~~~Hi everyone,
New to this site and looking for some hope for my husband. A little over 10 yrs ago he served in the Army and did a tour in Iraq...combat. he was diagnosed with PTSD. Fast forward to December 2018...we were just about to get married and all my family was coming to meet him in person for the first time. This was definitely nerve racking for him as a combat vet with PTSD. He went to the VA and his psychiatrist suggested invega sustenna. He was given the loading dose 234mg and then a week later 156mg. Soon after he started with the usual side effects. Tremors, shuffling, kinda sedated, restlessness(severe). Well he never went back to get anymore injections due to the side effects he experienced. Sometime in January 2019 those side effects went away but he seemed so depressed, then anhedonia, insomnia, constipation with abdominal discomfort. He was not able to even cry. I just thought this was a bad case of depression from his PTSD but them we started researching Invega sustenna and the withdrawals.
I can say I'm seeing minimal improvement. In late February/early March I started him on supplements and eating healthy. On 3/17/19 he was able to cry, one tear. On 3/20/19 he was able to cry more tears. on 3/23/19 he stated he kind of felt like himself for a brief moment but it went away. He has very little hope that he will recover from this.
After tons of research I started giving him some supplements. I'm not sure what combinations we have tried because there have been so many. Fish oil, magnesium, 5-HTP,Ginkgo Biloba, Lithium orotate, L-Theanine. Yesterday 3/23/19 he started Same-e, niacin, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, continuing with fish oil and multi vitamins. I make sure he doesn't eat bad. Everyday for lunch he has a shake that has spinach, kale, blueberries, mango, banana, apple, almond milk and coconut water. He just started drninking alkaline water. We also ordered an ionic foot bath, it should be here be Wednesday 3/27/19. I've been researching how to eliminate this poison from his body quicker!! I found great info on the alternative to meds centers website.
https://www.alternativetomeds.com/services/holistic/neruotoxin-removal/
~~~Hi all, we're approaching 4 months since my husband's last injection. I have seen seen some improvement but it is still very difficult. Continues to suffer from insomnia, anhedonia, constipation with abdominal pain and suicidal thoughts. We have been reading through the old forums and found quite a few recovery stories. Im thankful for all of you sharing your experiences and it's a relief to know we are not the only ones. I see a lot of people suffer from libido issues. I would say his libido is low but he is able to function properly. it seems like there are "waves" periods, he will feel really bad like he's not able to keep fighting. I try my best to support him and I think it's an important part in recovery. Now he is able to play video games which is a good distraction. Gaming was his thing pre invega. His gamer tag on ps4 is BROWN_MAMBA_KING if anyone wants to keep him company. Also his email is
[email protected].
We were continuing with the supplements. I researched the best time to take each supplement. In the AM he takes multivitamins, B complex, lithium orotate, L-theanine and niacin. In the PM fish oil, vit c, lithium orotate, L-theanine and magnesium. For sleep he will take valarian root or a trazadone(only if desperate for sleep). He is going to stop the supplements for a few days to see if they are contributing to the abdominal pain. We also ordered a portable sauna since he doesn't really have the energy to work out. I'll come back in another month to post an update.
Hang in there friends, remember this time in your life is temporary and it will pass!
~~~Hi y'all,
We are almost to the 6-month mark since my husband was injected. It has been a very difficult and trying time. On 4/1/19 my husband got a paliperidone serum test to see how much was left in his blood. There was 1.6 ng/ml which is very low but still present even though the psychiatrist told him it would only be in his system for 1 month. I had done some research on a cellular detox, which removes toxins from your body at a cellular level. It was a 30 day detox and after 1-2 weeks his withdrawal seemed to intensify (Anxiety, anhedonia, suicidal thoughts). Maybe the detox was working on getting the poison out of him. We tried multiple other things as well. Well today I have great news cause just recently (around 5/27/19) he really started to make improvements. Although he says he doesn't feel it I can see it for sure.
Before, the invega just completely consumed him, every thought was about invega. All our conversations would be about invega. Pre-invega he was such an affectionate person and these last 5 months that person has been in hiding but he's finally coming back. He is being affectionate again and it seems his smile/happiness is genuine. He can concentrate more and joke. He does have some GI issues, but we are not sure if this is invega related. He's been to the doctor multiple times and even had a trip to the ER. They all say constipation. Hopefully those issues will subside soon. He has smoked and drank just a couple times but says it doesn't feel the same. I'm so grateful to where we are now as to where we were just last month and I'm looking forward to having my husband back 100%. If anyone wants to chat with him his gamer tag on ps4 is BROWN_MAMBA_KING and email is
[email protected].
I hope a speedy recovery to all of you! God bless!!!
BTW I'm keeping all my post together, one thing I hated about looking through all the old forums was trying to piece together everyone's stories.