Posted by CareBear04 on January 14, 2008, at 18:34:49
In reply to Re: Experiences with Remeron?, posted by bleauberry on January 14, 2008, at 18:09:02
thanks bleauberry!
i've tried zyprexa, but only for a few weeks. you're right-- it is a really effective drug, and it stabilized my mood. maybe i wasn't on it long enough, but i did expereince some pretty unpleasant side effects. zyprexa totally knocked me out, which was both good and bad, and i felt hungover the next day. and, even though i haven't been hit by the weight gain side effect of any other med, i definitely gained weight on zyprexa-- about ten pounds in three weeks, which amounts to about 10% of my body weight. do you know whether zyprexa causes weight gain by increasing appetite only or also by affecting metabolism in some way? although zyprexa caused me to eat a whole lot more, i don't put on weight that easily, so it's hard to believe that the whole 10 pounds were due to increased appetite. when i'm depressed or manic, i tend to lose weight, and i'm on that trajectory right now. i know that stopping weight loss and gaining some back would be a good thing, but i found the zyprexa weight gain troubling, with respect to the quantity, the rate, and the lack of control i felt i had over my body. maybe, like you, i would stop having the side effects after a certain point. that would be good since zyprexa did work well for my symptoms. thanks for the suggestion!
cb
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