“I’ve been on it for 2 months. First month of 9mg oral and now I’m taking 3mg oral for about another month. * Blank mind - feeling like you have no thoughts * auditory issues - can’t block out noise, I pay attention to everything around me and not focus on one specific thing. * low energy - doesn’t matter how much I sleep, I am always tired. * weight gain * dumbed down - unable to hold conversations, forgetting how to speak, no personality, no emotions. * Memory issues/loss - can hardly remember what I did yesterday and difficultly reading/writing. I originally was suppose to be on 9mg but I accidentally starting taking 3mg (two different bottles of medication - 3mg/6mg) and I was wondering if you can cut the pill into smaller pieces for smaller dosages and how long does it take for recovery? It honestly feels impossible and I want to be back to my normal self. I feel so useless and I can’t even help out the people I love because they’re too busy looking out for me. Main questions: Will I ever make a recovery? Any personal experiences? Can I cut the pill and hope for lesser side effects after a while? (Trying to go for 1.5mg for another month and see how it feels but these side effects are so strong that it feels like it would be impossible to recover from) Any tips/advice to better my situation?”
“Currently on olanzipine but trying to taper off it, my mind is blank, I have no thoughts no emotions I don't know what to say to people I'm constantly zoned out. I can't remember anything short term…”
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