Re: Has anyone took olanzapine??
Is it just me who is a little concerned that dopamine antagonists are being increasingly prescribed for anxiety disorders? Fair enough, they do seem to help people with schizophrenia, but I think that for general anxiety disorder etc, that other drugs should be tried first. Anything that depletes dopamine can cause issues such as tardive dyskenisia and other irreversible movement disorders.
If your anxiety is really, really bad then go for something like low dose quetiapine (Seroquel). It functions as an antihistamine at low doses and so doesn't antagonise dopamine receptors. While it has its fair share of its own side effects I would take this over olanzapine any day.
Ideally, occasional use of diazepam or something similar is the best way of managing situational anxiety, though doctors don't like prescribing it because of a fear of addiction.
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