zyprexa withdrawal

[SandraG]

I am currently suffering from zyprexa withdrawal. I have terrible insomnia. Does anyone have any advice? I am interested to hear from others who got off zyprexa successfully, to find out how they did it and how long it took to recover.

thanks!

[tiny one]

Oh my god! I was given Zyprexa 10mg and told that I could not take less. I was never told anything other than thought disorder. Unlike everyone else when I started to gain wieght I simply stopped eating. I was down to eating one bowl of rice daily and water. I took myself off. I was tired all the time and I hated getting out of bed. I was not able to function on the medication and the MD would not hear of me getting off. I was on paxil too. When I stopped the zyprexa and took the paxil alone I felt a lot better. Now I am off both and barely keeping it together. Where I live I can only go to one place to get treatment (no Insurance.) I don't want to go back to that DR. but i have no choice. I refuse to take the zyprexa. I was relieved when I stopped. I could have a bowl movement naturally, I started to jog again and enrolled in school and got a fulltime job. I started to eat again. I never realized how much I missed food until I was off it.

[Liza7598]

I started Zyprexa 3 years ago, for psychotic symptoms of Bipolar disorder.  My psych doc initially put me on 5 mg's I was encouraged.  I thought it was going to be a good drug for me.  I immediately started to gain a little weight, I can stand this, I thought, I was pretty skinny.  My appetite started to increase.  It seemed to keep my head stable, for the most part, no episodes of mania.  But, slowly I was starting to notice some changes in my activity level, it was decreasing.  A once bubbly individual, I started spending more time sitting and staring. My family started to take notice.  I was eating more and more, and gaining more weight.  I had gained about 40 lbs in 3 months. My appetite was huge.. My racing thoughts were back, so my psych, decided to up my zyprexa to 10 mg's daily. I tried to lose the weight, with little success, at this point, I had gained 60 lbs , I tried to take myself off the zyprexa, with little success. I couldn't make it 2 days. I would experience psychological and physical w/d . So, I would always go back on it.  
I was pretty dependent on zyprexa to function... I went back to my psych, and manipulated him into giving me more zyprexa daily.. I felt I needed it, to sedate my day away.  At that point, that's all I wanted.  I was huge, and that much zyprexa had taken away all emotions, and feelings.  So, He upped it to 20 mg's daily.  To make a long story short, by the time I had had enough, I was taking 30-35 mg's daily, sleeping for 15 hours a day, and weighed 225lbs.  toghether, we deciede it was time to get off zyperxa.  I went through rapid detox, experiencing muscle aches, stomach cramps, headaches, severe anxiety, and rebound mania.  I have had protracted insomnia as well.  I still can't sleep as well 4 months later.  Those who say one can't go through zyprexa w/d, is mistaken, including my doc.  I'm losing the weight. I'm on new meds, and I'm encouraged...

[SandraG]

hi, your symptoms do sound like zyprexa withdrawal, for sure. I have had similar symptoms

[SandraG]

Zyprexa is a terrible drug, IMO. I was forced to take it, too. It can cause some scary side effects, most notably, tardive dyskenisia, where your muscles spasm uncontrollably. It can be permanent.

[Gen72]

It a bad tablet somehow get off it
I use avanza now Takes about 4 weeks to adjust
so just relax. It can make you feel like your in a catatonic state for about 2 weeks or more
I have major depression tryed almost everything
even been to the black dog institute. Treatment of Tdcs on the temples. Helped a bit!
I'm writting a book so next year it will be out
be sure to remember my name Wendy.kaszubowski

[AJC]

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