Posted by Camille Dumont on December 11, 2003, at 21:04:01
In reply to Re: Zyprexa + Effexor interaction ... , posted by HappyGirl on December 11, 2003, at 15:20:37
> Hi:
> I've been on 5 mg. Zyprexa along with other meds. for my Bipolar quite a while now.
> In my personal experience, this med. is VERY good med. for my rapid-cycler and rage/anger part of my Bp symptoms. At the beginning, I felt a bit 'zombi' feeling even with just 2.5 mg., but went away after one or two weeks later. Six months later, I went 5 mg. Zyprexa and on this ever since.
> For me, I have no complain about Zyprexa, so to speak, 'side-effect/adverse effect,' however this med. Zyprexa is notorious for 'Weight Gain' that I don't have. Everyone reacts differently on different med., then there are a lot of 'quizzes' to ask, ... but you need to be 'positive' on this med., Zyprexa because I believe you need some form of atypical med. for your condition.
> Good Luck!!!
> HappyGirlThanks for the answer. I still haven't decided to take it or not ... I'm waiting for the weekend anyhow because I'm afraid of funky side effects happening at work. I'm not too worried about the weight gain ... I believe seroquel and effexor do that too and when I took both ... I don't know why but even though I kept eating and eating I' was droping a pound a week ... I think it had something to do with the night sweats. I would wake up soaked from head to toe from it.
poster:Camille Dumont
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