Yes. Clozapine makes me calmer as well. That’s why I take it.
I’m sorry you’re suffering that much.
Any vacations or nice things to do coming up?
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I was on Haldol for about 18months before at doses of 5 to 10mg and the doctor took me off it because of movement problems
Here they don’t really prescribe it in the community
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I decided against my better judgement to go away again in September with family
Last year I was not able to enjoy it because of what was going on, but hoping to give it another go
Nothing really coming up other than that.
What about yourself?
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That sucks, hope u find something that works. Gaining that much weight is not nice. Are u able to work out or at least walk/bike?
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I don’t have any major things coming up.
I go for a weekend to Durbuy in the French speaking part of Belgium in May.
I want to go to Spain this fall but it hasn’t been booked yet.
How is work going?
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I might try joining the gym again, as I like to swim. But it’s quite expensive, and I’d have to go minimum 4 times a week to make it worth while…
When I lost my job, I quit gym to save money
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Nice! I hope you get it booked soon…
Yea not too bad. Trying to fight tiredness, stress and procrastination + concentration issues
But I get it over the line each day somehow.
I passed probation on monday 
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Maybe u can pick up landscaping again, i started welding and its really relaxing on my brain doing physical work. I dont know if i ever said it but u kind of inspired me to do that.
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I gained 17 pounds on Clozapine in one month. I refused to take it anymore and my psychiatrist at the time, discontinued seeing me and referred me to another psychiatrist in the building.
So how are you now, do you still have symptoms?
Did you manage to get to the gym?
Feel calmer, but side effects making my insides feel rotten
Still got symptoms that fluctuate, but not overpowering to the point I lose control - so that’s something I guess
No not joined the gym again.
They want nearly £90 a month - before I paid £70, but I went 4 times a week. Going that many times made it pretty much the same price as the public pool
Sums don’t make sense now
I am pretty sure that I will not bother to lose weight, as it always seems to come back again
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I put on 20kg from being on meds
Yeah I’ve gone from “this is great I can work now” concerning the meds to “oh damn I broke the scale. I can’t stand in place long enough to work.”
I was worried that I had gained weight because I got weighed when I was at my ACT program and I came in at 180 but I just weighed myself at home and I came in at 170 which is what I thought my weight was because of this scale so I guess it’s just my scales broken
Are you located in the USA? You could try signing up for the karxt trial, it is only below amisulpride in terms of efficacy / effect size. Better than all the side effects on clozapine and ending up like a person on life support…
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