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

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Afernandes1 said:
I had two injections the first time (156g + 234g) and the same amount the second time.
I recovered in 13 months the first time, both physically and mentally.
I’ve been 8 months off invega the second time
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What symptoms did you have while recovering?
 
Yesterday suffered from psychosis. Seem to have another kundalini thing going giving me some euphoria and manic behaviour so much energy didn't know what to do with it, grinding teeth for hours no sleep. It seems to skip the heart chakra creating(restlessness) disturbing behaviour/degeneracy and occassionally delerium. Sometimes energy does align other times it doesn't. Invega is also causing rebound psychosis during withdrawal and hormonal rebound i have to deal with extremely high levels of sexual arousment. Trying to fight urges and not watching porn

Most time of the day i meditate and go to places but the weather sucked really bad couldn't go anywhere sitting at home with this energy sucks so much purely neurotic.

Thinking about going on vacation
 
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Ab33 said:
Anyone recovered?
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I recovered from Invega in about 4 months in April of 2020. I’m on Abilify Maintena now and it’s had a similar impact to my libido and I can’t get a buzz anymore but it’s not quite as bad as Invega
 
HelpMeInvega said:
It says Invega Sustenna takes 126 days to leave your system completely. That’s 4 months. So hopefully I’ll be able to run faster and lose weight around the four month mark. Unless ziprasidone is the culprit for not letting me lose weight and affecting my running. But a side effect of Invega sustenna is slow movements, and not ziprasidone so we’ll see. My prolactin level is still high though so that could be the culprit. I want my libido back.
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They found paliperidon in urine 3 years after last injection. Most of it is out after 5 months
 
Has anyone been prescribed a stimulant through this withdrawal? I have it for add but find it takes double the dose to produce focus to at least play video games. I know how powerful stims are normally but this feels watered down because of the dopamine receptors. It’s scary to think that’s the only way I can half function at 13 months.
 
apsucks said:
Yesterday suffered from psychosis. Seem to have another kundalini thing going giving me some euphoria and manic behaviour so much energy didn't know what to do with it, grinding teeth for hours no sleep. It seems to skip the heart chakra creating(restlessness) disturbing behaviour/degeneracy and occassionally delerium. Sometimes energy does align other times it doesn't. Invega is also causing rebound psychosis during withdrawal and hormonal rebound i have to deal with extremely high levels of sexual arousment. Trying to fight urges and not watching porn

Most time of the day i meditate and go to places but the weather sucked really bad couldn't go anywhere sitting at home with this energy sucks so much purely neurotic.

Thinking about going on vacation
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as im permanent? ~hugs
 
I tried drinking yesterday and barley got a buzz. It just made me feel tired and out of it. Sucked
 
I feel like half part of my brain it’s turned off I can’t perceive time and space around me, and I can’t even perceive people like I’m disconnected from everything.🥺😭
 
@baraxil So do you feel emotions again? Do you feel almost back to yourself before invega? So you have insomnia now? What was your sleeping like on invega? I have some of the rarer side effects I can't feel tiredness or hunger. But I still probably get about 9 or 10 hours sleep. Did you ever feel tired all the time on invega like most people do or did you have insomnia?
 
Hi, I'm still not fully recovered but still traumatised by this whole Invega thing. Well I had to take 3 different ap's. Also it made me difficulty forming thoughts and acknowledging Them was so difficult as I wasn't sure if I was right or not. It also made me take Ritalin with coffee for a very long time (17 months) and ive experienced heart palpitations all the time without really giving a damn thing about it (the Invega and other ap's really had made me having a bad judgement). I also have insomnia because of that since 16/17 months (I guess Ritalin and caffeine really aggrevated this). Idk if I'm just tripping + stressed but I'm worried if I stunted my growth,stagnated my gym progress,affected brain developement. As I am 20 years old (18 when given the ap's) and I still grew quite 1.5 inches after age of 17.

Sorry if I sound neurotic but I have no one to talk to who would understand me well (I know there's a therapist for that, but I don't have money and the Invega really hampered my motivation so I couldn't really seek for work).

