Posted by hiram2354 on April 12, 2001, at 2:47:10
In reply to Zyprexa and zombieness, posted by Doo on April 11, 2001, at 16:41:21
hi doo
I also tried zyprexa for about a week two different times. The first week I took just 2.5 mgs in the evening, and I felt that it really didn't do much but make me a bit more calm, though definitely drowsy. I think it is VERY effective in controlling suicidal thoughts that are on the "raging" side, though.
The second trial was with 5 mgs. Definitely made me feel bad. Though I have terrible insomnia, any drug (including alcohol) that causes sedation makes me feel really shitty. More of an amphetamine type guy. Anyway, I remember feeling like a total zombie all throughout the day on 5 mgs. I went to a computer programming class (usually not too tough) and I seriously couldn't understand a single thing the prof was talking about. Just his talking or anyone elses for that matter, became like a dream or something. And I thought smoking weed made me a bit lethargic. All I wanted to do on this shit was sleep and eat. The only benefit I noticed was a great increase of ability in tolerating driveling conversation and boring tv, things that most often make me really mad, then depressed.
The zombie effects wear off pretty quick after stopping zyprexa, and they may go away with time during treatment, though I wouldn't want to find out myself.hiram
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