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Posted by 4WD on December 26, 2007, at 20:12:15
What dose of Zyprexa are you guys on? I was started out at 2.5 mg when I first tried it a couple of years ago. I just restarted it and have found that now it takes at least 7.5 mg to do the trick. Is this a high dose?
Marsha
Posted by Maxime on December 26, 2007, at 21:07:06
In reply to What is typical Zyprexa dosage?, posted by 4WD on December 26, 2007, at 20:12:15
> What dose of Zyprexa are you guys on? I was started out at 2.5 mg when I first tried it a couple of years ago. I just restarted it and have found that now it takes at least 7.5 mg to do the trick. Is this a high dose?
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> MarshaIt's not a high does. Some people that amount or more twice a day.
Maxime
Posted by ace on December 26, 2007, at 22:31:44
In reply to What is typical Zyprexa dosage?, posted by 4WD on December 26, 2007, at 20:12:15
> What dose of Zyprexa are you guys on?
This is a hard question to pose. It depends on what the drug is being treated for, how long someone has been on it, s/effects etc etc
I was started out at 2.5 mg when I first tried it a couple of years ago. I just restarted it and have found that now it takes at least 7.5 mg to do the trick. Is this a high dose?No- 7.5mg is a small dose. I have known patients to go as high a 60-80mg. I don't have my files with me describing the pharmacology, contraindications, blah blah blah....but 7.5mg is preety low- esp if it is being used for a psychotic disorer. If it is being used as an augmentative drug, i.e. for OCD, Anxiety D/o's etc etc, you are on a reasonably high dose. Not something to be extremely worried or anything!
Ace!
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> Marsha
Posted by your#1fan on December 28, 2007, at 13:35:18
In reply to Re: What is typical Zyprexa dosage? » 4WD, posted by ace on December 26, 2007, at 22:31:44
60-80MG! omg i was on 2.5mg.
Goodneeess that is a incredibly high doses. How can someone tolerate that. I have had one sample of 10mg's at one time. I was scared :(___)
I mean to they really give those high of doses, i mean to what kinda of patients. Manic depressive? i take 7.5 and im fine. I was on 2.5 and a got a tolerance to it. My doctor thinks i should stay on Zyprexa.
80mg of Zyprexa :(((__))) whew!
fan
Posted by ace on December 28, 2007, at 20:58:09
In reply to Re: What is typical Zyprexa dosage? - ace, posted by your#1fan on December 28, 2007, at 13:35:18
> 60-80MG! omg i was on 2.5mg.
I was on 2.5mg as well....any higher level induced a depression. Had to say goodbye to this drug....the weight gain was brutal!
> Goodneeess that is a incredibly high doses. How can someone tolerate that. I have had one sample of 10mg's at one time. I was scared :(___)
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> I mean to they really give those high of doses, i mean to what kinda of patients. Manic depressive? i take 7.5 and im fine. I was on 2.5 and a got a tolerance to it. My doctor thinks i should stay on Zyprexa.
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> 80mg of Zyprexa :(((__))) whew!It's a high dose. Such a dose, in my experience, is alomost exclusively reserved for a serious psychotic disorder, often in an acute phase. You certainly would not want to remain too long on that sort of dose!
> fan
Cheers to you!
Ace;)
Posted by qbsbrown on December 30, 2007, at 11:24:48
In reply to Re: What is typical Zyprexa dosage? - ace, posted by ace on December 28, 2007, at 20:58:09
I take 30mgs and it doesn't even phase me anymore. I could take more. In the beginning, 5mgs made me sleep for 20 hrs, now it just calms me and my thoughts like a nice blue wave.
Weight gain sucks, but seems like it is being reversed by metaformin (glucophage).
Brian
Posted by 4WD on January 2, 2008, at 19:50:05
In reply to Re: What is typical Zyprexa dosage? - ace, posted by qbsbrown on December 30, 2007, at 11:24:48
> I take 30mgs and it doesn't even phase me anymore. I could take more. In the beginning, 5mgs made me sleep for 20 hrs, now it just calms me and my thoughts like a nice blue wave.
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> Weight gain sucks, but seems like it is being reversed by metaformin (glucophage).
>
> BrianBrian,
Do you think the weight gain is a direct result of the Zyprexa or is it an indirect effect because the Zyprexa makes you hungry as a horse? For me I haven't ever gained weight on Zyprexa, (though I've never been on it more than a month or two). But I think the reason I don't gain weight is because I am a recovering bulimic (except when I take Zyprexa, then I am an active bulimic). It makes me starving, I eat a ton of food but then I go and throw it all up.
I have found that if I take 100 mg of Provigil along with the Zyprexa, the Provigil cancels out the Zyprexa induced hunger. Of course, the Provigil makes my anxiety and nervousness worse.
Tradeoffs...
Marsha
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