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Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v 12

Trueart2 said:
8 months. I’m returning to levels past my baseline that I operated at before I was shot up with Invega. I returned to my teaching career 3 months after my last injection of Invega and I’ve only grown as an individual and teacher on the shot. It made me recognize the growth I needed as an individual and I kept trying new things to reach my students better.

Overall I’ve recovered about 85%, I expect it to all return by July which would mark 11 months. I’ll be 12 months away from it by the time I start my next school year and I’ll be well prepared.
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Thats actually amazing, thank you for this it’s brought me comfort. Past your baseline does that mean you’re doing far better now?
 
Hey guys, if you’re new here and currently struggling with invega it can be easy too lose hope but recovery is very possible and there’s lots of recovery stories in these threads which are very spaced out and I understand with the side effects especially early on it can be hard to read and focus so I’ll list some accounts of people who have recovered significantly and got their lives back and have hopeful stories just click on any of these and you can check out their posts easily, Here are survivors who have recovered fully or significantly, @Steph78, @Bigsmoke420, @Hopefuldopeful, @Kaatrina, @Decisive, @Jonnyhalo, @paranoid android, @Thanks buddy, and @InvegaIsdeath. There’s plenty more I just can’t name them off the top of my head, Best of luck too all of you 🙏.
 
InnerReturn said:
Hey guys, if you’re new here and currently struggling with invega it can be easy too lose hope but recovery is very possible and there’s lots of recovery stories in these threads which are very spaced out and I understand with the side effects especially early on it can be hard to read and focus so I’ll list some accounts of people who have recovered significantly and got their lives back and have hopeful stories just click on any of these and you can check out their posts easily, Here are survivors who have recovered fully or significantly, @Steph78, @Bigsmoke420, @Hopefuldopeful, @Kaatrina, @Decisive, @Jonnyhalo, @paranoid android, @Thanks buddy, and @InvegaIsdeath. There’s plenty more I just can’t name them off the top of my head, Best of luck too all of you 🙏.
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This is from version 7 thread
 
The doctor basically implied I’ll be on invega for the foreseeable future he basically meant forever I think . Unless I get a job I’m forced to take it . I live in a place with a messed up job market
 
asr0101 said:
The doctor basically implied I’ll be on invega for the foreseeable future he basically meant forever I think . Unless I get a job I’m forced to take it . I live in a place with a messed up job market
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I'm really sorry :( society pushes us to quickly get a job even when we're not healthy. I hope you can convince them to have a rest if you need one. Rushing to find a job isn't a priority, your well-being comes first. If you can. Stay safe and I hope you recover
 
It's (not) funny how I have been anhedonic since 2021 as I have been taking an antipsychotic for 5 years before the injection... I wonder if in such a case natural recovery doesn't take more time... but as long as I'm functional I can wait I guess... today I was able to have a walk and wash the dishes thank God
 
It’s been 7 months and my chances for recovery is getting low, still dealing with all problems I had (even worse than month 4 I could sleep 8-10 hours and watch tv) I’m not able to sleep more than 2-3 hours ( tried all the pills from Z pills etc) severe emotional blunting ( I can’t even cry anymore which I could until past month) , severe memory issue, severe pssd, severe boredom that whole day I can’t literally do anything and I don’t know how to pass the time , not even 1 percent recovery, when I exercise i feel way worse that I had to stop it, I think I’m one of the unlucky ones who won’t recover, after 7 months I had to at least see little improvement but all I see is getting worse and only miracle can save me, I will give a shot to TRT and dopamine pills and I will do my best to give it 12 months and if no improvement I think my story is over despite of my love to this life
I can’t literally live like this and I think nobody can
 
moerez said:
It’s been 7 months and my chances for recovery is getting low, still dealing with all problems I had (even worse than month 4 I could sleep 8-10 hours and watch tv) I’m not able to sleep more than 2-3 hours ( tried all the pills from Z pills etc) severe emotional blunting ( I can’t even cry anymore which I could until past month) , severe memory issue, severe pssd, severe boredom that whole day I can’t literally do anything and I don’t know how to pass the time , not even 1 percent recovery, when I exercise i feel way worse that I had to stop it, I think I’m one of the unlucky ones who won’t recover, after 7 months I had to at least see little improvement but all I see is getting worse and only miracle can save me, I will give a shot to TRT and dopamine pills and I will do my best to give it 12 months and if no improvement I think my story is over despite of my love to this life
I can’t literally live like this and I think nobody can
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try doing keto, it did me wonders during recovery. worth trying out any options you're given
 
moerez said:
It’s been 7 months and my chances for recovery is getting low, still dealing with all problems I had (even worse than month 4 I could sleep 8-10 hours and watch tv) I’m not able to sleep more than 2-3 hours ( tried all the pills from Z pills etc) severe emotional blunting ( I can’t even cry anymore which I could until past month) , severe memory issue, severe pssd, severe boredom that whole day I can’t literally do anything and I don’t know how to pass the time , not even 1 percent recovery, when I exercise i feel way worse that I had to stop it, I think I’m one of the unlucky ones who won’t recover, after 7 months I had to at least see little improvement but all I see is getting worse and only miracle can save me, I will give a shot to TRT and dopamine pills and I will do my best to give it 12 months and if no improvement I think my story is over despite of my love to this life
I can’t literally live like this and I think nobody can
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Maybe it's the sleeping pills? Have you tried melatonin?
 
