Olanzapine side effects

[LAP]

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced loss of bladder control and bladder pain due to olanzapine? I’ve been dealing with bladder problems since around when I started taking it, and am trying to figure out if the two are connected. 

[daja]

Is the bladder control issue when you sleep, when you are awake, or both?

[Summer9173]

My brother is on Olanzapine and he complains of similar side effects. He also gets annoyed of the constant tiredness and weight gain. 

[LAP]

@daja thanks for replying, it’s mostly when i’m awake although it does disturb my sleep sometimes.

[LAP]

@Summer9173 that’s interesting! Does it impact his every day life? For me, it stops me being able to go out for a whole day, as i would just wet myself! I’ve also noticed weight gain. 

[Summer9173]

3 hours ago, LAP said:

@Summer9173 that’s interesting! Does it impact his every day life? For me, it stops me being able to go out for a whole day, as i would just wet myself! I’ve also noticed weight gain. 

It really does it’s so upsetting to see that even though i know it helps him so much, he’s on it due to a psychosis episode which helped massively. He can’t move most of the day because he’s so exhausted and tired, I’m not to sure about the wetting himself as his only 17 so I don’t think he’d go to his older sister in relation to that haha although he knows he can talk to me about everything! Maybe looking at another alternative antipsychotic? Even lowering the dose can help 

[daja]

18 hours ago, LAP said:

@daja thanks for replying, it’s mostly when i’m awake although it does disturb my sleep sometimes.

Hmm ok so it’s not because you are sedated so much that you can’t get up to pee. With some of the heavy duty antipsychotics you can get a metabolic disorder which can cause weight gain - there might be some help you can get with that from your doctor.

[Caramoole]

On a simply practical level, have you investigated any of the incontinence products that are available so that it didn't stop you from going out?

[Angst]

Hi Lap

It might be worth mentioning it on the Yellow Card Scheme where takers of medication can report side effects. That way a body of evidence can be created and measures put into place. I think Daja is right, there can be metabolic effects. I would see a GP to at least monitor the situation.

Edited June 30, 2022 by Angst