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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.
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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
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