dazed and confused Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Zyprexa was the first anti psychotic that I was put on. I begged to be taken off it because of the massive sugar cravings and the desperate need to eat the whole contents of the fridge every 5 minutes. Of course I put on a lot of weight so I wanted to come off it. I was then put on Seroquel - ironic considering it also causes weight gain. It did nothing for my psychotic symptoms except turn me into a zombie that just wanted to sleep. I'm now on Risperidone and while it's not as bad as Seroquel it too isn't doing much for my psychotic symptoms. Looking back, I realised that apart from the side effects I was stable on the Zyprexa. My symptoms were manageable and I had no hospitalisations - I've had several since being on Seroquel and Risperidone.Thing is I don't really feel comfortable asking the doctor if I can go back on it as they obviously know more than me. Then again, I'm the one who has to take these meds and I know how I feel when I'm on them.Does anyone else feel uncomfortable approaching docs about drugs you want to try or go back on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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