Posted by Joel Maxuel on November 27, 2002, at 12:52:51
In reply to Re: Success with Clozapine (Clozaril), posted by xjs7 on November 26, 2002, at 22:27:39
> I do not have any experience with clozapine, but I am interested in it, as it is my "last resort" treatment if nothing else works. Also, a different poster on this board was looking for information about Clozaril.Even though its a last resort drug, It is known for being a lot stronger than Risperdal and Zyprexa. Seroquel is middle of the road. IMHO Seroquel should be selected first, or maybe the new Geodon, if its available. (That is, for hard cases like me.)
> So, perhaps you could keep this board updated on your progress with this medication. I know that I and at least one other person would be interested in how things work out for you.
Well, I am extremely tired on this medication. I'm usually very tired as it is, so I spend a lot of my time in bed or on the couch. I sometimes offset that by having either a half pot or a full pot of coffee. Today my sister and mother noticed red spots on my arms, and my mom thinks it is hives (She had hives for several years now). So far I've had no sign of agranulocytosis, which is good, since I'm on accutane too, and I'm not sure if that's the proper thing to do, mixing two drugs having the possiblity of getting agranulocytosis. Theres not more I can say, except about my ase in the respect that I never had much of the positive symptons, just the negative ones, and maybe the cognitive ones.
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