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Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v11

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anonymoususer777 said:
Yesterday i drank a strong beer and got very high, also felt euphoric. I slept very well afterwards without waking up at night which i did after invega.The high did not last too long though. Today i also had more motivation and energy. I am curious if the alcohol caused this? Is alcohol considered a stimulant too?
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Feeling euphoric is a great sign man!
 
The past two days have been different and I wonder if this third day will follow this trajectory. I’ve had moments where I feel a little happiness. Not much but small moments. The change has been so gradual it’s hard to pinpoint , but I feel like change is coming. My akathisia is gone and I feel a little lighter. I’ve recently been fasting daily and taking my supplements which may be helping. I’m not sure, but I hope I can experience more gradual improvements. This morning I still feel the same, but maybe as the day goes on I’ll start feeling a little better.
 
lukeflowz said:
The past two days have been different and I wonder if this third day will follow this trajectory. I’ve had moments where I feel a little happiness. Not much but small moments. The change has been so gradual it’s hard to pinpoint , but I feel like change is coming. My akathisia is gone and I feel a little lighter. I’ve recently been fasting daily and taking my supplements which may be helping. I’m not sure, but I hope I can experience more gradual improvements. This morning I still feel the same, but maybe as the day goes on I’ll start feeling a little better.
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sounds like it could be a window
 
silenthill said:
is akathisia a common symptom with long term ap usage? sorry if this is a dumb question but i'm wondering why i've had the need to pace my house (even before invega) while using my phone. i don't know if its my adhd or not. no anxiety, just the need to move and has been that way since i was like 13. i started abilify pills at 12 until 17. it started at 13 and never left.
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It’s a symptom with any AP usages.
 
Hey everyone..

I've received a ton of messages about starting the discord again to help guide people into actions that would greatly increase their chances of a full recovery..

As someone who had a long covid/pssd/mcas crash along the way - it feels sort of uncomfortable ..

like an underweight chef or a barber with a bad haircut.. but I have continued to make progress even with having a distinct/profound/obviously intense injury while obsessively attempting to heal my self..

and I think if I could help people avoid what caused the crash and also make it easier to access all the information applicable to this situation - while allowing them to make their own choices based on their own discernment. I see it as an overall net positive for the group.

if you guys think this is a good idea let me know. Thanks
 
keepinghope said:
Hey everyone..

I've received a ton of messages about starting the discord again to help guide people into actions that would greatly increase their chances of a full recovery..

As someone who had a long covid/pssd/mcas crash along the way - it feels sort of uncomfortable ..

like an underweight chef or a barber with a bad haircut.. but I have continued to make progress even with having a distinct/profound/obviously intense injury while obsessively attempting to heal my self..

and I think if I could help people avoid what caused the crash and also make it easier to access all the information applicable to this situation - while allowing them to make their own choices based on their own discernment. I see it as an overall net positive for the group.

if you guys think this is a good idea let me know. Thanks
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yeah that would be great
 
keepinghope said:
Hey everyone..

I've received a ton of messages about starting the discord again to help guide people into actions that would greatly increase their chances of a full recovery..

As someone who had a long covid/pssd/mcas crash along the way - it feels sort of uncomfortable ..

like an underweight chef or a barber with a bad haircut.. but I have continued to make progress even with having a distinct/profound/obviously intense injury while obsessively attempting to heal my self..

and I think if I could help people avoid what caused the crash and also make it easier to access all the information applicable to this situation - while allowing them to make their own choices based on their own discernment. I see it as an overall net positive for the group.

if you guys think this is a good idea let me know. Thanks
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In America there’s lots of basketball/football coaches who are immensely overweight and out of shape. While it does seem hypocritical/ can seem ironic it doesn’t deflate the legitimacy of your argument. As long as people are willing to take time and reason
 
I’m sorry if I rambled on too much the other day or come across as disrespectful, I want the best for everyone here and it might be a little ignorant of me to say certain things because im not suffering as much as others here. I realize I have some other issues besides invega injections and I’m just trying to take it a day at a time as I hope others can too
 
lukeflowz said:
The past two days have been different and I wonder if this third day will follow this trajectory. I’ve had moments where I feel a little happiness. Not much but small moments. The change has been so gradual it’s hard to pinpoint , but I feel like change is coming. My akathisia is gone and I feel a little lighter. I’ve recently been fasting daily and taking my supplements which may be helping. I’m not sure, but I hope I can experience more gradual improvements. This morning I still feel the same, but maybe as the day goes on I’ll start feeling a little better.
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that sounds amazing
 
guys, if we ever recover, should we plan a meet up? would anyone in the uk be interested

I feel like we could bond over this, just need the forum to be more active
 
I’m at 6 months and finally found the motivation to resume exercising.

I did 10 minutes on the elliptical Sunday, 20 minutes yesterday, and 30 minutes today.

I used to run 8 miles every day pre-injection; hopefully I can build back toward that. The injections somehow made me more injury-prone and slower to heal so I’ll have to be very cautious and increase exercise load gradually.

My plan is to build up time on feet, then slowly transition from elliptical to treadmill, then return to running outside.

I’m still anhedonic but it’s getting better.

I still have substance blockage since I cant really feel the effects of Vyvanse/Adderall or caffeine. My ADHD medicine helps a little but it’s nothing like it used to be. I’m hoping it’ll become more effective as the anhedonia lessens.
 
paranoid android said:
I had psychosis caused by insomnia and stress not drugs. I was actually greatful for invega at first as it was far less traumatizing then psychosis and also cotards syndrome which is its own hell. I was lucky i eventually got a good shrink who had no problem giving me benzos. Now im totally recovered though
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hey so will i ever recover it’s been 20 months
 
quick update: 2 months 10 days off 1 injection of 100mg
+today I saw the first window where I was able to engage in deep thoughts (i.e: the mind is able to connect more ideas into a longer chain and also have a greater capacity for sustained thought. Back when invega was still strong, I could not hold a thought for very long. I think many of you may be able to emphathize with this). This window lasted only minutes. I still experience a great amount of drowsiness and tiredness, especially in the morning up until 10 a.m; however, there are waves of drowsiness scattered throughout the day.

+Music sounds better today than it did a week ago.

+I find that being outside and keeping busy definitely helps with anxiety, and takes the mind off of negative thoughts about invega.
 
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