Dear Abaraham,
My wife had been hallucinating badly and it was getting worse. Clozaril
wassuggested by her neurologist, but he was concerned that the side effects, one
of which was low blood pressure, would aggravate her already low blood pressure.
Hetried respiridol, but htat aggravated the hallucinations. Then Zofran
(ondansitrton) was tried but it had no affect. Finally Clozaril was strongly
recommended by the Drs. at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC after a few visits where we
went for evaluation. They said that the side effects were manageable. This
encouraged our neurologist to prescribe Clozaril(clozapine). Her hallucinations
have almost disappeared. Even her PD symptoms have been reduced. She now sleeps
much better. Her appetite has returned.
Whetherher reaction is normal or is relative to the types of PD symptoms that
she has is questionable. Her PD symptoms are not "classic". In addition to the
slowing of movement, she had trouble swallowing and had severe burning
sensations at various places in her body. She does not have "frezzing" or
extreme dyskinesia.
I would suggest that you talk to your neurologist about using Clozaril.
