Boondock
02-14-2008, 03:48 PM
my psych has refered me to the clinic that i have my talk therapy at. he said that the meds i am on now are not working as he would have liked and thinks i need to be on clozeril.
to be on that though you need to be put into a national registry, have blood draws once as week for 5 months and an ekg at the 5 month mark.
this is the first time i have been scared to go on a medication...
check it out here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clozaril
Were it not for its side effects it would be first line treatment; however the rare but potentially lethal side effects of agranulocytosis and myocarditis relegate it to third-line use. Furthermore it may rarely lower seizure threshold, cause leukopenia, cause hepatic dysfunction, weight gain and be associated with type II diabetes. More common side effects are predominantly anticholinergic in nature, with dry mouth, sedation and constipation. It is also a strong antagonist at different subtypes of adrenergic, cholinergic, histaminergic and serotonergic receptors.
Safer use of clozapine requires weekly blood monitoring for around five months followed by four weekly testing thereafter. Echocardiograms are recommended every 6 months to exclude cardiac damage.
to be on that though you need to be put into a national registry, have blood draws once as week for 5 months and an ekg at the 5 month mark.
this is the first time i have been scared to go on a medication...
check it out here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clozaril
Were it not for its side effects it would be first line treatment; however the rare but potentially lethal side effects of agranulocytosis and myocarditis relegate it to third-line use. Furthermore it may rarely lower seizure threshold, cause leukopenia, cause hepatic dysfunction, weight gain and be associated with type II diabetes. More common side effects are predominantly anticholinergic in nature, with dry mouth, sedation and constipation. It is also a strong antagonist at different subtypes of adrenergic, cholinergic, histaminergic and serotonergic receptors.
Safer use of clozapine requires weekly blood monitoring for around five months followed by four weekly testing thereafter. Echocardiograms are recommended every 6 months to exclude cardiac damage.