Schizophrenia and concurrent problems... please help! ... PANIC!

Hi All, I’m back. This time with problems insurmountable unless somebody helps me! I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia twenty years ago and medicated on numerous different antipsychotics at numerous times. I was reaching rock bottom on piportal when offered Latuda. I accepted Latuda and things got better. But I started to panic every night an hour after eating it. Then the panic attacks became more frequent. Now I suffer intense fear which is worse when I think about it. my heart races a million miles an hour. I feel so spiritual I think I might die and sometimes I think it’s possible I’m dead already. The medical team representative in North Hertfordshire Mental Health Trust say there’s nothing they can do. I have an appointment team I see once every three months and the Psychiatrist says he doesn’t think I need anything else but at worse he would offer clozopin which I believe will ruin my memory which Latuda restored. it might effect my blood count which is bad anyway. it’s a drug I fear. The head clinical psychologist terminated therapy early with immidiate effect. he spoke about himself full time without listening. on the tenth session I felt so frustrated I wanted to cry. I began hallucinating full time. then I moaned about him in the appointment team consultation and he ended therapy point blank immediately. I lost my parents support due to the fact they need a calm retirement. I felt such shame in front of my sister I won’t speak to her. I have no friends. I have one lovely husband and three dependent guinea pigs who have the best life ever. however I’m so scared. Do I try Klonopin? Do I wait to die from anxiety? Am I already dead? Yours fearfully and indebted, Fiona

Do I try Klonopin?

We’re you offered it?

nope I was only offered clozopin…

You are alive.

I received a prescription for propanolol (US) because I experience awful panic and fear which I was convinced would kill me. Propanolol takes away some of the physical sensations because it’s a beta blocker. Wonder if you could request something along those lines?

I hope you feel better.

I see, thanks. Are you sure because the main problem is I’m intensely spiritual and scared of it!

If they offered it to you it must be a serious situation I guess. It’s a serious med for a serious situation. Maybe start a thread here asking about people’s experience of clozapine.

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ok. will do. I can’t try it immediately. here in the uk we blood test weekly to start with and I’m going to Canada for two weeks… feel like I’m going to die though…

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My son has been through hell and back for about three years on various medications with no relief. has been on Klonopin for only a few weeks now and I am already starting to see a big difference with him. His not the one to ask as he has an acid nausea so he is not able 2 differentiate the symptoms that he is having with his hallucinations and paranoia as anything different from reality as he used to know it. Klonopin works differently on the brain and I think it is worth a try it just has a bad reputation because of the blood count but this is only in about 1% certain people and they test your blood regularly. Quality of life is essential. Good luck.

@Hilda_Gusa

I’d like to encourage you to join our forum for Family and Caregivers that can be found at:

While this is a peer support forum for people with schizophrenia and other closely related psychotic disorders, the Family forum is specifically for people like yourself, who have a loved one they are concerned about.

Also, please let your loved one know about this forum as they may find it helpful.

Best of luck,

Volunteer Moderator

@DearZombie

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