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Steel Maiden · 18-04-2008, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by shellz1986

Hi
I have been taking Olanzapine (10mg at night) for two and a half years. I also take Fluoxetine. I had an appointment with my psychiatrist yesterday and she expressed a wish to take me off the drug even though it is helping me.
Her reason for this is that Olanzapine can aparently cause uncontrolable shaking when taken in high doses for long periods of time. I had never heard of this and wondered if any of you had?

thanks

Shelley x

I take olanzapine 15mg at night. I get the shakes, and I also think I'm developing tardive dyskinesia (I have been on various antipsychotics for 3 years now).

But having side-effects is better than being full-blown schizophrenic, in my case.

I take additional medication for the side-effects.

18-04-2008, 10:30 PM	#4
Steel Maiden There is no place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London	Quote: Originally Posted by shellz1986 Hi I have been taking Olanzapine (10mg at night) for two and a half years. I also take Fluoxetine. I had an appointment with my psychiatrist yesterday and she expressed a wish to take me off the drug even though it is helping me. Her reason for this is that Olanzapine can aparently cause uncontrolable shaking when taken in high doses for long periods of time. I had never heard of this and wondered if any of you had? thanks Shelley x I take olanzapine 15mg at night. I get the shakes, and I also think I'm developing tardive dyskinesia (I have been on various antipsychotics for 3 years now). But having side-effects is better than being full-blown schizophrenic, in my case. I take additional medication for the side-effects.
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