Zyprexa is an atypical
antipsychotic prescription drug. It is an atypical antipsychotic because it affects the
nervous system in a manner different than a simple tranquilizer and has less side effects than other medications in its class (credits to the user
deep thought for that tidbit).
used to treat
schizophrenia,
psychotic disorders, and "thought" disorders. Sometimes
MPD (
DID) patients are put on small doses to minimize the switching.
5 mg doses are the lowest possible
dose. I've known
hardcore schizophrenics to be on as much as 40 mg, although anything over 15 mg is a lot, and usually only schizophrenics get
medicated that much.
Weight gain and decrease in
energy is a very common side effect (regardless of what some doctors say), as this
drug is in the same class as
thorazine.