Hi there,
i have a twenty-three year old son who has been treated for several years with 350mg clozapine. the drug has been incredibly successful and as until three months ago everything was fine. all of a sudden he decided he is normal and normal people do not take drugs.
the change was quite dramatic. firstly, he lost weight (15 kilos), secondly he started going out with normal people and doing very normal stuff (except drinking in small amounts) his speech has become very rapid and he only sleeps six hours a day. this week he took himself off to london for a two year holiday as he wants to start living a normal life. we reckon he has either stopped taking the clozapine or he has reduced the intake by 50%.
my question is two fold. one is the dose of clozapine associated with the persons weight?
two; do the above changes in character mean that he has reduced or stop taking his medications?
any help you can give me will be most appreciated.
i have a twenty-three year old son who has been treated for several years with 350mg clozapine. the drug has been incredibly successful and as until three months ago everything was fine. all of a sudden he decided he is normal and normal people do not take drugs.
the change was quite dramatic. firstly, he lost weight (15 kilos), secondly he started going out with normal people and doing very normal stuff (except drinking in small amounts) his speech has become very rapid and he only sleeps six hours a day. this week he took himself off to london for a two year holiday as he wants to start living a normal life. we reckon he has either stopped taking the clozapine or he has reduced the intake by 50%.
my question is two fold. one is the dose of clozapine associated with the persons weight?
two; do the above changes in character mean that he has reduced or stop taking his medications?
any help you can give me will be most appreciated.