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Mental Health Coming off Invega (Paliperidone, Xeplion) injections v 6.0

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RecoveryInProgress said:
Did your depression cause extreme fatigue? That’s what I feel I’m going through as well where it makes me feel extremely exhausted after waking up and several hours after… tends to get better as the day goes on though.
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Yeah it definitely did, I also had myalgia (muscle weakness), lack of stamina, the depression was major and I got suicidal, and I would have migraines.
 
roofmaan1 said:
why is anziety a thing why does it happen?
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^ That and Invega can block GABA receptors (the anti anxiety chemicals) in your brain making you restless and can even cause panic attacks & increased risk of seizures. I don’t know if this next part is true for sure so don’t assume it’s true but I heard it also agonizes one adrenaline receptor while blocking the other two the agonizing of that one adrenaline receptor might cause anxiety judging by how much the makers have lied about this drug that’s very believable.
 
Merek said:
^ That and Invega can block GABA receptors (the anti anxiety chemicals) in your brain making you restless and can even cause panic attacks & increased risk of seizures. I don’t know if this next part is true for sure so don’t assume it’s true but I heard it also agonizes one adrenaline receptor while blocking the other two the agonizing of that one adrenaline receptor might cause anxiety judging by how much the makers have lied about this drug that’s very believable.
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Invega probably blocks cb1 and cb2 endocannibinoid receptors as well because nobody can get high
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Merek said:
That might have to do with anti psychotic withdrawal I got hit with a major wave of depression 4 months off the injections when my dose tapered to a very low one, I can imagine it’s much worse for you since you’ve taken APS long term, this could be a sign your brain is rewiring it’s self though.
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Even tho i almost died invega had anti depressant effects.
Abilify imho causes way more depression than invega
 
apsucks said:
Even tho i almost died invega had anti depressant effects.
Abilify imho causes way more depression than invega
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anti depressant effects in what way? Like it completely numbs every emotion you have including happiness and depression and just makes you severely anhedonic? I’d rather be depressed then have severe anhedonia.
 
A month and a half from my last xeplion injection, got the 2 loading doses, 3 100mg and 1 75 mg. Also 4 weeks off my 37.5 effaxor and 5 mg aripriprazole they also had me on.
Feeling like absolute shit; no willpower only wanna stay in bed, no ability to talk or express emotion, dont feel anything dont enjoy anything, can barely remember anything or even follow conversation, the worst depression Ive ever felt. Now I dont know if its the withdrawal from the pills or invega making me feel so low.
I need some reasurance or inspiration; how did you guys get through the early months off, what did you do what did you suplemment with, did you go to any sort of therapy or peer support. How did you force yourself to do anything that isnt lying down and scrolling?
 
Mort4king said:
A month and a half from my last xeplion injection, got the 2 loading doses, 3 100mg and 1 75 mg. Also 4 weeks off my 37.5 effaxor and 5 mg aripriprazole they also had me on.
Feeling like absolute shit; no willpower only wanna stay in bed, no ability to talk or express emotion, dont feel anything dont enjoy anything, can barely remember anything or even follow conversation, the worst depression Ive ever felt. Now I dont know if its the withdrawal from the pills or invega making me feel so low.
I need some reasurance or inspiration; how did you guys get through the early months off, what did you do what did you suplemment with, did you go to any sort of therapy or peer support. How did you force yourself to do anything that isnt lying down and scrolling?
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Welcome abroad Morty. First few months are the hardest once its over you'll feel better at 4-5 month off hang in there buddy
 
Serhat96 said:
Welcome abroad Morty. First few months are the hardest once its over you'll feel better at 4-5 month off hang in there buddy
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What did you do in the first few months? Could you go to work, stick to a daily routine, exercise or enjoy anything?
 
Mort4king said:
A month and a half from my last xeplion injection, got the 2 loading doses, 3 100mg and 1 75 mg. Also 4 weeks off my 37.5 effaxor and 5 mg aripriprazole they also had me on.
Feeling like absolute shit; no willpower only wanna stay in bed, no ability to talk or express emotion, dont feel anything dont enjoy anything, can barely remember anything or even follow conversation, the worst depression Ive ever felt. Now I dont know if its the withdrawal from the pills or invega making me feel so low.
I need some reasurance or inspiration; how did you guys get through the early months off, what did you do what did you suplemment with, did you go to any sort of therapy or peer support. How did you force yourself to do anything that isnt lying down and scrolling?
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If I wasn't scrolling I was either staring out the window and the clock or going for walks in the first few months. They were "robotic" type walks - moving my legs to see how far I could go, they weren't enjoyable but they helped pass the measurement of the day.

Sometimes I watched my 600 lb life because I could relate to the trapped living hell the people were in. Never wanted to watch it before or since.

Around month 4 I started to feel some reward from working out, and passing the time got a little easier
 
Kaatrina said:
If I wasn't scrolling I was either staring out the window and the clock or going for walks in the first few months. They were "robotic" type walks - moving my legs to see how far I could go, they weren't enjoyable but they helped pass the measurement of the day.

Sometimes I watched my 600 lb life because I could relate to the trapped living hell the people were in. Never wanted to watch it before or since.

Around month 4 I started to feel some reward from working out, and passing the time got a little easier
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Were you on any other drugs at the time? Abilify or some anti-depressant? And when did you start working again?
 
OLDTIDEN said:
I am! I have become a foodie and I live in a food coma now. But if you were given the chance to return to the other side I would do it in a heart beat!
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We all decided to come to earth for a reason, I believe we are here for spirtual growth, pain and suffering is a thing because without it love wouldn’t be anywhere near as valuable being here on earth is very challenging but I believe if you overcome the challenge and learn from it you can grow spiritually, might as well stick it out until your time comes we aren’t here for super long anyway.
 
Merek said:
We all decided to come to earth for a reason, I believe we are here for spirtual growth, pain and suffering is a thing because without it love wouldn’t be anywhere near as valuable being here on earth is very challenging but I believe if you overcome the challenge and learn from it you can grow spiritually, might as well stick it out until your time comes we aren’t here for super long anyway.
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I believe the exit/transition home is soon
 
Mort4king said:
What did you do in the first few months? Could you go to work, stick to a daily routine, exercise or enjoy anything?
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Exercise definitely helps you recover faster, exercise can help increase your blood flow which invega decreases, if you increase your blood flow to your shoulder where you were injected it releases more invega into the body faster this can be bad at first cause you’ll feel the side effects and zombie like feeling more but it will get it out of your system as fast as possible so your brain can rewire it’s self faster, the first month on invega I barely exercised at all I was in and out of the hospital with medication side effects (I took 5 other meds that were strong and had blockbox warnings for side effects along with invega making the hell worse). I got med free by the time I was 1.5 months off the injections then once I was 2 months off I could walk 3-4 miles, then shortly after month 2.5 I could start lifting weights again and increase my strength, month 3 I could run 2-3 miles and feel a slight endorphin rush from it, month 4 I experienced severe withdrawal and depression but continued to atleast go for long walks everyday (4-6 miles), month 5 the wds subsided and I felt much better I stopped being suicidal and I got back into life slowly I could lift at the gym everyday and get a lot of work done and build muscle tone, month 6 I improved a little but more but only slightly, once month 7 came around I am now really ripped again my body is almost as good as it was pre invega now I can max squat 300, max bench 250, and max deadlift 380, physically I’m doing amazing nowadays but mentally I’m still recovering from mild depression/anhedonia I can definitely enjoy stuff a good amount but it’s not like pre injections the way i feel now though is a luxury compared to how I felt my first month on the shots I’m very grateful for how far I’ve come.
 
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