Health knowledge made personal

Clozapine

Overview Articles Q & A Wellpedia Communities
More

clozapine Blogs and DiscussionsArticles

 
Study: Clozapine may have saved schizophrenics by chatobstewart .. Patient Expert , why isthis new news? No, Clozapine has been around for year and even seen a boost in the lat 80’s...?   Study: Clozapine may have saved schizophrenics By MARIA CHENG – 18 hours ago LONDON (AP...
Clozapine and Tyrosine: Combining Medications with supplements to treat ADHD by Nicolas I. Patient Expert other purposes to be used off-label for ADHD. One such drug of potential use for this disorder may be clozapine..., clozapine may be a useful alternative to stimulants for treating ADHD (especially for cases...
Clozapine and Tyrosine: Combining Medications with supplements to treat ADHD by Nicolas I. Patient Expert other purposes to be used off-label for ADHD. One such drug of potential use for this disorder may be clozapine..., clozapine may be a useful alternative to stimulants for treating ADHD (especially for cases...
Clozapine: Causing Nearly A Death per Week in the United Kingdom by Duane Sherry, M.S. Patient Expert 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...
Comparison of Medication Treatments for Adolescents with Schizophrenia by Jeremiah D. Doctor of Philosophy -18, who had not previously responded to pharmacological treatment. The clients received either clozapine or “high dosage” olanzapine (higher than the insert recommendations). The study found that the clozapine...
Drugs for Schizophrenia by Medical Team 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...
Researchers Discover Clues to Developing More Effective Antipsychotic Drugs by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy , clozapine, was originally developed as an antidepressant and found to have antipsychotic properties. However, the use of clozapine has substantial undesirable effects, such as glucose abnormalities and a low white blood cell...
Time Line by Mr Mans Wife .. Patient Expert admission to Psychiatric ward & introduction of Clozapine 2004 - A change in Psychiatrist ...
Drugs for Personality Disorders by Med RX Here is a list of drugs and medications that are commonly prescribed to treat Personality Disorders: Clozapine Olanzapine Phenacetin Risperidone Serotonin...
ADHD Medication Dosage Windows by Nicolas I. Patient Expert in previous posts such as the one on tyrosine and clozapine. With regards to the medication and amino acid combination treatment, we see that tyrosine supplementation boosts the effectiveness of clozapine to a certain...

clozapine tipsWellpedia

 
Dosage
Side effects
What it is used for

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID)

Interactions - other medicines ... gans, or bone marrow), clozapine (treats schizophrenia), ... » Read on
Introduction
Causes
Complications

Scoliosis

Treatment If your child has scoliosis, the treatment they will receive will depend on the extent of the curvature of their spine, th ... » Read on
Side effects
What it is used for
How it works

Macrolide antibiotics

Interactions - other medicines ... es the risk of side effects. Clozapine Clarithromycin and ery ... » Read on

clozapine trusted partner sitesTrusted Partner Sites

 
Could anyone help me ?
Hi Iam from Asia and at present taking 25 mg Clozapine every day for 4 years . I have been through a lot for over a decade , my child hood without emotional support has caused me all these turmoil. Now married for 5 years and now  with a child its very difficult for me to deal with all emotions , Iam...crap

My son , is settled well with Geodon (40 mgm b.d ). How long he can take this ?
He has this illness for last -14- yrs . Most of the available medicines were tried at some point of time or other. Now he iis settled well wth Clozapine -300-, Risperidone-4- ,( Dr. may gradually reduce one of it ) AND - GEODON. After taking G substantial improvement is seen , though Auditary hall...crap

How helpful is Ziprasidone for schizophrenia ?
My sister got relief of her symptoms of schizophrenia with clozapine.Now her blood count has come down so the doctor has changed her medicines.Now she is given Ziprosidone,Movaril,Haloperidol injections.Is there any equivalent medicine to clozapine ? Also I read somewhere that Ziprosidone shoud not...crap

sedation
what do i do to compat sedation caused by clozapine.caffien makes me anxious! Suleiman Al shuaibicrap

Can Geodon be given for many years ?
Sir/Mm -My son is having SZ for last -14-years.Time came when only Clozapine helped him , with little additions/alterations off & on. But I found that this time Geodon really helped him,( along withCLOZAPINE). ---Can -20-mgm .morning + -40- mgm night be given for longer period --say -6- yrs. He is -34-now...crap

2 lbs a month- Antipsychotics, antidepressants and protease inhibitors
liabilities of clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, and sertindole compared with haloperidol..., an initial weight revealed significant differences between groups on all 3 measures. Clozapine and olanzapine had the greatest maximal weight gain liability. Weight gain with clozapine, but not olanzapine or risperidone...crap

Schizophrenia and Smoking
of patients who smoked who were taking haloperidol or clozapine had lower plasma levels than non smokers...crap

Have Suicide Rates in Adolescents Gone Up?
that have been shown to reduce suicidality are lithium and clozapine. And there's no clear reason why they should do this...crap

Mania & Medication Choices
such as carbamazepine and valproate (divalproex) and a range of atypical antipsychotics like risperidone, clozapine...crap

New Treatment for Women with Schizohprenia: Estrogen?
of the participants were taking clozapine, considered one of the most powerful antipsychotic medications available...crap