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The general rule of thumb is that you should avoid alcohol with olanzapine (Zyprexa).
When starting olanzapine, the doctor will increase your dose over time until the desired results are achieved. Once the desired dose is "found", wait 6 to 8 weeks and talk to your doctor about wether ethanol would be acceptable in moderate amounts.
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I react very oddly to atypical antipsychotics. 10mg of Zyprexa had me sleep LITERALLY for 32 hours. I went to sleep on Tuesday and woke up on Thursday. o_O
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The doctor thinks a low dose will help me sleep and I would know if it will work in just a few days (the few days doesn't surprise me since I react strongly to most meds).
32 hours, mack?????? Good thing I decided not to start this PM - I have to be up at 4:30 for a business trip. Sigh. Oh - I emailed a response. More info than you probably wanted, but heck - take what you need and leave the rest . . . Posts: 5609 | Registered: Jan 2003
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Shan, I react very very strongly to any medications that cause sedation. My psychiatrist has been quite amazed by it. Even the meds that aren't supposed to cause a lot of sedation have made me sleep for 14 hours. So don't base your reaction to it on mine.
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Yep, 10mg made dramatic changes, but one of them was sedation to the point of feeling borderline catatonic. If I wasn't a naturally high-metabolism skinny nerd the weight gain would have been horrendous, as well. But there's no denying the antipsych properties.
No longer on that dosage, but I drink alky and eat lots of sugar (fruits; artificial candy has always given me headaches). I'm not the model of patient compliance, but life goes on in relative harmony.
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quote:I react very oddly to atypical antipsychotics. 10mg of Zyprexa had me sleep LITERALLY for 32 hours. I went to sleep on Tuesday and woke up on Thursday. o_O
That sounds like me when I was put on Depekote for my seizures. They started me out at 1500 mg on the get go and I was sleeping 20 out of every 24 hours for the first week on it. My companion at the time finally called the doc and told them of the situation and they cut me to 500 mg and increased to 1500 over a 6 week period.
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Is that doctor as in psychiatrist? If not, I STRONGLY suggest that you find another physician.
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