I think I’m becoming treatment resistant so my doctor has decided that it might be good to start clozapine. She has said either I have to be in the hospital to monitor my levels or I need to come into the hospital more often to make sure that my blood counts are not low. I hallucinate 24/7 which is frustrating and I’m constantly going in and out of psychosis. Maybe it’s time to try out clozapine…and I simply have no choice.
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I hope it works out for you. Some people manage to do really well on it
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Yeah. Hearing 24/7 voices is too much.
Been there. I feel for you.
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It helps a lot of people.
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Clozapine was THE best med I’ve ever been on! It took away all of my voices and my suicidal ideation as well. My cognition improved so much on it.
I had to stop it cuz it gave me QTc prolongation and tachycardia that was causing me to pass out but i wish i could go back on it.
I think that it’s a great med that might really help you. It’s worth a try…even if you need to visit the hospital initially…the blood tests are a pain at first but after awhile of good tests then you only have to do them once a month. Good luck!
I ended up going into hospital
The doctors tried for years to get me onto it
Apart from chronic constipation that I take 3 different laxatives for, it’s not too bad
Put on about 25 kilos in the first year, but i have pretty much lost all that weight in the second year by eating better and exercising
To be honest, I wish I had said yes to it years ago
Looking at the side effect profile I thought originally it was too close to Olanzapine
That was a mistake
Only other thing was drooling but that also stopped
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Clozapine is not that bad. I have been on it for 15 years. Sedation is my only problem. Other than that, it’s a good med.
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