Out of it... Uncreative. Zyprexa?

[bipolartist]

I used to always just say, "I feel so out of it," to describe the indescribable feelings I would have during my up and down bipolar episodes. But now that I've been on Zyprexa for almost a year I feel like I really know what it is to be "out of it." My mania isn't just controlled, it's virtually gone. So is my social anxiety, just gone. I'm

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[ruinrat]

I've been on Zyprexa for 3 years and I totally know what you mean. I'm up to 20mg a day, which is what it takes to control my paranoia, plus I'm on Seroquel for mania, which the Zyprexa doesn't control well enough by itself. I so want to be able to take care of myself and my home and go to school, but some days all I can do is sleep. Many days I'm totally unmotivated, and when I have even mild depression, I am afraid to leave the house.

[shoindiematrix]

RIght now I'm on a cocktail of sertreline, Zyprexa, lamictal, clonazepan. Ick. They're trying to taper me off of lamictal, simply for the problems I've been running into. I can't focus, I can't grasp new things well. Heck, I can't even remember how to spell words, and I used to be genius with that one.

Sometimes I do miss the highs and lows.