Hi

My 16 year old has been recently diagnosed with schizophrenia and has been extremely ill since November although she is improving slowly now.

She is on a cocktail of drugs including clozapine which worked very well when first introduced and she seemed to almost make a miraculous recovery.

At about 9 weeks into the clozapine treatment she was up to 300mg/day when her WBC and Neutrophil count dropped into the red zone.

After coming off the clozapine as required by Australian protocols she then recommenced treatment with very slow increases back up to 75mg/day where she has remained for several months due to her WBC and Neutrophil count remaining in the Amber zone.

This dosage appears to be holding her stable but not enabling further progress (she continues to experience psychosis).

I would be appreciative of any suggestions or information anyone has to offer regarding known strategies for increasing the WBC and Neutrophil count.

The only thing that has been tried so far is the introduction of Lithium and the cessation of several ancillary medications, none of which appears to be working.

I would also be interested in hearing about anyone who has had a similar experience and what outcome was achieved.

Regards
PC5149