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

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Serhat96 said:
Hey man my weight loss is going good, I'm currently 68.6kg my ultimate goal is 65kg. I've lost 7.6kg in 2 months with diet and exercise, Ive stopped the injection nearly 7 months ago, my heaviest while on the injection was 82kg i 2022, march. I did exercise and diet for 3 months until 2022 aug, I lost 12kg. then I regained 6kg in 10 months, then now I lost 7.6kg in 2 months so, Its been a little roller coaster but its not easy maintaining below 70kg for my height. But I tend to eat healthier now low calorie food like fruits, tuna sand and boiled chicken with veggies. I stopped going gym 3 weeks ago lost abit of motivation but Ill start again hopefully in a couple months or so to reach my goal of 65kg.
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Thats amazing. Great job. I wish I was at 68kg. I hope you reach your goal. You got this
 
I find it odd and annoying that despite the fact that I'm currently 4 days away from having gone a whole 8 months off of Invega and have recovered sufficiently to live a decent, but not ideal quality of life again I still have dreams about the injection basically every night. Just an hour ago I woke up from a series of several dreams, all about Invega, and despite my poor ability to recall dreams there's one in particular that I remembered the most.

The one that stood out the most to me was one where I had attempted to commit suicide, since I was in a far more crippled state from Invega in my dream then I am irl, and since I had failed, I was then taken to what I believe was a crisis stabilization unit. While I was there I overheard people talking about something, and eventually realized that they're intention was to inject me again, but this time against my will, by force. And so upon hearing that I immediately ran out of the exit, desperately looking for somewhere to hide. I can't remember where I began hiding but I could see multiple people desperately searching for me. Eventually, as one person was getting concerningly close I decided to try and sneak past that person only to get caught while doing so, which he immediately alerted everyone else about my presence. And so, I sprinted away to the best of my ability, but of course as with every dream I have, I was much slower compared to them, allowing them to quickly catch up to me. Once they did, I was forcefully pinned to the ground and began screaming for help out of pure deaperation. Thankfully as soon as they were about to insert the needle I managed to wake up though.

It's for this reason that although I have the capability of sleeping 8+ hours again, I usually only recieve 7 or 6, sometimes 5, because I'm so sick and tired of having constant nightmares about the same thing that I haven't enjoyed sleeping ever since. Didn't think my post would be long lol, I just thought it was interesting and wanted to share it before I forget about it, only to have a similar dream the next night all over again. 😓

(By the way I think I'll upload a video about my recovery progress on Wednesday, the 9th of this month, which would also be exactly 8 months off of Invega.)
 
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How do you put how much you had/any other information below your post?
I'm feeling weed more than I did months ago, but I was lucky enough to never completely lose my high.
 
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InvegaAnon said:
How do you put how much you had/any other information below your post?
I'm feeling weed more than I did months ago, but I was lucky enough to never completely lose my high.
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You tap on your icon located at the top of the page, then select signature. From there you can then edit and save your signature, which will show up under every post/reply you make.
 
Do you guys feel like detached from reality? Everything seems unreal? You can not connect with anyone? There's no sense of self? You are just there with your body but your mind isn't there, there's no human inside you.
 
CrimsonThornX said:
I find it odd and annoying that despite the fact that I'm currently 4 days away from having gone a whole 8 months off of Invega and have recovered sufficiently to live a decent, but not ideal quality of life again I still have dreams about the injection basically every night. Just an hour ago I woke up from a series of several dreams, all about Invega, and despite my poor ability to recall dreams there's one in particular that I remembered the most.

The one that stood out the most to me was one where I had attempted to commit suicide, since I was in a far more crippled state from Invega in my dream then I am irl, and since I had failed, I was then taken to what I believe was a crisis stabilization unit. While I was there I overheard people talking about something, and eventually realized that they're intention was to inject me again, but this time against my will, by force. And so upon hearing that I immediately ran out of the exit, desperately looking for somewhere to hide. I can't remember where I began hiding but I could see multiple people desperately searching for me. Eventually, as one person was getting concerningly close I decided to try and sneak past that person only to get caught while doing so, which he immediately alerted everyone else about my presence. And so, I sprinted away to the best of my ability, but of course as with every dream I have, I was much slower compared to them, allowing them to quickly catch up to me. Once they did, I was forcefully pinned to the ground and began screaming for help out of pure deaperation. Thankfully as soon as they were about to insert the needle I managed to wake up though.

It's for this reason that although I have the capability of sleeping 8+ hours again, I usually only recieve 7 or 6, sometimes 5, because I'm so sick and tired of having constant nightmares about the same thing that I haven't enjoyed sleeping ever since. Didn't think my post would be long lol, I just thought it was interesting and wanted to share it before I forget about it, only to have a similar dream the next night all over again. 😓

(By the way I think I'll upload a video about my recovery progress on Wednesday, the 9th of this month, which would also be exactly 8 months off of Invega.)
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Can't wait to watch your video!
 
