Does anybody stay on olanzapine?

i notice almost everybody ive talked to here thats been on olanzapine has never stayed on it. ime its an effective med but has some of the most extreme side effects i was eating probably over 5000 calories a day and gaines 170 pounds

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I was on olanzapine for more than a year. It didn’t stop my symptoms and it made me fatter

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Yea I think olanzapine is very high risk for diabetes… From a journal I once read

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I put 70ibs on with olanzapine in less then a year. I refuse to take it again.

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I’m on Olanzapin for over 10 years. No weight gain. No positive Symptoms. Almost no negative Symptoms. Tremble a little bit. No libido. 15mg

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I was on it for nearly 9 years didn’t like 10mg twice a day.Pysch told me in most recent appointment i had with him,mainly used when patients are in hospital.Iam now on 37mg Latuda, much better as is weight neutral and less side effects aswell.

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