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Old Jul 22, 2014, 12:01 AM
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I'm just curious.....why go off Zyprexa if it works for you? I was put back on it four months ago and almost immediately was itching to get off, mainly because I don't want to take 2 APs all the time. But there's one sizeable consideration here: the combination WORKS. I feel perfectly normal. My life is falling apart around me, yet I'm able to deal with it without being totally freaked out. And this time I didn't put on much weight, and my blood sugars didn't go out of control, and none of the other bad stuff I associate with Zyprexa happened. Bottom line: if it does the job, why mess with it?
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Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment

RX:
Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg

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