I was put on Olanzapine at the lowest available dose yesterday and am to see my GP in a weeks time [only given a weeks worth of tablets]. I know it's one of the worst tablets for weight gain but is weight gained on this medication because of eating more due to increased appetite [because i'll fight that and still eat the same as i have been prior to being on it] or does it do something to your metabolism etc?
If it alters metabolism etc I'll ask the GP to take me off it. Any weight gain would cause depression among other things with me so I'll be damned if i take a medication that puts weight on me which is out of my control.
So does anyone know ^^
Answers will be very much appreciated
TIA
I've literally just started on Olanzapine, 5mg, I started around three days ago. I've not felt any side effects, but I looked at the common side effects on crazymeds and it says that the weight gain usually happens with high doses if you're on it long term.
But as with any medication, you can control the weight gain. It's not like you swallow the tablet and you suddenly gain five pounds. All it will do is increase your appetite, but you can manage that with a healthy diet.
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back, everything is different…
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I've literally just started on Olanzapine, 5mg, I started around three days ago. I've not felt any side effects, but I looked at the common side effects on crazymeds and it says that the weight gain usually happens with high doses if you're on it long term.
But as with any medication, you can control the weight gain. It's not like you swallow the tablet and you suddenly gain five pounds. All it will do is increase your appetite, but you can manage that with a healthy diet.
Thankyou
I'll have to have a look at the link also.
I've been on it for about 2-3 yearstwice a day and I have found I've put on weight since I've been on it, but nothing so bad it's not worth the joy of having calmed down thoughts. It's all about weighing up the pros and cons hun, do what's right for you. Anything you need, I'm here.
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I've been on it for about 2-3 yearstwice a day and I have found I've put on weight since I've been on it, but nothing so bad it's not worth the joy of having calmed down thoughts. It's all about weighing up the pros and cons hun, do what's right for you. Anything you need, I'm here.
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im on it now 10 mg and i have gain weight as it has increased my appetite and i binge a lot.
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okay. I'm on the lowest dose possible; 2.5mg I think it is.
If I end up eating anymore than I have been before starting to take it then I'll be stopping it.
I'm trying to lose a stone (whether it's healthy for me to do so is beside the point I think, lol).
i was taking symbax which is olanzapine/fluoxotine combination and it did make me feel endlessly hungry no matter how much i ate, but i have been a comfort eater in the first place. i had enough to last a month and had to go off it cold turkey cause we lost our insurance, and now i get really hungry but when i think about what i can eat i start to feel sick.
i stopped taking it. after three days. i didnt like the tiredness / increased appetite enough to stop it.
im making an app with the GP again tomorrow.
i think she made a mistake.
Three days is a bit soon to tell if you were having side effects or not. You might have worried yourself into it. I still haven't seen a difference and I've been on it a week!
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back, everything is different…
you once called your brain a hard drive, well say hello to the virus.
I definitely felt side effects. not hunger. it made me unbeleivably tired and i slept too much each night. i was crying when i said to mum i was gonna stop it and throw the rest away, hate to dramatize but she said is it making you feel really bad and was with me on my decision to stop it.
i'll be honest and say i was hallucinating earlier this evening but i think that is only because i didnt sleep enough last night.
i dont know if ive mentioned but i took Olanzapine when i was 14 [8 yrs ago] and i put 3 stone on and was zombified once it had stopped the psychosis.
as i said to my mum
"it would be psychologically damaging for me to put on weight"
i feel like im going OTT here.
im sorry. its just how i feel. when i go on like this i worry that bcos ive not taken ppls advice that they wont be with me thru other decisions.
i see the GP tomorrow if i can get an appt.
i just want the anxiety to stop.
but today i got to thinking = can i just learn to cope with the amounts of anxiety i have. it is me is it not therefore it should not be masked or curbed?
i just dont know.
im scattered as to what to say to the GP. i hope they won't be reluctant to treat me.
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Hey, sorry if what I said upset you, that wasn't my intention. I'm not medically trained so who am I to say anything about your medication. I think if you feel it was best to stop, then it's a good decision. At least talk about it with your GP. They wont be reluctant to treat you, it's good to be honest about how medication makes you feel. You don't want to be stuck on one that's making you zombified.
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back, everything is different…
you once called your brain a hard drive, well say hello to the virus.
Hey, sorry if what I said upset you, that wasn't my intention. I'm not medically trained so who am I to say anything about your medication. I think if you feel it was best to stop, then it's a good decision. At least talk about it with your GP. They wont be reluctant to treat you, it's good to be honest about how medication makes you feel. You don't want to be stuck on one that's making you zombified.
=] you didn't it's okay. I've just been unstable recently and my reactions to pretty much everything are all over the place.
It was a different GP I saw today who was fine with me stopping the Olanzapine thankfully.
He prescribed me another strip of Propanolol [a beta-blocker] for anxiety. I was pleased with the result. Granted I do hallucinate when anxious enough, it's not frequent enough for me to be on an AP; in my opinion.
It's a split between a chaotic spaghetti junction of thoughts as a head that can be calmed if it's unbearable with the Propanolol or mind fuzziness etc on an AP.
I don't even know if it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other..
Here is an angel of healing i drew for everyone needing that extra hope... God bless you all and i wish you a speedy recovery...
