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Steel Maiden · 13-04-2009, 08:54 PM

I was initially on 10mg for schizophrenia which kept me stable for a while. I did feel an increased appetite although I didn't gain any weight because I have a fast metabolism, exercise a lot and I can ignore my hunger quite well. But I did feel tired on it and had to sleep a full 8-9 hours a night, which was annoying.

But then my mental health deteriorated and I was raised to 15mg. The side-effects were lost. I just stopped having all side-effects at 15mg. And then my mental health deteriorated. Went to 20mg and then to 25mg. Had zero side-effects and actually lost weight. Then I relapsed and ended up in hospital and got put on a new med.

But olanzapine did keep me relatively stable and hospital-free for a year.

13-04-2009, 08:54 PM	#12
Steel Maiden There is no place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London	I was initially on 10mg for schizophrenia which kept me stable for a while. I did feel an increased appetite although I didn't gain any weight because I have a fast metabolism, exercise a lot and I can ignore my hunger quite well. But I did feel tired on it and had to sleep a full 8-9 hours a night, which was annoying. But then my mental health deteriorated and I was raised to 15mg. The side-effects were lost. I just stopped having all side-effects at 15mg. And then my mental health deteriorated. Went to 20mg and then to 25mg. Had zero side-effects and actually lost weight. Then I relapsed and ended up in hospital and got put on a new med. But olanzapine did keep me relatively stable and hospital-free for a year.
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