Has anyone come off Olanzapine (2.5 mg) successfully after taking it for 3 months?
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I have been taking Olanzapine for 3 months. Most of the time it was 1.25mg. I can't tolerate it at any strength. For the last 6 days, I have been taking only a quarter of a pill or about .60 mg.
As I write this, I am shaking, agitated and feel awful. Is this normal? Will this ever go away?
When will it go away????? I can't even get our of the bed. Please share your experience.
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james1955 nancy76309
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Hi nancy , i have been takeing olanzapine for two years and now on 2.5 from 5mgs . I think your problem is you have reduced your dosage too quickly. I have started to wean myself off olanzapine by takeing 1 tablet one day then miss a day , i have done this for one month and up to now have not suffered any adverse side effects accept for the odd head ach but put this down to withdrawal effects.
sefa54410 nancy76309
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Hi Nancy. I took 2.5 mg of olanzapine for 3 months and stopped it 10 days ago. First 5 days were tolerable but last 5 days I feel exactly the same as you described. I feel depressed, agitated, unmotivated and hopeless. I also experience insomnia. I don't know if it is normal but I feel for you, hang in there. We need time to adapt the new situation.
Tadgh78 nancy76309
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Did you ever manage to taper off the OLANZAPINE?
cristian123 nancy76309
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hi, nancy, are you better now?