I joined another sz forum and got 4 replies on my thread there. They recommended Clozapine like one of my pdocs idk what to do as my other pdoc said Clozapine doesn’t help negative symptoms. Yea I currently have 2 pdocs and idk who to believe
One pdoc says I should try Clozapine while the other says I shouldn’t.
My experience with meds and pdocs is that there are trends among patients and how they react to various medications but no absolutes. I’ve gotten different opinions from different pdocs.
The only way you will know how it works for you is to try it and see what happens. I’m hoping it works out for you because the way you talk on this forum it seems like your negatives are awful.
I had one pdoc that gave me a choice between haldol and clozpaine and I didn’t want either. Haldol has a higher incidence of TD and clozapine has all the blood tests. I didn’t get along with that pdoc. Although that was my choice, I chose haldol but it gave me bad side effects so I quit. Fortunately I got a new pdoc that suggested Lurasidone, I tried that and I’ve never been better (although things are not perfect).
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It’s worth it to try clozapine. What if your life drastically improves on it? You never know
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The weekly blood tests are a turn off.
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I agree. But what if you can get out of bed and live life? Plus, it doesn’t stay weekly, it becomes less and less often over time with you not having the bad reaction
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i’d give the clozapine a try for sure…
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I am calling my Dr Monday to try Clozapine. He told me to call him if I decide on trying it.
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Blood draws go to once a month, after awhile. 
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If you weren’t going to do it what else would you try?
If your afraid of the blood tests try ziprasidone?
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Best of luck to you!
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yea good luck @Aziz
i hope it will work for you too!
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