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Posted by Jeroen on January 27, 2008, at 11:52:25
i want to go stable and do seroquel high dosage first, i dont know what the clozapine will do to me
what do you think?
Posted by Phillipa on January 27, 2008, at 12:06:10
In reply to should i take seroquel or clozapine?, posted by Jeroen on January 27, 2008, at 11:52:25
I feel you should ask your doc and take it from there are you home? Phillipa
Posted by Jeroen on January 27, 2008, at 12:09:09
In reply to Re: should i take seroquel or clozapine? » Jeroen, posted by Phillipa on January 27, 2008, at 12:06:10
no in therapy full time :(
it's time for something else really
going to ask to be put on seroxat
Posted by tecknohed on January 27, 2008, at 17:00:20
In reply to Re: should i take seroquel or clozapine?, posted by Jeroen on January 27, 2008, at 12:09:09
> no in therapy full time :(
>
> it's time for something else really
> going to ask to be put on seroxatWhy do you think Seroxat is the answer? That word makes me SHUDDERRRRR!
Whats your diagnosis & what are you currently on?
teck
Posted by Racer on January 27, 2008, at 17:43:14
In reply to Re: should i take seroquel or clozapine?, posted by Jeroen on January 27, 2008, at 12:09:09
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> going to ask to be put on seroxatWhy Seroxat? It's quite a leap from Seroquel or Clozapine to Seroxat -- the first two are antipsychotics, the last an SSRI antidepressant. Why do you think that's a better answer for you?
You've posted about Clozapine before, and I got the impression you had been taking it? I guess I misunderstood.
I know you think your psychosis was caused by a short trial of Lamictal, but I thought you'd been on antipsychotics before starting it? Had you been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder before you went on Lamictal? What were you taking Lamictal for in the first place?
Jeroen, it sounds as though you've been going through the wringer with this. You're getting treatment, do you feel it's adequate? If not, do you have any alternatives for treatment? And what is it about your treatment that you feel is inadequate?
What is your diagnosis right now? Do you think it's accurate? If not, what do you think fits better, and why?
I know -- I've offered an awful lot of questions, but no answers. Maybe, though, in answering the questions I've asked, you'll find some insight into the answer to your original question.
Posted by Phillipa on January 27, 2008, at 20:11:52
In reply to Re: should i take seroquel or clozapine? » Jeroen, posted by Racer on January 27, 2008, at 17:43:14
I think it all started with geodon and then seroquel and was in the hospital quite a while for med adjustment. Jeroen correct me if wrong please? Thanks Phillipa
Posted by yxibow on January 30, 2008, at 20:57:39
In reply to should i take seroquel or clozapine?, posted by Jeroen on January 27, 2008, at 11:52:25
> i want to go stable and do seroquel high dosage first, i dont know what the clozapine will do to me
>
> what do you think?
>
>Make sure to have AIMS exams if you're going high dosage on any antipsychotic. There's no need to escalate the dose on any of them unless it warrants your condition. Always do the minimum effective dose.
I'm for other reasons considering clozapine -- it does have its drawbacks besides blood monitoring, weight gain is greater than Seroquel for a number of people and so is tiredness. But it hasn't had any reliable reports of TD.
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