Posted by Maxime on May 17, 2005, at 16:35:23
In reply to Weight gain - but is Clozapine my last shot?, posted by pretty_paints on May 17, 2005, at 14:46:23
((( Pretty Paints ))) So good to see you again!
The weight gain from Clozapine is similiar to the weight gain from Zyprexa. I have a friend who has taken both.
Do you have an official DX yet?
Have you tried any of the older anti-psychotics like chlorpromazine?
I will see if I can find any information on weight gain and Clozapine.
Love,
Maxime> Hi
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> I have been on Rispiridone, Zyprexa, Seroquel and Abilify.
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> The next alternative might be Clozapine. The thing is though, HOW BAD IS THE WEIGHT GAIN?
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> Is it comparable to that of Zyprexa or worse?
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> I've heard stories stories stories of people going from a size 8 to a size 20 (UK sizes). Is this true or hearsay?
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> I was 48kg when I started. I went up to 61kg (an increase of 13kg) when I went on both Remeron and Zyprexa together. Now I'm on Remeron and Abilify I've gone down to about 57kg.
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> Will Clozapine cause me to gain MUCH more weight than these other meds?
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> I am seriously stressed out coz none of these stupid meds seem to be working well enough for me to have a life.
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> Please reply if you have any info :(
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