We’ve have a medicatio change with Gavin and here’s how it’s going so far
Category: Clozapine
Oct 30 2016
Major news on the Gavin front tonight
Oct 16 2016
A really important Gavin update
“There are two things we need to talk about. The first is the latest lab results for Gavin and the second is a different approach we’re taking with the Clozapine.”
Oct 03 2016
Gavin’s doing better and worse. Let me explain.
I know this sounds really weird but Gavin seems to be doing better and worse all at the same time. Let me explain.
Sep 28 2016
A major update about Gavin’s health and where we go from here
Today was really rough for Mr. Gavin. He can’t ride in the car for very long at all, without feeling like he’s going to have an accident. This is the worst it’s ever been, by a long shot. I was able to get ahold of his prescribing doctor and we are to immediately drop him …
Sep 28 2016
Gavin’s really struggling with these side effects and it’s heartbreaking
We’ve got to figure something out with these bladder issues because they are now constant and very rarely ever let up on him. Poor Gavin keeps apologizing for having to go to the bathroom over and over and over again. I keep telling him that it’s not his fault and he needn’t apologize for it …
Sep 26 2016
Gavin’s not doing well
It’s been a difficult couple of days for Gavin. It’s safe to say that the increase in Clozapine has significantly increased the side effects he had begun suffering from about two years ago. Gavin’s been struggling with what presents itself as bladder issues. He’s constantly running back and forth to the bathroom, without having to …
Sep 19 2016
Today officially begins our last ditch effort to help relieve Gavin’s schizophrenic symptoms
For the final time, Gavin will have his Clozapine dose bumped up today. He will once again be at 800mg a day and this will be the last time it will ever be increased. So far, we haven’t seen any improvements but hopefully, this next increase will make a difference. Unfortunately, while there hasn’t been …
Sep 14 2016
Day 2 of 700mg of Clozapine
Today is the second day that Gavin has been on 700mg of Clozapine per day. I’m going to be very honest and say that I’m not really seeing anything significant, one way or the other. It’s only been two days, so obviously we’ll need more time to sorta flesh some of this stuff out. …