Well.... many side effects can be either prevented or minimized. And I know people for whom clozapine enabled things like: move from homelessness to living independently in their own apartment, return to college, return to graduate school, return to work as a scientist, return to work as a professor, continue important roles as spouses. I think each of these folks would says that the benefits of clozapine far outpaced its side effects.
15-Minute Pharmacology you’re not wrong but from my horrific experience with a risperidone Injection because the doc had no idea what he was doing, he didn’t even put me on oral supplements before the injection also not to mention I don’t see things, I had depression and put me on the highest dose 120mg and side effects lasted 2 months all which were mental issues that I’ve never felt before but were unbearable, I’m finally able to do normal things without the need to feel like I need to pace around like a mad man. My head was also burning, it was a weird headache but instead of aching it felt like my brain sat in the sun all day and I couldn’t think, that sensation is going away slowly but it’s weird that it popped up and persisted for as long as it did after the medication supposedly left my body. There’s just so many side effects that are concluded in and side effects that were never mentioned to me, I was too depressed to make a rational choice, I should’ve said no because now of I have PTSD which my new doc diagnosed me with because of that injection. Thanks to science, I’m afraid everyday of feeling a certain way, only thing that can heal me now is time
JZ Gringo I’m very sorry to hear that happened to you. I also know that too many people have had bad experiences with medications and other aspects of psychiatric treatment. These are the main reasons why I chose to work in medical education (to try to train new doctors never to make these kinds of mistakes) and why I post these lectures here. My hope is that this information will be useful for people to help know what good treatments look like, and to empower people with knowledge so that they can know their options and discuss risks and alternatives.
15-Minute Pharmacology I’m glad you’re smart and you educate younger people in your field about this stuff. I sincerely thought the guy I was dealing with new his shit because he was like 70 but apparently not, the first sign of something wrong is when I should’ve left him, he would fall asleep during appointments and his hand writing is not eligible, it makes me question his profession, he’s lucky I’m healing otherwise he’d have a lawsuit on his hands... Every other doc I talk to about this guy, thinks he’s a nut job and possibly just too old for his profession... I’m not bashing you here and I want to be a psychologist now because I want to understand my brain and what was happening to me on risperidone, I understand a little but not enough, I obsess about it everyday even dream about it
informative sir
What are some key differences in Clozapine vs. Aristada ?? I hope you can help, thanks.
Fb has a group for this medicine for anyone on it or considering it
Yeah but side effects aren’t worth it
Well.... many side effects can be either prevented or minimized. And I know people for whom clozapine enabled things like: move from homelessness to living independently in their own apartment, return to college, return to graduate school, return to work as a scientist, return to work as a professor, continue important roles as spouses. I think each of these folks would says that the benefits of clozapine far outpaced its side effects.
15-Minute Pharmacology you’re not wrong but from my horrific experience with a risperidone Injection because the doc had no idea what he was doing, he didn’t even put me on oral supplements before the injection also not to mention I don’t see things, I had depression and put me on the highest dose 120mg and side effects lasted 2 months all which were mental issues that I’ve never felt before but were unbearable, I’m finally able to do normal things without the need to feel like I need to pace around like a mad man. My head was also burning, it was a weird headache but instead of aching it felt like my brain sat in the sun all day and I couldn’t think, that sensation is going away slowly but it’s weird that it popped up and persisted for as long as it did after the medication supposedly left my body. There’s just so many side effects that are concluded in and side effects that were never mentioned to me, I was too depressed to make a rational choice, I should’ve said no because now of I have PTSD which my new doc diagnosed me with because of that injection. Thanks to science, I’m afraid everyday of feeling a certain way, only thing that can heal me now is time
JZ Gringo I’m very sorry to hear that happened to you. I also know that too many people have had bad experiences with medications and other aspects of psychiatric treatment.
These are the main reasons why I chose to work in medical education (to try to train new doctors never to make these kinds of mistakes) and why I post these lectures here. My hope is that this information will be useful for people to help know what good treatments look like, and to empower people with knowledge so that they can know their options and discuss risks and alternatives.
15-Minute Pharmacology I’m glad you’re smart and you educate younger people in your field about this stuff. I sincerely thought the guy I was dealing with new his shit because he was like 70 but apparently not, the first sign of something wrong is when I should’ve left him, he would fall asleep during appointments and his hand writing is not eligible, it makes me question his profession, he’s lucky I’m healing otherwise he’d have a lawsuit on his hands... Every other doc I talk to about this guy, thinks he’s a nut job and possibly just too old for his profession... I’m not bashing you here and I want to be a psychologist now because I want to understand my brain and what was happening to me on risperidone, I understand a little but not enough, I obsess about it everyday even dream about it
For drug resistant group this needs to be offered. Side effects v psychosis, it’s clear it should be attempted