Mucky said:
Listen bro you HAVE NOT waited long enough … you may still recover ??? Your off 5 months and that means the drug is only recently left your system … now your brain will start to recover the damage … it may take 12-18-24 months to recover ??? You have already achieved 5 months you need to keep going , your only 23 you need to survive man , please don’t kill yourself … if it was like 2 years since your last injection then I would understand but it’s just 5 months , come on man give yourself more time please 🙏
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So fucked up that 5 months is considered early for this shit. Crazy
 
InvegaAnon said:
I only just started taking lion's mane and it's already helping my REM cycle.
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Hey could you let me know if you end up noticing cognitive improvements while talking lion's mane? I was considering it primarily to help with learning and memorization since my ability to do so is horrible at the moment, so I was highly considering it as well. Especially since I'd like to try return to college the beginning of next year.
 
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CrimsonThornX said:
Hey could you let me know if you end up noticing cognitive improvements while talking lion's mane? I was considering it primarily to help with learning and memorization since my ability to do so is horrible at the moment, so I was highly considering it as well. Especially since I'd like to try return to college the beginning of next year.
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For sure. I'm recovering faster than some people, although aspects were slowed down by new pharmaceuticals I took. I credit that to being an emotional, sensitive person to start out with and my history of occasional psilocybin and moderate THC/CBD use. I'm almost four months out.

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I'm going to talk to my doctor about the possibility of misdiagnosis and discontinuing anything other than guanfacine. My second episode could have been caused by combining Prozac and weed and post-traumatic stress from taking invega. Straterra might cause bad reactions in some people without having bipolar disorder. I found out busiprone might dull responses to drugs I like and natural serotonin/dopamine, so I'm only going to use it for anxiety attacks. A psychiatrist I saw when I went to the crisis center wanted me to take it daily for my OCD, but I don't think I will. Being able to respond to my only available pain relief (stage 1 NAFLD, trying to reverse it) is important to me, and I plan on using psilocybin to heal my brain next year. CBD helps my OCD a lot so I'll just keep doing that.

I GOT A MUSIC SHIVER FROM THE MUSICAL EPISODE OF STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS! I was frustrated because I was like "I should be feeling more/be more excited about this right now" but the last musical number gave me a little ASMR response! ^_^ I've also watched the Lower Decks crossover three times, it makes me happy. SNW gave me something to look forward to and I'm sad this season is already almost over. This season was full of treats and I can't wait to see what the season finale has in store.
 
naoaguento said:
Do you guys feel like detached from reality? Everything seems unreal? You can not connect with anyone? There's no sense of self? You are just there with your body but your mind isn't there, there's no human inside you.
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I experienced disassociation as depersonalization/derealization long before invega and I know exactly what that is. Invega makes people disassociate, either because they're traumatized or connections between brain cells have been disrupted. I had a horrible dissociative episode right after my shots, it felt like I was playing a video game in my own body? Bizarre way to put it, but it was a bizarre feeling.

Try to learn grounding techniques. Engage your senses. Take note of things you see, smell, hear and touch. Remember facts about yourself. Dunk yourself in cold water if you can, or run or dance. Eat spicy food. Hold an ice cube. Be around people.
 
InvegaAnon said:
For sure. I'm recovering faster than some people, although aspects were slowed down by new pharmaceuticals I took. I credit that to being an emotional, sensitive person to start out with and my history of occasional psilocybin and moderate THC/CBD use. I'm almost four months out.

Updates:
I'm going to talk to my doctor about the possibility of misdiagnosis and discontinuing anything other than guanfacine. My second episode could have been caused by combining Prozac and weed and post-traumatic stress from taking invega. Straterra might cause bad reactions in some people without having bipolar disorder. I found out busiprone might dull responses to drugs I like and natural serotonin/dopamine, so I'm only going to use it for anxiety attacks. A psychiatrist I saw when I went to the crisis center wanted me to take it daily for my OCD, but I don't think I will. Being able to respond to my only available pain relief (stage 1 NAFLD, trying to reverse it) is important to me, and I plan on using psilocybin to heal my brain next year. CBD helps my OCD a lot so I'll just keep doing that.

I GOT A MUSIC SHIVER FROM THE MUSICAL EPISODE OF STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS! I was frustrated because I was like "I should be feeling more/be more excited about this right now" but the last musical number gave me a little ASMR response! ^_^ I've also watched the Lower Decks crossover three times, it makes me happy. SNW gave me something to look forward to and I'm sad this season is already almost over. This season was full of treats and I can't wait to see what the season finale has in store.
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You get High off thc?
 
Hello there! i've recieved 5 injections of Invega sustenna and 1 Trinza ,my last shot was 5 months ago and i feel awful already and i was wondering how long does it take to see the improvement?
 
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