Hey everyone, sorry for the lack of posts/updates, to be honest I kind of forget about this forum for some time. Anyways I'm here to mention that I'm VERY glad to announce that I have made a major improvenent since recieving the initial shot of invega sustenna back on the 9th of December of last year ( 5 1/3 months ago ), especially since I regained the ability to sleep properly again and have been consistently going to the gym too. Speaking of going to the gym, although I still lack the strength I once had I've gradually been increasing the amount of excercise I do and the amount of days I go in a week, and I've managed to loose some of the 60+ pounds I gained from the injection. Akasthisia is still somewhat present but that has improved considerably, I don't constantly pace back and fourth the way I did initially. My anhedonia has improved immensely, I've started focusing on my hygiene and appearance daily again, I even started cleaning around the house and do yard work, sonething I literally couldn't do months ago. My ability to enjoy certain things like food and music are nearly back to where they used to be, I get a rush of excitement and joy once again from doing them. My cognitive abilities are still unfortunately kind of screwed up but certainly better than it was during the period of time I practically got no sleep. I'm also still concerned about my worsened vision and the fact that I go cross-eyed now, but hopefully that continues to improve with time. The major long lasting issue I have is the trauma/PTSD from the whole experience, particularly the night I borderline had a stroke and went to the ER, crying uncontrollably and hugging the nurses desperately begging for help. So with that being said I'm not sure if a 100% recovery is possible but I'd say I've recovered about 80 to 85% of who I once was. Also don't loose hope, even if you were "lucky" enough to recieve a single injection or unfortunate enough to recieve multiple, rest assured you’ll recover enough to enjoy a decent quality of life once again like myself. From now on aside from supplements/vitamins I'm only going to take medications for my hypothyroidism and nothing more since I don't have more chronic mental illnesses like schizophrenia or psychosis, I'm not taking chances with medications for mental illnesses for the rest of my life, and I sure as hell won't blindly trust psychiatrists either. ( Oh yeah btw Merek if you're still here you can use me as another living example of someone who made a major recovery. )
