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What could happen if i went cold turkey off clozapine?

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Serious rebound: you can have a serious rebound of symptoms which may take long time to get under control again, Clozapine is the gold standard for addressing symptoms that didn't respond to other meds , so NEVER attempt to do that , ask your treating physician and work with him/her. good luck and feel better

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Clozapine withdrawal: Clozapine is an antipsychotic medication used for Schizophrenia & Schizoaffective Disorder. If Clozapine israpidly stopped it can lead to withdrawal symptoms such as headache, agitation, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, orthostatic hypotension, return of mania or rebound psychosis, serotonin syndrome & catatonia.

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