Posted by ChrisK on May 19, 2001, at 6:14:33
In reply to Zyprexa and Slurring, posted by Alex J on May 18, 2001, at 20:55:15
How long did you have the slurred speach before giving up on Zyprexa? I recently switched from Zyprexa to Geodon and had the same initial problem with Geodon (never had it with Zy). I went to work one day after being on Geodon for about 3 days and one of my co-workers took me aside and asked if I was hungover or drinking because my speech was so slurry. That only lasted a couple of days and I was back to normal.
When I first started taking Zy I did get the sedation but found that to go away after a couple of weeks. If you feel that the Zy is helping you then you may want to fight out a couple of weeks of side effects to see if they don't subside. My own experience is that most will subside in a 2-3 week time period and if you can get through that it sounds like you are hopeful that the Zy will help you.
Good Luck,
Chris
> I have tried Zyprexa three times and each time I stopped using it due to the side effect of slurred speech. I know slurred speech is a possible side effect from Zyprexa but what I don't know is if it goes away with time.
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> I would really appreciate input on whether this side effect does subside over time as I believe Zyprexa could work for me.
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> Thanks in advance to all replies!
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> AJ
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