Bizi is right about drinking a lot of water with lithium- also stay away from NSAIDS.

I wouldn't start taking a med like Zyprexa on your own, especially if you are stable right now. If your doc were to prescribe it (or Seroquel), it would probably be as just an adjunct med, and therefore would probably be in a low dose anyway.

It doesn't matter what time of day you take it because it stays in your system, but some people find that they get side effects if they take it one time vs. another, and choose when they take it based on that.

I've never heard of Zyprexa being used to treat anxiety, but I take Seroquel, and I know it's very effective in treating that. You can really pack on the pounds in high doses, but I don't think most people gain weight when they take it in low doses...

Bizi, when you took low-dose Seroquel, did you gain weight?

I only took the seroquel for a short time to see if it would help my sleep. it did not so we switched to zyprexa.
yes I have heard that it can be very effective for anxiety. friend took small doses (25mg) of it 3 times a day to help hers. Which it did help.
bizi