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

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My family keep hassling me about starting back up on meds. My psychosis period hurt them alot. When I’m ill, they get ill as well. I’m caught in the dilemma of pleasing my beloved parents’ wishes or my own happiness. They could be right, maybe I’ll suffer a relapse one day. I told them that I’ll take the meds if they notice me starting to act up. I will do it if they ask. But pills this time I never want to get injection again. What would you guys do in my position?
 
Baddream said:
My family keep hassling me about starting back up on meds. My psychosis period hurt them alot. When I’m ill, they get ill as well. I’m caught in the dilemma of pleasing my beloved parents’ wishes or my own happiness. They could be right, maybe I’ll suffer a relapse one day. I told them that I’ll take the meds if they notice me starting to act up. I will do it if they ask. But pills this time I never want to get injection again. What would you guys do in my position?
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I have been in the exact same position for several years. My mom is extremely adamant about meds and when I try to explain how miserable they make me, she says it’s the only thing that will keep me stable. I don’t think this is true but she absolutely does and wouldn’t shut up about it for the longest time. A few times when I was in the hospital, both my parents said they wouldn’t let me come back home unless I got injected. So I have dealt with around six injections because of this.
If they are hassling you enough and you don’t have a problem with the pills, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to get back on it or at least act like you are to appease them. I did this for a while by taking valporate and low dose risperdal at night. It wasn’t the worst, I just personally hate all anti psych/mood stabilizing meds and have always been real stubborn about not taking it.
 
Baddream said:
My family keep hassling me about starting back up on meds. My psychosis period hurt them alot. When I’m ill, they get ill as well. I’m caught in the dilemma of pleasing my beloved parents’ wishes or my own happiness. They could be right, maybe I’ll suffer a relapse one day. I told them that I’ll take the meds if they notice me starting to act up. I will do it if they ask. But pills this time I never want to get injection again. What would you guys do in my position?
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I would never get back on psych meds again man. Too many side effects. I rather relapse but that’s me
 
Guys when did your sex drive come back? I’m 2 months off and I don’t have a sex drive whatsoever
 
Losingmymind said:
I have been in the exact same position for several years. My mom is extremely adamant about meds and when I try to explain how miserable they make me, she says it’s the only thing that will keep me stable. I don’t think this is true but she absolutely does and wouldn’t shut up about it for the longest time. A few times when I was in the hospital, both my parents said they wouldn’t let me come back home unless I got injected. So I have dealt with around six injections because of this.
If they are hassling you enough and you don’t have a problem with the pills, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to get back on it or at least act like you are to appease them. I did this for a while by taking valporate and low dose risperdal at night. It wasn’t the worst, I just personally hate all anti psych/mood stabilizing meds and have always been real stubborn about not taking it.
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Do you have any idea how long takes to recover from Risperidone oral pills?
Took 3 months (2.5mg, then 2mg) switched to Abilify and took 3 weeks (7.5mg, 5mg and 2.5mg).
I am 2.5 months off. Anhedonic since the beginning of risperidone intake.
 
naoaguento said:
Do you have any idea how long takes to recover from Risperidone oral pills?
Took 3 months (2.5mg, then 2mg) switched to Abilify and took 3 weeks (7.5mg, 5mg and 2.5mg).
I am 2.5 months off.
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I wouldn‘t expect it to take that long to recover from the pills. For me I felt fairly back to normal after a couple weeks of stopping risperdal. What types of issues are you facing currently?
 
Losingmymind said:
I wouldn‘t expect it to take that long to recover from the pills. For me I felt fairly back to normal after a couple weeks of stopping risperdal. What types of issues are you facing currently?
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Do you believe could be "post psychosis depression"?
Saw some people talking about it in reddit.

I am facing anhedonia, derealization, no drive, no sex drive, unable to sleep more than 4h per night also cognitive issues.
 
naoaguento said:
Do you believe could be "post psychosis depression"?
Saw some people talking about it in reddit.

I am facing anhedonia, derealization, no drive, no sex drive, unable to sleep more than 4h per night also cognitive issues.
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There definitely could be some underlying issues, maybe kind of PTSD related. But the pills would be out of your system by now.
 
