Coming off Olanzapine
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I have been on Olanzapine or over 6 years now from when I was diagnosed Borderline personality traits and all I can say is that I have endured 6 years of living hell. I have been taking 10mg every night for that time and piled on loads of weight, felt lethargic no confidence and started experiencing heart pains. I have had absolutely zero social life in that time and felt unable to think or communicate with other people. I decided just over a month ago to stop the treatment and now am starting to feel much better. I have lost a stone in 2 weeks and look much better ,I am now able to think clearly and have much more energy and motivation to do things. To help me stop the Olanzapine I have avoided alcohol completely (this always put me back to square one in the past). I am finding it difficult to get off to sleep without the aid of the drug but more excercise through the day is helping with this. I will never return to taking this drug again as I feel it has robbed me of 6 years of my life.
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dani54575 Guest
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thankyou for your post. i took olanzapine for over 12 years. i am now 1 week on from eliminating it and mentally i feel great just a little nauses but im sure that will subside. theres so many horror stories about withdrawles from this drug so it was refreshing to read your postive story. like you i will not go back on it again
MazziMaz dani54575
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You haven't got insomnia? if not, you're EXTREMLY lucky!
I took it for 'two months' and stopped.. been struggling with no more than 4 hours of broken sleep even with Mirtazapine and sleeping pills.
Ignis6111 dani54575
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hello dani !did you get diabetes. I am anxious taking this drug. i was prescribe of it last friday. if yes how long are you taking before you get diabetes