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Default Dec 06, 2015 at 12:34 AM
 
So...they (my doctor, mostly) FINALLY got everything straightened out and filled my script for Clozaril this evening. It is a confusing 3 week taper up with blood work every 2 weeks. But, the pharmacist, as I was picking up the script, asked me if my doctor realized I was still taking Klonapin and was planning to monitor me and I said yes. Upon driving off, I felt a little heavy and, thinking that my doctor has already screwed up THREE things on this med, decided to call the pharmacist back to discuss this further. She advised me that the risk of interaction between clozaril and klonapin is a moderate one. She advised me that clozaril can increase the sedative like effects of the Klonapin and cause confusion and even respiratory issues. Did my doctor mention this? Uh, no. She told me not to just stop the klonapin without my doctor's consent but instead, if I was uncomfortable, to wait until Monday to discuss this with him. I see him Tues anyway so I think I will wait until then. My husband is in a hurry for me to start this because he thinks it may be what we have been waiting for. My mom, mother in law and me, not so much. My mom and mil are almost completely opposed to it and my doctor at this point. I am just exhausted.

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