An atypical antipsychotic medication approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and for acute and maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. Marketed under the brand name zyprexa.<\/p>\n
An antipsychotic drug. Olanzapine (Zyprexa) is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia. It is unclear how olanzapine works, although it is known to have several effects on the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, chemicals found in the central nervous system that affect a person’s mood.<\/p>\n
An atypical antipsychotic agent used to treat psychosis and schizophrenia. It controls both the \u201cpositive\u201d symptoms of schizophrenia (delusions, hallucinations) and the \u201cnegative\u201d symptoms (passivity, blunted affect, social isolation). Extrapyramidal side effects are less commonly associated with the use of olanzapine than with conventional neuroleptic drugs, such as haloperidol. Common side effects include drowsiness, dizziness, and weight gain.<\/p>\n
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An atypical antipsychotic medication approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and for acute and maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. Marketed under the brand name zyprexa. An antipsychotic drug. Olanzapine (Zyprexa) is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia. It is unclear how olanzapine works, although it is known to have several effects on the neurotransmitters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-o"],"yoast_head":"\n