Clozapine for Borderline Personality Disorder User Reviews

• aj2...
• February 28, 2013

"My son had a myriad of diagnoses since he was 3 years old. By the time he was 20, he had been hospitalized numerous times, attempted suicide 4 times, and was uncontrollable. He had been on 19 different medicines over the course of this time with no reprieve. His doctor decided to try Clozaril as a last resort alternative. I don't even know what to say, within two weeks, his anger diminished, and within three, his personality started to emerge. The medicine completely changed his life. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. He literally transformed within 6 weeks from a boy who couldn't exist in society, manage his behaviors, or aggression, and was completely out of touch with reality, into a son I had never seen before. He now works full time."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 20, 2020

"My condition is TBD. Doctors have said Bipolar 1, others have said Primary Akathisia. I've been on Clozapine for 11 years and take 100 mg/night. I was prescribed this after trying numerous medications. My symptoms are constant physical restlessness, insomnia, manic episodes, and racing thoughts. Untreated, the physical restlessness is almost unbearable. I tried Lithium, Seroquel, Geodon, Trazodone, Lamictal, Zyprexa, Propranolol, and Gabapentin. Finally, in the hospital, I was given Clozapine. I hadn't slept in 3 days and was able to sleep. They titrated me up to 100 mg, and I was discharged. For me, side effects include high heart rate, severe constipation, body aches, weight gain, and extreme thirst. I'm still taking 100 mg of Clozapine. This medicine has saved my life. I can sleep, sit (mostly) still, feel calm, and do my job. I'm so glad my doctor thought outside of the box to give me this medicine. Good luck to everyone out there."

• War...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 25, 2021

"This has changed the life of my 12-year-old son and our family. (He has aggression and psychosis.) After 7 1/2 years of changing drug combinations every few months, after trying every antipsychotic, mood stabilizer, antidepressant, and supplement, after 3 in-patient hospitalizations in a pediatric psychiatric facility (some lasting for months), we FINALLY have relief. We saw improvement in the first two weeks, and we are able to find a maintenance dose within the first month. 5 months later, and he continues to improve. Our household was on pins and needles for years - the constant stress, the cycles of violence, and not being able to leave the house. Since this drug, my son has successfully navigated an amusement park, goes to school every day (with zero restraints or trips to the calming room), and has even started to exercise. He no longer tries to harm himself or others. We have our son back."

• Anx...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 12, 2020

"I ended up in the hospital for a complete OCD meltdown. I hadn’t slept in days and was totally distraught. The hospital put me on clozapine 50 mg for about 2 weeks because I really needed to calm down while I underwent a med change. At first, I was terrified of being on a medication with such a severe reputation. I was utterly shocked at the results, however. I calmed down almost immediately and didn’t suffer any weird side effects. My brain didn’t feel any slower or impaired on the dose I was on. I honestly didn’t feel any different other than more mellow. I would equate the feeling to be similar to Xanax. The medication worked so well for sleep that I wanted to stay on it, but the doctors ended up switching me to something more tolerable upon discharge."

• I W...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 14, 2016

"I took this medicine for 6 years as a teenager for 'bipolar' (which we found out was a misdiagnosis). This medication made me miserable. I felt like I had died and somehow was still walking the Earth. For the first couple of years, I became extremely paranoid, which I had never had a problem with before taking the medicine. The depression was still there. As the dose was gradually decreased, I felt a bit better but still had that feeling of dread. You eat everything. You sleep all the time. You don't care about anything. Coming off of the medicine is almost as bad as being on it! I had severe headaches and nausea, and I lost 10 pounds almost instantly. Clozapine has its place, but you should think hard before taking it."

• Joe...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 5, 2017

"I tried every psych medicine on the market, and none controlled my bipolar problem until I was prescribed clozapine. This med has given me my life back. I am able to live a balanced, normal life on this med with little to no ill side effects. This med controls my manic, erratic behaviors, and I feel stable."