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I met an old lady who had #schizophrenia. She was on antipsychotics for more than 50 years. Never remitted. Had delusions of infidelity on her husband. He loved her and brought up his kids. The kids are grown up and married now.
She was also a cancer survivor. Docs repeated the same medicines as there weren't too many problems even though she was not fully well too.
I took a bold decision to start her on #Clozapine, a drug with risks but also better efficacy. Discussed with her and family.
I took a bold decision to start her on #Clozapine, a drug with risks but also better efficacy. Discussed with her and family.
They agreed to monitor her blood counts and the process started. She did well. Her delusion resolved. She smiled at her husband after long time. He was very happy to see her change. I was thrilled to see the joy in their family.
‘Concerns over the prescription of #clozapine for people diagnosed with “BPD” in private locked psychiatric units’ tinyurl.com/2p9akujp
Important. Clozapine is frequently thrown at people whose cases are seen as hopeless without a full range of interventions having been tried
Important. Clozapine is frequently thrown at people whose cases are seen as hopeless without a full range of interventions having been tried
Many people are diagnosed with PD and left languishing for years in assessment and treatment units meant for a few month stay. I hear of clozapine, yes, bur also people kept in restraints all day.ALL DAY. Levels of abuse are high, families nearly always too far to visit regularly
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This is a frequent cause of AFAB suicide, as recognised by INQUEST. Many of us can generate the names of the dead without pause for breathe. We must not only campaign furiously on this but ensure the move from PD to CEN doesn’t erase the complexity of this group even more
This is a frequent cause of AFAB suicide, as recognised by INQUEST. Many of us can generate the names of the dead without pause for breathe. We must not only campaign furiously on this but ensure the move from PD to CEN doesn’t erase the complexity of this group even more
