Symbyax Treatment Report
See also: Olanzapine
What is Symbyax?
Symbyax® is a brand name for the combination of fluoxetine, an antidepressant and olanzapine, an antipsychotic. It is used for the treatment of depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bipolar Disorder | 8 |
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1 | ||||
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 8 |
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2 | |||
| Major Depressive Disorder | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| anxiety and moodiness | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Anxiety attacks | 1 | 0 |
See all 19 patients currently taking Symbyax
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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4 | 57% |
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Side effects too severe
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4 | 57% |
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Doctor's advice
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3 | 43% |
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Expense
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1 | 14% |
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Other
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1 | 14% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- jme_g
- Sex: F
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Low
- 26 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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- jme_g
- 25 mg-6 mg daily
- since Apr 29, 2009
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Efficacy
Slight
for Bipolar Disorder
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Side Effects
Moderate
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- ShannonandJohn
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: moderate
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
- 441
- VL 30
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- ShannonandJohn
- 50 mg-12 mg daily
- since Jan 14, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
Moderate
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See all 5 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.