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

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Weaned down to 39 mg from 156 over the course of a year. Last 39 mg shot was may 24. I’ve been off for 5 months but ended at a low dose so I think it left me faster.

I’m feeling much better. I’m busy and getting things done. My cognitive is much improved. I’m sleeping less but feel rested (I could sleep for 11 hours on INVEGA and never feel rested.) I have sexual interest in my gf again. I have emotions and energy for my relationships.

I would say I’m 90% recovered after 5 months off of the lowest dose.

Every time I went down a dose I felt better and then about 5 months off, I feel back to being myself!

Hang in there guys, it will happen for you too!
How many months where you on invega
 
17 months removed from getting a single shot of Invega Sustenna and all that I can say is that the symptoms are from brain damage from the drug. It’s got nothing to do with the amount in your system because this far off I have 0% of that drug left in me. I haven’t recovered at all. In any way. I’m spaced out 100% of the time (foggy headed), can’t get high, can’t feel pleasure or comfort. Every day is hell and I pray for death every night. It’s permanent damage. That’s the reality of it. No sense in shying away from the facts. Life sucks sometimes this is the reality of the situation.
I feel amazing. I have my whole life back, I hope you can find peace.
 
How many months where you on invega
18 months.
8 months 156mg
3 months 117mg
3 months 78mg
4 months 39mg

156 destroyed me. Cognitive was awful, could barely drive. No joy. No motivation.
117 wasn’t much better
78 I had mild improvements
39 cognitive was better but still no motivation or joy

Now I feel really good. 5 months since my last 39mg.

Energy, emotions, motivation, all of it!
 
I’ve had chest pain ever since I got the Pfizer vaccine while taking Invega Sustenna. It’s debilitated me. It’s been two years of this. My life is shit.
 
Weaned down to 39 mg from 156 over the course of a year. Last 39 mg shot was may 24. I’ve been off for 5 months but ended at a low dose so I think it left me faster.

I’m feeling much better. I’m busy and getting things done. My cognitive is much improved. I’m sleeping less but feel rested (I could sleep for 11 hours on INVEGA and never feel rested.) I have sexual interest in my gf again. I have emotions and energy for my relationships.

I would say I’m 90% recovered after 5 months off of the lowest dose.

Every time I went down a dose I felt better and then about 5 months off, I feel back to being myself!

Hang in there guys, it will happen for you too!
Did you ever have any problems with ejaculation and libido while on the injections? Did these problems go away?
 
I have 10 more pounds to lose
Did you experience mind blankness? And did your mind return to how it was pre-Invega? Like I used to have multiple thoughts at a time (5-6 thoughts at once) before Invega, now I have 0-2 at a time and I’m 5 months off. Also I know all your emotions aren’t fully back but what percentage would you say you experience emotions and do you have a full range of them?
 
I FUCKING HATE having to even take medicine like this in the first place!!!!

Why THE FUCK couldn’t I just remain normal and not fuck up myself to the point where I even got these prescribed. I AM A SHELL of my former self. I hate who I am and want to die. This IS PURE SICKENING seeing how much my life has dropped off. I’ve lost my friends. Life is utterly POINTLESS if I can’t reach my FUCKING MAXIMUM potential. FUCK THIS SHIT! Less than 1% of Americans with this devastating mental illness?!!???? Why THE FUCK CANT THAT BE THE TOP 1% OF INCOME!

This feels like a curse and one I would much be happier dead or in an alternate universe. Fuck this god damn sickening existence. My life was PURE SHIT before the meds AND NOW ITS SCUM!

I don’t deserve to be here and I hope to god I did off.

Hi, I can completely relate to this. Everyday I ask myself why I abused weed and got myself psychotic in the first place. I really miss my old self who was happy and driven and lived without regrets. But unfortunately we can’t turn time back.

What we can do is try to get through this and have hope for life on the other side. I can understand if it’s hard to do that right now. But lots of people on this forum have made it through and are living fulfilling lives again and so will you. I bet whatever problems you had in life will look small once you’ve made it through this. Hang in there.

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one” - Bruce Lee
 
I haven't been able to do anything all week and might have had withdrawals from hard drugs, had a fever etc..I start another new job on monday, this one being an assembler making $19 an hour, moving up in the world I guess, heh..I was told that the place still has old Covid restrictions in place, and for some reason you get no breaks just the 30 minute lunch. I'm going to have to like work my ass off for at least the first month. I've also not been sober but I think I might be ready to take on the work week now. I was just fired from two jobs in one month after not having worked for like 7 months, and this will be job number three. We'll see how it goes from here I guess yet again..

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Hi, I can completely relate to this. Everyday I ask myself why I abused weed and got myself psychotic in the first place. I really miss my old self who was happy and driven and lived without regrets. But unfortunately we can’t turn time back.

What we can do is try to get through this and have hope for life on the other side. I can understand if it’s hard to do that right now. But lots of people on this forum have made it through and are living fulfilling lives again and so will you. I bet whatever problems you had in life will look small once you’ve made it through this. Hang in there.

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one” - Bruce Lee
After we got those injections I think that all of our lives became the difficult one. I didn't know how good I had it before, even just having properly working brain chemistry was something I never even thought about. It was a hell of a way to end your 20's for me getting put on those things. Others have said how it takes a tremendous amount of inner strength to continue.
 
I haven't been able to do anything all week and might have had withdrawals from hard drugs, had a fever etc..I start another new job on monday, this one being an assembler making $19 an hour, moving up in the world I guess, heh..I was told that the place still has old Covid restrictions in place, and for some reason you get no breaks just the 30 minute lunch. I'm going to have to like work my ass off for at least the first month. I've also not been sober but I think I might be ready to take on the work week now. I was just fired from two jobs in one month after not having worked for like 7 months, and this will be job number three. We'll see how it goes from here I guess yet again..

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Good luck with you new job!
 
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