"i took 3mgs of olanzapine every night for five years. this med worked like magic for a couple years, then i started having severe memory issues. this is when i found out the hard way, that quitting this medication without suffering is not possible.  so i decided to taper slowly over a period of 6 more months. even then, after tapering to almost nothing before quitting completely, i had anxiety, liquid stools, confusion, and severe memory problems."