Olanzapine
@chrissbergstrom (10767)
Banks, Oregon
February 7, 2022 10:28am CST
Olanzapine is the medication by brother is currently on it treats forms of schizophrenia.
He was taking a 7.5 MG dose once a day since January 27th, on Friday he began taking a 10 MG dose.
Here is one of the descriptions of Olanzapine
"Olanzapine does not work straight away. It may take several days, or even weeks, for some of your symptoms to start improving. Soon after you first start taking olanzapine, before your other symptoms improve, it may make you feel more relaxed and calm."
I believe this is the stage we are at now with my brother Tim, it's only been 11 days he's been taking this, he is more relaxed and more calm. But he is still insisting the voices are real, and has made more claims such as doctor he saw being fake.
I'm hoping that it really will just take awhile to really see a difference but I'm not sure I just know I want things to improve.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
7 Feb 22
I think they said the dosage will likely be increased each week if he generally feels the same he started at 7 mg, he's at 10 mg now next week 15 mg with a eventual maximum dose of 20 mg and from there they will have to find alternate methods
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@chrissbergstrom Prayers for him. Such a serious disease.
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@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Feb 22
@chrissbergstrom All you can do is all you can do. Remember that.
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@celticeagle (159936)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Feb 22
Must be very hard. My grandson is on Vyvanse and Risperidone. Ugh! Helps the voices.
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@celticeagle (159936)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Feb 22
@chrissbergstrom ........It could take a while. Could be immediate. Each individual is different.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
7 Feb 22
Hopefully they figure out the right medication
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
8 Feb 22
@celticeagle Yes sounds like it varies
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
7 Feb 22
Hope so just got off the phone with the clinic and it's promising, good talk and they were helpful.
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@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 22
@chrissbergstrom I'm glad they were helpful. And that you got to talk to a human.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
7 Feb 22
@TheHorse right I am so tired of talking to recordings
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
7 Feb 22
I feel like every emotion at once it's so much
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