Posted by Abajo on October 17, 2001, at 19:11:03
I was just wondering if anyone has had to stop using zyprexa for whatever reason and if you had any problems doing so with respect to withdrawal type symptoms. I just got back from my new neuro and he wrote a script for two months worth of zyprexa and then asked me not to come back. I was floored. I asked him why and he said that the zyprexa was being used for bi-polar disorder and that was a mental disorder best left to a psychiatrist. I've been on the drug now for a little over a month and have titrated up to 10mgs/day, with his guidance. It seems to have really helped me quite a bit, especially with daytime anxiety and sleep. The thing that doesn't make any sense is that I was also being being treated for a seizure disorder by him. The last time I talked to my pdoc he was furious that they had put me on zyprexa and said he would not write a script for me. So now I'm left with the option of doctor hunting again or stopping the zyprexa. I'm seriously considering contacting a lawyer to see if this constitutes any type of malpractice. The neuro started me on the drug, got me up to a pretty hefty dose and then told me not to come back after giving me a two month supply of zyprexa. He left before I could ask him about how to withdraw from the drug if I can't find another doc who will prescribe it. What is even more amazing is that we were getting along just fine. I had resisted the drug for two months but he finally convinced me to give it a try, after much reflection and research. He was thrilled to see that I would give it a try a month ago. What the hell happened to his enthusiasm that I would try the drug. He must be nuts. So if I can't find a doctor who will prescribe it for me I am left with withdrawing from it with no knowledge of how to do it. I talked to his attending and he just blew me off, too busy to listen. Anyone out there with experience withdrawing from zyprexa and what I can expect if I have to. That neuro turned psycho on me. Good God, will it ever end.
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