zuclopenthixol anyone heard of it?

Ami · 27-05-2009, 11:08 AM

im taking 20mg of zuclopenthixol with aripiprazole 30mg, citalopram 30mg and zopiclone and lorazepam

hs anyone been on zuclopenthixol? its the tabs not inject but ive not heard of it!

xx

Shenanigans · 27-05-2009, 02:43 PM

I've not heard of it hun. Do you find it helpful at all?
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sherlock holmes · 27-05-2009, 03:44 PM

Yeah I've heard of as clopixol, never been on it though.

Ami · 27-05-2009, 04:24 PM

oh right i was going to ask for experiemeces (as usual :P) but never heard of it. its an old one. he said it will also help my agitataion so thats good. only took one dose so not sure how its working yet!

thanks x

justapuppetonastring · 27-05-2009, 04:30 PM

I was on clopixol for years along with others and it did help but as i got better becasue im on other anti psychs i reduced the dose and eventually came off it. I found it made me really, really tired. I actually only came off it a couple months ago, good luck.

Ami · 27-05-2009, 04:42 PM

ahhh okay shelley thanks x i mentioed clozapine but he said i need to try a few more stuff now. ive ran out of atypicals so on old ones! x

Ami · 27-05-2009, 08:43 PM

does the blurry vision wear off? x

justapuppetonastring · 28-05-2009, 11:10 AM

my psych said you only need to try three anti psychs til you can try clozapine but likei said i think its mainly used for schizophrenia. N i dunno i didnt get blurry vision but most side effects do wear off after i a while ive found. Hope it helps x

Ami · 28-05-2009, 11:56 AM

thanks shelley x

justapuppetonastring · 30-05-2009, 08:50 PM

Hey ami hows it goin?

Ami · 30-05-2009, 09:07 PM

am taking 15mg of procyclidine to stop the eye rolling :/

am not great, voices and messages and noise x

charliotta · 17-07-2009, 09:55 PM

Is it similar to acuphase? I've had those IM injections when I was at my most manic. I think the tablets are shorter-acting (the injections keep you asleep for abut 2 & a half days). Although I hated being injected against my will, It saved me from complete manic exhaustion and was the beginning of the end of my manic psychosis.

LaurieR · 18-07-2009, 11:48 PM

Zuclopenthixol acuphase is the acetate salt of Zuclopenthixol, so the active ingredient is the same. The tablets are shorter-acting because they don't have extended release. The injection works for 2 weeks because it is slowly released from an oily substance into the bloodstream.

Acuphase is for short-term management of mania and/or psychosis only, while oral tablets can be used in maintainance therapy after the injection.