just-me wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olanzapine
This is the medication that is comming out of my system right now. i know this because I am having the side
effects form the medication.
My doctor said it can take up to 4 years for my medication to come out of my system.
Wow. I'm normally very open minded about medication but that one is pretty serious stuff. Reading through the side-effects I have to wonder which is the worse of the two evils. I'm glad that your boyfriend is being supportive because I think you probably need someone close by.
I figured that 4 years was a bit much, so I had a look to see long it takes to get out of someone's system and I found the following...
Obviously, don't believe the net over your doctor - but if there's sufficient doubt, maybe a second opinion would help.
Good luck.
http://www.crazymeds.us/ZyprexaDosage.html
How to Stop Taking Zyprexa: Your doctor should be recommending that you reduce your dosage of Zyprexa by 5mg a day every six days if you need to discontinue Zyprexa. Making it a week is just easier to remember. For more information, please see the page on how to safely stop taking these crazy meds. You can stop cold turkey if it's an emergency, but I wouldn't recommend doing that without a doctor's supervision. The major problem with stopping antipsychotics is a sudden return of your symptoms.
So if you're at 15mg a day you take 10mg a day next week, 5mg a day the week after that and then you're done.
If you've worked your way up to a particular dosage, it's usually best to spend this many days at the next lowest dosage before going down the next lowest dosage before that and so forth. This is the least sucky way to avoid problems when stopping any psychiatric medication. Presuming you have the option of slowly tapering off them.
Average Time it Takes for Zyprexa to Clear Out of Your System: An average of six days to get clean of Zyprexa.