Current Events > Anyone prescribed Olanzapine ?

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the schizophrenia med, i gotta take 2.5mg once a day

my friend said he hated it, made him tired, gain weight, attitude change, etc

anyone on this board have any experience?

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I have had to take it before; I experienced the same symptoms. A lot of weight gain, fatigue, sleepy but can't sleep, no focus, and the most damning one, absolutely destroyed my sex drive. I've been on a lot of anti-psychotics before I landed on a combo of Latuda + anti-anxiety meds that was a winning combo for me. Don't be afraid to voice your opinions to your psych, and if you don't feel listened to, change your psych. But also be prepared to ween off anti-psychs, don't quit cold turkey, it will be hell if you do.

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_Daydream posted...

I have had to take it before; I experienced the same symptoms. A lot of weight gain, fatigue, sleepy but can't sleep, no focus, and the most damning one, absolutely destroyed my sex drive. I've been on a lot of anti-psychotics before I landed on a combo of Latuda + anti-anxiety meds that was a winning combo for me. Don't be afraid to voice your opinions to your psych, and if you don't feel listened to, change your psych. But also be prepared to ween off anti-psychs, don't quit cold turkey, it will be hell if you do.

thanks for the info, im taking it cause i was having a psychosis episode and i guess it helps, but your right it does make me sleepy and not wanna do anything

but its better than thinking certain insane thoughts i was having were real

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