Anyway who wants to tell me how many months off INVEGA they are and how they’re feeling.
I am 4 months off.
I can feel that I am gradually improving from worst state.
I had constant suicidal thoughts until 3 months.
No motivation, bed ridden, hard to make sentence properly, depresssed all day especially in the morning, panic attack for 2 months,
No libido, hard to breathe (for some reason I can only breathe through mouth), weight increase, pronunciation problem etc
I had more symptoms but I can't remember now.
as of 4 months off, I have 50% motivation is back about life. I can't still get up in the morning quickly but there is urge to learn new things etc.
My logical thinking has come back but I am too realistic and pessimistic about future, opposite to the guy with full of hope about future I was pre invega.
I for 4 months I was totally depressed that I will live a low life forever as if I am in a bad trip for long term. It felt like I have no future and hope to climb up societal ladder, as if there is invisible glass roof top of me preventing me from going up. I had no hope about learning new things because of my age which is 29 as of now. It is not too old age but it is definitely relatively old age to go for college or anything to try new.
I think the reason we find depression would be different according to individual situation we are in. For me, it was the future that made me worried even though I knew that depression was coming from invega blocking my dopamine and serotonin receptors that's causing me to feel unreasonable depresssion. And my brain or mind was trying to make sense of why I am feeling depressed, and found the reality that I have not enough skills to live off this world right now and stick with that reason and convinced me that depression is coming from this worry.
I was confused for 3 months because even though I knew that it is not easy to live in this reality because of money problems etc but I didn't have such pessimistic view about my life and future. I always thought that I will have solution all the time if I try, but now it felt like I will be homeless or that I would never find solution to life anymore.
I never compared to celebrities or rich people out there thinking I am living miserable life, I never did this but right after invega shots I was unconsciously comparing myself to my situation with those blessed. It was life loophole of miserable thinking I have never experienced in my life before. Until pre invega I didn't really understand how people can compare and live miserable life.
Also I have some of insomnia symptoms as well which I never experienced in my life either. It is weird feeling that my body is tired and sleepy but my mind is conscious that closing eyes doesn't help falling into sleep.
Time to time I can't breathe comfortably. It is semi panic attack life feeling. It is almost like brain is immitating panic attack with my breathing or something. After this I get more worrying thoughts.
But I am experiencing more improvements on my depression caused by invega. I am trying to learn web development myself even though I am doubting still. I can communicate with people with a lot more emotions. I have more libido than before even though I still have such a low sex drive.
I still have worry but I am more positive every month. I don't have suicidal thoughts, I have more motivation to do something (compared to past), women don't seem like potato anymore which means I am gaining healthy perspective about the world, my cognitive ability has recovered 90 percent. I like watching movies and youtube but of course it is less enjoyable feeling compared to pre invega. I lost 10 pounds which before I gained 20 pounds due to invega.
I am definitely improving a lot. I look normal from outside. It's just my inner depression and fear that has to overcome with time.