Posted by chemist on August 25, 2004, at 21:01:37
In reply to Chemist! Help with dosing of Xyprexa » Denise1904, posted by malthus on August 24, 2004, at 22:13:01
> > Hi,
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> > I took Zyprexa when I was at my lowest and only when I was feeling really bad, I had to take 10mg in order to feel it's effects property, it completely stopped my Suicidal thoughts and made me a new person the next day, I could concentrate and felt normal again, also made me eat like mad which was a good thing at the time.
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> > I refused to take it on a daily basis though because I didn't want to stay on it for ever and just tried to use it as a relexant more than anything else. Zyprexa gave me almost instant relief from feeling unbearable.
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> > Denise
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> ~~~Thanks Denise! Question for Chemist: Is it ok to take Xyprexa on an "as-needed" basis as Denise posts above? Or is it a med that needs to stay in your system to be really effective? My
> psych. has me on 5mg. daily and it is helping to some extent. Denise felt relief at 10mg. I will have to ask my psych. in a few weeks if that's an ok dose to get maximum relief but she's laid up in bed from shoulder surgery; she took a spill riding her bike on vacation:-( I of course won't start taking that dose until I talk to her but still would appreciate your knowledge about Xyprexa.
> Thanks as always for your expert advice.
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> Best,
> malthus
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> P.S. sorry to babble on but do you know anything about the reports that Xyprexa messes with blood sugar levels? I've been seeing those cheesy lawyers on tv telling you to join some kind of class action lawsuit. This would be such a shame if it's taken off the market.~~~hello there, chemist here...as per: prn dosing, that is a decision for you and your doctor to make to see if it is effective. adult-onset diabetes has been associated with this drug - and many other unpleasant things - and although as i have stated before that this is way out of my even peripheral knowledge, what i have read is that the incidence is largely correlated with dose, length of treatment, and preexisting disposition for metabolic maladies relating to processing sugars. all the best, chemist
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