Is olanzapine a cure for depression, generalised anxiety disorder or social phobia?
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Aleksandra Berdys Pharmacist
17 months ago
Olanzapine is approved for: *treatment of schizophrenia *treatment of moderate and severe manic episodes, *to prevent recurrence of bipolar disorder. Your doctor may recommend that you use the medicine outside the above indications and this is correct. We wrote about it here: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/leczenie-off-label-poza-wskazaniami The diseases you mentioned: depression, generalized anxiety disorder or social phobia are much more often an indication for the use of SSRIs (antidepressants such as fluoxetine, escitalopram, sertraline). If you think that the medicines prescribed by your doctor are inadequate and poorly chosen, it is best to consult another specialist. You can use the teleadvice provided by the portal gdziepolek.pl https://www.gdziepolek.pl/telekonsultacja If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments.