Zyprexa is giving me major ocd symptoms and i was wondering if anyone has relapsed from switching meds. I go to see my psychiatrist in a week and i want to talk about switching to a new antipsychotic. I have been on zyprexa for six months
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This has been a concern for me too. I’ve been wanting to switch from Risperdal but have been afraid of that possibility.
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I was changed from Olexar/ Zyprexa to Abilify. I relapsed a couple of months later and my dosage was increased. Fortunately the symptoms did not last too long.
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Yes but it was minor. When you change meds you stay on your old one at a lowered dose while the new one is increasing, so you have double AP’s in your system for a while.
You can relapse but I don’t think it is a major relapse because you just get a few symptoms of relapse, maybe an increase in hallucinations etc for a period of time while the new AP is building up in your system.
Mind you, I still have symptoms and I’m stable on my medications. It’s just like breakthrough schizophrenic symptoms I guess.
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Have found my ideal meds now. Getting to that point is tough. All the best for finding the right med. think it is a matter of luck and patience.
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I don’t exactly remember since it’s been a while since I’ve had to change medicines, but I believe that I have.
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Yeah I had the same questions since I’ll most likely be switching Abilify for another AP. It’s a trial and error process. Best of luck to you! 
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Thank you i hope it gets better
i had a relapse from changing APs in 2010
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I am switching APs in a couple of days and I am worried that it won’t work and I’ll go Nuts!
Yeah you are right, it’s trial and error.
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Did you have to be hospitalized?
What med are you on now and which one are you changing to?
I am on Risperdal now (lots of side effects)
And switching to Vraylar.
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Yes 4 weeks fully psychotic in hospital
I switched from Abilify to Latuda for a short spell earlier this year. Each day I felt like I had 20 coffees and my grandiosity returned. I was a human nerve ending…restless and unsatisfied.
Went crawling back to Abilify on @everhopeful’s advice and I’ve been fine ever since. Never better in fact.
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