I’ve been waiting so much for this; I can finally say I’m recovered! I was injected twice, 150(234)mg and 100(156)mg shots of Xeplion, which they call Invega in Europe so basically the same shit. First injection was 8 months ago and second two weeks later.
I no longer suffer from any side effects or anything else caused by paliperidone. I’ve managed to lose some weight which is the only thing that bothers me anymore and I still have some left that I need to get rid of. I can sleep normally, think normally, I no longer suffer from anhedonia, loss of libido or any other problem regarding sexuality, no more nightmares, no more anxiety nor depression/suicidality, no more muscle spasms or headaches, no more racing and uncontrollable thoughts or earworms and the list goes on. I even lost my interest in music while on Invega and I’m a musician. But now good songs give me shivers and oh boy I love that feeling !And after this horrible experience I’ve started to appreciate life and small things I used to take for granted a lot more than pre-invega.
I just feel good man, once you think your life has been taken away from you and you get it back, oh boy I love this, to be able to live life again! To feel happy and motivated to do things that I loved to do, this is great!
To anyone thinking that recovery isn’t possible; I can tell you from personal experience that it definately is. At least if you had the same dosage as I did.
I’ve been taking supplements this whole time like vitamin C, D, B-complex, magnesium, zinc, fish oils and I’ve been drinking a lot of water because Invega is mostly excreted renally. I have pretty fast metabolism as well.
I had a drug-induced psychosis from amphetamines/designer drugs which were sold as speed. I was awake for too long and I didn’t eat/drink enough. I have been smoking a lot weed like past 4-5 months and I haven’t seen any signs of a relapse. Cannabinoids such as THC and CBD activate a p-gprotein, which shuttles drugs away from brain cells and into the bloodstream so that will speed up the recovery. I don’t suggest anyone who had a psychosis to use THC because there’s always the chance for a relapse. CBD is far more safer to use if you want to try it. CBD doesn’t have any intoxicating properties, and it acts as an anti-psychotic/-anxiolytic. CBD also makes your immune system stronger and promotes adulthood neurogenesis. If you want to read more about CBD and such head over to
https://leafly.com , you can find tons of interesting, source-backed information there!
I personally think, at least if your psychosis was drug-induced, that using antipsychotics is necessary for like a month or so, not continuous administration of depot injections. And in paliperidone’s case, once-a-month administration will slowly build up the concentrations of the drug in the body. Invega should be administered once a year, not once a month.
My lifegoal is to make a company which promotes, grows and sells hemp/cannabis-based goods such as new generation antipsychotics made/derived from CBD. That is my main goal. To get rid of modern day antipsychotics which do more harm than good. I’ve already registered my company and now I just need to find some funding for this. A good example, Invega being used as an antipsychotic is the same as you would take your car to maintenance because of a crack in the windshield. The guy fixes your windshield by smashing the whole glass into pieces. The crack is gone like the customer wanted but now he faces more problems which are even worse than the problem was at first. Fix one thing, just to get 20 new problems.
Anyway here are my tips for recovery;
1. Don’t browse this forum daily, it just reminds you of your situation
2. Eat healthy, take supplements, drink water
3. Do what you liked to do pre-invega and eventually you’ll notice that you enjoy it again. I watched a lot of different series and played games with my friends, read stuff online, spent time with my girlfriend and friends and so on
4. Have a positive mindset, the feelings you feel now aren’t going to last forever
5. I found that alcohol relieved some anxiety even though it didn’t work properly, I drank almost on a daily basis for the first 3-4 months, I don’t suggest using neurotoxins but in this case I actually do
6. If you suffer from insomnia, low-dose (12,5mg) of quetiapine helped me. Even though it’s an antipsychotic aswell, at small doses it only acts as an antihistamine
7. If you suffer from akathisia/restlessness which I did for the first two months, then Akineton (biperiden) is the drug you want
8. Personally for me, Wellbutrin (bupropion) was a life saver. It blocks the uptake of dopamine so your receptors which are blocked by invega have a lot more dopamine available, so even though they are partly blocked, the dopamine will find it’s way through.
If you have any questions or such, feel free to send me a private message. I won’t be browsing this thread that much anymore, maybe once a month so PM will be better.
To anyone suffering, I’ve been there. It’s hell on Earth. Even worse. But it WILL get better, trust me.
And I’m sorry for my English, I’m from Finland ?
Take care everyone and have a quick recovery! May Mother Nature bless you all
And Fuck Invega!
- Phuc
