "I agree, this medicine is a wonder drug. For years I thought I was going to be depressed for the rest of my life. This drug changed that thought pretty quickly."

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  • Anonymous
  • August 28, 2020

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Bipolar Disorder "This medication Symbyax saved my life! Had tried Everything else"

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  • Anonymous
  • October 17, 2010

Symbyax (fluoxetine / olanzapine) for Bipolar Disorder "Helps against sadness, and strongly counters moderate urges to drink at a stressful, confusing time in my life."

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