Clozapine FAQ

New and old anti-psychotic drugs?

I know that there are old anti-psychotics and new anti-psychotics. What is a neuroleptic? Are the atypical drugs like Clozapine, Risperidone, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Solian, Abilify, and Invega neuroleptics? Or is it just the typical drugs like Haloperidol, Stelazine, and Largactil etc... that are neuroleptics? Please help me...I don't know what anti-psychotic drugs are neuroleptics. Thanks. All answers will be appreciated.

I have a form of OCD and I've tried Risperidone, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Solian, and Invega. Because these anti-psychotics have failed, do I have the go ahead with Clozapine? Can you start treatment at home or do you need to be hospitalised? Is it sedating? Please, I'd like to know more about this.

I have been diagnosed with a form of OCD and I was thinking of combining Haloperidol with my normal meds, which are Lexapro, Seroquel, Gabapentin, and Valium. What do you think about that? And with Clozapine, can that help with OCD, because nobody will prescribe it. What is the big danger with Clozapine?

I worked in a care home for around 6months as a Support Worker for mentally ill people. Our mission statement was to care & support our residents to move on & to help them live day to day lives. The residents are in the home because they've either just come from another care home, come straight from hospital & some prison. There are 6 guys in there. Some of them still not all there.. & a few stable. During my period of working there.. I got on really well with this one guy, we couldnt keep our eyes off eachother. I remained proffesional through out. He suffers from Schizophrenia & is on medication (clozapine etc) which controls this. He has been clear for two years & has been near enough on the straight & narrow.. Meaning no drugs, violance etc. Iv read through his history & there is nothing to do with assult towards woman, or anything sexual!! Anyway to the point, i recently left around Feb, & kinda got his number through the phone book. I text him & he replied, we started seeing eachother & kept it a secret from everyone apart from my close friends. We then stopped due to him being paranoid about one of the guys i worked with in the home, he thought there was something going on between us & he ended the whole meeting up thing. Followed by some very nasty drunken texts! Now i no what ur thinking,, This girl is mad.. But am i really? Can i not see what is actually going on here because i'm too young to really understand the consequences .. Or am i fully aware & could this really work? Carrying on with the story he ignored me for a whole month, no contact no replies to my texts or calls. NOTHING.. Until i managed to bring him round & make him realise that i wanted it to work.. Anyway we are now together & have been for only a week. & things are perfect.. I'm just a bit worried i'm not seeing sence & i'm just wrapped in the whole exitement of the forbidden love thing. Thanks for reading all of this!! Hopefully i'll get some replies. Wow, that was a shock to see all ur replies in such short time!! Jasper.. Ur story sounds pretty serious. & i have heard a few like it but i guess until it happens to me i'm just going to hope for the best.. His told me that his getting quite attatched already, which is good as it makes me feel wanted by him but i do worry about it in the long run.. I don't think he would ever be violant towards me due to me knowing the majority of his past as it's written all down on paper. His on a section 41 so his still on court orders & things like that, for example he has to be back to the home before 4am.. , which i can deal with! I can accept most things that come our way but i just hope i'm being sensible here & not looking past the consequences of it. To the lady that is in the same situation as me, (sorry i can't remember the name) i didn't expect anyone else to be in the same situ, kinda reliefed i'm not the only one i feel a bit embarassed about the whole thing. Sarah, thanks for ur message & i hope i am strong enough to cope. I'm just worried for his sake because i'm a 19 year old girl thats always out with the girls & guys, doing typical things 19 year olds do! & i have a bad feeling his going to get really paranoid about this no matter how much i try to make him feel better on the situation. Sarah, he does come across a tad controling already.. Just by the little things he say's such as it's like theres 3 of us on a date, me u & ur phone lol! Which yes is amusing, but does that sound a bit controling to u or is he just in need of reasurance that i can be trusted? This is going to be alot of hard work!! Thanks so much for all ur replies i didn't think i'd get any! I totally agree with who ever said i shouldnt be getting myself into these situations, but unfortunatly u can't help who u fall for. I just had to like the complicated one.. lol.

... your doctor about taking Clozapine? Yes, any religious person should start taking Clozapine immediately!

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