Help Zyprexa.

[berry2000]

I just started on zyprexa a few weeks ago. Now I am super hungry. Now in reality, I am finally eating 3 meals a day and I'm not on a binge or anything, but my mind tells me all kinds of eating disordered things. Such as how horrible I am that I'm hungry, how fat I'm gonna be, how I just want to get rid of the food I just ate any way I can. So as you can tell I'm slipping into real eating disorder thinking. And I don't know what to do about it. I'm scared to be honest w/ my doc, i know that is what you all will advise, but I just can't tell him I'm starting to think this way...he'll think I have an eating disorder.

 

[Jeshu]

I just started on zyprexa a few weeks ago. Now I am super hungry. Now in reality, I am finally eating 3 meals a day and I'm not on a binge or anything, but my mind tells me all kinds of eating disordered things. Such as how horrible I am that I'm hungry, how fat I'm gonna be, how I just want to get rid of the food I just ate any way I can. So as you can tell I'm slipping into real eating disorder thinking. And I don't know what to do about it. I'm scared to be honest w/ my doc, i know that is what you all will advise, but I just can't tell him I'm starting to think this way...he'll think I have an eating disorder.

Hi Berry
Finally you are hungry and needing to eat. The (new) thoughts that you are having could just be a reaction to the fact that you are eating three meals a day again.
Your fear to tell the doctor about it is dangerous to your health though, all reactions to medications should be noted and checked.

All the best with this

Gerry

 

[goldenviolet]

's to you... prayers and blessings in these trials.

 

[wonderwaleye]

Dear Berry


This should be of more concern if it acts on you as it did me:


" A movement problem called tardive dyskinesia (TD). Call your healthcare professional right away if you get muscle movements that cannot be stopped. "



Once started it can last a life time. Thankfully it went away when the med was stopped.


Here as some of the things to be concerned with:

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The following are the major potential risks and side effects of Zyprexa therapy. However, this list is not complete.
Zyprexa and other antipsychotic medications can cause serious problems such as:

• A life-threatening nervous system problem called neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). NMS can cause a high fever, stiff muscles, sweating, a fast or irregular heart beat, change in blood pressure, and confusion. NMS can affect your kidneys. NMS is a medical emergency. Call your healthcare professional right away if you experience these symptoms.​
• A movement problem called tardive dyskinesia (TD). Call your healthcare professional right away if you get muscle movements that cannot be stopped.​
• High blood sugar and diabetes. Patients with diabetes or who have a higher chance for diabetes should have their blood sugar checked often.​
• Strokes have happened in older patients treated for mental illness from dementia. Zyprexa is not approved for this use. See FDA Alert.​
• Other serious side effects include low blood pressure seen as dizziness, and possibly fainting; increased heart beat; seizures; liver problems; increased body temperature; and difficulty swallowing.​
• The most common side effects include sleepiness, dry mouth, dizziness, restlessness, constipation, upset stomach, weight gain, increased appetite, and tremor. ​

What Should I Tell My Healthcare Professional?
Before you start taking Zyprexa, tell your healthcare professional if you: ​

• have or had heart problems ​
• have or had seizures​
• have or had diabetes or increased blood sugar​
• have or had liver disease​
• are trying to become pregnant, are already pregnant, or are breast-feeding. ​
• drink alcohol​
• have a condition called phenylketonuria​

Are There Any Interactions With Drugs or Foods?
Because certain other medications can interact with Zyprexa, review all medications that you are taking with your healthcare professional, including those that you take without a prescription.
Your healthcare professional may have to adjust your dose or watch you more closely if you take the following medications: ​

• blood pressure medicines​
• levodopa and other medicines called dopamine agonists​
• omeprazole ​
• rifampin ​
• carbamazepine ​
• fluvoxamine ​

Avoid drinking alcohol while taking Zyprexa.

Is There Anything Else I Need to Know?​

• Dizziness, and sometimes fainting, caused by a drop in blood pressure may happen with Zyprexa, especially when you first start taking this medicine or when the dose is increased.​
• Zyprexa may impair judgment, thinking, or motor skills. You should be careful in operating machinery, including automobiles, until you know how Zyprexa affects you. ​
• It is important to avoid overheating and dehydration while taking Zyprexa. Zyprexa may make it harder to lower your body temperature. "​

Ref:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/InfoSheets/patient/olanzapinePIS.htm



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