a few months ago i got off zyprexa because i gained a ton of weight and could not stop overeating
, i switched to geodon voices didnt get louder i lost 55 pounds but i started cutting myself again after not doing it for a long time and i got really violent and angry at people out of nowhere and felt like someday i might seriously harm someone or myself
so i switched to abilify and the voices got louder to the point i am talking to them all day again and it is horrible and i have so much anxiety i ran out of abilify 2 weeks ago and i still am being tortured and cant do anything i get angry sometimes but not as bad as geodon and also i think about suicide all day long because i feel like i almost rather die than gain a bunch of weight again and all this suffering had been for nothing just for me to go back on the med i used to be on
i cant try any other meds my pdoc got tired of me telling him what med i should go on and he really wants me on olanzapine because it worked well there are no other pdocs that i can see
so basically i am ■■■■■■ im just gonna go back on olanzapine and if i get fat i guess i will have to deal with it and hate myself so i can get rid of the voices and be able to go outside and do normal things in life and maybe not want to kill myself
Exercise and portion control. It’s not easy but you know the problems. Zyprexa works well for me…most of my weight was from risperdal…so I maintain on zyprexa. I’m a little too fat but with some work I can lose some!
Keep yourself motivated and try at least. No point in giving up - fight to maintain your weight!
Maybe you can on Abilify Injection and take B Vitamins like ever hopeful? he lost so much weight on the Abilify 10 mg. And now on 15 mg Abilify he has no appetite. I had no appetite on 15 mg Abilify injection
so what did Olanzapine do to you? Gaining a bit of weight is not the end of the world… you can try to find a solution instead of being miserable about it.
Can’t you exercise a lot more when you eat more? Maybe you can eat a lot of protein when you have craving and then exercise so you actually build a nice body instead of fat?
olanzapine made me gain more than just a bit of weight , also increased my appetite so much that i could eat a whole large pizza than be hungry an hour later. i am gonna try the orally disentigrating olanzapine which is supposed to not increase appetite or cause weight gain as much as the regular olanzapine but idk exactly how it will work for me i will have to find out once i am on it
Ok so stay aware and take it slow… you can do this! Think of it as a challenge instead hating your life. All you have to do is find solutions and figure out problems
When I was on olanzapine I craved sugar, and I slept a lot. It also made me mildly depressed. It did control my symptoms, though. I was afraid that if they kept me on it I would get diabetes. There might be other options available to you. They’re coming out with new antipsychotics all the time.
I gained a lot on zyprexa too. I looked like a flippin teddy bear.
But it takes time. You’ll find better ap’s. And life is worth living even when it sucks. Iv tried suicide before DO NOT attempt it. Believe me. My life isn’t much better but my outlook is better. It’s all about the outlook
■■■■ an outlook i dont wanna get super fat and be ashamed of myself again nor do i want to be stuck being insane my life will be shitty either way me trying to make decisions right now has me thinking about so much stuff now it is crazy it is too much i feel like i need to do something
I have low weight so I actually have to make sure I eat enough. I’m on different ap’s. I have to force myself to eat now because I won’t weigh enough to be healthy. The docs haven’t said anything but I know I’m prob underweight.
We all have struggles. We just gotta deal with it
and we are miserable with medication… just chill be happy and find a solution.