I’ve been off zyprexa for 6 weeks and tappered down to 10mg from 20 on Prozac. Feeling clearer but more depressed. I’m scared.

[Sailingtoabetterday]

Tapering Prozac and Zyprexa

[Pel3749]

Hi Sailingtoabetterday, you might want to talk with a friend and maybe do something with them. Do you have a therapist you can talk with? Mine is good when I need someone to listen. Music may help.Take care.God Bless.

[Sailingtoabetterday in reply to Pel3749]

Thanks for the reply! I’m seeing the therapist today. Just so scared that I’m relapsing. God bless you too.

[Coffeegirl1979]

I miss zyprexa I got off it cuz caused too much weight gain

[etown]

Did your depression ever get better? I’m tapering and have depression now.

[Sailingtoabetterday]

Yes it got better. I’ve been off zyprexa for 7 months. I’m still on 10 mg of Prozac. The zyprexa helps sleep, but otherwise was a shit show. It definitely effected my cognitive abilities. I’m not out of the woods but feeling better most of the day. Mornings are the worst with mostly anxiety. Some other things that have helped are lithium orotate and rhodiola. I also recently started taking zinc, which most anxious and depressed people are deficient in. Take the tapering really slowly. I jumped off at about a 1/4 of a 2.5 mg tablet.