konings Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I have found that abilify and geodon both work but are too mild. Risperidone worked fantastically, but caused akathisia and after administration of an anticholinergic it didnt work half as well anymore. So my question is is olanzapine/zyprexa anywhere near as effective as risperidone? My doc said olanzapine doesnt suit me, but i can ofcourse convince her otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Of course. But it can cause major, major weight gain. Not for everyone but for most people. It worked wonders for me but I couldn't deal with the weight gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManWitPlan Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 The two most effective drugs behind clozaril are risperdal and zyprexa. So it should definitely work well for you but probably not recommended unless you do some serious exercise and diet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 zyprexa works well for me, but I gained a lot of weight when I took it. There are other aap's, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan77 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Zyprexa worked very well for manic symptoms but once I was stable I found it very sedating so I didn't take it for maintenance only for acute manic/mixed symptoms. I gained a huge amount of weight on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 The two most effective drugs behind clozaril are risperdal and zyprexa. So it should definitely work well for you but probably not recommended unless you do some serious exercise and diet Is this true? I thought it was more individual to how you respond to meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eden Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 The two most effective drugs behind clozaril are risperdal and zyprexa. So it should definitely work well for you but probably not recommended unless you do some serious exercise and diet Is this true? I thought it was more individual to how you respond to meds. It is and it isn't. Some are considered more powerful based on how often they work in regards to psychosis, and if I'm not mistaken there are studies that show how well they tend to work against treatment resistance. It does tend to vary per person but those three are metaphorical nukes to psychosis. I liked zyprexa, it made me feel great and my psychosis was gone in no time, however I gained about 15lbs in 2 or 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpladybug Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 what about seroquel and latuda? are those a consideration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saoirse Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Zyprexa worked great for me. However, I gained 40 lbs in 3 months. NO other psych med has ever done that to me, and I was thin my entire life. It was the most bizarre thing. The weight just wouldn't stop piling on. It was incredible. Other than weight gain (which caused me to go off of it), it was great. But I still prefer seroquel to zyprexa now. It is an individual thing, but weight gain is common on zyprexa. So just be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydrives1979 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Seroquel is the weakest atypical PER MILLIGRAM. Doesn't mean it's the least effective. For Schizophrenia you HAVE to get the dose high. I find Seroquel better than Clozaril. Everyone is different. There is no way the Pdocs can say drug " x " is better than drug " y " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eden Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 The statement was referring to therapeutic dosage, not a milligram by milligram comparison. I'm currently considered schizophrenic and I get by on baby doses these days. I was on 800mg of seroquel and it didn't do jack except turn the volume down a bit, but now 5mg of abilify is plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llama44 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 seroquel is the weakest AAP? Really? It seems to work for me pretty well anyways. Nothing like Zyprexa though. That zapped nearly every symptom I had. I gained at least 20-30 lbs on it though rather quickly. If there wasn't such a drastic weight gain, I would still love to be on it. Olanzapine isn't for everyone though, your pdoc is right. It is probably the strongest AAP as far as I have read. But it does carry a lot of side effects. So there are a lot of major downfalls to the med as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydrives1979 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 seroquel is the weakest AAP? Really? ... the weakest atypical PER MILLIGRAM. Olanzapine isn't for everyone though, your pdoc is right. It is probably the strongest AAP as far as I have read. Just to clarify that " PER MILLIGRAM " Risperidone would be the strongest. Going by " Strength " isn't always right. Coz I find Seroquel more effective than Risperidone for my psychoses. Like everyone keeps repeating over and over there is " No best " drug for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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