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Olanzapine (Zyprexa) is one of the atypical antipsychotic medications. Olanzapine has been FDA approved for treatment of schizophrenia and mania in bipolar disorder. The anti-psychiatry website Prozac Spotlight argues that a 1999 study demonstrated that the drug was ineffective in treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Side Effects
Common side effects include muscle-rigidity, muscle-stiffness, muscle-twitches, restlesness, sedation, and weight-gain. Olanzapine is reported to cause tardive dyskinesia and neurological malignant syndrome.
Olanzapine is manufactured by Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY).