Posted by Cressida on March 24, 2002, at 18:56:43
In reply to Re: Restless and Extremely Anxious » Cressida, posted by BarbaraCat on March 24, 2002, at 2:34:30
Thanks a lot for your replies. I feel better now. Now I know not to play doctor by increasing the dosage. Seemed harmless at the time, considering that Zyprexa seems be helping in general; but the next day - boy did I pay the price. I never felt so internally restless and anxious. Maybe I should be taking something else for sleep besides Zyprexa? I've taken Seroquel, but it made me twitch a lot during sleep. I've also taken Klonopin and Ambien, but I became tolerant very fast; sometimes I had to take more than the prescribed dosage to get any beneficial affect on sleep. I would prefer to continue taking Zyprexa only because it seems safer with respect to addiction. The reason I took 10mg instead of 5mg last night was that I'm becoming tolerant to it as well. I don't get tired or drowsy when I take it; it had that affect during the first week. I don't know. It's frustrating. Is that what you guys call poop-out, when a drug loses it's designed affect? Anyhow, I guess I'll have to speak with my pdoc about this. Again, thanks for your replies. It's very reassuring to know that I'm not alone. Take care everyone.
~John (a.k.a. Cressida)
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