My husband won't take his zyprexa (olanzapine) for schizophrenia and hes hard t deal with. how can i convince him to take his meds?

Medication non-: compliance is a MAJOR problem for a lot of mentally ill, especially schizophrenics. Try re-framing your approach. Tell him zyprexa (olanzapine) is like vitamins for the brain, or use another analogy. I tell patients that meds are like feul filters between the gas tank and the engine. The engine is fine but there's dirt in the gas. A three dollar part restores the engine to mark headings.

Schizophrenia: Olazapine can have some significant side effects- is that his problem? If yes, he could talk with his doctor about possibly changing to a different antipsychotic medication. Abilify (aripiprazole), Cariprazine (Vraylar) lurasidone (Latuda), amisulpride (Solian), quetiapine (Seroquel), risperidone (Risperdal), Paliperidone (Invega), iloperidone (Fanapt), & asenapine (Saphris) are examples