zyprexa warnings- a doc's perspective

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I too was very alarmed by the Zyprexa warnings. Mom takes a small daily

dose (2.5 mg-5mg) which has made a wonderful change and I was

concerned about her not having it.

I forwarded the article on to my daughter who is a physician and she e-mail=

ed

me the following response.....

" Remember that " significant " means from a statistical standpoint only - the=

overall risk  went up 1.5 - 3.5% so the relative increased risk is 2%.  We =

should look at the original data that this info came from - how many patien=

ts

were in this study?  Did the population they studied have vascular dementia=

(and thus already have known vascular disease) or other causes for

dementia?  Still, the risk is low.  Also, you have to look at the risk bene=

fit ratio -

if she is hallucinating and confused, her risk of having an accident is muc=

h

higher, quality of life is worsened, and morbidity and mortality increased.=

  I

think the benefit of using the drug probably far outweighs the risk of not =

using

it. "

I'm feeling a bit more comfortable about it. I wish there were other option=

s...

when mom misses a pill it is just so awful for her and me.

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