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Clozapine: Causing Nearly A Death per Week in the United Kingdom by Duane Sherry, M.S. Patient Expert Posted Wed 25 Mar 2009 3:14pm The drug, Clozapine is causing nearly a death each week in the United Kingdom. From The Times: March 24, 2009 Hundreds of deaths linked to schizophrenic drug clozapine David Rose Fifty people die each year and hundreds more suffer serious side-effects as the result of taking powerful tranquillisers prescribed by the NHS, The Times has learnt. Data Read on »
Clozapine by Rossa Forbes Posted Fri 02 Oct 2009 3:05pm , Chris has been on the following medications. Respirdal, Effexor, Abilify, clozapine, Solian, Serdolect. I think he has been on enough. I thought he had been on enough after... as to what schizophrenia really is and how to treat it. We trusted the doctors to get Chris well. We were misled about the clozapine. Chris had only been on Respirdal and Effexor Read on »
Study: Clozapine may have saved schizophrenics by chatobstewart .. Patient Expert Posted Mon 13 Jul 2009 12:00am The study may be something many with schizophrenia already know… it works… But, why isthis new news? No, Clozapine has been around for year and even seen a boost... it in… Make one wonder if we are just guinea pigs?   Study: Clozapine may have saved schizophrenics By MARIA CHENG – 18 hours ago LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people Read on »
Jumping on the clozapine bandwagon by Rossa Forbes Posted Mon 28 Dec 2009 12:00am I am reading more and more media reports extolling the virtues of clozapine as an effective antipsychotic. Clozapine has been around for years, since the 1970s in Europe... improvement on other antipsychotics. The fact that it is off-patent is one reason why it is not more widely used, but only one reason. Anybody thinking of taking clozapine should think Read on »
Clozapine and Tyrosine: Combining Medications with supplements to treat ADHD by Nicolas I. Patient Expert Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 6:54pm for this disorder may be clozapine. While typically used as an antipsychotic medication, often for treatment of schizophrenia and related disorders, clozapine may be a useful alternative... is that when coupled to a specific natural supplement, the amino acid tyrosine, clozapine can gain new powers that increase its ADHD treatment potential. One caveat here about Read on »
Clozapine and Tyrosine: Combining Medications with supplements to treat ADHD by Nicolas I. Patient Expert Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 6:54pm for this disorder may be clozapine. While typically used as an antipsychotic medication, often for treatment of schizophrenia and related disorders, clozapine may be a useful alternative... is that when coupled to a specific natural supplement, the amino acid tyrosine, clozapine can gain new powers that increase its ADHD treatment potential. One caveat here about Read on »
Comparison of Medication Treatments for Adolescents with Schizophrenia by Jeremiah D. Doctor of Philosophy Posted Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:52pm received either clozapine or “high dosage” olanzapine (higher than the insert recommendations). The study found that the clozapine was almost twice as likely to produce a positive treatment response as the olanzapine: “Both positive symptoms (psychosis) and negative symptoms (blunted emotional response, reduced motivation) responded better to clozapine. John Read on »
Drugs for Schizophrenia by Medical Team Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of drugs and medications that are commonly prescribed to treat Schizophrenia: Abilify Ativan Celexa Clozapine (clozaril®) Clozapine Clozaril Cogentin Cymbalta Dopamine Effexor Equetro Fluanxol Geodon Haldol Haloperidol Invega Lexapro Lithium Loxapine Mellaril Navane Olanzapine (zyprexa Read on »
Time Line by Mr Mans Wife .. Patient Expert Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:54pm - December 2003 - Third admission to Psychiatric ward & introduction of Clozapine 2004 - A change in Psychiatrist Read on »
interesting study by Pam Posted Fri 11 Dec 2009 8:36am This isn't information I need yet, but it is so clear I thought it worth linking: Clozapine is the only antipsychotic shown to be efficacious for the treatment of PD psychosis, although quetiapine is more frequently used because of convenience. Concerns about antipsychotic sensitivity in DLB patients may prevent antipsychotics from being tested Read on »