"i have been on zyprexa 10mg/day for about 10 years. when i first started taking it in place of risperdal i felt out of sorts for a few weeks. my doctor said that i was adjusting to it and that i needed to wait it out. so i waited and i did adjust. i gained weight on the medicine, which i have since lost. my psychiatrist orders blood work once a year to check my cholesterol and he says that everything is fine. i don&#039;t like that i need a lot of rest but that is preferable over manic insomnia. i thought that if i stopped taking it then i could lose more weight but i know that i need to manage my illness. i&#039;d rather be plump and pleasant than skinny and crazy. i just have to diet and exercise. the world accepts plump better than it accepts crazy."