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 | Suicidal | Sleepyness | This was the last resort for me, my doctor tried recently to take me off it, but I went through withdrawl, my body hurt and my mind was all over the place so we had to put me back on it .when I amoved on the drug I function better and am in more control of my own actions. | F | 30 | 12 years 1X day | 11/22/2015 | 2 | schizophrenia | sedation,panic attacks,drooling | F | 33 | 4 months 250mg 2X day | 8/30/2015 | 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 | 3 | Psychosis NOS | Drooling, bedwetting (got dose lowered and it stopped) Extreme drowsiness. | Paliperidone had no effect so they put me on it. Definitely helped with the psychosis but i hate the sleepiness so much. I mean sleeping 10-16 hours of the day. If i force myself up early im foggy and fall asleep by 630pm. I think im particularly sensitive to this because im on a really low dose so it may be better for others. I hope i can actually come off it in a year or two. | F | 22 | 1 years 1X day | 5/31/2015 | 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 | 1 | paranoia | drooling, knocked me the F out | Doctors swear this is the best antipsychotic. It's a big ball of crap. My paranoia and hallucinations were worse. And the drooling was like I waked up with my bed sheets in urine. | M | 25 | 2 years 600mg | 3/15/2015 | 2 | Schizophrenia | Clumsiness, lack of energy, tired and sleep too long. Seriouse memory loss, increased appetite, especially about an hour after taking it. After taking dose I can't leave home because I'm so extremely doped up. Siriosis, druling. (especially during night) | Before taking this medication, I would have considered myself to be your average Joe. Not only do I have a mental illness but I also feel mentally challenged. I'll just say that, taking this drug is NOT helping me find any kind of job because of its side affects and it's literally making me ill. | F | 41 | 1 years 1X day | 2/26/2015 | 1 | psychosis due to family tragedy | I turned into an ignorant drooling zombie but did everything in my power to defend the drug no matter what anyone said to me. | Don't take this drug. It destroyed my relationship with my partner. It was only after finally getting off this that I woke up and realized what I had been like. | F | 39 | 3 years 20 | 12/22/2014 | 1 | Phsychzophrenia | Major weight gain | Don't go on it especially if you don't want major weight problems something else like abilify which is also a second generation a typical medicine can be suggested instead and will work just as well | F | 30 | 2 years 275 1X day | 10/8/2014 | 1 | Paranoid Schizophrenia | M | 47 | 250 MG 1X day | 9/25/2014 Patient History | 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 | Schizophrenia.....& Psychosis..... | It is killing me slowly! I don't even know who I am anymore! I'm so unhappy but a fake smile always fools my doctors and other family members...I've lost all my friends! I shut myself out from the rest of the world. I will end my life soon... death is better than suffering like this for the rest of my life I just hate what this meds have done too me! Even thou I'm now only on 250mg reduced from the high amounts I was taking when I 1st started it. Much love to others whom suffer or feel like the way I do. Keep strong God knows what we are going threw never let others bring you down in life even if its family members...that's happened in my case... | M | 24 | 2 years 250mg | 5/26/2014 | 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 | 5 | Bipolar 1 | Drooling (worse in first few years), weight gain, craving for sweets especially after a dose at night, sedation that lasts way into the next day, too much time on the couch watching bad TV. | Great drug for treating my terrible depression (suicidal thoughts) and for somewhat stabilising my rapid cycling. Hasn't fixed everything but I wouldn't like to think where I would be without it. At a time when I had run out of options it was a wonder drug for me. | F | 40 | 6 years 250mg 1X day | 9/19/2013 | 3 | Schizoaffective Disorder - Bipolar | Nighttime drooling, carb cravings, sedation | I had to switch to Clozaril after developing Tardive Dyskinesia on another anti-psychotic. I find my mood to be much better on it, and I have no hallucinations. I take the bulk of it at night, and I am really tired after an hour for about 3 hours, and then I am fine. Sometimes I fight going to bed, and have experienced hallucinations a few times when I did. | F | 54 | 9 months 150mg 2X day | 8/31/2013 | 1 | psychoses | Doctors are in ' love ' with clozaril at the moment coz it has been known since the 1950's. So ofcourse it is the most "studied" antipsychotic. I know someone on clozaril who drools during the day time and docs couldnt care less. But hey, what can they do about it? You have to be admitted in a psych ward to start on this. If you dont like clozaril youre in shit coz docs rarely take someone off it. Meant to be a miracle drug. Keep in mind EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. Pretty arrogant claiming this will wipe out psychoses. Was a sugar pill for me. | M | 31 | 9 months 400 | 5/21/2013 | 4 | Bipolar disorder/insomnia | drooling, extreme tiredness that lasts well into the day | I am always leery about a drug that requires weekly, then monthly blood tests, but I will say that it is the only thing that has been able to put me to sleep for more than 2 hours. I have tried at least 30 different meds and none of them worked as well as clozapine. I've been taking it for almost 2 years now. | F | 36 | 100 MG 1X day | 5/3/2013 | 1 | Bipolar 1 - Schizoaffective | Drooling, sleeping for 24+ hours straight. | My daughter taxes Clorzaril and we were very hopeful but no difference in her life than any other drug she tried. Zyprexa, lithium, lamictal, haldol, seroquel etc. She is busy focusing on the voices in her head and doesn't talk much but this has been the ONLY drug she has asked and demanded to stop taking. She hates it but can't tell me why. It does make her sleep alot however and crave sweets. Doc cut her back to 400 mg and added 80 mg of Latuda and also kept her on seroquel in combination. | F | 24 | 5 months 650 1X day | 4/28/2013 | 1 | Schizophrenia | I took this drug because i had no choice. I was in a high secure hospital and quickly realised i had to jump through ihoops if i wanted to get out of there. I had to tell them what they wanted to hear and take the meds. All i wanted was to be my spiritual self. Theres no such thing as mental illness its a state of mind, albeit one that can be difficult, i did not want my soul destroyed by digital machines and chemicals and bullshit psychology. I hope we make spiritual progress for the sake of our future generations. They should not have to be tortured for having a spirit. This drug clozaril will destroy a part of you. It will damage your physical self just as much as your spiritual. Its like being connected to a machine. You feel good at first, silence and peace. But once you come off it, you realise how they are stopping you from being your true self. I realise i was a zombie for 5 years. These people do not want you to think for yourself. What is more dangerous. Being dead inside. I | Dont take it. Its the exact chemical opposite of ecstasy. After i have been off this drug for a while i start to get my natural thoughts back. But I cant sleep without it | M | 30 | 6 years 400 1X day | 4/6/2013 |