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Mental Health Coming off Invega (Paliperidone, Xeplion) injections v. 7.0

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Sapphirew11 said:
have an MRI done
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I actually had one done a few months ago, specifically like one or two months after getting injected with invega, although that was before I suffered a stroke from it so I'd assume that something has changed between then and now, and that something abnormal might show up now. I spoke to my primary care doctor about treatments for other side effects but for some reason it didn't occur to me to ask if I could get an MRI done. In that case whenever I get the opportunity, such as this upcoming monday when I first start my treatment to improve my worsened metabolism that invega caused, I'll ask if I can make an appointment with my doctor again to speak about having an MRI done this time.
 
Sapphirew11 said:
do you have troble talking
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After that incident yes, the problem I have now is that I tend to stutter pretty frequently when I speak now, I also don't talk at the speed that I used to, I generally talk slower and take more time doing it due to another problem where my mind is generally in a more blank state where I can't think of the right wording or what to say. In the past I feel as if I always had something to talk about, I could come up with a reasonable response to just about any question, and could come up with jokes frequently and had a better sense of humor. Now I'm kind of silent and awkward which I really hate about myself now.
 
Sapphirew11 said:
do me a faver watch this video and thank me later
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I just barely finished watching it and definitely found it useful and informative. I didn't realize the guy speaking throughout the vid passed away recently until the end so that's unfortunate. So basically cerebrolysin is extracted from pigs, which I already prefer as I'd rather stick to more natural substances, apparently there is a very mimimal risk of side effects from it too which is always my biggest concern with treatments nowadays. It apparently helps with much more then just strokes, like people affected with alzheimer's or dementia, or even people with physical trauma to the brain. Also it helps regulate dopamine and serotonin levels though after having the receptors nearly to completely blocked by invega I don't think it would help much in that regard. My only issue is that I dislike the idea of having to administer it to myself via injections, especially near the head like the neck, it would be nice if I could just straight up drink it and get it over with. But I'm definitely considering it otherwise.
 
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CrimsonThornX said:
I just barely finished watching it and definitely found it useful and informative. I didn't realize the guy speaking throughout the vid passed away recently until the end so that's unfortunate. So basically cerebrolysin is extracted from pigs, which I already prefer as I'd rather stick to more natural substances, apparently there is a very mimimal risk of side effects from it too which is always my biggest concern with treatments nowadays. It apparently helps with much more then just strokes, like people affected with alzheimer's or dementia, or even people with physical trauma to the brain. Also it helps regulate dopamine and serotonin levels though after having the receptors nearly to completely blocked by invega I don't think it would help much in that regard. My only issue is that I dislike the idea of having to administer it to myself via injections, especially near the head like the neck, it would be nice if I could just straight up drink it and get it over with. But I'm definitely considering it otherwise.
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One person in past threads tried it, she said it made some difference but not a big difference.
 
Invegaishell said:
I’m

Apparently all antipsychotics decrease the grey matter In the brain. How long have you been off of invega sustenna?
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Oh that would explain why I also have issues with memorization and expressing emotions. At this point it's been nearly half a year, in 5 days from here or so it would be exactly 6 months since I recieved it. Like I said before I've definitely made a considerable amount of recovery since then but still have quite a way to go. It's still difficult to believe that a seemingly "harmless" injection could cause such devastating long-term damage, I guess that's why doctors and psychiatrists never take me seriously about side effects. 🤷‍♂️
 
Invegaishell said:
I’m tired of feeling mentally challenged. During The first 4 months off invega, I had the mental IQ of a 2 year old. 9 months off invega, I have the mental IQ of a 14 year old.
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I apologise in advance if this is not helpful, but could "brain training" exercises perhaps help? Things like easy crosswords and easy-level sudoku puzzles?

apsucks said:
Risperidone gets metabolized into invega bro so this means you are still taking in invega
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I actually did not know that! Thank you for teaching me something today.
What is the point of risperidone then, if its active metabolite is paliperidone anyway? Why did they create risperidone?
 
Ever since the first dose injected I thought some people were robots. Is this just reaction to trauma. I find myself as if I’m a solipsistic Boltzmann brain
 
Senior Moderator said:
I apologise in advance if this is not helpful, but could "brain training" exercises perhaps help? Things like easy crosswords and easy-level sudoku puzzles?


