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Mental Health Coming off Invega (paliperidone) injections, v 5.0

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WildSunShin3 said:
I never lost the feeling of caffeine. I did lose the ability to get buzz off of alcohol and when I do get a buzz it only last for a hour maybe 30 mins ..also my libido hasn't came back.
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Have u taken anything since the injections how have u made it this long with andohenia what has kept you going
 
WildSunShin3 said:
It has been 4 years for me since I had a total of 3 injections of invega sustenna and my emotions still comes in waves ..still having hard time enjoying life because of anhedonia.
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See I told you!!! This drug takes something from you! Are you taking a different antipsychotic?
 
Better to commit suicide, what's the point of living a life that is dull and flat without any joy or sensations.
If it doesn't come back, I'ma hang myself.
 
WildSunShin3 said:
I never lost the feeling of caffeine. I did lose the ability to get buzz off of alcohol and when I do get a buzz it only last for a hour maybe 30 mins ..also my libido hasn't came back.
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4 years and your libido still hasn't come back?? are you on any other Antipsychotic drug?
 
Where there is hope, there is life. Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was prone to depressive, mad states and even missed his own wedding? Yet he achieved greatness AFTER he became mentally unwell. There are many other stories like his. Everyone experiences mental illness - the question is to what degree are they experiencing it and what internal and external factors are contributing to it? For us, it's a twofold problem - we must deal with the external factor of the drug before we can even begin to analyze the external stressors and internal coping mechanisms that caused us to imbalance enough to get in invega in the first place. Many of us have heard the line "incurable" from our psychs - as in medieval times, the "possessed" are instantly "damned" to a lifetime of mental and physical arrest and atrophy. I take great hope from Menninger's assertion that most who experience mental episodes rebalance , and that even the "incurable" should be looked upon with hope. He and his brother took over the Topeka state hospital with this frame of mind, and saw many "hopeless" and ignored patients recover. He points out that this was BEFORE the advent of anaractic drugs - he likens doctors who put faith in such drugs to those who put faith in vinegar for yellow fever, bleeding patients as was common pre-19th century, and those who would force ammonia down a dying king's throat. I finished reading "The Vital Balance" today and recommend it - it provides a lot of insight and even breaks down research on mental illness from Plato to modern times (60s). One thing from the book that struck me was his assertion that mental episodes are not always bad - sometimes they are a frightening part of transformative mental development. I'll continue to read more psychiatric books and share insight that I hope may be helpful to those recovering here - I think, in the long run that many of us may find that we are not just recovering from invega but also tasked with finding what will stop us from arriving in situations in which we are injected in the first place. We deal with a lot of grief feelings after invega, most of them related to what the drug took from us, but I think also in part to the idea that we are condemned to be forever unwell & how those labels make us feel. Reading psych books help me understand and defeat those feelings.
 
I got three big problems - feeling really tired, insomnia, and no libido / erectile dysfunction. I am mostly concerned about feeling really tired and my sexual function. I honestly can't believe I don't get horny at all. It seems like recovery in that area is out of reach, which scares the hell out of me. I'm around 3 months off by the way. I've read sexual instinct returns at month 5 from some users, but at this rate, I doubt it.
 
masamune1 said:
I got three big problems - feeling really tired, insomnia, and no libido / erectile dysfunction. I am mostly concerned about feeling really tired and my sexual function. I honestly can't believe I don't get horny at all. It seems like recovery in that area is out of reach, which scares the hell out of me. I'm around 3 months off by the way. I've read sexual instinct returns at month 5 from some users, but at this rate, I doubt it.
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I'm 80 days off and I don't see my sexual function returns at that rate too.
I hope I'm not damaged for life.
Some say it's permanent, but also, some fully recover, I don't know what and who to believe.
I guess I have to wait and find out.
 
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So I tried out my semen count by jerking off this morning. No chunks of semen. It was very watery. At this rate I will never become a father. I hope I will recover!
 
Kaatrina said:
Yes :) my last shot was in January 2019 and I lost all ability to draw even simple pencil sketches on invega. You do recover all the things that it seems impossible to get back.
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Did you regain your imagination and thoughts?
Also, did you get anhedonia from invega? if yes, have you recovered from it?
Are you currently on any other meds?
 
UnluckyXeplion said:
Did you regain your imagination and thoughts?
Also, did you get anhedonia from invega? if yes, have you recovered from it?
Are you currently on any other meds?
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Yes, I regained all my thoughts, imagination, drive, and self confidence.
I had anhedonia from invega. I lost interest in everything I cared about and couldn't focus. I could not pray, care emotionally for my children, or weep. I have recovered fully. I am not on any other meds.
 
Kaatrina said:
Yes, I regained all my thoughts, imagination, drive, and self confidence.
I had anhedonia from invega. I lost interest in everything I cared about and couldn't focus. I could not pray, care emotionally for my children, or weep. I have recovered fully. I am not on any other meds.
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Thank you so much, you just gave me hope!
How long did it take you to fully recover?

At the beginning, all I thought about was killing myself. Now 80 days off, the suicidal thoughts are pretty much gone.
Still struggling with anhedonia, I don't have desire for anything, lack of motivation, lack of inspiration from things like songs etc. low sex drive and more nasty stuff.
I don't believe the negativity around here, even if it takes years for some things, I will fully recover!
Most important for me is to never forget how I was pre-invega, so I have something to compare to when I'm improving.
 
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