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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow
Clozapine changed me from treatment resistant to responding fairly well to treatment. I still have episodes but they are minor compared to what I had before. I've been on it 3 years and have had only one sort of bad episode. The last time I started to get mixed I asked to take a higher dose for a few days and that worked extremely well; 4 days and I was much improved and back to my usual dose.
It's not the easiest med but honestly I've been on worse. And it works. Next month will be 3 years out of the hospital.
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Thanks! I have heard bad things about Clozapine so thank you for clearing a few things up for me. I have a couple of other questions. How often do you need blood tests? Do you put on weight? Are there any other bad side effects like wetting the bed etc ( one I have heard of)?
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