I actually did not know that! Thank you for teaching me something today.
What is the point of risperidone then, if its active metabolite is paliperidone anyway? Why did they create risperidone?
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They first created risperidone, paliperidone was discovered also being antipsychotic
 
BattlingInvega said:
I just feel like an empty shell. I don’t know how long I can go on like this
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I hope that you stick around in this thread for support, and to see from other people's experiences that things can start to improve for you each month that you're off the drug <3

CrimsonThornX said:
I actually had one done a few months ago, specifically like one or two months after getting injected with invega, although that was before I suffered a stroke from it so I'd assume that something has changed between then and now, and that something abnormal might show up now. I spoke to my primary care doctor about treatments for other side effects but for some reason it didn't occur to me to ask if I could get an MRI done. In that case whenever I get the opportunity, such as this upcoming monday when I first start my treatment to improve my worsened metabolism that invega caused, I'll ask if I can make an appointment with my doctor again to speak about having an MRI done this time.
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I would definitely prioritise getting another MRI done asap, especially considering that you haven't had one since your stroke. Please let us all know how you go <3

Whathappened123 said:
They first created risperidone, paliperidone was discovered also being antipsychotic
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Oh okay, I understand. Thank you :)

t_xeplionhell said:
IV is better probably, IM gets released too slowly.
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IV is released faster, this is absolutely true, of course. But there are benefits to some substances being released slower, perhaps in this case IM would be preferable? I have to do more research on the substance in question.
 
Sapphirew11 said:
do me a faver watch this video and thank me later


this is for strokes
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Have you taken this? It says it is only available in certain countries in Europe.

Sapphirew11 said:
you can inject it in the leg
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Did you inject yourself?

CrimsonThornX said:
Oh that would explain why I also have issues with memorization and expressing emotions. At this point it's been nearly half a year, in 5 days from here or so it would be exactly 6 months since I recieved it. Like I said before I've definitely made a considerable amount of recovery since then but still have quite a way to go. It's still difficult to believe that a seemingly "harmless" injection could cause such devastating long-term damage, I guess that's why doctors and psychiatrists never take me seriously about side effects. 🤷‍♂️
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Exactly. The doctors think the symptoms are related to the mental condition. Trying to explain what invega feels like to them is terrible. It has been the worst experience of my life. You are relatively early though, 6 months is when I first started noticing improvements. Some people don’t notice improvements until they are at 12 months. Hang in there and remember there is plenty of time to heal.
 
Invegaishell said:
Exactly. The doctors think the symptoms are related to the mental condition. Trying to explain what invega feels like to them is terrible. It has been the worst experience of my life. You are relatively early though, 6 months is when I first started noticing improvements. Some people don’t notice improvements until they are at 12 months. Hang in there and remember there is plenty of time to heal.
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Yeah I first started noticing significant improvements just recently, like around 4 1/2 months off or so. As long as I'm not recieving more invega or any other similer meds I'd assume that I'll progressively keep healing over time. But yes this is easily the worst time of my life as well, it will be nearly impossible but hopefully I can somehow place this whole situation behind me and move on from it.
 
bojana said:
Do you think this poison gives us permanent brain damage
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I don't want to provide an incorrect answer, nor do I want to make others feel concerned, but based off of what I've experienced and learned about this medication over time since it decreases grey matter in the brain, which is the outer layer of the brain responsible for things like memory, motor skills, and regulating emotions, which stops developing some time during childhood and doesn't regrow or regenerate past that point then I'd assume that yes it unfortunately causes permanent brain damage however I've heard there are ways to improve the density of the already existing grey matter in the brain such as through excercise, meditation, and other activities that require you to think throughly.
 
CrimsonThornX said:
I don't want to provide an incorrect answer, nor do I want to make others feel concerned, but based off of what I've experienced and learned about this medication over time since it decreases grey matter in the brain, which is the outer layer of the brain responsible for things like memory, motor skills, and regulating emotions, which stops developing some time during childhood and doesn't regrow or regenerate past that point then I'd assume that yes it unfortunately causes permanent brain damage however I've heard there are ways to improve the density of the already existing grey matter in the brain such as through excercise, meditation, and other activities that require you to think throughly.
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How come some people fully recovered?
 
bojana said:
How come some people fully recovered?
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Yeah I was kind of hesitant to post that answer because I'm most likely wrong, mabye the effects invega has on the brain is just temporary idk. Either way I wonder if those that fully recovered have recovered enough that they think and feel they are back to normal, or if it really is possible to make a full recovery. Hopefully everyone affected here can eventually make a full recovery too then.
 
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