the main barrier for me to living with dignity is intrusive thoughts and voices.
I prefer to function well but the intrusive thoughts are horrible, they take away my dignity and make me agitated.
The intrusive thoughts are not gone, but they are much weaker on olanzapine 10 mg.
This is really the most important thing.
And I haven’t experience any weight gain so far.
The intrusive thoughts and voices are very hostile and also prevented me from consciously taking medication
for so long.
Have you ever tried Abilify?
@Green I am on olanzapine 10 mg and as of now it is a miracle drug for me,
no way I’ll switch.
It doesn’t cure me or make me functional, but it allows me to live somehow, off meds was terrible with all
the TERRIBLE intrusive thoughts and voices.
@Erez_Shmerling.
I would like to try olanzapine, the doctor offered it to me but I’m afraid of weight gain. Glad it’s helping you. 
@Green take note that weight gain is a possible side effect, not a done deal.
It may or may not happen.
@Erez_Shmerling.
Thanks mate for the advice.
Im on 20mg Olanzapine works wonders for me have had some weight gain but was skinny before so im not realy overweight.
It’s been less than a month on this med, right? You’re going to keep getting better, I feel sure of it, because you have the quality of persistence.
I am sure u will gradually gain weight…dont worry…!!!
@far_cry0 I am sure I won’t!!!
Yeah that can be an issue when you go off, you can get paranoid and then not want to go back on. I’ve thrown meds newly prescribed to me away before during psychotic episodes because I was scared they were poisoning me or that I would become addicted to them and it would ruin my life.
So glad you’re on meds. You really sound much healthier.
I am rooting for you, sir.
yes, pixel is right…I am so glad you are on meds too !! good job !!