Zyprexa withdrawal information (real) Olanzapine

[Copy_CaT]

I had to start taking ativan to get off it. I had all the vommitting, panic attacks and couldent eat. This went on for many months, Head ache, nausia...

I then had to get off ativan...

If you goto the hospital try and print this collection of stories and bring it.

Often they will blame the withdrawal effects of zyprexa on "your Illness" and say "Its in your head" leading to a Psych lock up and more psych drugging instead of Medical help.

This is what happends to many Zyprexa victims, MEDICAL HELP demand it.

has good information also to help you get MEDICAL treatment.

You have the right to decide to terminate any given treatment.

Since the mental health system got you started on medications, it also has a responsibility to help you terminate that treatment as safely as possible if that is your choice.

[Copy_CaT]

^{I very highly recomend printing the stories link and the zyprexa victims link before going to the hospital. Often when hospital staff hear anything "psych" medical treatment if neglected and misdiagnosis begins.}

^{This information is also usefull to show un informed doctors outside hospitals who say the withdrawal effects are nothing but proof you need the pills instead of the facts. Like the fact you didn't have these symptoms BEFORE zyprexa.}

^{Zyprexa withdrawal was a hell beyond description for me. The infomation I just posted would have saved me ALOT of pain and trama.}

[Guest]

Yes, people have withdrawal. I tried to withdraw from another anti psychotic last year and was ill from it. My pdoc and I have down a more gradual taper this year and it has worked much better. I'm sorry that you have had a bad experience, but most people here have good treatment teams and are able to come off their medications gradually when it is best for them to do so. Your post strikes me a fear mongering since you aren't starting a dialogue about Zyprexa withdrawal and instead simply linking to 'horror stories' which have no verified validity. Your post is full of generalizations.

If you want to talk like an adult with people and learn from others experiences, you're in the right place. If you're here to scaremonger because you happened to have a bad experience, you won't last long here.

[Velvet Elvis]

I removed your links. Both were to overt anti-psychiatry sites, one of which is a known Scientology front.

[crtclms]

Riiight. Bringing a bunch of anecdotal stories posted someplace on the internet, and "educating" your pdoc is definitely going to convince him that all the double blind studies finding zyprexa useful for a variety of symptoms are completely wrong.

Do you now the expression "The plural of anecdote is not data?"

[rowan77]

I had absolutely NO problems coming off Zyprexa. I had been on 20mg and went down to 10mg, reducing the dose 2.5mg at a time and when I wanted to stop taking it I again reduced the dose by 2.5mg each time, and went off it over a month. I was totally fine. I'm sorry that you had a bad experience, but everyone is different so no point in scaring people.

[Copy_CaT]

[link removed] is not a scientology site. It documents how victims are not geeting paid for there pain and suffering from zyprexa

The other forum is "anti-psych" what ever that means.

This information and my Idea to print known zyprexa withdrawal symptoms from online stories before anyone goes to hospital is based on me not getting the MEDICAL treatment I needed BUT the BLAME for symptoms CAUSED by zyprexa on my illness.

The hospital said zyprexa withdrawal was a myth basicaly. This is not true I was very very sick for a long time.

Blaming every compliant about psychiatry as "scientology" is ignorant. Was the $ 1,420,000,000 dollar lawsuit settlement on e-lilly based on scientology myths ? was the federal court of the united states wrong ? 1.42 billion dollar fine for HURTING people like me.

If my posts are going to be edited please delete the whole thread. [link removed] is not scientology at all. Not one bit.

My message is BRING online ZYPREXA withdrawal info with you to doctors and hospitals if you get the "zyprexa sickness" trying to quit.

Most people dont report side effects to the FDA.

the [link removed] website is not mine, I didnt make it.

[Copy_CaT]

Riiight. Bringing a bunch of anecdotal stories posted someplace on the internet, and "educating" your pdoc is definitely going to convince him that all the double blind studies finding zyprexa useful for a variety of symptoms are completely wrong.

Do you now the expression "The plural of anecdote is not data?"

There are/were No studies on the withdrawal effects when I got the "zyprexa sickness" months of vommiting and panic attacks daily... like I got.

I dont want to argue, the truth that it happends to people is out even though they tried so hard to cover it up.

[crtclms]

Copy_Cat, we are a pro-medication site. If you only want to post anti-medication rants, this is not a good place for you. If you want to discuss options besides zyprexa, that is one thing. But right now you are scare-mongering.

Not to mention, why does your anecdotal evidence trump our anecdotal evidence?

[gizmo]

There are lots of medications besides pmeds that cause "withdrawal" of some type or another. I think a lot of how a person experiences "withdrawal symptoms" depends in that persons unique genetics, chemical makeup, etc.

I personally have been on and off zyprexa three times, twice long term and all at 20 mg doses. While I had varying side effects on the medication, I had the same effect when getting off of it: no side effects, no withdrawals. Does that mean Im gonna start zyprexaisgreat.com?

Not to be crude, because that's not my style, but some websites are like assholes: shit comes pouring out of them. And you shouldn't look at an asshole without an MD after your name.

[Copy_CaT]

The pain that involved with weeks of almost total insomnia , +

The nausia and vommitting out my back door on a daily basis that went on for months almost was a welcome relife because it eased the panic attacks

caused by this zyprexa withdrawal has filled me with a resentment I can hardly describe. My body has been damaged forever by this stuff.

Then at the hospital they say this medical problem I didnt have BEFORE is "in my head". And requires more of almost the same kind of pills.

I dont have the writing skills to describe the feelings of terror I had not knowing If It would ever be over combined with no one beliving me .

If one person who doesn't like the anhedonia from Zyprexa that led me to stop taking it and has this withdrawal effect is spared the pain I went

through from knowing there not the first and there is hope, I have done a good thing today.

When xanax first came out in 1981 "they" said it was not addictive... cause its short acting. if "not addicting" = no withdrawal .

Copy_Cat, we are a pro-medication site. If you only want to post anti-medication rants, this is not a good place for you. If you want to discuss options besides zyprexa, that is one thing. But right now you are scare-mongering.

Not to mention, why does your anecdotal evidence trump our anecdotal evidence?

I was truth mongering.

At least xanax is a "good" feeling and Seroquel doesn't cause the 24/7 anhedonia like zyprexa did cause it wears off fast and kinda works "as needed".

Zyprexa bashing is old news I guess. The truths out.

[Velvet Elvis]

Dude, something we do here is encourage each other to take our meds no matter how much the side effects suck. Whenever I'm stuck with a really bad side effect, I ask myself "would I chop of my left hand with a bread knife if it would make my brain work right?" As a matter of fact, I would. I then ask myself if the side effect I'm experiencing is worse than chopping my hand off with a bread knife. It never is.

Meds can really suck ass. Being crazy sucks more.

Take your goddamn meds and quit saying shit that will only serve to discourage other people from taking theirs.