http://www.injurytalk.com/forums Injury Talk en http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=56555#56555 56555@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:markerf16 Topic: Zyprexa withdrawal affects Message: I have tried to get off zyprexa 2 times. If I dont take the drug,, I dont sleep. I mean it goes on for months like that and I have to go on zyprexa again to sleep. Without it I am a walking death. Dont know what to do I only have a 3 month supply left of samples and I cant afford the drug (no med plan) This drug is evil and changes your brain chem for good it seems. has anyone else experienced this withdraw affect? please advise... Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:54:42 -0500 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=56554#56554 56554@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:markerf16 Topic: Zyprexa ruined my life Message: You are not alone my friend,,  I experienced some weight gain about 20lbs but when I tried to go off the drug all hell broke loose. Zyprexa changes your brain chemistry and sometimes for good. Here is my breaf story. I have tried to go off the drug 2 times. Both times I stopped,, I mean stopped sleeping. I felt like I was a the walking death. This went on for months and I had to go back on it to function. I sleep like a baby when I take it but no sleep after 3 days of not taking it. I even weaned off very slowly the 2nd time I mean months at half and finally got down to 2 mlg. Thought I was off it and stopped taking it and then 3 days later no sleep at all. I'm tired but cant sleep. I am now back on it and taking 7Mg a night but I only have a 3 month supply left and then i don't know what I will do. This drug is evil and wished I never went on it.. Good luck to you Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:26:52 -0500 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=56553#56553 56553@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:markerf16 Topic: Woman getting off zyprexa - effects from withdrawal? Message: You are not alone my friend,, be thankful all you got was the weight gain. I experienced some weight gain about 20lbs but when I tried to go off the drug all hell broke loose. Zyprexa changes your brain chemistry and sometimes for good. Here is my breef story. I have tried to go off the drug 2 times. Both times I stopped,, I mean stopped sleeping. I felt like I was a the walking death. This went on for months and I had to go back on it to function. I sleep like a baby when I take it but no sleep after 3 days of not taking it. I even weaned off very slowly the 2nd time I mean months at half and finally got down to 2 mlg. Thought I was off it and stopped taking it and then 3 days later no sleep at all. I'm tired but cant sleep. I am now back on it and taking 7Mg a night but I only have a 3 month supply left and then i don't know what I will do. This drug is evil and wished I never went on it.. Good luck to you Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:23:45 -0500 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=56330#56330 56330@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:alexm Topic: can Zyprexa cause autism in child? Message: Hello to everyone, My name is Alex and I live in Montreal, Canada.My wife (ex wife now) was on zyprexa 2.5Mg for anxiety, we decided to have a child her doctors suggested not to take zyprexa during the pregnancy but she continued the zyprexa, she had adiificult delivery which resulted in a c-section. My child was late in all the milestones of development.At 4 months my mother noticed a tremor, and we told the pediatrician but he said nothing, at 22 months he had full blown seizures (grand mal) so now he is on frisium and topamax for seizures and they are under control.he was diagnosed with truncal ataxia, epilepsy( because of the seizures)globa developmental delay and  now he  is being diagnosed with autism.So my question is : is there a relation between Zyprexa and autism while taking it during the entire term of pregnancy.As anybody exsperienced the same situation or similar??Hope to hear from you soon   Alex Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:25:08 -0500 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=56103#56103 56103@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:sami Topic: Zyprexa Stopped Working For Me So I Quit it Message: Hi everyone!My name is Sami and from Dubai, The United Arab Emirates. I am 32 years old.My story with Zyprexa and pshchological mis-treatment/wrong-diagnosis is long(I can get into details about my experience with Zyprexa if you people want me to!)For now all I wanna say is that I have been taking it for 6 years(I dont know why I was taking an antipsychotic anyways!) If you asked me why I took it, was just coz it made me sleep and THATS it!Anyways since it stopped working for me for about a month I decided(guided