Posted by ed_uk on January 25, 2005, at 11:48:57
In reply to Re: Clozapine, posted by Jeroen on January 25, 2005, at 11:32:48
Hello J,
>will i get agruculosis from Clozapine, that my white blood cells all die?
If your psychiatrist prescribes clozapine you'll need to have a blood test every week to make sure that you have enough white blood cells. About 1 to 2% of people treated with clozapine develop agranulocytosis. The fact that you experienced side effects from Geodon does not mean that you'll be any more likely than anyone else to develop agranulocytosis. If you did develop agranulocytosis you would have to stop clozapine. You would probably be treated with antibiotics and a drug called filgrastim which stimulates the body to make lots of new white blood cells.
Ed.
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