Brand Name:Symbyax
Generic Name: Olanzepine + Fluoxetine
Primary Use: Bipolar Depression
Dosage Forms:
Oral capsules of: mg equivalent of Olanzepine/Fluoxitine
3 mg /25mg
6mg/25mg
6mg/50mg
12mg/25mg
12mg/50mg
Common Side Effects:
Symbyax is to be used as per doctor’s direction.
Effectiveness:
Generic Name: Olanzepine + Fluoxetine
Primary Use: Bipolar Depression
Dosage Forms:
Oral capsules of: mg equivalent of Olanzepine/Fluoxitine
3 mg /25mg
6mg/25mg
6mg/50mg
12mg/25mg
12mg/50mg
Common Side Effects:
- Weight gain
- Hyperglycaemia
- Seizures
- Osteoporosis
- Amnesia
- Abnormal bleeding
- Body temperature regulation disruption
- Epistaxis
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Allergic reaction
- Rash
- Manic/hypomania activation
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Aloplecia
- Generalised edema
- Dysarthria
- Hyponatremia
- Cognitive/motor impairment
Symbyax is to be used as per doctor’s direction.
Effectiveness:
- Clinical studies have shown that the short-term use of Symbyax (for about 8 weeks), is efficaciousin improving depressive symptoms in bipolar disease.
- Symbyax has also shown effectiveness in treating resistant depression.
- There are no clinical trials for showing efficacy of Symbyax for long-term use.
