Posted by blueberry1 on December 17, 2006, at 12:06:41
In reply to Here's the Link, posted by mixed_state on December 16, 2006, at 20:52:23
Wow. And I've been on zyprexa for about 10 years? When my doctors kept telling me I needed to go to 10mg or 15mg my gut instincts always told me to stay at 5mg and never go higher. I'm glad I listened to my instincts.
My weight did increase at first but then dropped back on its own after a few months. I was skinny to begin with and still am. But I need to get my blood sugar stuff tested.
My problems with zyprexa aren't the weight gain or diabetes I don't think. Mine are along the lines of creating new illnesses that were never there in the first place. For example, if I try to stop zyprexa, I feel almost psychotic in a way, with intense anxiety that persists even a month later, and I walk around with a free-floating fear, and small noises make me jump. None of these things ever existed before. I started off with just plain depression where prozac needed a companion to go with it and zyprexa was the top choice of several doctors. They just love it. I wonder what kind of perks they get from Lilly. And of course the minor tremors and twitches here and there.
I don't know if I can ever get off zyprexa. I have never in my life thought about suing anyone. But I have had background thoughts of suing Lilly and also suing the folks that did my ECT. I should just let that stuff go. But when something screws you up so badly, I don't know, it's a tough call.
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