Posted by DanielJ on October 28, 2004, at 7:37:01
In reply to Zyprexa, posted by Michael D on October 27, 2004, at 16:14:19
My son had a "major" episode of schizophrenia in July of 2003. After a brief unsuccessful month with Abilify he was switched to Zyprexa. On the first day the sleep inducing property of Zyprexa went to work. The full anti-psychotic effectiveness was not realized for at least 2-3 months later although it gradually started to work after about 2 weeks. He was started on 10 mg and upped to 20 mg because his recovery was slow. He is also taking 75 mg of Zoloft which has helped to relieve stress and also to ease the "flat-affect" symptoms. He has gained quite a bit of weight but his improvement over time has been amazing. His Zyprexa has been lowered to 15 mg. per day, any lower than that and some symptoms begin to return.
A major episode of schizophrenia can cause damage which will repair in time provided the patient stays on medications. Good Luck and God Bless!
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