Itās become very consistent & stable here, so unless something changes dramatically, Iāll update this thread once a week.
Heās been on Clozapine for 4 weeks, on 200 mg/day for now and he seems to be tolerating it pretty well. The blood work is pretty much the same every week, his appetite is good but no higher that it is when any antipsychotic is working, sleeping good but not too much.
He is still delusional, but there has been a decrease in how often he talks about them & how many different things he talks about. None of the delusions are troubling to him now. Of course, Iād like them all to go away, but if they donāt, it wouldnāt be a huge deal.
When I give him his meds, he takes them. Sometimes, heāll give me a little look, but he doesnāt say anything.
All in all, this has been really good.
Heās not going out too much, but he doesnāt seem overly anxious if he rides out with me. He hasnāt been wanting to go into any stores, and I havenāt pushed the idea. He did go in DMV to renew his driverās license (we picked the main branch at a quiet time, so it took about 30 minutes), and heās doing OK with going in for labwork (again, I picked a quiet office & a quiet time of the day to go an itās always the same lady.).
He also met with his new case manager/therapist- a real pretty, young-ish lady that looks and sounds a lot like one of his old case managers that he liked a lot, just younger. He liked her OK, so weāll gradually get him working with her a little bit.
I think heās doing well enough that Iāll get him into the dentist soon & he wants to see a plastic surgeon to see if they can give him some laser treatment for a small scar on his face that heās self-conscious about.
Heās also said maybe heād like to go fishing or go out & ride the ATVās on our property out in the country - but heās not pushing the issue. Itās so hot here now that I may just let some of that rest until the fall, but itās nice that he mentions doing things every now & then.
He said something funny the other day about the plastic surgeon. I have a habit of saying yes to things, then putting them off until I find the time to do a lot of research. Iām a bit of a procrastinator, but I also like a certain comfort level when I go into things. He told me, āYou canāt just say youāre going to do it and let it go. Just talking doesnāt make things happen.ā It wasnāt funny in itself, but it was like he had a bright moment of clarity and maturity.