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Originally Posted by ofthevalley
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that.
Clozaril requires frequent blood draws. I think it is pretty heavy duty, I believe it's used when other APs haven't worked.
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
Why are you coming off invega?
Clozaril requires constant blood monitoring but if it works for you its like a miracle.
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I have to stop Invega because its causing really high prolactin for me
I saw an endocrynologist and she said that stopping Invega would be the best thing for me to do right now
I have tried other APs but they all have bad side effects for me or they just don't work. Like Abilify made me physically sick and it didn't work, Risperdal gave me the same problems are Invega, Seroquel and Zyprexa made me gain weight and eat a lot.
I am currently taking both Invega and Stelazine but my pdoc said she doesn't recommend doing that for a long time because it increases my risk of type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. So she suggested either just taking Stelazine on its own or trying Clozaril