Symbyax is a combination of active ingredients in Zyprexa and Prozac. I’m not familiar with how the body can respond over time to Zyprexa, but given that Prozac is a SSRI, there may be potential for reduced response (sometimes called “serotonin poop out”).

However, whether your body is really becoming resistant can only be determined by your physicians. If you suspect that you aren’t getting the relief you once expected, you will need to make an appointment with your doctor to see what is happening.

I agree with you, suicide is not an answer. What you’re going through feels tough, but you are tougher.

Best wishes to you,
Jane

Thanks,
Ericka

Dear Colt, I’m sorry to hear about your experience with doctors. I’m not sure if you’ve been going to primary care physicians (sometimes also called general practitioners), but for your situation I’m surprised that you were not referred out immediately to a specialist. That said, you may want to call your insurance company and explain the situation, and perhaps point out that from their perspective, misdiagnosing you can be extremely expensive for the insurance companies given that the doctors submit bills and get reimbursed for part of their services. In addition, you now have new side effects that you didn’t have before, that requires managing, and this obviously creates additional liabilities to the insurance companies…..

It may be time to change doctors and find one who is willing to listen to you, who doesn’t act like he or she knows everything within a 5 minute period then immediately sends you out the door with a prescription, and one who is conscientious enough to know when the scope of your symptoms is beyond his / her expertise and requires a specialist’s attention.

Best of luck and please keep me posted,
Jane