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Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v11

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I told my mental health worker this:

i feel like I am not being taken seriously, i am 100% sure how I am feeling is the result of the injections, if this is going to get blamed on depression or whatever else then I am just going to leave the service, I don’t feel like anyone can help with this

I trusted the medical professionals and never knew I would get these severe side effects, no one warned me on what kind of side effects this would cause or gave me more information about the injection

my life is now ruined and worse than before, so great

my quality of life went from 8 to a 1

so fast

this is what they said:

I think we have discussed it at length and have even met weekly to discuss the effects of the injection you were given in October. We are taking your concerns seriously and have discontinued your injection. Highlighting that your mood has been affected by this and that you'd benefit from an increase in your antidepressant isn't with the intention to minimise your concerns - it is possible that your mood has been affected and that you'd benefit from an increased dose. There are a few things we have to consider when formulating treatment plans and, where possible, optimise all treatments you're on prior to introducing new medication. I'm very sorry that you feel this way and that you've suffered what you're describing as a decrease in your quality of life. It's important that we now think of ways to improve things for you.
 
I don't get people looking for help in doctors, they made you disable with the injection, you think they are going to help you. They help themselves and the drug companies.
 
demileigh said:
Honestly my logic is that if my weight gain was from medication then medical weight loss to help lose it makes sense… I kept gaining weight on invega even with regular exercise, small food portions and a meal replacement shake once a day. I tried fasting and light exercise early on too and that made no difference either just ran me down more than I already was and made my anxiety worse. I definitely don’t have the energy to be active like I used to be beforehand, it’s like I’m mentally motivated but physically exhausted before I even start
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I too feel physically exhausted and run out of breath quickly. I was an endurance athlete just 6 months ago. My energy levels improved in early months of invega but they have crashed now...i want to know what is going on...is this part of recovery or things getting worse. PS i am following your recovery story because your dosage and timeline is almost the same as mine. If you fully recover and gain your strength, stamina, brain all back than that would give me hope and perhaps others here too.
 
guys I need advice , should I see specialist doctors? will a brain scan show anti psychotic brain damage? what specialty should I see? @Trueart2 or anyone else

I know they won’t cure me but I want to check if I am damaged
 
lostsoulowen said:
I don't get people looking for help in doctors, they made you disable with the injection, you think they are going to help you. They help themselves and the drug companies.
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Psychiatrysts harm us but searching for a doctor who can help us is not wrong, but apparentely there is no doctor who will belive us that some injections left us disabled, and at the end of the whole circus apparentely a psychiatryst (that one from the psych ward) will push the brain damage narrative and help me find out what happened to my brain (it’s like win the lottery to find a psychiatrist like that one)
 
lostsoulowen said:
I don't get people looking for help in doctors, they made you disable with the injection, you think they are going to help you. They help themselves and the drug companies.
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There are good doctors out there. The doctor talking with risperdalconsta suggested dopamine agonists
 
90 days since my last injection. All my symptoms have improved, especially the inner restlessness.

I think I may recover once 6 months have passed since my last injection. This recovery has been much easier than invega was for me.

Feeling calm, positive and hopeful most of the time, things are getting better.
 
Invegatorture said:
90 days since my last injection. All my symptoms have improved, especially the inner restlessness.

I think I may recover once 6 months have passed since my last injection. This recovery has been much easier than invega was for me.

Feeling calm, positive and hopeful most of the time, things are getting better.
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I am jealous, I wish I got ablify instead of invega
 
Jesus christ no. She can't only be talking about partial agonists? Did you meet her again? How are you going to accomplish anything with partial agonists?We need extremely efficient agonists like cabergoline. You also need vyvanse. also aren't partial agonist antipsychotics?
 
Matthew01 said:
Jesus christ no. She can't only be talking about partial agonists? Did you meet her again? How are you going to accomplish anything with partial agonists?We need extremely efficient agonists like cabergoline. You also need vyvanse. also aren't partial agonist antipsychotics?
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Abilify is a partial agonist of dopamine receptors, It stimulates them around 20% of what endogenous dopamine does. Hopefully they don't recommend it to @RisperdalConsta50mg because it's given me severe anhedonia.
 
Matthew01 said:
Jesus christ no. She can't only be talking about partial agonists? Did you meet her again? How are you going to accomplish anything with partial agonists?We need extremely efficient agonists like cabergoline. You also need vyvanse. also aren't partial agonist antipsychotics?
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She told me that to be effective antipsychotics they should be in high doses but at low doses they act like partial agonists
 
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