How much weight did you gain? How often you took Zyprexa? What was the dosage? Do you have physical activity in life?[/QUOTE]

I gained around 33 pounds, was taking up to 30mg a day when very unwell and down to 5mg when stable and took it almost every day for over a year and had other periods of taking it for shorter spans of time like a few weeks before that. The weight gain occurred when I was on mostly high doses for extended periods of time and I was doing little exercise.

Once I came off it I started an exercise regime, at least 40 mins a day 3 days a week and cut out all sweets, chips (crisps) and other foods and drinks high in sugar and bad fats like the oils in cooked chips. I think some weight came off simply by stopping Zyprexa and the rest through diet and exercise. When I was on it I suffered badly from Chronic Fatigue (not because of it though, I had CFS before Zyprexa) so it was difficult to exercise. My CFS is much better now and I can exercise by swimming or walking fast 3 days a week.