Does anyone wanna talk? Been insomniac for five nights (except the odd one i got 8hours, i usually get three hours of blackout with no dreams or less and i made peace with that) Has anybody else went through this hell and came out fine?

Is it easy to read books on clozapine? What is your experience?

Can anyone whose gone through this tell me how Long will this hell last?
And Is it dangerous except i will be agitated and tired af? So far I am not hallucinating aliens Or CIA in my walls and stuff

Been taking it for a year. Been on antipsychotics for 3.5 years. Currently 36hours off of it and I cant stop drinking water. Im also on valproate and clonazepam. I dont have schizophrenia, just BPD and mild cylcothimia. What can I expect and how long could withdrawal last? I reduced it from 40mg to 6mg over the span of a few months, and now just stopped because I can't split the pill into a smaller dosage than 6, tho Ive tried.

I read some reviews on drugs.com saying they went from jobless to working a full time job on clozapine. Is this true for some of you guys?

well first off it comes with this weird feeling, like a high almost but it’s making me nauseous. second i’m really worried about the weight gain, i’ve tried to do some googling but of course couldn’t find much. so how much weight should i be prepared for gaining? i’ve started restricting my diet severely already and this has thrown me back into ED territory which i don’t want to be in.

anybody?

what's the combination that makes you stable?

hey all, ny doctor suddenly changed my antipsychotics from clozapine to quetiapine now i feel like i'm experiencing withdrawal from clozapine as im having a hard time sleeping and always feel like vomiting. anyone help me with how to handle this please?

My doctor wants me to start clozapine. Does he need to be certified to administer the drug?

Curious to know the positive as well as the negative side of this drug. I may be starting it for my schizoaffective disorder.

Hello. I have shizophrenia. Currently I am taking olanzapine, lamotrigine and haloperidol. I am having a lot of negative symptons (no desire to do anything/nothing brings pleasure to me), and it keeps getting worse. My doctor recommends me to start using clozapine as an alternative of other meds. I am concerned about side effects, as well as weekly blood check. I have question, does clozapine actually help with negative symptoms, and at what dose? Do you get addicted to it and have to raise the dose eventually? How hard it is to stop using it eventually? I'll be very grateful if you can describe your experiences using clozapine and the results it gave you. Thank you all

I take valproate for bipolar schizoaffective disorder but have side effects like anedonia,cognitive impairment,akathisia and not able to socialize because i get blank while speaking to others.Are these side effects the same with clozapine?

I like writing rap songs, but I have writers block and can’t seem to create anything that captures a time or emotion. Can clozapine help writers block or creativity in any area or field you work in?

I'm very curious if anyone else on clozapine experiences deja vu a lot. Clozapine lowers the seizure threshold and deja vu can be related to seizures. I've been taking clozapine for a year and over the past couple months I started experiencing deja vu daily. I'm thinking of trying lamictal to get rid of this.

I going to be put on clozapine in the next week or so and currently I’m struggling with low self esteem. I’m not studying and am unemployed. In your experience has clozapine got you back working and pursuing your dreams?

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How long does it last? It fucking hard

I have been on and off for years but have been more consistent this year. Initially 300mg took away the voices but I kept coming off of it, so they suggested it stopped working as effectively and said I'd do better at 500mg. The voices had been pretty consistent after being on and off but now I have not heard any for a whole week. How do they even know an accurate number? it felt like guesswork but 500 seems to maybe be working. Even some of the side effects are gone: being like a thought radio-tower before sleeping or god removing important epiphanies. I now mostly just go to sleep before the worst side effects like severely low bp, high heart rate, and inability to swallow solids (until the next day). I still at times get more deja vu but this has slowed down too, even. I have had a very hard time accepting this diagnosis of schizophrenia because previously in life they could not figure me out (teens to early 20s) and now since mid 20s they all agree this is the most accurate diagnosis. my main psychiatrist said by the time people are 30 the diagnosis tends to be more solid overall. I also feel like they wrongfully say I lack insight because as I have many insights all tje time, but just not always in a way that agrees with them. When I was in my late teens they kept letting me fall through the cracks so I feel like if I do actually have treatment resistant sz it is partly because of that. I have been on a CTO for 3 years now about and have barely been in hospital the last while. previously had been in and out half my life or so (am 30 now). anyone can relate? is it clozapine that made a difference you think?

I've been on it for about 6 or 7 weeks. It seems to have reduced my sense of taste.

Has anyone else experienced that on clozapine?

I was put on it a year ago, 40mg along with a host of other medications. I have BPD. But man, I am only 19, and I was forcefully on these since age 16. So, over the past few months, I reduced my dosage To now be only 5mg. Is it safe to discontinue now? I could use valproate and clonazepam to stop possible seizures, and before you come at me about the voices, theres no amount of voices and intrusive thoughts more frustrating than being unable to study and only reading ten pages an hour. Now i Can read book in a day

I just asked my doctor to lower my dosage due to side effects. Now I am feeling quite low, I feel like self h*. And now recently I ve been seeing images of beheaded of my loved ones and family members and my cats and off their head in sea. I am scared of my own thoughts. My appointment is on next month. Is this cause of lowering the dosage?

I just moved to Canada and the shoppers drug marts here either never have clozapine or only have expired ones. My nurse already sent my prescription info a few times but every time I get to the store, they don’t have it. Does anyone else have a similar problem?

The last 2 times I was taken off Clozapine I had a Seizure. I am on a High dose of Gabapentin. Would that stop me from having another seizure? Or not help at all? I'm in the process of going off it soon. I'm worried about having another seizure.

The constipation is unbearable. Usually I eat prunes but I've ran out. Just had some movicol so hopefully that will help. The sooner I poop the better!