bipolar disorder treatment
Monday, March 8th, 2010
is there a drug that works similarly to symbyax for the treatment of bipolar disorder?
symbyax is a combination of fluoxetine (prozac) and olanzapine (zyprexa) that works wonders but has the unfortunate side effect of inducing significant weight gain (that’s the zyprexa), a prohibitive factor in those already overweight for whom it represents a serious medical concern in it’s own right. does anyone know of a similarly-acting med that is weight neutral? the prozac by itself does not help. thanks!
Zyprexa is one of the most weight gaining drugs you can take.
You should ask your doctor if you can try a different antipsychotic.
You should keep taking the prozac to stop you having a bad depressive episode.