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Old Jul 01, 2015, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Secretum View Post
Zyprexa was great for my moods, especially depression and mixed states. Didn't really work for my psychotic symptoms, which was weird...

I had to go off of it, even though I loved it, because I gained 40 lbs and developed pre-diabetes, so be careful. I was on 11 mg at the end, but 30 of the 40 lbs were gained on only 3 mg.
That's exactly what I gained from Zyprexa in high school. I have no idea how much I was taking though. The weight basically fell off of me when I stopped taking it also. I will never take it again. That said, I will more than likely be starting Clozaril which is a stronger anti-psychotic but the weight gain is the same or worse. I am just praying I don't have that side effect because I've already gained enough on lithium.
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