"i&#039;ve been on zyprexa for about 3 months. while it does tame hypomania it tames too much and i don&#039;t want to do anything anymore. sometimes my mouth works like i have novocaine in my lips and my speech comes out in a mumble. i&#039;ve gained 10 lbs. some have said it was prescribed for anxiety but it has made mine worse. i&#039;m afraid of having to do the things that i have to do. i&#039;m not afraid of doing them, mind you, but afraid of *having* to do them. i feel so much pressure about doing things that i&#039;m unable to do them. that&#039;s messed up. and that has come on me this past two weeks. maybe i&#039;m cycling or maybe it&#039;s this drug. still, enough negative to get me off of it."