Posted by TSA West on April 6, 2002, at 16:23:24
In reply to Zeprexa Q? (sp check), posted by LiLi80 on April 6, 2002, at 15:52:09
Zyprexa has been proven to have effects on serotonin, thus it can augment antidepressants. Another study confirmed that last year. Psychiatrists have been using it off-label for OCD, too.
Here are the advantages of Zyprexa, as opposed to most antipsychotics and antidepressants:
--It will calm you down all day; when I took it, I thought it was better than a benzo.
--It has no anticholinergic effects.
--It has no sexual side-effects.
--It will definitely help you sleep.
--Zyprexa is convienient because it is taken only once at night.
--It is covered by insurance, generally.
--It augments antidepressants.
--Despite what rumors go around, Tardive Dyskenisia on Zyprexa is super-rare.My friend took 20 mg of it at bedtime, and had no drowsiness in the morning. He didn't have any weight gain either.
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