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Originally Posted by bpcyclist
No, it has never been discussed, to my knowledge. Should I bring it up with him? He is always asking me what I want to do, even though he has forgotten 10 trillion bazillion times more than I have ever contemplated knowing. He is so modest, it is just ridiculous, given how talented he is.
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Hi bpcyclist. It's worth exploring. There is a thread on this med in the bipolar treatments subforum at
Trilefon (perphenazine) you may want to look at. A couple of us mentioned experiences with it.
Perphenazine would not require the blood tests that clozaril requires. I've read that the efficacy is quite good for both, though. Other than a little weight gain while on perphenazine, which may or may not have been due to the med, it was great for me. Clozaril can be a real weight gainer, though I would think your bicycling would prevent a lot of that. I believe perphenazine may have more risks of EPS than clozaril, but clozaril is not without its own risks...plus the blood tests.