I gained a total of 40 pounds through the 3 years on/off the injection and have managed to lose 30 pounds. But the last 10 pounds doesn’t seem to budge, I’ve tried everything from exercise to dieting to keto and strength training. I’m low key losing hope to get to my pre-invega weight but I guess the last option would be fasting. It’s just difficult to do.
I agree. The injection affects everyone differently. I don’t think you can really compare progress because everyone’s brain chemistry is so unique.
How many injection did you have the 3 Times?
I'm almost 5 months off and its barely getting better with my sexual dysfunction.
That's roughly correct. Big Pharma has been trying to push some antipsychotics as depression treatment adjuncts but the evidence does not really support this. For your bipolar depression, your options within psychiatry are bipolar meds and antidepressant meds.
I think around that time is when withdrawal really sets in, I’m at month 5 and feel worse than before in a lot of ways.
Did you get the Invega or Xeplion shot?
I took a blood test a few weeks ago and I was at 5.2ng ml of paliparadone which is pretty low so at this point my brain is probably adjusting to a state more like homeostasis therefore I’m having withdrawals even though we both feel like shit rn it’s a good thing cause we are adjusting so we might see big improvements soon. I took the paliparadone pill for 2 weeks a month after getting the shot quit that and got pretty bad withdrawals from it I felt even shittier then I did on the pills but a month after I stopped the pills I felt way better.
They the same thing
I've unfortunately been off of Invega for 2 years and four months and haven't made any substantial progress. I still have yet to recover my emotions, creativity, cognition, energy, and sexuality. I've went off of ALL meds for 2+ years . My psychosis was drug induced (a mix of adderall, shrooms, weed, and MDMA that turns out was laced with meth), so perhaps Invega harms people more who don't actually have a schizophrenic illness. I know that it's not just in my head because I just literally can't cry or feel anything, no matter how tragic something is (family member dying, sad movies . music). Additionally, my semen is still completely clear/watery. You can't psychosomatisize/ overthink yourself into remaining infertile.
The same amount, 156mg + 234mg all 3 times, 12 months apart
I believe a cure is possible if time doesn't fix it, please keep us updated on your efforts finding a cure
You are absolutely wise and correct to avoid psychedelics if you suffer from severe anxiety AND if LSD is what caused your initial psychosis. Please avoid psychedelics, and it would probably be best to avoid all illicit substances while you are recovering as well.
That is odd and I'm sorry to hear you're not continuing to feel better. Are you engaging in any healthy lifestyle activities, healthy diet, good sleep regime, regular exercise, regular face to face socialisation with friends and family, etc? All of those things can help immensely in recovery.
i posted earlier and figured out why I’m not feeling better I got to the bottom of it and yes I have a healthy diet good sleep and regular exercise ever since my withdrawals increased I can’t do as much exercise like lifting and running but I still take long walks, socially I’m not doing well I’m not really motivated to go out or anything I used to be a really social guy but invega made me a shell of the person I was before however I’m going back to school in January and may start working so that’ll help.
Sorry too hear you haven’t recovered yet but hang in there there was a guy named aiden21 who recovered after 4 years, Guys don’t feel hopeless reading a post like this a case of someone not recovering in 2 years 4 months is extremely rare.
How come some users on Invega are able to get stoned while I cannot?
We don’t have the answers! Try a doctor! You ask this question everyday!