# I'm afraid to take Olanzapine tonight

**URL:** https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-afraid-to-take-olanzapine-tonight/1743
**Category:** Medications
**Created:** [January 16, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-afraid-to-take-olanzapine-tonight/1743 "2026-01-16T01:14:40Z")
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### Author: ![see121](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@see121](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/see121)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-afraid-to-take-olanzapine-tonight/1743/1 "2026-01-16T01:14:40Z")

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My parents want me to take Olanzapine/Zyprexia for about 3 nights and I’m scared. Once I took it and became ill.

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### Author: ![everhopeful](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/everhopeful/32/605_2.png) [@everhopeful](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/everhopeful)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-afraid-to-take-olanzapine-tonight/1743/2 "2026-01-16T01:15:52Z")

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What do you take olanzapine for?

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### Author: ![see121](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@see121](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/see121)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-afraid-to-take-olanzapine-tonight/1743/3 "2026-01-16T01:16:16Z")

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For the night to rest.

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### Author: ![everhopeful](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/everhopeful/32/605_2.png) [@everhopeful](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/everhopeful)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-afraid-to-take-olanzapine-tonight/1743/4 "2026-01-16T01:16:47Z")

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You don’t have to take it.

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### Author: ![see121](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@see121](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/see121)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-afraid-to-take-olanzapine-tonight/1743/5 "2026-01-16T01:16:48Z")

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They want me to try it out.

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### Author: ![LivingWith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@LivingWith](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/LivingWith)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-afraid-to-take-olanzapine-tonight/1743/6 "2026-01-16T04:38:21Z")

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If you’re having trouble getting rest, it can definitely help.

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### Author: ![Lilyofthevalley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/lilyofthevalley/32/52_2.png) [@Lilyofthevalley](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Lilyofthevalley)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-afraid-to-take-olanzapine-tonight/1743/7 "2026-01-16T14:59:15Z")

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I take 20 mg of olanzapine and 1 mg of risperidone. It helps me a lot.

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### Author: ![SzSupportAdmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/szsupportadmin/32/334_2.png) [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-afraid-to-take-olanzapine-tonight/1743/8 "2026-01-29T14:32:51Z")

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