Posted by Danielj on June 3, 2015, at 12:14:33
My son is 27 has been taking Zyprexa for 11 years. His pdoc has switched him to other meds
over the years but none of them has been successful for long. His Diag. is schizo affective.Among those and the effects they caused him are listed:
1. Abilify - Caused him to be paranoid. Quitting it for about 2 weeks got rid of the paranoia.
2. Invega and Risperdal - Helped with symptoms but caused suicidal ideations.
3. Latuda - Caused him to be hyperactive mostly with constant walking but also bicycle riding
(he doesn't drive). He was awake almost 24/7 on the higher dose. Flat affect minimal interaction.4. Saphris - Improvement on the lower dosage but deterioration upon increased dosage.
Positive effects were only temporary.5. Zyprexa - His main medication along with 50 mg Zoloft. He finished the last 3 years of high school
and got a 2 yr associate degree with enough science and math credit to continue towards a BS degree
majoring in math and science. Then suddenly the medication seemed to lose some effectivity.
It was summer break and 3 years later (now) it still is. He has his own apartment but can't work so he's
on the dole. His pdoc now has him on 20 mg Zyprexa at 8 pm and 5mg at 11 am with 50 mg Zoloft at
11 am also.
Last night while visiting us he had a breakthru as he sometimes does in the late afternoon. He paces,
talks to himself. flings his arms around, covers his eyes, eventually cries in frustration because of his
hallucinations and this time it lasted about 3 hours. He seemed fine all day but at about 5:30 this started.
It's about the 5th or 6th time this happened. I am not sure what is going on?
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