Schizophrenia - my son has schizaphrenia,has since age of 17 [paronoid] he has been on clozaril for?
- Posted:
- 6 Jul 2012 by sandra1114
- Topics:
- clozaril, schizophrenia, obesity, weight
Details:
... 7 yrs. he is overweight,300lbs and can not lose weight.dr says it
is from the med. he is doing fine other then being afraid to go out alone. is there any remedy for that? he is self sufficent,cares for himself very well, lives alone very well, drives a 1902truck with 8,000 mi he goes around the corner
for coffee. can go to market ,but, will, only if he has to alone. i live 45min
away and am always driving down to see him for drs app.is a lot of this just
behaverial? because he will go shopping if he actually has too alone. he has
a buddy who will come and go but, can't always of course. he is sick also but
keeps himself busy all the time. he also has sch.
my son is very sweet and appreciates anything i do for him.once in a while
he does hear voices and is not real paronoid anymore. i would love some feedback how to handle his fear
Added 6 Jul 2012:
also he takes klonopin for anxiety 3xd.the side affects are horrible. heart
attacts and sudden death.he has lost 4 of his peers that were on clozaril due
to sudden death. is there no other med on the market that acts like clozaril
but, without the side affects? has anyone been on the med for a long period of time?
6 Jul 2012
Very good Sandra1114. I suggest a change in his medication. That might help ease his paranoia along with his fears. As to what medications, not knowing his medical history in regards to drugs/medications, his doctor might offer you a few suggestions. Regards and I hope your own depression is under control..pledge
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sandra1114
pledge
thank you pledge, i have found a great dr. he is helping me a lot. also i am
having threapy once a week with a EMDR threapist. have you heard of EMDR?
it is also for post t stress disorder, which i have.
Sandra,
I tried EMDR, didn't help me, I have severe PTSD from my childhood from Hades, and it seems though I have tried everything to try to get past IT. I suppose I'll just try to deal with it until the source of my issues is no longer within shouting distance. Since my brother and his wife are both shrinks, EMDR was suggested for me years ago by my brothers wife, since I won't and haven't talked to him in almost 20 years, another undying issue, sorry to say after months of treatment, just did nothing for me. But I must say, I'm a hard nut to crack.
Hope you do well with the EMDR, as many people do well with that therapy.
As far as your son goes, I will research alternative meds for his specific diagnosis and get back to you. A lot has happened with that diagnosis and the meds that work well in controlling symptoms.
Hope you and your son feel better sooner rather than later.
Peace,
Hippie
Sandra hopefully this might help you.