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Posted by adamie on November 9, 2001, at 21:23:34
hi. I will be stopping my zyprexa which I have taken for 3.5 weeks or so. So far all AD's I have tried have caused a worsening of depression as time went by. I couldn't stand taking them anymore. My depression would turn from little or no motivation to do anything because I would feel very bad or horrible, to becoming painful to even be alive. Constant mind torture. I think prozac or maybe effexor caused me to admit myself to a hospital. I have been on zyprexa before. The only reason I stayed on it is because unlike the other meds I've tried it has not caused mind torture. But now 3.5 weeks on it I feel very horrible. All I do is wait for the days to go by. I want to try something else. I have been reading an old message I had posted. Being off meds made me feel not too bad. Very large depression left but at least I would have a bit of motivation to do things. I want to feel that again. So no more zyprexa for me. I am tired, unmotivated, I just try to pass the time so the days go by. And generally I just feel brain dead. My thinking ability is extremely poor, concentration, and also my memory. It's hard for me to even remember the purpose behind this message I am making right now. Oh yes now I remember. I will write that in a moment. I am just sick of feeling this way. Zyprexa like the other meds hasn't caused me to become suicidal but it certainly doesn't seem to be helping at all eighter. I have felt better being off meds in the past. So perhaps I should try that again and then try a new med after my Nov 21st apointment with a pdoc. I was at a pdoc yesterday and she was unwilling to go along with any of my choices. Such as trying Lamictal or something not from the usual meds. I want to try a new class. She just wanted to try another anti-phychotic, Risperdal.My question is... how long would it take for the effect of zyprexa to go away once I stop taking the medication? If I feel not too horrible being off meds and I feel horrible on zyprexa, can I expect to feel better in just 3 days or so? How long would something like this take? Er. It is such a hard decision. I dunno what the heck I will be willing to try in the future. I have a fear that perhaps if I stop my zyprexa I will feel just as bad possibly. Yesterday was my first day going on an increased dose of 10mg compared to 5mg. Today I feel more horrible than yesterday. I dunno what the heck to do.
Posted by adamie on November 9, 2001, at 22:08:13
In reply to stopping my zyprexa, question I have, posted by adamie on November 9, 2001, at 21:23:34
hi. I might as well try to complete a full trial of this zyprexa as to not wonder later on if this med possibly would have helped me. So I will see how things go. As long as I dont feel completely horrible then I will try to stay on the zyprexa. I will see how I am with this dosage increase.
> hi. I will be stopping my zyprexa which I have taken for 3.5 weeks or so. So far all AD's I have tried have caused a worsening of depression as time went by. I couldn't stand taking them anymore. My depression would turn from little or no motivation to do anything because I would feel very bad or horrible, to becoming painful to even be alive. Constant mind torture. I think prozac or maybe effexor caused me to admit myself to a hospital. I have been on zyprexa before. The only reason I stayed on it is because unlike the other meds I've tried it has not caused mind torture. But now 3.5 weeks on it I feel very horrible. All I do is wait for the days to go by. I want to try something else. I have been reading an old message I had posted. Being off meds made me feel not too bad. Very large depression left but at least I would have a bit of motivation to do things. I want to feel that again. So no more zyprexa for me. I am tired, unmotivated, I just try to pass the time so the days go by. And generally I just feel brain dead. My thinking ability is extremely poor, concentration, and also my memory. It's hard for me to even remember the purpose behind this message I am making right now. Oh yes now I remember. I will write that in a moment. I am just sick of feeling this way. Zyprexa like the other meds hasn't caused me to become suicidal but it certainly doesn't seem to be helping at all eighter. I have felt better being off meds in the past. So perhaps I should try that again and then try a new med after my Nov 21st apointment with a pdoc. I was at a pdoc yesterday and she was unwilling to go along with any of my choices. Such as trying Lamictal or something not from the usual meds. I want to try a new class. She just wanted to try another anti-phychotic, Risperdal.
