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

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Serhat96 said:
Thats good if you think the benefits of the AP out weigh the side effects in your conculsion then you should continue taking it. For me yes I don't want to get psychotic again which is why I probably should take AP's, yes I dont wan't mania, I dont want delusions and stuff but I also dont want to live with the side effects that give me Anhedonia, akathisia emotional numbness, depression... I'm kinda left in the middle if I go right I fall into a ditch if I go left I also fall into a ditch... so I really don't know what to do but for me in a more broader opinion I don't think the benefits of AP's outweigh the risks. Because having my core receptors to live are 90% blocked makes me unable to live a productive life and not fuction day to day it really cripples my brain. I dont think its okay to fix one problem but then more problems arise which are worse than the first problem.
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Do I go right where nothing is left or left where nothing is right.
 
Kiaf85 said:
I used to get excited about buying house plants, scented candles, and drinking tea ☺️ the simplest things made me happy. I had a moment today, where I thought about the things that genuinely made me happy. I just don’t do those things anymore:( I’m sure you guys have noticed that you’ve stopped doing things that once made you happy, or am I the only one?
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I lived to train at the gym before. Even after a full day of work or a full day at school Id go and have a blast. I dont go anymore.
 
So my new doc believes I should be on psych meds for the rest of the year since my break was literally on new years. Im not against it really. I just need to be skinny and fit for my happiness to return. What she perscribed me was 20mg of geodon. Has anyone taken this? I know Im taking the smallest dose possible. Also heard its great for weight.
 
Kiaf85 said:
I used to get excited about buying house plants, scented candles, and drinking tea ☺️ the simplest things made me happy. I had a moment today, where I thought about the things that genuinely made me happy. I just don’t do those things anymore:( I’m sure you guys have noticed that you’ve stopped doing things that once made you happy, or am I the only one?
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It feels like a travesty to do the stuff i used to do and not feel anything so i don't even bother doing it anymore.
 
Does anyone else find themselves basically counting the hours until they can sleep? I check the clock at least once an hour waiting for the time to pass so I can escape from invega hell… this is no way to live, how long will it be like this? Can any survivors relate to this?
 
@dirtyinvega Did you fully recover in the sexual department?

I have boners and can climax, but less semen than usual. Intercourse takes a lot more effort to come. Lost a lot of sensitivity.
 
Maymay169 said:
Does anyone else find themselves basically counting the hours until they can sleep? I check the clock at least once an hour waiting for the time to pass so I can escape from invega hell… this is no way to live, how long will it be like this? Can any survivors relate to this?
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I was like that in the beginning. Sleep was relief. Now I get excited to do stuff. But I had to push to make improvements. It wasn’t easy waking up for work, putting in the hours, going to the gym only 30 minutes. It was worth it and you should definitely try your best. How long it stays like that is partly up to you, you have the option to do these things even though its tough
 
Baddream said:
@dirtyinvega Did you fully recover in the sexual department?

I have boners and can climax, but less semen than usual. Intercourse takes a lot more effort to come. Lost a lot of sensitivity.
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Yeah I was like this 8 months ago, but its better now nearly back to my old pre self with this sexual dysfn
 
Serhat96 said:
Yeah I was like this 8 months ago, but its better now nearly back to my old pre self with this sexual dysfn
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Thank’s for responding bro, you are a true inspiration. I’m pretty sure I’ll recover, but at the same time am not 100% convinced it will be at the same level as before in that department. That’s what worries me the most.
 
Baddream said:
Thank’s for responding bro, you are a true inspiration. I’m pretty sure I’ll recover, but at the same time am not 100% convinced it will be at the same level as before in that department. That’s what worries me the most.
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I need more time to be 100% but I have no doubt given enough time off the medication, eventually I'll be 100 or even better
 
Baddream said:
@dirtyinvega Did you fully recover in the sexual department?

I have boners and can climax, but less semen than usual. Intercourse takes a lot more effort to come. Lost a lot of sensitivity.
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I'm gonna be honest here nope it hasn't at all much this sadly. I lost lost lots sensitive all over my body to be honest. :( but the semen must be still working ahabbababa I have two kids. :)
 
Maymay169 said:
Does anyone else find themselves basically counting the hours until they can sleep? I check the clock at least once an hour waiting for the time to pass so I can escape from invega hell… this is no way to live, how long will it be like this? Can any survivors relate to this?
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I can relate to this at the very beginning one hour feels like 12 hours and 24 hours feels like one week it is hell mate. :( for me this took about one year or so to get a fair bit better.
 
dirtyinvega said:
I'm gonna be honest here nope it hasn't at all much this sadly. I lost lost lots sensitive all over my body to be honest. :( but the semen must be still working ahabbababa I have two kids. :)
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What is your honest opinion on those who claim recovery? Are they deluding themselves? Accepted and moved on? Forgot what 100% feels like? Or do you believe some people recover and some don’t?
 
Baddream said:
What is your honest opinion on those who claim recovery? Are they deluding themselves? Accepted and moved on? Forgot what 100% feels like? Or do you believe some people recover and some don’t?
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I truly don't know if anyone has fully recovered someone must off or some people I only know my story. It is hell mate this drug but I truly have come to terms it is what it is and I have moved on because what can one do I don't have a "Time machine" to go back in time and change things.
 
Guys most people recover. Maybe not 100% but it’s night and day compared to the first few months. How can you even ask that question. Why would people come back and say they are functioning unless they truly were. Even with @dirtyinvega the fact that he has kids and a functional life, even tho saying not 100%, that is still proof of being out of the original hole.
 
I wonder how the damage happens. Is it in the badal ganglia or substantia nigra? Is there some kind of pill that can undo the damage and regenerate the neurons lost from the drug? One thing for sure is that if there is a way in, there must be a way out. I wish there was more research done in this department.
 
Thanks to Structural Plasticity our brain's structure, such as the growth of new neurons (neurogenesis), the formation of new synaptic connections between neurons (synaptogenesis), and the pruning or elimination of unused connections (synaptic pruning).
 
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