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What is Olanzapine?

Olanzapine is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia. It is also used to treat bipolar disorder. Olanzapine is in a class of medications called atypical antipsychotics. It works by changing the activity of certain natural substances in the brain. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
4 21%
Moderate
9 47%
Mild
6 32%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Weight gain
15 79%
Sedation
11 58%
Lethargy
10 53%
impotence
1 5%
social phobia
1 5%
Tremors
1 5%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Olanzapine. See all 13 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 2.5mg as needed 5mg as needed daily 2.5 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 3 Number of Patients: 3 16 Number of Patients: 16 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Olanzapine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
28 70% Side effects too severe: 70%
Doctor's advice
14 35% Doctor's advice: 35%
Did not seem to work
10 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Other
6 15% Other: 15%
Course of treatment ended
3 8% Course of treatment ended: 8%
Personal research
2 5% Personal research: 5%
Expense
1 3% Expense: 3%
Not indicated
1 3% Not indicated: 3%

See all 39 patients who’ve stopped taking Olanzapine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Olanzapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
5
4
5
16

Stopped Taking Olanzapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
13
5
6
6
6
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
16 84%
Usually
1 5%
Sometimes
2 11%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
3 16%
Somewhat
6 32%
A little
5 26%
Not at all
5 26%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 11%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 11%
< $25
4 21%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.