Hi, I'm Razack

September 16, 2026··

Razack I'm from Kumasi, Ghana. I'm a student. I have been on Olanzapine and Carbamazepine at night for about 2 months. Since I started, I have been struggling with: • Morning bom / very foggy and sleepy • Mixing words, sometimes I don't know what I'm saying • Feeling less brilliant, feeling silly in class • Fast weight gain, feeling hungry at night • Now feeling pain in the brain / headache I am a very brilliant person usually, but now I feel slowed down. I want to survive and stay brilliant, so I want to learn how to taper safely WITH my doctor. I'm hoping to find support, learn how others managed word-mixing and weight gain, and how to talk to my doctor about a safe taper plan after 2 months. Thank you for accepting me. Razack

Zyprexa — 5gm — 2months — researching taper | Tegretol — 200 — 2months — researching taper

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Catina2d ago

Community AnchorEffexor

Hi @Razack, welcome to Taper Community! Glad to have you with us. Yes, those drugs can definitely cause the symptoms you described, so I understand you wanting to taper off. When dealing with more than one drug, you'll want to taper one at a time. You can read about Hyperbolic tapering in the Resources section in the left sidebar of the site. For tips on discussing tapering with your doctor, here is some information on how to approach the subject: https://taper.community/thread/dbb2cdbb-bb3d-4bb9-93ab-b33de4a3fd0b https://taper.community/resources/blog/how-to-talk-to-your-doctor-about-tapering Here are some other helpful links to get you started: https://taper.community/drugs/zyprexa https://taper.community/resources/blog/olanzapine-zyprexa-tapering-guide https://taper.community/drugs/tegretol https://taper.community/thread/d41182b4-060b-4c2e-a1e8-da9e6777d7e5 We look forward to having you here and supporting as you taper off your drugs. We hope that it will help you reclaim your health again! Catina 🩷

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

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