Oleanz 15 Mg

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My son has been prescribed oleanz 15 mg to counter psychological problems and he has been given for the past 30 days or so. He seems to be losing his self-confidence more nowadays and feels bad he may not succeed in his work... Is it the effect of the medicine? Can i reduce the dosage / what is the effect then?

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Oleanz contains the active ingredient Olanzapinem, this is an antipsychotic medication that is also used to treat BiPolar disorder.

As to whether or not his symptoms are caused by the medication, there is no way for us to say for sure, it is possible, but they could also be caused by the condition that he is being treated for, to begin with.

As to reducing the dosage, this should not be done, without consulting with his doctor.

What has his doctor suggested?

https:/­/­www.medschat.com/­wiki/­Olanzapine/­

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Thank you very much for your mail. The doctor who prescribed this medicine is not available - he is on tour outside the state. Consulted the physician, an MD and he advised the medicine to be stopped temporarily as he had viral fever which is now under control. The MD has asked me to continue Oleanz with 1/2 the dose - I am now continuing with 10 mg. Does 15 mg and 10 mg make a difference? having administered the 15 mg for the past 15-20 days only and stepping down to 10 mg? Kindly advise if this medicine is so dreadful?

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A 5mg drop is not a big change for a medication like this, especially if he wasn't taking it for a few days, because he was ill.

As a matter of fact, the lower dosage might mean that he will experience less side effects from it.

As to dreadful, I wouldn't describe it that way, it really carries no more and no less of a risk of side effects and problems than any other medication.

Some common ones that he may experience are: nausea, drowsiness, irritability and apathy.

https:/­/­www.medschat.com/­wiki/­Olanzapine/­

Any tablets that are not time released, can also be safely cut in half and used, to split the dose.

If you have any other questions, I'm happy to help, so feel free to ask!

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It was nice of you to have given me some kind of relief, so to say... I was worried that Oleanz might be harmful, but as you very rightly said it is neither dreadful not something to passby... reactions are likely but more tolerable to deal with..

Thank you again for your kindness to reply. today is the 2nd day with just 10 mg and I am happy to report that there is definitely less strain or effect on my son... he went to the office without much problem and came back a bit tired and having slight headache.. and he slept to ward it off. So I think, i will follow my instinct and my observation for the present and look for a long term effect..

Thank you

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My mom is taking oleanz 15 mg tab every day. She hasn't slept properly for the past month and doesn't talk to anybody or family members also. Can i stop or reduce the dose?

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My aunt has been prescribed Oleanz 15 by her doctor. But we are finding it impossible to get the medicine, as it's not available anywhere. A chemist suggested that we can use Oleanz RT 15 as a replacement for Oleanz 15. Can we do this? Will it be safe? My aunt is 58 years old. This is very urgent.

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