Posted by bleauberry on July 17, 2012, at 5:24:05
In reply to Zyprexa side effects, brain damage, posted by Dopaminer on July 17, 2012, at 3:41:57
Every drug screws up a small percentage of people.
It may not be the drug that is the problem, but maybe the underlying disease which has not been considered yet, and the zyprexa somehow is interacting with that disease. Many examples, but here is one....most APs have some inherent antimicrobial mechanism. So if you have one of a dozen or so stealth hidden infections as the root cause of the brain problems, and zyprexa stirred up that hornet's nest, then yeah, things are going to be bizarre. I believe Poland is a high risk area for Lyme, but that is just one of a dozen possibilities.
It could be purely genetic. And then, it could be the zyprexa.
I was on zyprexa for 8 years. I do not feel like it caused any brain damage or lasting side effects, except maybe I am more susceptible to finger trembling than if I had never taken an AP.
I just think there is something else going on with you, zyprexa just happened to highlight it.
All the side effects you listed, well, those can happen with any psychiatric med. It's not just zyprexa.
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