Olanzapine belongs to a group of medicines called antipsychotics. It may have been prescribed for you to relieve the symptoms of schizophrenia, or alternatively, it may have been prescribed for the treatment and/or prevention of high mood swings (mania). In both of these conditions, olanzapine works on the balance of chemical substances in your brain.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/medicine/olanzapine-zalasta-zyprexa