Losingmymind said:
There definitely could be some underlying issues, maybe kind of PTSD related. But the pills would be out of your system by now.
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I saw some people in reddit/surviving depressants/health mental forum who took 4 months - 14 months to recover.

I don't know what to expect to be honest. Thought that when the drug leave my system I would be ok but didn't happened as this.

I've been crying almost everyday for the past 2 months. The only emotions I got is anguish, dispair, sadness. Anger appeared this week, but in a weak form.
 
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naoaguento said:
I saw some people in reddit/surviving depressants/health mental forum who took 4 months - 14 months to recover.

I don't know what to expect to be honest. Thought that when the drug leave my system I would be ok but didn't happened as this.

I've been crying almost everyday for the past 2 months. The only emotions I got is anguish, dispair, sadness. Anger appeared this week, but in a weak form.
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Hang in there bro. Try to remember the positive things in your life that invega can’t take away from you. Your family, education, skills, kindness, empathy for other people. It will be worth the wait. Try to achieve a goal every day and take it step by step
 
Did anyone experience feeling the drug hitting your system again during the half lifes , like legit feeling it be still in your system
 
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I honestly don’t notice the anhedonia anymore. I think it helped a ton to go on vacation, spa, sunshine and spending money on fun. That said, winter season is when I struggle with mental health in general. I feel isolated and lonely during the long cold dark days. I need a new approach this year in order to not get depressed. Maybe get into skiing more.

Only recommendation I have against anhedonia is to fill up your schedule as much as possible with stuff that will benefit your future. I don’t understand how some of you guys deal with staying at home all day tbh. You need some purpose in the day to day
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The problem is that with anhedonia i don't get to enjoy doing anything.
 
Is there anyone here who understands science be able to explain how these drugs work and why it takes too long to heal, if healing is possible at all?
 
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Do any of you think that therapy would help any of us? I know that it wouldn’t fix our physical problems. I am just wondering what’s your thoughts on therapy (my sister recommended that I try therapy)I’m not sure how this would help to be honest
 
Kiaf85 said:
Do any of you think that therapy would help any of us? I know that it wouldn’t fix our physical problems. I am just wondering what’s your thoughts on therapy (my sister recommended that I try therapy)I’m not sure how this would help to be honest
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Therapy is a waste of time if you're still broken due to being drugged. I saw a therapist every week for a year and at the end I was no better off and I wasn't even drugged at that point.
 
Kiaf85 said:
Do any of you think that therapy would help any of us? I know that it wouldn’t fix our physical problems. I am just wondering what’s your thoughts on therapy (my sister recommended that I try therapy)I’m not sure how this would help to be honest
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My therapist at the time told a psych that I was going through psychosis when I wasnt. From there like 10 cops showed up fully armed and tackled me to the ground. Kept me in there squad car for 6 hours cuffed. Then After I was taken into the hospital where they kept saying Im a danger to society and myself. Dont even know where they got that from. Most likely the therapist making a bunch of bullshit up and reporting it. Thats when they put me on community treatment order and got injected with invega. Well in the end they told my family all the same things that had been reported and my fam wanted me to get injected as well before coming home.

What Im trying to say is therapists have traumatized me. Dont know if all of them are like that though but damn.
 
Recoveringinvega said:
My therapist at the time told a psych that I was going through psychosis when I wasnt. From there like 10 cops showed up fully armed and tackled me to the ground. Kept me in there squad car for 6 hours cuffed. Then After I was taken into the hospital where they kept saying Im a danger to society and myself. Dont even know where they got that from. Most likely the therapist making a bunch of bullshit up and reporting it. Thats when they put me on community treatment order and got injected with invega. Well in the end they told my family all the same things that had been reported and my fam wanted me to get injected as well before coming home.

What Im trying to say is therapists have traumatized me. Dont know if all of them are like that though but damn.
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This was after my psych break. Ive definitely had one before seeing the therapist but while I was seeing her I was stable and actually doing well. I was doing well in the gym going to school and was speaking to my ex again planning to meet up. Then I ended up in the psych ward lol. I was put on risperidone at first which wasnt bad. Ive now been on risperdal, invega and have been perscribed geodon to take in september. Thank god Im of CTO. What antipsychotics have everyone else been on so far?
 
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