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Posted by elderweissblue on February 25, 2001, at 4:25:45
My psychiatrist recently prescribed zyprexa 10 mg a day. She said it was to stabilize me, and that she was not that concerned with my thoughts ( I have racing obsessional thoughts at times, especially at nights). Ive been given another appointment with her soon. But I hear that zyprexa is antipychotic and that 10 mg is starting dose for psychotics. This scares me a bit. Is she not telling me something? I have since cut the 10 mg to 5mg.
Posted by Greg on February 25, 2001, at 18:05:16
In reply to Zyprexa, posted by elderweissblue on February 25, 2001, at 4:25:45
I don't think you should let the term anti-psychotic scare you too much. I take Zyprexa for Bipolar II. I also experienced the racing thoughts and this med really made the difference in my life. I find it interesting that your Psych said she wasn't that concerned about the thoughts, they were my Psych's primary concern. Oh well, depends on the doc I guess. I take 2.5mgs at bedtime and have found that dose to be perfect for me. I'm certainly not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but 10mgs seems like a high starting dose. But that's just my opinion, take it with a grain of salt...
Do you mind if I ask what your diagnosis was?
Greg
> My psychiatrist recently prescribed zyprexa 10 mg a day. She said it was to stabilize me, and that she was not that concerned with my thoughts ( I have racing obsessional thoughts at times, especially at nights). Ive been given another appointment with her soon. But I hear that zyprexa is antipychotic and that 10 mg is starting dose for psychotics. This scares me a bit. Is she not telling me something? I have since cut the 10 mg to 5mg.
Posted by ChrisK on February 26, 2001, at 5:18:22
In reply to Re: Zyprexa, posted by Greg on February 25, 2001, at 18:05:16
I've been taking Zyprexa for better than two years now and it has been a Godsend. It wiped out my obsessional thinking, especially about death and suicide. My mind started working more clearly within the week. It also has good AD augmentation properties. I still notice if I miss a couple of doses in a row. I take 7.5mg at night but started at 5mg.
Don't get hung up on the word anti-psychotic. All of the meds that we discuss here are mind altering in some way. I found that I never reacted to an SSRI but have since reacted well to meds that work on the dopamine system. Not all depression revolves around seratonin so we need to keep open minds about meds that may have a slightly different use on the label but they may work as an AD on an individual basis.
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