Olanzapine for Schizophrenia User Reviews (Page 5)

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

Olanzapine has an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from a total of 122 reviews for the treatment of Schizophrenia. 34% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 37% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Olanzapine

Anonymous
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
September 17, 2021

"This drug worked at first after taking Risperdone it helped my energy thinking alertness.Then after a year my weigh doubled. I couldn't stop eating all day all night my health is deteriorated I have compulsions never helped that. Now I'm huge no memory and lethargic I'm changing this medication on to a different one, so far no luck in helping me live a comparable lifestyle but without weight gain."

3 / 10

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giuse...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
February 7, 2023

"Diagnosed with schizophrenia, for 20 plus years I have been taking and still taking Zyprexa. I gladly take it because compared to other drugs for schizophrenia it has less serious side effects. Consider that third generation drugs are still in the experimental stage."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 10 years or more
April 20, 2024

"Was on this for 19 years at a medium to high dose. It really helped, and I was able to live a calm life. I never had a girlfriend in all this time. It took me up to 10 seconds to answer questions sometimes. It helped with sleep. I had to come off it because I relapsed with paranoia. I was also drinking alcohol with this drug quite happily until it all got too much eventually. Tried aripiprazole next, which gave me insomnia and made me feel too zombie-like, then lurasidone for 4 years, which gave me mania, and now on quetiapine."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 2 years
April 27, 2023

"Zyprexa (Olanzapine) causes weight gain even if you control your eating due to its ability to slow down metabolism. It's crucial to have periodic tests for cholesterol and blood sugar levels, as it can also elevate liver enzymes (ALT) at times. Unfortunately, the weight gain can be quite significant. In addition, Olanzapine can cause blurred vision, making reading or browsing the web difficult. It may also induce sleepiness during the day and cause you to sleep for about 11 hours each night. Even setting an alarm and trying to wake up early for a week may not help. At higher doses, it may exacerbate feelings of depression. Moreover, constipation is a common side effect of Olanzapine. Therefore, it's essential to consume a fiber supplement like psyllium seed husks and drink plenty of water to counteract this effect."

4 / 10

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Anonymous
October 3, 2008

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I don't hear voices any more."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 19, 2012

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "Controlled my thought process, moods and hallucinations, helped my insomnia."

9 / 10

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Ari
Taken for less than 1 month
July 19, 2019

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "15mg of Zyprexa made me cry uncontrollably and it dulled my emotions with drowsiness. I don't know if I should continue with this because it's done more harm than good."

1 / 10

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Sano
April 18, 2020

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "It has worked well for me I had bad mani. have gained weight though but zyprexa is very calming."

10 / 10

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Medical...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
April 7, 2016

"Less agression, no weight gain, no increased appetite, taken 5mg for 8 months. Happy, normal,active life now."

9 / 10

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Rivvi
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 14, 2014

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "Kept my schizophrenia in check but way too sedating. Gained 20 pounds in 6 months, hard to wake up in morning, going to try something else."

5 / 10

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Default...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
January 26, 2018

Zyprexa Zydis (olanzapine) "Been on 25mg of zyprexa zydis for about 4 months, it cause weight gain and akathisia for me. Hallucinations decreases but still delusional"

5 / 10

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yhmya
October 22, 2009

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "This drug may be that comes from Heaven, but you must have insight in order to you may have no barrier to take this nearly perfect drug."

9 / 10

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Sunsh...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 9, 2019

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "This is the worse drug caused inability to do anything even stopped talking was given 15 mg by psychiatric hospital"

1 / 10

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Stand...
February 23, 2009

Zyprexa Zydis (olanzapine) "So far after 3 weeks this medication is assisting my son to gain clarity, stop hearing voices and it has helped to ensure that he gets the medicines into his system. "

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Rol
July 24, 2009

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I found the disintegrating velotab very easy to swallow, but the medication was too sedating."

8 / 10

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d12
Taken for 2 to 5 years
December 6, 2022

"Olanzapine has completely destroyed my life I'll never be the same again"

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tesrt
Taken for 1 to 2 years
September 2, 2020

"Olanzapine works well on my delusions but it makes me unable to focus on anything. Destroyed my ability to study."

1 / 10

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Sick...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
June 5, 2015

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "Everything is worse so much worse this medicine has intensified everything and I have a ton of side effects"

1 / 10

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Schiz...
Taken for 10 years or more
August 25, 2022

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I've been on zyprexa along with pristiq and others for 21 years now. I love it. It saved others from me lol"

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kim...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
February 10, 2013

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I take Zoloft, Zyprexa and dothiepin. All very effective."

9 / 10

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Nicho...
November 23, 2013

Zyprexa Zydis (olanzapine) "Good for emergency situations. Versatile, quick acting, wish it came in 10mg tabs."

8 / 10

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Snto
April 19, 2017

"You all seem like a bunch of moan bags. Sick and glad of your misery. Suck it up and get it on. ITS AN AID NOT A HAPPY PILL. We were born with this condition and it is there to help us."

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Neuro...
Taken for 10 years or more
February 5, 2018

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "I liked Zyprexa, it helped me sleep. But boy did I get hungry when it kicked in, and fat!"

7 / 10

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Anonymous
August 7, 2009

Zyprexa Zydis (olanzapine) "I like it that it dissolves in your mouth just like M&M's, but I don't like the tranquilization of this medication."

7 / 10

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Noctu...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 10, 2021

Zyprexa (olanzapine) "Did nothing for my paranoid delusions and intrusive thoughts but sure did make me gain a ton of weight! Which in turn made me feel even worse."

1 / 10

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