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Coming off Clozapine
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I have thought this over and over and am really considering coming off clozapine (Anti-Psychotic) which is one of my main drugs I take twice-daily.
I feel it is suppressing my real thoughts to try to trick me and distract me of what is really going on. My doctor wants me to stay on it but as i've said i don't feel as if my thoughts are my own and i disagree with him.
Does anyone have advice?
BB x
I feel it is suppressing my real thoughts to try to trick me and distract me of what is really going on. My doctor wants me to stay on it but as i've said i don't feel as if my thoughts are my own and i disagree with him.
Does anyone have advice?
BB x
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It's difficult though I know,when everyone says oh you must, you need them... but you aren't so sure... Sorry i can't give you answer, just wanted to share.
Ultimately it is your decision, anti-psychotic's are there do to exactly what they say on the tin so to speak and help you to lead a more stable life. If however you feel that they are affecting you functioning in a 'normal' way then maybe talk it over with your doctor and ask if there are any alternatives?
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If I'm understanding what you're saying, you sound like you feel like the drug is brainwashing you or otherwise working to prevent you from seeing something, and that's not 100% rational. It's possible that this isn't the right drug for you or that you need a change of dosage somehow, because you shouldn't be feeling like that. I would really try to explain what you're feeling to the doctor and perhaps try a different medication, especially if this is a new symptom.
You say they have an obsession with you. What do you mean? And may I ask what condition they're trying to treat, if you don't feel that's too personal?
I mean, they have been following me for some time and they enjoy trying to hurt me and control my day-to-day life.
The doctors said its paronoid schizophrenia
I know it's hard to imagine. I'm bipolar, and I know when I get manic I tend to think that everyone else has something wrong with them for trying to say that I'm acting weird. After all, I'm on top of the world and everything is fantastic. Sometimes, you just have to trust that these people are really trying to help you.