Posted by JohnL on October 18, 2001, at 2:36:48
In reply to zyprexa withdrawals, posted by Abajo on October 17, 2001, at 19:11:03
Hi there,
Doctors can be frustrating sometimes, I know. But actually, if you are doing well with Zypexa, it shouldn't be very hard to find a doc who will maintain you on it. In a worst case scenario, you could pull out the phone book yellow pages and just start calling docs at random to find out who will maintain you on Zyprexa. That way you won't have to worry about withdrawals or relapse. Just tell potential docs that you are doing well with Zyprexa, that you want to continue it, and that all you need is medication maintenance. There are plenty of docs who will be willing to help, but you'll have to call around to find them. Just briefly explain your situation on the phone, and you will be able to weed out the duds and focus on the more cooperative docs.
John> I was just wondering if anyone has had to stop using zyprexa for whatever reason and if you had any problems doing so with respect to withdrawal type symptoms. I just got back from my new neuro and he wrote a script for two months worth of zyprexa and then asked me not to come back. I was floored. I asked him why and he said that the zyprexa was being used for bi-polar disorder and that was a mental disorder best left to a psychiatrist. I've been on the drug now for a little over a month and have titrated up to 10mgs/day, with his guidance. It seems to have really helped me quite a bit, especially with daytime anxiety and sleep. The thing that doesn't make any sense is that I was also being being treated for a seizure disorder by him. The last time I talked to my pdoc he was furious that they had put me on zyprexa and said he would not write a script for me. So now I'm left with the option of doctor hunting again or stopping the zyprexa. I'm seriously considering contacting a lawyer to see if this constitutes any type of malpractice. The neuro started me on the drug, got me up to a pretty hefty dose and then told me not to come back after giving me a two month supply of zyprexa. He left before I could ask him about how to withdraw from the drug if I can't find another doc who will prescribe it. What is even more amazing is that we were getting along just fine. I had resisted the drug for two months but he finally convinced me to give it a try, after much reflection and research. He was thrilled to see that I would give it a try a month ago. What the hell happened to his enthusiasm that I would try the drug. He must be nuts. So if I can't find a doctor who will prescribe it for me I am left with withdrawing from it with no knowledge of how to do it. I talked to his attending and he just blew me off, too busy to listen. Anyone out there with experience withdrawing from zyprexa and what I can expect if I have to. That neuro turned psycho on me. Good God, will it ever end.
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