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

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RecoveryInProgress said:
Having my second EMDR therapy today, I’m looking forward to it, the first one went well. Hopefully this will help me move on and heal from trauma I’ve been dealing with especially stuff that came up after getting off Risperdal. Hope everyone has a great day and continues to recover <3
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Great, hope you feel better
 
not to be tmi , but I’m already having full on nocturnal emissions only about 45 days out so I am thinking that is a good sign for recovery. It shows that everything is still capable of working , at least on the sexual side of things. Again I think most people who still have sexual dysfunction on the male side might just be dealing with low testosterone or are still on antipsychotics that raise prolactin, therefor making it difficult for the body to heal. It’s quite normal to have sexual dysfunction as testosterone drops with age. Again I think things like working out and sweating during the phase that it’s still in your system can speed up recovery.

I almost am astonished that no one brings up how anhedonia is a major symptom in shizophrenia and how we get this shot because of a psychosis. Psychosis is a difficult puzzle to put together but I feel like with time in most cases it heals. I’m just saying idk why it’s so strictly put on the shot when in fact it’s also a symptom of major depression and schizophrenia which should be dealt with ssris regardless of side effects
 
Kaatrina said:
I already have a two year old that I've had since being on invega and he is extremely healthy and in good development. I've got no worries. You may be thinking of someone else, I don't think I have my correct info on this profile, I'll be 35 in Nov!

There's wind of a small , sad group of people on discord trolling the members of this forum. I won't be checking this forum often for a while. Remember the 9-12-18 month - 2 year time line. Things will be alright for everyone who sticks with it. Good luck & have fun everyone
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Oh my bad, I directed that message to Kiaf85 but for some reason whenever I make seperate posts back to back they automatically get fused together into a singular large post which is both annoying and strange, they were originally supposed to be 3 seperate messages though.

I'm not sure why the hell people would go around randomly trolling people here for no reason in particular, like the whole reason why people come here in the first place is to recieve comfort and support from other people going through a similar experience, besides, this is one of the worst places to go troll people around since they are already going through difficult times as is. That's why I try being supportive and understanding here, in the past when I was a teenager I'd troll people for fun too but it was just in online game chats and not forums like these. I did see you having a certain debate with someone earlier about the function of certain antipsychotics but aside from that everything appears to be fine for the most part, regardless though it's best to do whatever makes you feel more comfortable in the end of the day, it's your choice after all. So I hope everything goes well with your personal life, and come back later on once things have settled down.
 
keepinghope said:
I almost am astonished that no one brings up how anhedonia is a major symptom in shizophrenia and how we get this shot because of a psychosis. Psychosis is a difficult puzzle to put together but I feel like with time in most cases it heals. I’m just saying idk why it’s so strictly put on the shot when in fact it’s also a symptom of major depression and schizophrenia which should be dealt with ssris regardless of side effects
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keepinghope said:
I almost am astonished that no one brings up how anhedonia is a major symptom in shizophrenia and how we get this shot because of a psychosis. Psychosis is a difficult puzzle to put together but I feel like with time in most cases it heals. I’m just saying idk why it’s so strictly put on the shot when in fact it’s also a symptom of major depression and schizophrenia which should be dealt with ssris regardless of side effect
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None of us would know what Anhedonia was had it not been for medication. I was happy and felt normal before being injected with that poison. They misdiagnosed, medicate, cause the same side effects that they say cause the symptom.
 
Who’s trolling I haven’t noticed anything?

Kiaf85 said:
They misdiagnosed, medicate, cause the same side effects that they say cause the symptom.
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It’s so bizarre how they do that. I can never talk to my doc about these horrible side effects they say it’s all in my head. He was genuinely shocked when I told him I can’t get high or drunk. I mean the anhedonia is difficult to prove. But the substance thing is immediately evident, how can they just brush that off? Are they aware and don’t want to say, I don’t get it? I can feel alcohol better now btw but I keep it in moderation weekends only

Much respect for those of you that live sober. It’s extra hard on this drug I need the escape

Hate to sound like a junkie on this forum always mentioning drugs or alc. Thing is I believe it is a good indicator of the drug wearing off and stuff. I don’t condone this shit especially to younger people on here. Drugs may trigger psychosis and alcohol just wears you out after a while. Best thing is to get a natural high from exercising, laughing, sex. Alcohol is my weakness I hope to curb it one day soon
 
So in case anyone was curious to know .. I had my second EMDR therapy appointment today. We did some grounding work and I experimented on this device I guess that like has a sound that plays in each ear like bilaterally so it goes one ear and then the other. It helped calm me down. I also tried this device where I held on to a vibrating thing in each hand same thing bilaterally which didn’t do anything for me. Threw a ball around, and other observational things. It’s quite interesting and really does help.

