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Mental Health Coming Off Invega Sustenna (Paliperidone) v4

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John78 said:
You can have mild to severe (possibly life threatening) side effects from accumulating too much serotonin if you take SJW along with Prozac. Hallucinations I think is one of these side effects, along with like diarrhea and stuff. You also might have to give up on feeling adderall for the time being.
You're not screwed though, It will just take longer after having 8 shots. Be patient and don't give up hope.
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Thank you for telling me that. I don’t like the St. John’s it doesn’t seem to be doing much. I think I’m going to take a break from it. I also seem to be getting food cravings too. Like when I was on invega. It seems to be pushing the left over invega out of my system but making the symptoms stronger.
 
Heather01 said:
Thank you for telling me that. I don’t like the St. John’s it doesn’t seem to be doing much. I think I’m going to take a break from it. I also seem to be getting food cravings too. Like when I was on invega. It seems to be pushing the left over invega out of my system but making the symptoms stronger.
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You're welcome. Yeah taking a break from it would be best I think, and not touch it until you get off of Prozac (if you want). But it's kind of odd that it'd make your symptoms worse since it basically thins out the invega in your blood and makes it less effective, as you probably know already. But idk. If it makes you worse then don't take it period. I didn't notice anything when I was taking it. I took it for like 2 months and stopped. I still have a couple bottles laying around.
 
I’m not sure what’s going on with me food cravings, more annoyed, I’m on geodon so I shouldn’t be getting cravings from APs. The thing I hate the most about invega is that it’s left me dependent on my abusive family my dad is a text book abuser. I pray every day that I feel normal again so I can be rid of his abuse he has started abusing my son he was very mean to me when I was a kid and now he’s destroying my five year olds life. I keep calling cps and they do nothing. I have to get better I get my son back in august and my dads abuse has gotten a lot worse I need to distance myself from him he’s become unbearable
 
Is anyone still experiencing sleep problems? I haven’t been able to sleep for 2-3 nights in a row all of a sudden. I used to sleep 10-15 hours before. I’m already 9 months off my last shot.
is there something besides melatonin that helps?
 
Hey all, just a quick update.

I have been way more motivated to move around recently. I am no longer just wanting to sit on the couch staring into dead space. It feels good to be outside moving around after two years of being a couch potato. Not my fault, as the meds really killed me.

It will get better, just takes some time. Recovery is possible and we are all in this together.
 
Antipsychiatry said:
Hey all, just a quick update.

I have been way more motivated to move around recently. I am no longer just wanting to sit on the couch staring into dead space. It feels good to be outside moving around after two years of being a couch potato. Not my fault, as the meds really killed me.

It will get better, just takes some time. Recovery is possible and we are all in this together.
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Did you lose the weight gained from the injection in the past 2 years?
 
I have decided to try Optivai to lose this weight. It’s expensive and I shouldn’t have to spend my money on it the insurance company can ruin my life by making me fat, miserable and unable to get off my ass and now I have to pay big money to lose the weight they are all in bed with one another making u sicker so I will need more drugs they want u over weight they want u sick that is the goal
 
Antipsychiatry said:
I have yet to lose any weight. I'm sure with the exercise and proper diet I'll lose it.
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Yeah bro, if you eat Whole Foods (unprocessed carbs, etc.) and exercise even if it’s a long walk (I listen to podcasts on the walk, it makes it go by much faster) you’ll lose the weight. I started at 265 2.5 months ago and now I’m down to 230. Just doing long walks and Whole Foods ingredients. And drink tons of water that promotes weight loss.
 
Blakefree said:
Yeah bro, if you eat Whole Foods (unprocessed carbs, etc.) and exercise even if it’s a long walk (I listen to podcasts on the walk, it makes it go by much faster) you’ll lose the weight. I started at 265 2.5 months ago and now I’m down to 230. Just doing long walks and Whole Foods ingredients. And drink tons of water that promotes weight loss.
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How many months off the injection?
 
Afernandes1 said:
That’s scary. I thought the weight is supposed to naturally come off just like it was gained. I tried the optavia diet and lost about 10 pounds but it is a very restrictive diet.
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that's what i am thinking as well. the weight comes off naturally but it doesn't? I guess it is different for everyone. This sucks. losing 70 pounds is a challenge !
 
Losing the weight is definitely a challenge. I know some people like steph78 and Paula that lost all their weight effortlessly at around month 8. Katrina lost weight around month 13. And some have gone years without shedding a pound. This injection definitely has the potential to last longer than 300 days in the body.
 
Optivia seems to help people lose large amounts of weight. I lost 20 pounds but got bored with the same foods. I’m using my stimulus money to pay for optivia. I need to lose 50 pounds.
 
I lost 10 pounds over 2 months on the optavia Diet. So hopefully you’re able to lose more. I’m starting the protein diet today and hoping that works for me.
 
Heather01 said:
I’m not sure what’s going on with me food cravings, more annoyed, I’m on geodon so I shouldn’t be getting cravings from APs. The thing I hate the most about invega is that it’s left me dependent on my abusive family my dad is a text book abuser. I pray every day that I feel normal again so I can be rid of his abuse he has started abusing my son he was very mean to me when I was a kid and now he’s destroying my five year olds life. I keep calling cps and they do nothing. I have to get better I get my son back in august and my dads abuse has gotten a lot worse I need to distance myself from him he’s become unbearable
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Geodon IS an AP and is notorious for weight gain.
 
WHen i used to read through this daily alot of people didnt come back that recovered. I kinda understand why life gets distracting im really busy now .

Just a quick checkin. almost a year since my last shot it truely gets better

imrovements were from the most bleak ahedonia to a pretty decent life now if i continue to recover more and more its just a bonus living through the nightmare on this shot wasnt cool like i dont even want to talk about it that much but im hoping it helps someone
 
I didn't wanna hear this while i was in the dumps and looking like i cant wait another day while facing 300 days more, if u can overcome this depending on how ur mindset is it does make u a stronger person and more grateful. I have high hopes for the future when i used to think i was f'd for life
 
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