I'm going to, good Doc says I need to stay up as long as possible. Which will be...

about another hour. Happy with my bloods though, they really do care. Funny when you look at the side effects and realise why they keep loving my blood.... Don't care much really, I've had months of not being real and I've done it before. Thing is not to ever read the label!!

Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug primarily prescribed to patients who are unresponsive to or intolerant of conventional neuroleptics.[13] It is used principally in treating treatment-resistant schizophrenia,[14] a term used for the failure of symptoms to respond satisfactorily to at least two different antipsychotics;[15] It clearly has been shown to be more effective in reducing symptoms of schizophrenia than the older typical antipsychotics[citation needed], with maximal effects in those who have responded poorly to other medication[citation needed]; though the relapse rate is lower and patient acceptability better[citation needed], this has not translated to significant observed benefits in global functioning.[14] There is some evidence clozapine may reduce propensity for substance abuse in schizophrenic patients.[16]
The use of clozapine is associated with side effects, many of which are minor, though some are serious and potentially fatal: the more common include extreme constipation, bed-wetting, night-time drooling, muscle stiffness, sedation, tremors, orthostatic hypertension, hyperglycemia, and weight gain. The risks of extrapyramidal symptoms such as tardive dyskinesia are much less with clozapine when compared to the typical antipsychotics; this may be due to clozapine's anticholinergic effects. Extrapyramidal symptoms may subside somewhat after a person switches from another antipsychotic to clozapine.[18]

Posted By: DrDublin, Sep 24, 09:04:55