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- Oct 19, 2012
Olanzapine lists that as one of its side effects (or it used to). Sadly, it is the only antipsychotic that my husband will tolerate. I just remove the leaflets from his meds now, as he used to pour over them for hours and then convince himself that he had all the side effects.
To be brutally honest, my husband wouldn’t be here today without the meds he takes. This is particularly true for amitriptyline which, in another thread, I said saved his life and got him out of hospital. His psychiatrist has the same attitude that we do, namely that we are trying to keep him alive today, and if the meds cause him problems tomorrow then we will deal with those problems tomorrow. Because, again being very honest, he is unlikely to live long enough for us to need to worry about long term damage to his kidneys or liver, for example.
What a cheery discussion for a Friday night.
Olanzapine is a TOUGH drug, a real heavyweight. It was designed to be the successor for the dirty drug Clozapine, which is so dodgy it requires regular blood tests, but instead of replacing it, it became a drug in it's own right. It's also good for damn nasty insomnia. I can see how it could save someone's life!
Amitriptyline is another heavy weight med, one of the older TCA types. I'm pleased that your hubby reacted well to it well
As for med leaflets, I ignore them now. They list what COULD happen, not what WILL happen!