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Reviewer: 19-24 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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After being dx year ago. With a 4 Mth hospitalization 3 atypical antipsychotics he was put on Cloazaril. All I can say is wow! Within 3 mths he is working and happy - Downside-Sleepy,Weekly blood work and weight gain
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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This medication has helped me deal with the voices. I would recommend it to those individuals seeking relief.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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Clozaril is the only medication that worked for my schizoaffective disorder. I became a functioning human being and able to participate in every day life without voices constantly hounding me and confusing me. The only draw back to this medication is that you have to get your blood drawn once a week for a whole year and if after that your stable it's fine but if your test comes back too low
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Reviewer: bell, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Caregiver)
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increadible weight gain...over double original weight
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Reviewer: FamilyFullOfCrazy, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Caregiver)
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In 1982, my brother was diagnosed at the age of 20 with Schizophrenia and Bipolar-Manic Depressive. He has been on several anti-psychotic and anti-depression over several years. Appx 5 years after Clozaril being available he began taking it. It has been the most helpful and effective anti-psychotic medication for him. As most know, the lab work for blood draw is a pain (once a week!) but for the l
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