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Is It Safe To Take Zyprexa?

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Posted on Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Question: Is zyprexa safe?
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Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (37 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Zyprexa is safe to use and is free of serious side effects

Detailed Answer:
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Zyprexa is Olanzapine. The drug is a second generation antipsychotic drug. Over all the drug have good efficacy and the drug is safe to use without any problem.

Common side effects like tremors, sedation, increased appetite, weight gain, lowering of seizure threshold, dry mouth etc. Visit a doctor for prescription of these drugs. Nausea, vomiting, dizziness etc are common in village.

Thanks, Hope this helps you. Please ask again for more doubts.
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Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi

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Is It Safe To Take Zyprexa?

Brief Answer: Zyprexa is safe to use and is free of serious side effects Detailed Answer: Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries Zyprexa is Olanzapine. The drug is a second generation antipsychotic drug. Over all the drug have good efficacy and the drug is safe to use without any problem. Common side effects like tremors, sedation, increased appetite, weight gain, lowering of seizure threshold, dry mouth etc. Visit a doctor for prescription of these drugs. Nausea, vomiting, dizziness etc are common in village. Thanks, Hope this helps you. Please ask again for more doubts.