Posted by Zyprexa on August 3, 2015, at 14:21:27
In reply to Re: zyprexa causing me want to sleep » Zyprexa, posted by SLS on August 2, 2015, at 5:57:41
For the most part I'm happy with it. I must say, after all my failed attempts with other APs I very happy to have zyprexa. The odd thing is it seems to work better some times and not as good other times. I'm not sure if it has something to do with the amount of alcohol I drink some days and not others. Or as dad says could be my cycles. Some times it knocks me out some times I don't sleep much at all. Appatite fluctuates too. For the most part at 20mg the voices are not that bad or at all, that usually is worse when I take less than the whole dose. Racing thoughts is not bad. Anxiety is ok. The thing I don't understand is why I still need 20mg and not the 10mg I used to use before taking the abilify for 6 months. At 15mg I hear more voices, and can't tell if real or not. One problem I have is not liking to leave the house. I get anxious about it and some times just lazy. One thing the zyprexa is deffinity doing is keeping my head in reality. When off it I have an out of body experience where I just don't understand what is going on. Sort of like I'm frozen in time and really don't understand what is going on. Lately the zyprexa seems to be not as strong, but I'm drinking more too than I was a week ago when it was working better. I'm not sure if the alcohol is canceling out the zyprexa or if I'm drinking more because the zyprexa is not working as well. I also thought that fresh z was more effective but that doesn't seem the case anymore. My thoughts are more analytical-logical on 20mg. I think clearly. Know what I'm doing. Work better. On the lower doses I'm much more emotional and less rational. I feel more like myself on z, more normal. Off it I'm another person, a totaly diferent personality. On z I feel more like i did befor I needed meds and off it I just crazy. Also off z I have a tendancy to go to other drugs. The z also gives me an appatite, I can't eat when off it for a couple days. It also makes it possible to sleep, something else that I can't do off it. Literaly don't sleep for days. The z also gives a warm cozy feel, calms me down, makes me less speedy and on high alert. I asume thats the PTSD. All around its the perfect drug. My sugars are fine, TG fine, doc says I'm healthy.
SchizoAffective Disorder
2-3 1/3's of a 20mg Olazapine (Teva)
2-3 8mg Perphenazine (Sandoz)
150mg Sertraline
200mg Bupropion Sr
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