Have any of you been on clozapine and what do you think of it

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whats ur opinion on clozapine

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I used long time ago.unfortunately i can t remember anything that period of my life.its quite strong drug.i don t have any past memory of that drug.but i heard that it quite effective

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It gave me heavy side effects - I was a drooling zombie, slept over 14 hours a day. It was really tough. Couldn’t take it longer than about 9 months. When I switched over to Risperdal I landed up in hospital, but quickly stabilised and went into remission. It was much better than clozapine!

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I slept 20 hours a day, ate the other 4

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I hated it, I gained weight and was a zombie.

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Was very strong. Drooled all night and occasionally wet the bed. Wasn’t my fav med. but it is a life saver for some folk.

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Clozapine was the only AP that ever did anything for me and the side effects were mild compared to the other drugs I’ve been on. If you are a non-responder to the other meds chances are it will work for you, I was.

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And drooled 24/7, conscious or not.

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It was an aweful experience. Slept 20 hours a day, zombie when awake, gained 50 lbs in 4 months, drooling, dissociating. Can’t say whether it helped or not hallucination wise looking back because all I remember is how bad I felt while taking it, its all I could focus on how badly I physically felt.

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I’m on clozapine 225mg. The higher the dose u take, the more worse the side effects.

Pros:
Paranoid delusions are gone

Cons:
Sleeping 11-12 hrs on it
Weight gain
myoclonic jerks and muscle twitches(seizure)

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