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Mental Health Coming off Invega (paliperidone) injections, v 5.0

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StrawHatLuffy said:
Today I can sense my emotions better, and they were also completely back for like two seconds, I felt sadness and then my mind seemed to reflexively pull back into the no emotions state. Hope it happens again and lasts longer.
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This means you are in long shit ride, thats how it was for me before 12 months (but it was only deep saddness emotion and nothing more). (I'm 13 months off invega, still not recovered).
 
t_xeplionhell said:
This means you are in long shit ride, thats how it was for me before 12 months (but it was only deep saddness emotion and nothing more). (I'm 13 months off invega, still not recovered).
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Your emotions might seem "fake"/nonexistant until 8-9 months off, but they will probably still be weak even then, but noticable, and thats at least something.
 
emotionalnumb said:
I had my last shot today & most ppl seem to take 6mths - 1 year, some 2 or even longer to recover! I’m looking for hope here ~ I was sincerely hoping after the injection wore off in about a mth perhaps my emotions, motivation, sleep & appetite would gradually return…anyone had overnight success with this?
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Almost nobody recovers in 6 months. Average is 12-16 months for 2-3 shots, 16-18 months for 5 shots.
 
I weighed in at 77.2kg today then weighed myself again & was 75.3 kg I'm devestated that I weighed in at a heavier weight because I thought I was finally stable at 75kg.
It's kind of made me lose the motivation I had on the weekend but I'm going to try to exercise a few nights a week after work & on the weekends for the next few weeks & see how I go. I just want my life back & to look like myself again I want to lose the weight it's so frustrating having to wait all this time all I want is to be at a stable weight I'll be so devestated if I'm not definitely at a stable weight soon after 7 months of patience
 
emotionalnumb said:
I’ll know I’ve recovered ~ when I can genuinely smile & laugh again…
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I never lost that ability. But I stil were in hell phase and one minute seemed like one day. Barely can watch something even now. Had unimaginably very severe chest pains.
AND very bad arythma. My pulse was 100-110 most of time for first months.
 
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emotionalnumb said:
I’ll know I’ve recovered ~ when I can genuinely smile & laugh again…
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I used to be very motivated and driven person full of ideas and high visualisation and creative abilities. Now my creativity is super low (it's partialy like that because of no motivation) and visualisation is around 50% recovered.
My motivation is almost 0. There's nothing worth living for except recovery. Invega makes everything you liked to not like it anymore. I don't like anything anymore but I used to like many things.
Nature for me looks like blank wall but before invega I used to spend lot of time in it and actualy like it.
I no longer want to go to any vacations because it's all same blankness (example: sea, different enviroment, another city = same blankwall for me).
 
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Guys I just found out if you supplement with 5htp, you will also need green tea extract so the serotonin can cross the blood brain barrier. Otherwise you'll just be wasting your time and money
 
InvegaIsdeath said:
Guys I just found out if you supplement with 5htp, you will also need green tea extract so the serotonin can cross the blood brain barrier. Otherwise you'll just be wasting your time and money
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How much are you recovered, you are 2 years off invega?
 
Gdvffh said:
How about eating less?
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I'm considering it but don't really want to have to do that. Considering I used to eat more before invega I now have a coffee & healthy smoothie for breakfast then around mid day have a chicken avocado salad for lunch. I used to be able to eat whatever I wanted & not put on weight. I don't want to have to cut back on what I eat really because I've never been able to go long periods without food I get dizzy. I might cut down the portion sizes slightly. I also drink lots of water & take supplements plus I'm a fairly healthy eater. I'm considering going a day or two a week Where I drink my morning coffee & smoothie then drinking two juices plus a soup throughout the day & lots of water
 
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t_xeplionhell said:
This means you are in long shit ride, thats how it was for me before 12 months (but it was only deep saddness emotion and nothing more). (I'm 13 months off invega, still not recovered).
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t_xeplionhell said:
Your emotions might seem "fake"/nonexistant until 8-9 months off, but they will probably still be weak even then, but noticable, and thats at least something.
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Thanks for letting me know. I’m hoping against hope that I recover sooner. Even feeling 40% emotions like you do, and some motivation and interest in activities would be great. That way I can see myself working at some job. Otherwise I just want to stay in bed all the time.
 
I found my blood test results from my stay in the mental health unit I didn't realise my vitamin D levels were so low at 13. I googled it & apparently A vitamin D level of 13 ng/mL is considered severely deficient.
My b12 levels were 46 which isn't severe but still a bit low the normal range is 35 -100
 
lau_rahxo said:
I found my blood test results from my stay in the mental health unit I didn't realise my vitamin D levels were so low at 13. I googled it & apparently A vitamin D level of 13 ng/mL is considered severely deficient.
My b12 levels were 46 which isn't severe but still a bit low the normal range is 35 -
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What did your blood test check for, was it all vitamin and minerals?
I'm thinking of getting one also, I play loads of soccer and was always very fit. Invega has pretty much got me stuck in 3rd gear, I am a fraction of my former self but I keep doing it just to keep sane.
 
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