"i had been medication free for over 10 years when a series of traumatic events escalated in full blown psychosis and deep depression. i was suicidal, unable to sleep and experiencing 6 hour long panic attacks. i was put on olanzapine 5mg at night and have been taking it for just over 1 year. i was able to sleep through and the nightmarish world i inhabited slowly began to clear like a thick fog. at the time i thought there was no way i would make it out alive! the deep depression took longer to lift and after no luck combining it with proxac or citalopram i hit on the right combination with effexor 225mg. still, the olanzapine was my &#039;daylight&#039; drug. weight gain has been an issue but my appetite is more manageable now and am exercising."