Review Erowid at GreatNonprofits.org
Help us be a "Top Rated Nonprofit" again this year and spread
honest info (good or bad) about psychedelics & other psychoactive drugs.
("Share Your Story" link. Needs quick login creation but no verification of contact info)
I Hate Lilly
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
by Alec
Citation:   Alec. "I Hate Lilly: An Experience with Olanzapine (Zyprexa) (exp26573)". Erowid.org. Feb 13, 2004. erowid.org/exp/26573

 
DOSE:
20 mg oral Pharms - Olanzapine (pill / tablet)
BODY WEIGHT: 120 lb
I had to begin taking (olanzapine) zyprexa in order to help me withdraw from my fantasies with imaginary friends and wake dreams. At first I resisted taking it and if i swallowed it I would throw it up later. But soon I quit this and began taking it. I noticed a changed preception of life for quite some time as I had been taking the pill for about 4 to 5 months. I experienced a dreamless life, and a strange sort of, increase and simultaneous decrease in concentration during the daytime. I kept thinking about my imaginary friends but rather than them disappearing I just suddenly lost fascination and interest in them. And my emotional dependence on them faded away and for a while I felt empty.

I started eating uncontrollably. Before I was diagnosed I was 13 and weighed about 115-120 lbs. During the next month and a half I gained alot of weight...and lost alot of energy and personality. By the time my 14 birthday showed up after being on the prescription for about 3 or 4 months I weighed no less than 166 lbs.

I was taking about 40 mg per day because whenever I failed to take the pill I became extremely sick with flu-like symptoms and eventually I forced myself to quit which was a rocky road of mood swings and distance from my habitual life to where I am now...an overweight, stuttering, nervous change from my original self.

Exp Year: 2002ExpID: 26573
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: Not Given
Published: Feb 13, 2004Views: 35,291
[ View PDF (to print) ] [ View LaTeX (for geeks) ] [ Swap Dark/Light ]
Pharms - Olanzapine (260) : General (1), Unknown Context (20)

COPYRIGHTS: All reports copyright Erowid.
No AI Training use allowed without written permission.
TERMS OF USE: By accessing this page, you agree not to download, analyze, distill, reuse, digest, or feed into any AI-type system the report data without first contacting Erowid Center and receiving written permission.

Experience Reports are the writings and opinions of the authors who submit them. Some of the activities described are dangerous and/or illegal and none are recommended by Erowid Center.


Experience Vaults Index Full List of Substances Search Submit Report User Settings About Main Psychoactive Vaults