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I was wondering if anyone has any experiences of suddenly stopping olanzapine?
Due to some weird blood test results I have to come off olanzapine (10mg a day) for 5 days, starting tonight.
It's only a temporary stop and I will go straight back on it when I've had my next blood test, but I have no idea what to expect with 5 days of going from 10mg- nothing...
(I'm not on olanzapine for psychosis but for severe anxiety, I've been on it for over two years consistently now)
Thank you to anyone who reads this!
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apu91247 felicity.29
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apu91247 felicity.29
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karogers felicity.29
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Hello there
I myself chose to suddenly stop taking Olanzepine as my psychiatrist wasn't listening to me when I expressed I thought it was responsible for my dysfunctional symptoms I was initially ok for the first week but then I was hit by severe withdrawal side affects of extreme anxiety body temperature fluctuations and feeling extremely nauseous I rode it out but it took over 2 months I know now in myself that I was right I never should of been prescribed that particular drug as I'm way better off it
Everyone is different though so I hope u will b ok
bruce47310 felicity.29
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I would have to say that it sounds dangerous.You need to taper the dose down gradually, so going from 10mg a day to nothing a day for 10 days is just asking for trouble in my experience.
Also, you need to taper the dose up again so once again going from nothin to 10 mg a day is going to cause problems.
Don't want to worry you, just to let you know.
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