The Acme Pill-O-Matics http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.php Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:12:58 +0000 60 http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.php/topic/36803-whats-going-to-happen-to-zyprexa/ http://www.pharmalot...most-invention/

what does this mean? will zyprexa still be around??? but will a different drug company will take over? im confused.]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:12:58 +0000 http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.php/topic/36803-whats-going-to-happen-to-zyprexa/ http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.php/topic/36797-is-saphris-better-than-clozapine/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:02:10 +0000 http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.php/topic/36797-is-saphris-better-than-clozapine/ http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.php/topic/36774-weight-question/
ive noticed since stopping the clozapine my weight went from 125 kilos to 114 kilos. thats WITHOUT doing any exercise and eating normally. my question is will my weight go back to 85 kilos? or will i still keep losing weight coz i stopped the clozapine? i would ask my pdoc this question but i dont see him for another 4 weeks.

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I'm feeling depressed after being on it again for about 2 months. Seroquel the culprit or could Lexapro be causing that as well?]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:53:31 +0000 http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.php/topic/36755-seroquel/ http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.php/topic/36693-zyprexa-overkill/
Although he did bring up some of the anti-convulsants (I don't want to take the risk of lithium unless I absolutely need to because I have a bit of kidney damage,) the one medication he keeps bringing up is Zyprexa. It kind of scares me because of the weight gain and such, but I know it's approved for longer-term bipolar I treatment.

Would it be overkill to use it for bipolar II? I generally don't like bitching about side effects, but I'd rather not take the massive weight gain risk if there's something that can work as well or better.

That being said, I tend to think I need to be on at least a low dose of an antipsychotic, as seroquel seems to be controlling the ridiculous amounts of paranoia I used to get. Also, it controls the borderline-ish stuff (emotional overreactions and the like), even if it's not doing so well for the bipolar side of things.

Thoughts?]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:28:41 +0000 http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.php/topic/36693-zyprexa-overkill/