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Posted by rjlockhart37 on October 3, 2013, at 22:41:51
its not a benzo but i read from sources that the sedation it cuases is because it has similar benzo properties....zpyrexa is sedating, and calming no doubt....i jut took it 10min ago, im sedated....my thoughts are at bay, no agitation....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thienobenzodiazepine
did anyone else know this?
Posted by former poster on October 4, 2013, at 22:49:02
In reply to why is zyprexa classifed Thienobenzodiazepine, posted by rjlockhart37 on October 3, 2013, at 22:41:51
I doubt I will ever try an AP again but if I do, it sounds like the one I will try. Last time I tried an AP it was risperidal. Made me have waking dreams, When I woke in the morning I was normal except the dream I was having prior to waking up was still playing in my head while I was working and using power tools.. MF HORRIBLE FEELING! Like being split in half concious and half asleep. I live in fear almost every day of that feeling to return. Its been over a decade. Dr. said it was a paradoxical effect.
Posted by Christ_empowered on October 5, 2013, at 12:42:23
In reply to Re: why is zyprexa classifed Thienobenzodiazepine » rjlockhart37, posted by former poster on October 4, 2013, at 22:49:02
I think if you can avoid APs, you should. I need one for a while. Slightly higher than average (20mgs) Abilify is my go to drug. No prolactin elevation, no EPS, no dysphoria. Not a wonder drug, but tolerable.I *hated* Risperdal, too.
Posted by ed_uk2010 on October 12, 2013, at 16:31:48
In reply to why is zyprexa classifed Thienobenzodiazepine, posted by rjlockhart37 on October 3, 2013, at 22:41:51
> its not a benzo but i read from sources that the sedation it cuases is because it has similar benzo properties....zpyrexa is sedating, and calming no doubt....i jut took it 10min ago, im sedated....my thoughts are at bay, no agitation....
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thienobenzodiazepine
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> did anyone else know this?Thienobenzodiazepine refers to the chemical structure of olanzapine (Zyprexa).
Olanzapine is not a benzo. It does not bind to the same receptors in the brain. Although it is sedating, it works in a completely different way to benzos.
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