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Is Zyprexa only for people with hallucinations/schizophrenia? |
Hello. A year ago I started having these horrible symptoms: extremely depressed, thoughts of harming myself and others, feeling of getting crazy, etc. I seeked professional help...the doctor diagnose was that I had Depression. He prescribed Cymbalta and Zyprexa, the symptoms went away. My question is....Why did the doctor say that I had Depression and he prescribed Zyprexa (antipsychotic drug) usually used for hallucinations? Did I have something else? Maybe the doctor did not tell me the whole diagnose for me not to get worried or scared?. How will Zyprexa withdrawal be? I am going to get these horrible thoughts again when I stop Zyprexa. Please help Zyprexa is a drug that is frequently used as a maintenance drug for bipolar disorder as well as psychotic symptoms. It helps improve symptoms such as sleep disturbances, irritability, racing thoughts, and anxiety. If the meds are working, you shouldn't stop them. It's not recommended that you suddenly stop Zyprexa. If you have concerns about this, talk to the physician who diagnosed and prescribed them for you. It will help you understand the reasoning behind the prescriptions and ease your mind. If the physician agrees that you should stop Zyprexa, it will be slowly decreased before it's stopped. But talk to your physician. it's not only for hallucinations. It's also used to treat biploar disorder by adjusting neurotransmitters. Since depression is sometimes caused by improper transmission of nuerons, it may be used to correct that. You should see the link below for more detail. http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-1699-zyp... I find the drug cycle to be very sad. If you want to start over again, even after withdrawals, an alternative medicinal approach would probably be less nerve racking. You could get any thoughts or feelings, but more then likely slowly you will get back to the way that you would normally be feeling without them and maybe better if you life is better over all now, this sounds like off label prescribing to me. You may be right this doctor may not have fully informed you? |
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