Weight gain - but is Clozapine my last shot?

Posted by pretty_paints on May 17, 2005, at 14:46:23

Hi
I have been on Rispiridone, Zyprexa, Seroquel and Abilify.
The next alternative might be Clozapine. The thing is though, HOW BAD IS THE WEIGHT GAIN?
Is it comparable to that of Zyprexa or worse?
I've heard stories stories stories of people going from a size 8 to a size 20 (UK sizes). Is this true or hearsay?
I was 48kg when I started. I went up to 61kg (an increase of 13kg) when I went on both Remeron and Zyprexa together. Now I'm on Remeron and Abilify I've gone down to about 57kg.
Will Clozapine cause me to gain MUCH more weight than these other meds?
I am seriously stressed out coz none of these stupid meds seem to be working well enough for me to have a life.
Please reply if you have any info :(

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Weight gain - but is Clozapine my last shot? pretty_paints 5/17/05
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