Medication

[Elana52]

Hello, can you please tell me if it is Ok to use Zyprexa for anxiety as it has been prescribed.
Is it true, it can cause diabetes and if so after how long ?
Thank you

[Kiagirl2121]

: ) it is I amm on it for depression and anxiety- and lamictal for bi polar and buspar for anxiety  ; )

[goodeys]

Sorry meant to put Zyprexa, don;t know where I got Celexa from or if its even a drug - doh!

[goodeys]

I do not have any experience with Zyprexa. However if your doctor has prescibed this drug for anxiety then I think that it is safe for you assume that it used for anxiety. Does it not mention what the drug is used for on the directions/side affects? They wouldn't prescribe a drug that is of no use to you.

I was on a drug called Olanzapine and that had had some bad press about it possibly causing diabetes. When i looked into it further and spoke with a couple of doctors they explained that it wasn't the drug that actually caused it, what caused the diabetes was what people were shovelling into their mouths. A lot of drugs increase your appetite and therefore you put on weight and don't always chose the right foods to snack on. A bad diet and obesity cause type 2 diabetes. Celexa may or may not increase your risk of diabetes but this is just the info that I found out on the drug that I was taking.

Hope that this helps somewhat, I am sure that someone will reply to you soon who has actually experienced this drug.

Good luck