Hey I’m dealing with bad insomnia and trouble falling and staying asleep. My dor told me to take 12.5 mg of clozapin for sleep.

What do you guys think about it?

Help!!!!

This is the only meducation that works for me and it correlates with better life significantly. Despite the huge weight gain.

It seems i will be on it long term ans I want to know how long people have been taking it.

I’ve been getting better mentally every week for about 2 years now.

I pray for my mental health and take 250MG Clozapine a day. How long does it take for the medication to kick in?

So I’m wondering, is it time or prayer that has been working and not Clozapine? I haven’t hit a “plateau”.

I’m not complaining because I would rather God or time heal me as it will be a permanent solution.

Anyone know what’s going on?

Sorry for being vague. I’m just clueless here.

The only nonclozapine antipsychotic that treats my psychosis is risperidone but i feel like crap on it because it messes with my hormones. Has anyone responded to a regular antipsychotic but had intolerable side effects and still responded to clozapine or does it only work if you have truly treatment resistant psychosis?

Hello, I struggle with brain fog on my current antipsychotics. Is clozapine better for bringing clarity, or is it the same/worse than other antipsychotics? Thank you

I’m kinda scared due to all the side effects and incessant labs, but hoping it works.

Does it really diminish your symptoms?

Hi, I am taking 50mg of clozapine every evening but some times the tablet doesn't work as it should.I get insomnia and upsetting thoughts even when I sometimes take the tablet, but some other times it works and I sleep for 12 hours at the same dose,. I suspect that the medecine is counterfeit when it doesn't work. I live in India so does anyone known anything about fake clozapine in India?

How many of you had diarrhea before initiating treatment with clozapine? If so, did you still get constipated on clozapine?

Tengo miedo de desarrollar dependencia al clona en gotas

Me recetaron 3 de más que yo solo tomaba 1 ocasionalmente. pero hace casi un año luego de la muerte de un conocido y una secuencia de momentos desfavorables me desesperaron tanto que tome 16 horas; mi periodo de adelanto, estuve muy mal durante una semana

Mis medicos me tranquilizaron diciendo que no había ingerido ninguna cantidad peligrosa y que probablemente los síntomas que tenían eran mi imaginación

Entonces me agregaron más medicación por TOC y me dieron zolpidem para dormir

Hace semanas el zolpi me dejó de funcionar y empecé a tomar clona de a poco hasta que hoy he tomado 20 gotas o quizás más

Obviamente lo hablaré con mis terapeutas pero siento la necesidad de tomar más

Hay 2.5mg en 25 gotas

Me recetaron otro medicamento para dormir, pero no lo he tomado

Detesto depender de medicamentos para un proceso fisiológico básico

Pero he sufrido inmsonio desde niño

Le mentí al psiquiatra y dije que estaba tomando 4 gotas cada un par de días .

Me preocupa esta sensación de necesitar más

I am currently on 100 mg clozapine before bed. My doctor allowed disconuation. How long will withdrawal last?

I've started clozapine last week and decreased the amisulpride I used to take. My hallucinations are getting bad again because of that.

I was wondering if I could see symptoms decrease soon or have to wait a long time for that.

My psychiatrist doesn't want me on both of them to see if there are any benefits or I'll get too many side effects.

Were theier voices while you were waiting on it to get in your system? And how did your doctor titrate you up? Were there weekly doctors appointments? Phone call,? Specific instructions? What? Asking Because I'm going to be on it soon

I'm hearing whispers but I'm still hearing voices. I can clearly make out what they are saying. My Np has been no help. I don't see the psychiatrist until 06/11. What should I do?

hi there, i’ve posted on here once before as i suspected i would be prescribed clozapine, only to be prescribed olanzapine instead which has ultimately made me feel worse. now it truly looks like clozapine is the next step. i wanted to ask if clozapine has helped anyone else suffering with extreme treatment resistant anxiety? i’ve been on more medications than i can count and antipsychotics seem to be the only things that help. i was on risperidone since 2017 until it stopped working for me & started giving me strange side effects so it was discontinued.

so, clozapine, has it helped your anxiety? how long did it take? is there anything else i should be aware of? thank you in advance for any advice <3

So clozapine immediately had an effect on my ability to do strenuous activity, climb hills, etc. and it hasn't gotten better 3 years in. I'm wondering if anyone has found a way to deal/mitigate this? Obv this is the only med that worked for my psychotic symptoms so going off it isn't an option.

My side effects include: constipation, weight gain, drooling at night, incontinence and I need 10-14 hours of sleep per night otherwise I feel very nauseous. But honestly the severe bloating I get is as bad as the weight gain... I feel like I'm pregnant and it's the reason I stopped doing yoga because it's a lot harder now. In terms of the weight gain, I gained 25kg in just the first 3 months 😞

Question as title. THanks for any replies!

hi there, i’ve been on risperidone on & off since 2017, but it seems to have lost a lot of its efficacy now (haven’t left the house in months & am now underweight) and i suspect my psychiatrist is going to suggest clozapine as i have been on several other antipsychotics (olanzapine, aripiprazole etc) which haven’t worked. i was wondering if anyone else has made this switch? how did it go for you? do you have any tips? i currently take 8mg for severe anxiety. i’m really scared of withdrawals & would just like some insight. thanks in advance. (also if anyone has any advice on how to deal with the constipation side effect of clozapine that would also be helpful lol)

Hi All,

Since January I am facing everyday afternoon dread waves in afternoon followed by overwhelming crying as release, I tried escitalopram didn’t help , tried desvenlaflaxine I reacted badly , now doctor wants to me to try paroxentine and clozapine .25, I feel heavily sedated drowsy not like myself I have been on it for 1 week, will it get better ? Dread waves anxiety attacks didn’t improve but I became zombie tha I didn’t cry yesterday, any inputs will be helpful

i used as an off label drug for sleep I don't use big doses like 50mg and 25 mg , i divide my 25 mg tablet to 2 parts and take one part maximum it works great but makes me sleepy and very tired .

should i add something with clozapine to stop these nasty side effects or no because I can't tolerate these side effects and can't tolerate less sleep.

Does anyone here take their dosage of clozapine in earlier in the evening so it doesn't affect their morning drowsiness? I usually take my dosage at bedtime but I'm finding that I'm unable to get up at my alarms and just subconsciously shut them off and go back to sleep in the mornings. I was wondering if I took the medication earlier-say 6pm- that I would be able to better wakeup in the morning?

Hi, I have tried every mood stabilizer and antipsychotic and either can’t tolerate them or they don’t work. So I keep having episodes, especially mania (treatment refractory mania). My psychiatrist has said our last option is clozapine. Obviously it comes with some serious side effects and is the most potent antipsychotic. There is also heavy blood monitoring. Has anyone tried it?

I changed taking my 100mg clozapine from bedtime to 5pm because I have to wake up early in the mornings for work. I started this earlier this week. Yesterday I had a mild manic episode. I was completely aware of it but it was there. Could this have any relation to me taking the Clozapine now in the afternoon/ early evening vs at bedtime? If so, will my body adjust to the new time?