Discontinuing Zyprexa
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I am very interested in hearing other people's experience with coming off of Zyprexa, i.e. how long it took, what symptoms were experienced, if another med was used to help the process, etc. I tried several months ago and got such vicious symptoms that I ... more »
I am very interested in hearing other people's experience with coming off of Zyprexa, i.e. how long it took, what symptoms were experienced, if another med was used to help the process, etc.
I tried several months ago and got such vicious symptoms that I gave up. My doctor doesn't seem to think there's any problem, but I have read accounts of people not sleeping for a very long time, for instance. I'm impatient to get it over with but scared to go too fast. I am taking it for sleep [and very mild bipolar] and I'm concerned about insomnia. Any comments would be very much appreciated.
Zyprexahell - when l stopped zyprexa l got panic attacks so bad l would vomit. l couldent eat or sleep. This lasted for two weeks with the syptoms starting 4 days after l quit. lts worth lt though l am motivated to do things now. on zyprexa for anxiety for a year. that year l was the lazyest bum on the planet. take the pain of withdrawl that drug is poison !!!!!!
Maggie634 - You didn't state how much Zyprexa you are on. The rule of thumb for Zyprexa discontinuation is 2.5 mg per month. Most people try to go off meds way too fast but you must have patience with these drugs and let your brain adjust to being without it. Doctors won't acknowledge a discontinuation syndrome. l
Slpnght - Withdrawing from antipsychotics IS NOT SAFE. Especially from cholinergic ones like Zyprexa. People withdrawing usually comment that going to zero from 2.5mg is not good idea, one sould instead taper off gradually from that dose. It also important to take meds many times per day when going to lower doses because this way med levels don't fluctuate that much. TAKE ZYPREXA TWICE DAILY WHEN WITHDRAWING.
I'm not sure about this but withdrawal may lead to DEATH or to a serious damage to central nervous system. Try to find success stories of withdrawing these kinds of drugs, there aren't many and even them may not be real and written by nasty people who want to destroy 'crazy' people. There are lots of crap in internet and even when reading books about psychiatry one need to read "between the lines" sometimes to fully understand what is meant in psychiatry (psychiatry don't play with "normal rules", instead, it is cheats, tricks and treats its patients like animals/crazy people that are managed by psychiatry).
Somewhere I found an recommendation that one should use SSRI (or increase serotonin) or st john's wort when withdrawing. I'm not sure if this is true and in fact I believe one should avoid serotonin when withdrawing.
When one withdraws central nervous system can damage through overactivity/reconfiguration and so follow carefully things like vasodilation/vasoconstriction,
sleeping patters, (sexual) arousal [RAS]
blood sugar levels
etc.
If one manages to handle neuroleptics discontinuation for 3 months (and majority of those withdrawing cannot) then it is likely that one can be without neuroleptics for a long time.
Never start antipsychotics or TCAs because they are one of the nastiest drugs around.
Slpnght - Withdrawing from antipsychotics IS NOT SAFE. Especially from cholinergic ones like Zyprexa. People withdrawing usually comment that going to zero from 2.5mg is not good idea, one sould instead taper off gradually from that dose. It also important to take meds many times per day when going to lower doses because this way med levels don't fluctuate that much. TAKE ZYPREXA TWICE DAILY WHEN WITHDRAWING.
I'm not sure about this but withdrawal may lead to DEATH or to a serious damage to central nervous system. Try to find success stories of withdrawing these kinds of drugs, there aren't many and even them may not be real and written by nasty people who want to destroy 'crazy' people. There are lots of crap in internet and even when reading books about psychiatry one need to read "between the lines" sometimes to fully understand what is meant in psychiatry (psychiatry don't play with "normal rules", instead, it is cheats, tricks and treats its patients like animals/crazy people that are managed by psychiatry).
Somewhere I found an recommendation that one should use SSRI (or increase serotonin) or st john's wort when withdrawing. I'm not sure if this is true and in fact I believe one should avoid serotonin when withdrawing.
When one withdraws central nervous system can damage through overactivity/reconfiguration and so follow carefully things like vasodilation/vasoconstriction,
sleeping patters, (sexual) arousal [RAS]
blood sugar levels
etc.
If one manages to handle neuroleptics discontinuation for 3 months (and majority of those withdrawing cannot) then it is likely that one can be without neuroleptics for a long time.
Never start antipsychotics or TCAs because they are one of the nastiest drugs around.
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