May I ask, what about the bed wetting?
It only happened in the first few monthsā¦ itās been bout 7 months since i had an āaccidentāā¦ but I did know a guy who was on a large dose and wet the bed so frequently that his wife made him wear dependsā¦
Did it at anytime make you Zombified?
Nope I stayed on something that isnāt seen as a drug of last resort!
Nope, no sedationā¦ didnāt affect sleep or awareness at allā¦
What dose did you start on? What were your side effects? Sorry to ask you all these questions, I really need as much information as possible before I make a decisionā¦ I am genuinely confused
I take 100 mg in the morning and 200 mg at nightā¦ it took about a month to get on this dose because they start off with a smaller amount and increase u every week to check ur blood count, since it can be a very dangerous drug if not regulated properly, hence the constant blood drawsā¦ this month I am increasing morning and night meds by 25 mg each because the delusions havenāt gotten to a point I can handle, but the voices have receded and my anxiety is down most likely due to thatā¦
What were your side effects?
Bed wetting for the first few months, but hasnāt happened for 7 months now, extreme drooling to the point of waking up and canāt breath cause Iām chocking on the drool, Iām on constipation medication to prevent it from happening but I was on those before starting clozapine but it is a normal side effect, and thatās bout itā¦ canāt really think of any othersā¦
O also a side effect it affected my speechā¦ my words get jumbled and I get tongue tiedā¦
Oh dearā¦ that is one of my biggest concerns, it happened to me on my previous medicationsā¦ did you put on a lot of weight on clozapine? Did you suffer night sweats, restless leg syndrome? Memory loss? I concern is that like others I will become zombified like I did on my previous medications.
I didnāt gain much weight unlike others I was on, not more than 10 pounds but I was able to lose it which on the others I kept on gainingā¦ no night sweats or restless leg, Iāve suffered memory loss since I was a young child but it doesnāt seem anymore prominentā¦ I donāt feel zombified, I still can sit and read at least 100 pages in a good book in a sitting, I go hiking and out to the mall or Walmart almost every day to get steps in, I stay focused and Iām not zoning out and staring into nothing for no reason like I was before, and I can focus on conversations better because Iām not listening to voices constantly talking through other peopleā¦
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Did you feel restless in the day when you first started?
By the way, I cannot thank you enoughā¦ thank you kindly 
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Ya, no problemā¦ honestly I canāt remember if I was restless, but I do know I felt a difference after a week, it didnāt take long for me to decide to stick with itā¦
I had very bad weight gain and it didnāt help me. However, I am very treatment resistant.
Thank you by the way, I feel more encouraged now. I am still unsure of what I will do, howeverā¦I will not lie, I was completely shocked when I saw all the side effects. There are so many. I suffered a lot with night sweats previously, but bed wetting is something elseā¦
I have been very resistant too, thus, encouraged to try clozapine. Other than weight gain, did you experience anything else? Did you experience being zombified?
The main other thing I remember was very strong sedation. It was I think over 6 years ago so I donāt remember too many other details. I remember taking it and when it hit my system, simultaneously wanting to lay down, wherever I was, and wanting to eat tremendous amounts of food.
Initially I assumed that it was just one dose a day, to be taken at evening. And, then today I was told it would be taken day and nightā¦ so my question isā¦ if one takes it in the morning, does one become sedated in the day too, as well as the night? This is a huge area of concern as I study
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When I took it at night it definitely sedated me. I donāt think Iāve ever taken it in the morning. I guess some others have had different experiences.