Posted by Doo on April 16, 2001, at 11:06:56
In reply to Re: Zyprexa and zombieness, posted by hiram2354 on April 16, 2001, at 4:32:58
Hello hiram. Thank's for your post.
I thought about the half-pill thing, but my pharmacist told me the pill was 'unsecable'. It is designed in a way that the body will absorb it gradually, and I guess breaking it in two would result in a too fast absorbtion. Wouldn't like being a double zombie !!
Now it's been 3 days since my last zyp pill, and the zombie effect is washed away. I feel 'okay'. In general, two days after the pill, I felt some kind of benefit from it. But really, the day after was really too bad.
See ya,
Doo
> Now of course just a few replies back I mentioned how much I disliked zyprexa, what with feeling like a zombie and all, but...
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> I think a lot of people (myself included) hear the word antipsychotic and automatically start thinking schizo wards (the ones from the movies of course). Nobody wants to be like that, no doubt, so they never give the drugs a chance.
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> Most people on zyprexa and other similar drugs for depression/anxiety and NOT schizophrenia take a much lower dose than that indicated for the latter. I'm sure they've recently been hyped up a great deal (when does prozac's patent expire and who makes zyprexa?), but nonetheless, I think many people do benefit from them.
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> Myself, unfortunately, did not. It made me tired, hungry, and just shitty feeling. So I'm trying something else. Do give it a chance, though, especially if you've got some left in a sample pack (lilly loves throwin' sample packs around). Maybe just try taking half the zombie dose, and go from there. Couldn't hurt to try.
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