ARIPIPRAZOLE LAUROXIL vs OLANZAPINE

I hope this is allowed on this sub, sorry if not. My sister was a fit 29 y.o. with a history of anemia, and an eating disorder as a teenager. She had a head injury at 17 that caused her to lose her sense of smell, as well as experiencing aches on the bump when it got too hot. Also occasional heart p

I was given quetiapine when I was 15 to treat my bipolar. It is an “irreversible” drug as it can shrink gray matter, impair sexual function (another TERF argument) and cause heart problems (QT prolongation). And yet, it has improved my life by stabilising my mood. Yes, sometimes I am pissed that it

I've been severely ill for years. I crashed hard in June 2020 and I never recovered. I spent two years bedridden. I was diagnosed with MECFS two years later. I have struggled even after 4 1/2 years of recovery to do more than walk 50 feet without being out of breath. Recovery seemed impossible impro

Hey everyone, This is kind of vulnerable for me to share, but I think I need to get it out. I’ve lost 30lbs so far, started by walking like crazy, and now I work with a personal trainer and train 4 times a week. I’m stronger and more consistent than I’ve ever been. But the scale has been stuck betwe

Risperidone made me lactate... yep Latuda made me throw up every single time I took it Olanzapine made me feel like I was drunk Seroquel made me gain 40kg and Lamotrigine gave me the rash

I couldnt read for almost 10years so maybe even longer. I didn't track the time. I was always a big reader. I finished 700page russian literature in a week. But for some reason I wasn't able to do this anymore. I could barely focus on a few Paragraphs, so I stopped reading. I tried it several times

8 years stable now on olanzapine, but i sleep 10 hrs each day which is alot for someone who wants to study alot, i switched to abilify 20 days now, everything is good but i have insomnia from olanzapine withdrawal, how much time will it take for me to sleep normal again?

So they admitted me to the psych ward a few days ago after my last post. The first night i couldn't keep my blankie and blew up and punched the shit out of my face so i have two big black eyes and my whole right hand is greeny purple. When the psychiatrist saw me the next morning (sobbing and hyster

i have a ton of questions that i would love to unload on people. but just for now i would like to know one thing... i have meds now "olanzapine" through my psychiatrist. what is something you wish you knew before taking your meds that you know now? also im not worried about the meds, i'm just being

I’m 30. I have struggled with this my whole life , unbeknownst to me. I went to multiple doctors and counselors, especially after I had my kids and was crying to them telling them there is something wrong with me please figure it out. They did labs and all kinds of testing. They told me it was in m

Anyone else have bipolar and told you have to take meds for life? I am worried about the long term effects of the meds but I am also worried about how I would do if I went off them. I am currently doing great. My meds are zyprexa/olanzapine and lithium.

And holy shit do I stink now. Not my whole body, mostly the armpits and it's like the really sharp and nasty sweat smell that usually comes from men who don't know what a deodorant is. This is what I wake up to every morning, F31 (Oh hey, that's the code for BP, never noticed this). Tbf I sweat exc