Posted by Andy123 on July 9, 2001, at 0:45:35
In reply to Olanzapine - any stories??, posted by NikkiT2 on July 4, 2001, at 14:58:52
> I've had my risperidone stopped and moved onto olanzapine to stop the "wierd shit" in my head (not voices, just thoughts I guess)... not heard much about it, so any info would be fab!
> Ta
> Nikki xFor several months before olanzapine came out, I had convinced myself that my depression must have a major psychotic component, as I was continually ruminating and my functioning had gone down the toilet. My old psychiatrist had moved away and I hadn't bothered to follow up with his "new guy." I went to a new doctor and told him that I had major ruminations with my depressions and wanted to try an antipsychotic. He was really happy to write be a big old script for the new zyprexa drug; he gave me 10 mg a day. I stayed on it for 10 days and it just made me feel awful. I totally stopped moving and I just ruminated while being still. My depression worsened. I went in and tried to tell him, but he said I looked better. I guess it really helped my complexion or something :) So the fact that I looked better totally outweighed the fact that I felt awful, and he advised me to stay on it. I gave up on this psychiatrist and went back to talk therapy with a regular "old school" psychoanalyst (they are very hard to dig up around here.) I was in analysis for 6 months or so, and then I really did start to feel better. I saw my regular physician for antidepressants and the stimulants I had been when i was much younger. So thats my little olanzapine story + some change :)
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