Guys I have voices that can read my mind and i take abilify to cure myself, i just read online that if my receptors are still not functional because of invega and can't attach to those receptors it's basically useless, since i took it for 2 months and I saw no improvement. Is taking abilify worth it in my case ? I could wait until i'm recovered then take abilify for it to work as intended.
 
squoshy said:
Guys I have voices that can read my mind and i take abilify to cure myself, i just read online that if my receptors are still not functional because of invega and can't attach to those receptors it's basically useless, since i took it for 2 months and I saw no improvement. Is taking abilify worth it in my case ? I could wait until i'm recovered then take abilify for it to work as intended.
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Honestly take it now. If you take both at the same time they will compete for right to block the d2 receptor in your brain. Abilify leaves the door to dopamine 30% open aprox, so they wont stack, and you'll feel better.
 
21 months after the injections, i still suffer a lot and basically i dont even know how i’am still alive, the fact is that I can no longer give love or play-time to my cat, and he is falling into depression too because his owner (me) is still disabled to a point he can’t even play or share love to her, she don’t need to suffer inside this small appartment because i have brain damage.

I will bring her to a cat shelter, so they can give proper medical assistance
To her, and she can be around other cats, this is way better than being closed into an appartment with me, because she is suffering too.

I also contact the psych ward where i was 1.5 months ago and explained to them that I cannot keep living closed into my appartment since i don’t have any support from my family and i need a place where i don’t have to bother about meals and other things, since i cannot anymore take proper care of myself due to the brain damage.

I will go back there, until i will recover or spend the rest of my life there, idk, the fact is that my cat don’t deserve to suffer because of what they did to me, and i cannot endure longer on my own with a toxic family that not only don’t support me but they are sadistic to a point where they enjoy my agony.

They cannot foce me any drugs so i will stay there tapering benzo’s and mirtazapine, hoping i will get better by hitting the 24-26 months, or even the 30 months, so i can go back to my normal life and take care of my cat.
 
RisperdalConsta50mg said:
21 months after the injections, i still suffer a lot and basically i dont even know how i’am still alive, the fact is that I can no longer give love or play-time to my cat, and he is falling into depression too because his owner (me) is still disabled to a point he can’t even play or share love to her, she don’t need to suffer inside this small appartment because i have brain damage.

I will bring her to a cat shelter, so they can give proper medical assistance
To her, and she can be around other cats, this is way better than being closed into an appartment with me, because she is suffering too.

I also contact the psych ward where i was 1.5 months ago and explained to them that I cannot keep living closed into my appartment since i don’t have any support from my family and i need a place where i don’t have to bother about meals and other things, since i cannot anymore take proper care of myself due to the brain damage.

I will go back there, until i will recover or spend the rest of my life there, idk, the fact is that my cat don’t deserve to suffer because of what they did to me, and i cannot endure longer on my own with a toxic family that not only don’t support me but they are sadistic to a point where they enjoy my agony.

They cannot foce me any drugs so i will stay there tapering benzo’s and mirtazapine, hoping i will get better by hitting the 24-26 months, or even the 30 months, so i can go back to my normal life and take care of my cat.
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Please stay safe and hopeful, I hope you can taper off safely and recover well
 
RisperdalConsta50mg said:
21 months after the injections, i still suffer a lot and basically i dont even know how i’am still alive, the fact is that I can no longer give love or play-time to my cat, and he is falling into depression too because his owner (me) is still disabled to a point he can’t even play or share love to her, she don’t need to suffer inside this small appartment because i have brain damage.

I will bring her to a cat shelter, so they can give proper medical assistance
To her, and she can be around other cats, this is way better than being closed into an appartment with me, because she is suffering too.

I also contact the psych ward where i was 1.5 months ago and explained to them that I cannot keep living closed into my appartment since i don’t have any support from my family and i need a place where i don’t have to bother about meals and other things, since i cannot anymore take proper care of myself due to the brain damage.

I will go back there, until i will recover or spend the rest of my life there, idk, the fact is that my cat don’t deserve to suffer because of what they did to me, and i cannot endure longer on my own with a toxic family that not only don’t support me but they are sadistic to a point where they enjoy my agony.

They cannot foce me any drugs so i will stay there tapering benzo’s and mirtazapine, hoping i will get better by hitting the 24-26 months, or even the 30 months, so i can go back to my normal life and take care of my cat.
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I cannot endure all this alone on my own, i did for 21 months, but the reality is that I need basic help for eating, and support.

If They never damaged my brain with these injections, i would take care of myself and my cat like i always did before the harm, but some inside this forum know what i’am talking about, when you are severely disabled due to the harm, you have no choice but to protect your pet, and let others take care of you.
 
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