survivor Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I have had seizures ever since I got accuphased & forced onto seroquel 3 years ago by my former psychiatrist. (Died of a brain tumor.) I have now titrated myself down to 1/4 pill of clozaril. 6.25 mg. The seizures jolt me just as I am about to sleep. They are painful & there was white light. I seize & do not sleep if I do not take 1/4 pill of clozaril within 48 hours. What is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I don't know, but I strongly suggest that keep taking your medication as prescribed until you talk to your doc. You can only titrate up, not down, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nalgas Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I have had seizures ever since I got accuphased & forced onto seroquel 3 years ago by my former psychiatrist. (Died of a brain tumor.) I have now titrated myself down to 1/4 pill of clozaril. 6.25 mg. The seizures jolt me just as I am about to sleep. They are painful & there was white light. I seize & do not sleep if I do not take 1/4 pill of clozaril within 48 hours. What is going on? I'm not sure what "accuphase" means outside of the context of Accuphase making high-end audio equipment, but most antipsychotics are known to lower the seizure threshold a little, some more than others. In general, they don't have enough of an effect on that to cause any sort of problem in people who aren't predisposed to having seizure activity of some sort, although that's not always the case. There are always some people who have unusual reactions to every med. From what I remember off the top of my head, though, I think Clozaril is one of the more likely ones to cause stuff like that, but I'd have to look it up after I get back from my appointment, so don't quote me on that. Anyway, if you're having seizures or something seizure-like and you have some way to prevent them for now, keep doing the preventing. It's hard to tell from here exactly what's going on, but I'm sure you figured out already that they're not good for your brain. At this point, it would be best to talk to your doc about it (assuming you have a new one now), and then see where they want to go from there. And yeah, if you want to be picky, VE's right. Titrate up, taper off. Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_K Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Yeah, like Nalgas said, clozaril is a med that can cause seizures. I would notify my doctor ASAP about the episodes you are experiencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivor Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 Thank You People. I AM doing a titration of 6.25 mg every 48 hours. My new GP Who I TRUST (& I had to fire a line of female dicks to get to a Good Male Doc) doesn't know what the hell is going on, but He is willing to work with me. Every AUTOMATON (psychiatrist) in Saskatoon will reiterate the same garbage, "These are just hypnogogic jerks. Everybody gets them from time to time. If you increased your clozaril to 300 mg as the guidelines state, you wouldn't have these problems." I will NOT go back to any psychiatrist in Saskatoon. They belong to the Fraternity of Skulls. I walked out on the HEAD of PSYCHIATRY of ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: Dr. Benzine. Would you believe that someone just put an APB out on me? I ID'd the police plate, the RUH LEVEL 1 yellow tag on the frontview mirror, the jeans & T shirt on the front passenger seat, & the campus meter number. I sprayed like a skunk. I yelled at Police Communications & Campus Security on the phone. I threatened them with my lawyer. I asked, "As a Female Student on Campus, is there any TROUBLE I should be aware of?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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null0trooper Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I have had seizures ever since I got accuphased & forced onto seroquel 3 years ago by my former psychiatrist. (Died of a brain tumor.) I have now titrated myself down to 1/4 pill of clozaril. 6.25 mg. The seizures jolt me just as I am about to sleep. They are painful & there was white light. I seize & do not sleep if I do not take 1/4 pill of clozaril within 48 hours. What is going on? I'm not sure what "accuphase" means "Acuphase" - Zuclopenthixol acetate. It's available as an injectable for severe episodes. There's a depot form for maintenance also, according to PubMed. Y'know, there have to be other AAPs available that don't weird Survivor out so much... "Seizures and white light" when you're trying to go to sleep. yuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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