by one of my psychiatrists - i have 2 by the way!) He suggested I do it gradually....I decided to quit it the cold turkey method! Its been 8 days now...Heres whats happening:My mood is stable if not perfectly perfectI am more energeticI can think much faster than before and respond quicker - I never got slow but now aI dont have any symptom of any psychological disorder whatsoeverGetting off this medication doesnt seem to be a difficult issue so far. Or maybe cause I never needed to take it anyways and was just addicted to it coz of my insomnia.Make Zyprexa your last option for treatment....It is addictive!I will keeps you guys updated.Peace!Sami Sat, 17 May 2008 11:51:55 -0500 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=55313#55313 55313@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:horrified Topic: Zyprexa ruined my life Message: I took zyprexa when I was younger-for anxiety, which is an off lable use of it. I started gaining weight then, and I went from being a chubby kid to being downright obese. Not long after I stopped it, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I have been suffering immensly from it. Hard as I tried, I simply could not control my diabetes. My insulin resistance is terrible, I am on an insulin pump, and my A1cs have been extremely high.I want to caution people that they should not take this terrible drug for anything less than a life threatening situation. My life is forever altered. I face this evey day of my life. Every time I eat anything, with every blood sugar test, with every shot, with every non-healing infection, with every low-blood sugar, I think of the doctor who precribed this terrible medicine. If he had said that there was a slight possibility that I would suffer in such a manner I would never have agreed. I feel cheated. Cheated by the drug company, the doctor, the FDA, and the system that allowed a young child to suffer in the ways that I did. Parents, if you have a child on zyprexa, PLEASE look into this carefully. I wouldn't wish all this on my worst enemy. I am in contact with a lawyer, and I am most likely going to win a whole bunch of money. I almost don't want that. Are we implying that we can measure pain and suffering, shots and fingersticks, hospital visits and doctors offices with money? All the money in the world would not take away the pain I suffered as a child, and continue to suffer. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:18:49 -0600 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=55225#55225 55225@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:aj610 Topic: Zyprexa, and Obsessions Message: I couldn't find any adverse reactions that had to do with "obsession" but I did find these as some of the adverse reactions to Zyprexa reported to the FDA:DIABETES MELLITUSHYPERTENSIONWEIGHT INCREASEDMETABOLIC DISORDERDEATHHYPERGLYCAEMIAPANCREATITISDIABETES MELLITUS NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENTBLOOD CHOLESTEROL ABNORMALBLOOD TRIGLYCERIDES INCREASEDOBESITYDIABETIC KETOACIDOSISPRESCRIBED OVERDOSEDIABETIC COMAVISION BLURREDMYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONGENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATIONBLOOD CHOLESTEROL INCREASEDCARDIAC DISORDERHEPATITIS VIRALCONDITION AGGRAVATEDWEIGHT DECREASEDDRUG EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCYHYPOGLYCAEMIARENAL FAILUREPOLYTRAUMATISMMYOCARDIAL ISCHAEMIACEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTPOLYDIPSIAINJURYPULMONARY EMBOLISMsource: www.adverse-drug-reaction.net*Those were from the last quarter in 2006... maybe you can find some different ones in other quarters. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:38:35 -0600 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=54403#54403 54403@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:virginia Topic: USEFUL SITE re ISSUES SURROUNDING ZYPREZA LAWSUITS Message: hi my name is virginia and i have a son and he took zyprexa and it really did mess up his system along with seroquel and risperdal. the mood swings are horrible and the blood sugar elevates so badly until people have abused my son because they didn't understand his condition and also he has been banned from stores because of the episodes with diabetes. there is times when he stays up for 3 days and night at a time and constantly hollering and screaming being in a dementia state. his weight gain shot up to about 100lbs. or more. he was still taking zyprexa when a lot of people was off of it and knew about the horrors of it when we didn't every day his life and mines is not the same because of his condition. is there anyone else experiencing side effects like these? Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:18:20 -0600 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=54039#54039 54039@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:Glad I found this Site Topic: Only one post this year on this Forum? Message: I'm glad I found this site I'm too worried about having Neuro damage from Zyprexa.I was forced to be put on this drug after being arrested in 2002 and I have been taking it ever since but lowering the dose. This drug is effin expensive it helps with stress but I don't want the shakes I might as well jump off a bridge if that happens because I like my human hands.Stopped taking seroquel last night at 100mg and been taking Remeron for sleep instead now it's just a matter of weening off this damn drug.I missed a dose once and boy was I hearing voices not sure if it will be the same once I stop taking it. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:35:03 -0500 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=53285#53285 53285@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:marys522 Topic: USEFUL SITE re ISSUES SURROUNDING ZYPREZA LAWSUITS Message: I am involved in a class action lawsuit involving zyprexia following my husband's death from acute pancreatitus.  Has anyone settled or been involved in a lawsuit? Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:57:20 -0500 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=52377#52377 52377@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:meggy0558 Topic: USEFUL SITE re ISSUES SURROUNDING ZYPREZA LAWSUITS Message: I have a 26-year old son, who was diagnosed with schizoprhrenia at age 19/ He's been on Zyprexa for several years now and has had liver failure, his gall bladder removed and has gained 70 pounds that doesn't seem to go away. I'm now worried about diabetes. Are these doctors even considering the risks when they prescribe these drugs? Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:36:57 -0600 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=52124#52124 52124@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:haroldb Topic: USEFUL SITE re ISSUES SURROUNDING ZYPREZA LAWSUITS Message: I would suggest you go the Medline web site and put in key words relating to your problem.  You should be able to find abstracts to articles which can help you:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=pubmedGood luck, Harold Boxenbaum, Ph.D.www.arishel.comP.S. Also do a google search with key words including patient package insertOnlineOnline Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:43:35 -0600 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=50470#50470 50470@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:peagee Topic: USEFUL SITE re ISSUES SURROUNDING ZYPREZA LAWSUITS Message: I think its probably useful because it shows 'both sides' of the legal issues in a way I can't explain - but read for yourself, including the Appendix/Bibliography etc.http://www.coreynahman.com/atypical-antipsychotic-lawsuits.html"Pharmaceutical News And Information Updated Daily By Pharmacist Editors; First, Fast, Reliable Since 1999  Zyprexa Lawsuit, Risperdal Lawsuit; Seroquel Lawsuit; Explanation of the issues (and sequence of events) surrounding the lawsuits that claim that the use of Seroquel, Zyprexa and  Risperdal caused health problems such as pancreatitis and diabetes and stroke..." Sat, 05 Aug 2006 09:08:03 -0500 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=50323#50323 50323@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:witchywoman Topic: Symbyax Message: My doctor has also perscribed symbyax to me,,,Im afraid to take it as well, however Iv done some research, and has only increased my fears, later phoned the doctor, and he assures me that this is a "vertually safe" medication to treat my symptoms.  Still afraid to take it. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:01:03 -0500 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=50310#50310 50310@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:melnic_430 Topic: Zyprexa withdrawal affects Message: i was put on zyprexa, i belive in january, for anxiety(major history of eating disorders) i only took this medication for month and this is why: when someone sleeps for 11pm-8am and then again from 9am-4pm. this is not normal. i basically did this for the whole month i was on it. i wasn't very hungry either, but extremly thirsty, i am not normally a soda person, except for when being sick, and i would probably go through at least a 12pack of sodas per day. now, when i removed myself from the pill, i was constantly having numbness in my hands and feet for weeks.  ialso would have the most real, horrific nightmares i have ever experienced in my life. i am 20 years old and have a child of my own, almost 4. i am not a child, but i surely had to call my mommy and daddy several times in the middle of the night, becuase of these extreme nightmares.  i think these symptoms finally went away after bout a month.  if u get off of this medication, be prepared Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:23:18 -0500