CLOZARIL Reviews (CLOZAPINE)Average Rating: 2.8 (59 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CLOZARIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CLOZARIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Schizophrenia/Psychosis | Some drooling | Finally, after testing various other medications such as, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Abilify, and and Risperdal. All of these medications didn't help me stop hallucinating(audial). Clozaril, after about a week I was fine and living a normal life again. It's a hassle having to do all the bloodworks, but for me this has been a miracle drug. So it made the bloodworks worth it. After 1 year it is only required once a month(the blood tests). I am free of hallucinations and more focused then any of the other meds I was taking. I give this medication a 5. | M | 29 | 1 years 225 MG 2X day | 3/19/2013 | 5 | bipolar depression | super-intense weight gain via surge in appetite 45 mins-1hr later,bed wetting,extremely sedating,and drooling | The ONLY reason I gave this med a 5 is because it is the only med in the universe that will put me to sleep.NOTHING else works.I do hate this drug for the side effects,especially the bedwetting and drooling.But what can I do?I need it for survival. The mandatory bloodwork is a major inconveinence and pain in the rump.The 2 good things about it are:no sexual side effects,and good for anxiety. | M | 12 years | 12/13/2008 | 5 | schizophrenia | The First year or so, alot of drooling, very tired. Major weigt gain. Id rather be ovedrweight than psychotic. | great efffects though from the voices. Been on it since 1992. Been on them all. This is the best. No more voices. | M | 44 | 16 years | 12/17/2008 | 5 | To control schizophrenia | Drooling. Seizures. The night you take it feel crappy and for awhile in the morning | Less suicidal. Helps to get along with others | M | 22 | 1 years 550 mg | 5/14/2015 | 5 | Schizophrenia psychosis | Will knock you out for a while and weight gain | Only antipsychotic that helped me it works | M | 35 | 2 years 100 | 11/27/2015 | 5 | schizoaffective disorder | Puts me to sleep at night. Drooling while sleeping. Very hungry at night. | Only medicine that helps me fall asleep. | M | 35 | 6 years 200 MG | 1/25/2016 | 5 | Schizoaffective disorder bipolar ty | Drooling that needs a towel on the pillow. Need to take early in the evening and then go to bed to get 6-9 hours of sleep. Best to take 200 mg at night and 25 mg in the morning. | A real life saver and do increases in dosage slowly to control side effects | M | 68 | 2 years 225 mg 1X day | 11/6/2021 | 4 | schizophrenia | Tachychardy pulse around 100 diastolic pressure about 90 a little constipation | Just to make a suggestion, try the blood test on your hand, i find it appears less than on the elbow | M | 35 | 6 years 300 1X day | 12/13/2022 | 4 | Bipolar 1 | Drooling droziness hard to wake up in morning. | It's the only medication that stopped the psychosis and helped the voices. Not totally but helped a lot. I'm now able to work and go to school. I'm able to concentrate its was a mirical drug for me. | M | 21 | 2 years 375 | 2/6/2016 | 4 | Schizoaffective Disorder | Extreme drowsiness 1 hour after taking 300mg at bedtime. Very hard to get out of bed with only 6-8 hours of sleep due to the clozapine still in my system. If I have up to 10-12 hours, I wake up okay and feel normal. | Do not take huge dosage during the day. You may become very drowsy or even faint. Overall, I noticed a positive change in my behavior, thinking, and outlook on life. I feel stable. | M | 27 | 3 years 300 MG 1X day | 1/5/2017 | 4 | schizoaffective/bipolar disorder | The worse one is tiredness;drooling;bed wetting. | It takes about 3/4 hours to "come too" in the morning. | M | 66 | 250mg 1X day | 8/24/2015 | 4 | Paranoid Schizophrenia | Drooling, a need to eat approximately an hour after taking drug in order to sleep, weight gain, sleep for 10-14 hours a night. | It hasn't gotten rid of the voices entirely but it has allowed me to have relationships with people and trust others to an extent. It has improved my life a great deal. I used to be unable to go out due to extreme paranoia about others. The drug has certainly helped in that regard. | M | 33 | 10 days 200MG | 7/22/2015 | 4 | Bipolar rapid, Psychosis, aggressio | none, except knocks you out like a rock | prev on everything without success. currently Clozaril (cloment) with tegretol and epilim. brought down aggression and severe psychotic episodes from 4-6 p/week, to only once every 2 weeks or so. Currently on 75mg p/d. | M | 32 | 2 years | 4/3/2007 | 3 | phycosis | Tired weight gain memory problems | Don't like it | M | 29 | 1 months 300 mg | 8/31/2016 | 3 | Cause I am afraid of suicide | It is hard to go stool but only saver to refrain from committing suiside. Good sleep with 0.5 mg rivotril. | M | 66 | 1 days 100. Mg | 10/18/2016 | 2 | Schizoaffective Disorder | Genitals shrinking, spaced out, hard to think, drooling and sweating when sleeping, apathy, craving drugs to feel good, unsociable, weight gain, vivid dreams | I hate this med, but im forced to take against my will. I have monthly blood tests and physical reviews by the doctor. | M | 22 | 6 months 350mg n | 3/27/2017 | 2 | Schizophrenia | Drooling, knocked out straight after taking it | This is meant to be the 'Gold standard' the 'Best' antipsychotic. Did NOT do much for me. PLZ remember everyone responds differently to medication. The thing doctors rarely mention is that Clozaril is one of the hardest drugs to discontinue if you don't like the side effects. It can cause 'rebound psychoses' at its worst. Basically your psychoses can sky rocket off the universe by trying to get off this medication even if your doctor takes you off it slowly. Once on Clozapine you might be on it for the rest of your life coz of what is mentioned above. This can be a miracle drug for some people but for me my paranoia and hallucinations were NOT stopped and were actually worse. I hated the drooling which as far as I know can NOT be stopped by anything. Missing more than 2 doses in a row can make you have a relapse which happened to me. On the up side. This is the only antipsychotic that does NOT cause TD(tardive dyskinesia). If your doing fine on something else don't bother changing hoping for a cure coz at the moment there is NONE. | M | 11 months 500 1X day | 11/6/2012 | 2 | Schizophrenia | Intense sleepiness till mid-day, after a few years this side-effect went. Drooling on my pillow at night. became obese on this drug. My muscles are ineffective on clozapine. Expect my gait to be different to others. have become pre-diabetic because of clozapine. | I don't want to be on this drug but have difficulty getting off this. Would like to say to anyone who is obese or fat on any drug, particularly this one, to ask their doctor to take a diabetes test. | M | 37 | 13 years 125mgs 1X day | 6/17/2014 | 1 | Paranoid Schizophrenia | M | 47 | 250 MG 1X day | 9/25/2014 Patient History | 1 | They HATE you! | DEATH. NEVER voluntarily start taking this drug. Seroquel is better one. Lots of side-effects. | M | 34 | 1 days | 3/18/2014 |
CLOZARIL (CLOZAPINE): See also Warning section. This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders). Clozapine is a psychiatric medication (anti-psychotic type) that works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. Clozapine decreases hallucinations and helps prevent suicide in people who are likely to try to harm themselves. It helps you to think more clearly and positively about yourself, feel less nervous, and take part in everyday life. FDA Approval Date: 2019-05-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)