Unable to get high from weed after Invega Sustenna (Antipsychotic)

[Narshe81]

Hi,

Last year I was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and was forced to take Invega Sustenna injections at 100mg a month for 10 months. A week after my first injection I noticed that weed and cigarettes began to stop working. After about two weeks, I can no longer get high off weed anymore no matter how good the buds or how much I smoke. I don't even feel a buzz.

I am now off this medication and my last injection was on August 29th 2013. It has been almost three months and a half since then and the side effects from the medication and my ability to get high haven't improved at all. I still suffer from severe anhedonia and I still cannot enjoy things like cigarettes, weed, alcohol, or any other activities/substances that gives pleasure.

I found a couple other people online who were also on antipsychotics and could not get high while they were on it. It took some of them 2 months to a year to be able to get high off weed again after having stopped their medication.

I am just wondering if there is anyone who has experienced this before or can contribute to when I can get high again that would be great. I am desperate and really miss my high.

Thank you in advance for any reply.

 

[bennyZA]

Damn dude, I'm sorry. I've never heard of that particular medication. That really sucks. Btw, when you say 'forced' to take it, what do you mean.

 

[Narshe81]

It means that when I was misdiagnosed as having schizophrenia, I had no choice in what sort of treatment they could give me. I had to take whatever medication they wanted to give me or they will have people pin me to the floor and force the injection anyway. If I didn't show up for my injection or doctor's appointment, police would come and drag me to the hospital.

That's what I meant by forced. Now I feel like my life is completely destroyed because of it. I have severe anhedonia along with a number of other side effects.

 

[Felonious Monk]

There's been a couple other recent threads about this exact same phenomenon (maybe they were your threads, idk). If you use the search function you should be able to find them.

 

[Narshe81]

They can't be my threads because this is the only one about this issue that I have posted here. Thanks I will try to search for them.

 

[Felonious Monk]

Not exactly the same but you started this thread a couple weeks ago.

There's also this thread about neuroleptics and disregulation of dopamine, but I think you posted already.

Also this.

 

[Seyer]

Please dont cross post your threads. As Felonious Monk said, you already created a thread in Mental Health about discontinuation of that specific medication. Be patient with it and dont rush into drug use again, even if it is just cannabis.