My partner went of his meds for 4 months
and had to be put into hospital because he
got so sick, he was let out and his doctor
has put him back on his meds(10mg zyprexa)
once a day and he seemed to respond a bit
at first but its been three weeks since
hes been back on them and he seems to be
regressing again, he seems aggravated all
the time, he displays ocd, he paces
around, doestnt really talk unless you ask
him something, he swears at me if i ask
him anything , i found he wrote an entry
in his diary today i quote( sheila has
told me i didnt let her have a coffee)?
this never happened! HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE
FOR HIS MEDS TO START WORKING? I feel like
i am my wits end, i am so worried about
him. He thinks he is ok!He has been on his
meds for about 4 weeks maybe. PLEASE
HELP!!!
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stacia
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Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 5
Posted: 04-20-08 15:18pm
Are you watching him take his medication?
It could be possible that he thinks he is
okay because he's not taking the pills.
Some ideas could be:
- speak with his doctor and see how he's
reacted in the past with his medications.
I'm not sure how long you have been with
him, so you may not know how he reacts,
but his doctor will have it on file.
- check out side effects for Zyprexa
(OCD/aggravation could be a side effect)
I do know that my fiancee took almost a
month to get settled into his medications
(he took about a three year break from
them thinking he was "okay").
Oh, and do you know why he went off of the
medication in the first place? Finding a
new one--and soon--would be a good idea.
He may not be happy with the side effects,
whatever they are, and is avoiding taking
the medication because of that.
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antigone
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Posted: 04-22-08 11:20am
Let his doctor know how he is doing. A
medication adjustment may be needed. He
does not sound stable. Agitation is not a
side effect of zyprexa. He may need a dose
adjustment or another medication added.
His doctor needs to know what is happening
so call and tell him. All the best.
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