It never worked for me, Dr tried up to 15mg, I was still psychotic. Did you try Clozapine? If not, what other APs worked for you?
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I’ve never been psychotic before, but Olanzapine does decrease my paranoia.
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What dose are you on? My Dr tried 7.5 up to 15mg but it didn’t work. They suggested Clozapine at the time but I refused the blood tests so they put me back on Abilify. Now I am on 6mg Risperdal and its working fine, better than Abilify, Latuda and Zyprexa.
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@Aziz - I’m on 20 MG a day.
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I’ve been on 10 mgs for 25 years.
When I was in the hospital with severe pyschosis they had me on Haldol. I was so drugged I couldn’t function on it.
After getting out of the hospital I switched to 5 mgs of Zyprexa. I started hearing voices again but I could manage.
Since I was on such a low dose I didn’t think I needed it anymore. I quit taking it and had a severe psychotic break 30 days later.
I asked the doctor whey it took so long to have a break. He said the medication was built up and stored in my fat cells.
I went back on it when I got out of the hospital. I struggled with voices for a few years but it was manageable.
Over time I got better and learned how to manage my illness. While it’s not a cure it’s helped me.
A lot of doctor want to put patients on high doses to get symptoms under control fast.
I made the decision that if I was going to take medication the rest of my life it was going to be on my terms. It had to be a drug and a dose I could tolerate. Reason being long term side effects.
I say take what ever drug you can tolerate and if it helps stick with it long term. Slow and steady wins the race.
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Me. I slept over 17 hours a day on that ■■■■ and it didnt even get rid of the voices. I was so depressed but didnt have the energy to do anything about it, which is a good thing for sure
Thats why Im happy with abilify with all its flaws. At least it isnt zyprexa
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No olanzapine I think made it worse if anything… I started to believe that Satan was communicating through my roommate’s snoring.
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That was a creative connection you’ve made. Scary yet imaginative!
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@green5 Lol yeah… I’ve had delusional references through random sounds like that, like plates and glasses clanking giving me messages.
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My voices were telling me to throw zyprexa in his mouth because he was dying
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