Simba Cub Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Apparently it's carcinogenic and known side effects include "sudden death syndrome". Is this just a case of reading too much into things or should I generally be worried! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 14 minutes ago, Simba Cub said: Apparently it's carcinogenic and known side effects include "sudden death syndrome". Is this just a case of reading too much into things or should I generally be worried! Obviously I’m not a doc but I have heard/read quite a lot about serious concerns. What taking it for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simba Cub Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 Personally I'm on Clozapine which is a "messy" drug in its own right; I just came across Pimozide in random browsing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 23 minutes ago, Simba Cub said: Personally I'm on Clozapine which is a "messy" drug in its own right; I just came across Pimozide in random browsing. Only ever heard of it for really severe Tourette’s. It’s more last line than clozaril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikl_pls Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 42 minutes ago, Iceberg said: Only ever heard of it for really severe Tourette’s. It’s more last line than clozaril Wow, really?? I was given this I think last year for my Tourette's syndrome (2 mg 2x/day I think?), my pdoc didn't seem to bat an eye when I asked her about it. I got off of it when I read apparently the same things that @Simba Cub read... I tried fluphenazine next, which helped my Tourette's with almost no side effects (except marked blunted affect and depression at 1 mg 3x/day, not as bad as with haloperidol though...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, mikl_pls said: Wow, really?? I was given this I think last year for my Tourette's syndrome (2 mg 2x/day I think?), my pdoc didn't seem to bat an eye when I asked her about it. I got off of it when I read apparently the same things that @Simba Cub read... I tried fluphenazine next, which helped my Tourette's with almost no side effects (except marked blunted affect and depression at 1 mg 3x/day, not as bad as with haloperidol though...) Sorry that was unclear. I meant rather than clozaril for things other than Tourette’s because it isn’t indicated for that in the US. Apparently it is in Europe though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 @mikl_pls did it help at all before u stopped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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