I am convinced the severe fatigue I get is because of the meds
But my observation was shot down and I was told it’s the negative symptoms
So if that’s the case it seems a treatment can’t be made and I just have to get on with it?
Feels like I am awakening from temporary death every single day
How nany hours sleep do you get every night?
Normally sleep from about 8pm to 7am
Not been going swimming as much recently
If I had it would be waking up at 6am
Just feels like the threshold of coffee and cigarettes is much higher to become a human again
It’s similar to what Olanzapine made me feel like years ago
Spending some of the evenings and most of the weekends in bed as well
Was managing to maintain a few hobbies but regressed again
I blame the meds but I was told it was negatives and that was basically all I was told
It’s both imo, obviously the meds cause enough metabolic issues to result in fatigue. But ofc, the negatives are what put the hammer in the nails because if the negatives wasn’t an issue we’d power through the fatigue
Both caffeine and tobacco affect clozapine levels.
So if you’re doing more of those, your AP levels may be going down.
I have switched gastro meds as the ones they gave me drove down the clozapine
The GP did not tell the mental health team
They did not realise until my family checked online and asked the question
Have another serum test in a few weeks to see if that was the main issue
I have been managing it well the last year or so
Just feels like it has got worse
Ah. Maybe that’s the cause of it all?
Also I stopped senna as I had pretty bad diarrhoea but I just put up with it as I thought it was better than death by 
Sorry tmi!
So that might help the levels build up again too
probably a combination of both facts… i mean its not a maybe. sz does cause general sluggishness just from the strain of having the condition. Also meds block dopamine which is important in muscle function. it makes it physically harder to initiate movement. So its unquestionably both.
can work at this problem therefore by:
a) improving mental health however you can
b) reducing meds
hope all is well dude
I’m on olanzapine 20mg and my negs have improved. I’m up and doing things again, I do house chores, I watch tv, listen to music etc. I still have some negs but it’s not as tough as it was when I first became sick.
I just need to start exercising again and I’m all set.