Baddream said:
What do you do day to day to pass time? are you good at keeping busy?
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I’ve mentioned it a lot on here how i try to stick to a routine I have. I’m currently dealing with some health problems like an infection I have as well which I believe is affecting me and bringing me to have fatigue . But I mainly am focusing a lot of my time towards healing and recovery and dealing with trauma through my routine I have like meditation, yoga, alpha stim, exercise, cooking, going on walks with my dog and boyfriend who lives with me. So I guess I try my best structuring around that but it’s still not perfect yet by any means and I’m still having lots of difficulty with energy and waking up as I don’t feel rested at all.
 
A big round of applause to all you warriors going through this struggle every day. I admire each and every one of you. Most people would crumble under these circumstances.

RecoveryInProgress said:
I’ve mentioned it a lot on here how i try to stick to a routine I have.
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We need constant reminders as we are just humans and forget easily, I apologize for making you repeat. It sounds like a good routine, I hope I can do the same. Keep it going!
 
Baddream said:
We need constant reminders as we are just humans and forget easily, I apologize for making you repeat. It sounds like a good routine, I hope I can do the same. Keep it going!
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Oh sorry I didn’t mean it to sound like that my bad!!! I’m not the best with expressing myself. Thanks!!
 
Rulomaner said:
If i am not recovered by the 1.5 year mark, i will go to belgium to get assisted death.
Living like this is not legal.
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Stay strong brother, this will all be a distant memory one day. I say again, if previous users didn’t feel better we would still have them here complaining. All the people who come back after a hiatus have positive news. Let that sink in. Not one single person has come back after say two years to claim that they still suffer. Maybe a rare case or two, but it may be in their head as well. Some people are legitimately depressed and therefore don’t recover
 
Yeah bro but maybe they just keep on with their lifes wich for me sounds impossible in this moment, with this feeling I have al over my being. I know I am pesimistic but I believe recovery is really far away…
How many months have been for you?
Baddream said:
Stay strong brother, this will all be a distant memory one day. I say again, if previous users didn’t feel better we would still have them here complaining. All the people who come back after a hiatus have positive news. Let that sink in. Not one single person has come back after say two years to claim that they still suffer. Maybe a rare case or two, but it may be in their head as well. Some people are legitimately depressed and therefore don’t recover
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keepinghope said:
I almost am astonished that no one brings up how anhedonia is a major symptom in shizophrenia and how we get this shot because of a psychosis. Psychosis is a difficult puzzle to put together but I feel like with time in most cases it heals. I’m just saying idk why it’s so strictly put on the shot when in fact it’s also a symptom of major depression and schizophrenia which should be dealt with ssris regardless of side effects
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Nobody had anhedonia until neuroleptics/antipsychotics(APs) were invented!

Theory of negative symptoms is just what pharma manufacturer's made (and teach on colleges) as self protective mechanism.

Paliperidone mechanism of action:
is opposite of heroin, molecular structure is the same except they use Flourine which acts antagonistc and is very aggressive with much more lasting effects since it sticks to receptors and won't let go which also gives metabolic stress to receptors protein which aren't "unbreakable/unchangeable" thus causing changes which affect their functionality in long term even after quitting, resulting in inflammation since microglia will be detecting receptor damage and sending many repair messages to neuron cells, they also assist in replacing synapses and replacing receptors.
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I'm 2 years off and still experience severe anhedonia, around halfways recovered from it, and still recovering, noticing some progress every month, especially visible every 4 months.
 
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Rulomaner said:
If i am not recovered by the 1.5 year mark, i will go to belgium to get assisted death.
Living like this is not legal.
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As someone who’s also taken Abilify for three months I totally get it with how it can make you feel. I’m an Abilify survivor, and you are one too. We got through this we can get through anything. I highly suggest maybe talking to a therapist early on where you can talk to and get help.I had to be hospitalized like three times after Abilify for the pain it put me through. Stay strong. We’re rooting for you and I know you’re strong and can get through this and eventually see the light at the end of the tunnel .
 
Rulomaner said:
Yeah bro but maybe they just keep on with their lifes wich for me sounds impossible in this moment, with this feeling I have al over my being. I know I am pesimistic but I believe recovery is really far away…
How many months have been for you?
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They’re doing fine I’m certain they would check in at least once to vent their anger and frustration if they still felt like shit. I have been off three months almost four, I try to keep busy to make time flow
 
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