Yeah my thoughts are really not organised but I had to get this off. But yeah I'm still in deep trauma and don't know how to cope. I want to cry but nothing comes out. I still don't know if I'm actually recovered. I have goals in my life but don't know if the Invega made me unmotivated or I'm just depressed (but then not related to the Invega which would make me happy as it then confirma it isn't the drug)

Idk if someone could follow me xD
But it still sucks too that I'm 20 and not yet in university/college due ap stagnatinf my progress. I haven't been to a party for like 2-2.5 years. I don't make new Friends, I rarely socialize (maybe the covid lockdown aggravated this too).

I don't even know if the lack of sleep the medicine (Ritalin) has had a big impact on my health. Don't know if my heart is still ok (well palpitations usually go away after caffeïne has abstained). Although anxiety and dehydration could very well be a factor.

I'm really fking depressed rn (idk if its the invega that ripped my motivation or other factors). I'm afraid its the Invega but still doubt.

Or I'm in denial and do have ADD too which makes it difficult to manage things and causes motivation issues too. Caffeïne and Ritalin makes me motivated to do things and van function quite well with those 2. Without either caffeïne or Ritalin can't I start the Day properly.
 
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I start to think that my issues are all related to my ADD and/or stress XD rather maybe the Invega. I try and explain things but it seems very disorganised (I also have narcolepsy, sleeping disorder)

Also my white blood cells seems to have dempered. Related to the Invega or not?
 
Ab33 said:
Hi, I'm still not fully recovered but still traumatised by this whole Invega thing. Well I had to take 3 different ap's. Also it made me difficulty forming thoughts and acknowledging Them was so difficult as I wasn't sure if I was right or not. It also made me take Ritalin with coffee for a very long time (17 months) and ive experienced heart palpitations all the time without really giving a damn thing about it (the Invega and other ap's really had made me having a bad judgement). I also have insomnia because of that since 16/17 months (I guess Ritalin and caffeine really aggrevated this). Idk if I'm just tripping + stressed but I'm worried if I stunted my growth,stagnated my gym progress,affected brain developement. As I am 20 years old (18 when given the ap's) and I still grew quite 1.5 inches after age of 17.

Sorry if I sound neurotic but I have no one to talk to who would understand me well (I know there's a therapist for that, but I don't have money and the Invega really hampered my motivation so I couldn't really seek for work).

Yeah my thoughts are really not organised but I had to get this off. But yeah I'm still in deep trauma and don't know how to cope. I want to cry but nothing comes out. I still don't know if I'm actually recovered. I have goals in my life but don't know if the Invega made me unmotivated or I'm just depressed (but then not related to the Invega which would make me happy as it then confirma it isn't the drug)

Idk if someone could follow me xD
But it still sucks too that I'm 20 and not yet in university/college due ap stagnatinf my progress. I haven't been to a party for like 2-2.5 years. I don't make new Friends, I rarely socialize (maybe the covid lockdown aggravated this too).

I don't even know if the lack of sleep the medicine (Ritalin) has had a big impact on my health. Don't know if my heart is still ok (well palpitations usually go away after caffeïne has abstained). Although anxiety and dehydration could very well be a factor.

I'm really fking depressed rn (idk if its the invega that ripped my motivation or other factors). I'm afraid its the Invega but still doubt.

Or I'm in denial and do have ADD too which makes it difficult to manage things and causes motivation issues too. Caffeïne and Ritalin makes me motivated to do things and van function quite well with those 2. Without either caffeïne or Ritalin can't I start the Day properly.
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I think depression is from the Invega yes.. me too I feel in that way
 
Mick04 said:
I think depression is from the Invega yes.. me too I feel in that way
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Really sucks... This shows how dopamine really is important. But yeah since ive taken ap's I haven't been happy since then. I haven't had had a happy moment since ive been on them. I don't have a memory where I'm happy and it was since taking the ap's. Only trauma. Makes you feel suicidal really. I didn't suffer from any mental illness.
 
How do you guys manage the day with anhedonia? You can't work, nothing pleasures you. What's the point actually (sorry if I sounds so pessimistic). Also my dreams have been altered. It really causes me ptsd.

Almost no one you knows have been through this. You really wonder... What if I was back to normal again? You look at the momenta pre-invega where you were happy,etc
 
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