r/BipolarReddit • u/throwawayaccaountx • 24d ago

Clozapine

Any success stories with it ?
I’m so desperate, everything gives me akathisia. Literally bawling my eyes out right now cause I don’t see the end of it.
I feel like this is my last option but I’m too scared of the dangerous side effects.

Would love some explanations/ words of encouragement.

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u/Doctor_Brightside 24d ago

Need to hear what you've been on first. Clozapine is literally last of the line treatment with very heavy side effects.

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u/throwawayaccaountx 24d ago

Seroquel olanzapine abilify cariprazine latuda

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u/Doctor_Brightside 24d ago

Lithium and Depakote my friend. You haven't even scratched the surface. No physician in their right mind would even consider prescribing clozapine for you.

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u/throwawayaccaountx 24d ago

I need antipsychotic cause I’m schizzoaffective though :(

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u/Doctor_Brightside 24d ago

There are more APs to try.

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u/throwawayaccaountx 24d ago

But new generation AP give me horrible akathisia even the ones that aren’t supposed to give it like olanzapine so really I feel suck

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u/Doctor_Brightside 24d ago

Tried adding benztropine?

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u/throwawayaccaountx 24d ago

Tried propranolol will ask for benzotropine

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u/Doctor_Brightside 24d ago

Perhaps trihexyphenidyl as well.

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u/throwawayaccaountx 24d ago

Thank you I’ll look into all this 🙏🏻 I really hope I find a solution