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> My question is... how long would it take for the effect of zyprexa to go away once I stop taking the medication? If I feel not too horrible being off meds and I feel horrible on zyprexa, can I expect to feel better in just 3 days or so? How long would something like this take? Er. It is such a hard decision. I dunno what the heck I will be willing to try in the future. I have a fear that perhaps if I stop my zyprexa I will feel just as bad possibly. Yesterday was my first day going on an increased dose of 10mg compared to 5mg. Today I feel more horrible than yesterday. I dunno what the heck to do.
Posted by ChrisK on November 10, 2001, at 4:10:41
In reply to changed my mind, posted by adamie on November 9, 2001, at 22:08:13
Adamie,
I don't know of any cases where Zyprexa was used solely as an AD. It is almost always used in conjunction with a mainline AD. I take it with Nortriptyline, John takes it with Prozac. You need to find a traditional AD which shows some signs of helping. It may not necessarily make you feel "better" but just give you hope that there is a chance of some improvement in your condition. Have you given the TCA's or MAOI's a chance? They often work on treatment resistant depression when the newer class of meds has failed.
Although I've never tried it I think you will find the same with Lamictal. It has its best results when used to augment a more traditional AD.
My philosophy is to treat the symptoms and don't get all wrapped up the dark hole syndrome. I found a med that relived some of my deep dark spots and then another med thatcleared up my thinki8ng and stopped all of the suicidal ideations and then another med that helped to lift the anhedonia. Now those three meds make for a nice little cocktail that makes life for me much more bearable. So what if I take 3 meds for the rest of my life. Considering how close I was to losing my life a feew years ago, it's nice to even have a life back that's worth living.
Don't ignore polypharmacy. There's a reason there is asuch a variety of meds on the market.
Chris
Posted by adamie on November 10, 2001, at 17:10:04
In reply to changed my mind, posted by adamie on November 9, 2001, at 22:08:13
I just feel far too horrible on this med. I remember in the early days of taking it I did not feel as bad. So no more zyprexa for me.> hi. I might as well try to complete a full trial of this zyprexa as to not wonder later on if this med possibly would have helped me. So I will see how things go. As long as I dont feel completely horrible then I will try to stay on the zyprexa. I will see how I am with this dosage increase.
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> > hi. I will be stopping my zyprexa which I have taken for 3.5 weeks or so. So far all AD's I have tried have caused a worsening of depression as time went by. I couldn't stand taking them anymore. My depression would turn from little or no motivation to do anything because I would feel very bad or horrible, to becoming painful to even be alive. Constant mind torture. I think prozac or maybe effexor caused me to admit myself to a hospital. I have been on zyprexa before. The only reason I stayed on it is because unlike the other meds I've tried it has not caused mind torture. But now 3.5 weeks on it I feel very horrible. All I do is wait for the days to go by. I want to try something else. I have been reading an old message I had posted. Being off meds made me feel not too bad. Very large depression left but at least I would have a bit of motivation to do things. I want to feel that again. So no more zyprexa for me. I am tired, unmotivated, I just try to pass the time so the days go by. And generally I just feel brain dead. My thinking ability is extremely poor, concentration, and also my memory. It's hard for me to even remember the purpose behind this message I am making right now. Oh yes now I remember. I will write that in a moment. I am just sick of feeling this way. Zyprexa like the other meds hasn't caused me to become suicidal but it certainly doesn't seem to be helping at all eighter. I have felt better being off meds in the past. So perhaps I should try that again and then try a new med after my Nov 21st apointment with a pdoc. I was at a pdoc yesterday and she was unwilling to go along with any of my choices. Such as trying Lamictal or something not from the usual meds. I want to try a new class. She just wanted to try another anti-phychotic, Risperdal.
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> > My question is... how long would it take for the effect of zyprexa to go away once I stop taking the medication? If I feel not too horrible being off meds and I feel horrible on zyprexa, can I expect to feel better in just 3 days or so? How long would something like this take? Er. It is such a hard decision. I dunno what the heck I will be willing to try in the future. I have a fear that perhaps if I stop my zyprexa I will feel just as bad possibly. Yesterday was my first day going on an increased dose of 10mg compared to 5mg. Today I feel more horrible than yesterday. I dunno what the heck to do.
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