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

[EsseWasGreat]

7 month update (223 days) since last injection. Damn that went fast. I've been up for like 36 hours now (not because of injections, I just had a very anxious and depressive night) so it's probably not the best time to write an update but I wanna get it out of the way

-Anhedonia is still slowly going away, estimating 6 more months or something before I can finally forget about it but it would be nice if it went away any sooner

-Emotions are getting rough. I actually went back into feeling some extreme negative shit and sometimes I get moderately hyped by nice things happening

-Focus and concentration are back to being better than the average person. According to others I talk and do things FAST which I'm happy to hear, though I'm still sure this is going to improve with time

-Starting to take less supplements overall

-Sleep has been a bit over the place lately, but that's probably because of my current emotional state rather than injections (my pet bird died a few days ago and I also got into a serious argument with a few close friends, shit's really messing me up)

 

[UnluckyXeplion]

7 month update (223 days) since last injection. Damn that went fast. I've been up for like 36 hours now (not because of injections, I just had a very anxious and depressive night) so it's probably not the best time to write an update but I wanna get it out of the way

-Anhedonia is still slowly going away, estimating 6 more months or something before I can finally forget about it but it would be nice if it went away any sooner

-Emotions are getting rough. I actually went back into feeling some extreme negative shit and sometimes I get moderately hyped by nice things happening

-Focus and concentration are back to being better than the average person. According to others I talk and do things FAST which I'm happy to hear, though I'm still sure this is going to improve with time

-Starting to take less supplements overall

-Sleep has been a bit over the place lately, but that's probably because of my current emotional state rather than injections (my pet bird died a few days ago and I also got into a serious argument with a few close friends, shit's really messing me up)

Is your anhedonia characterized by extreme boredom and no patience for anything?

 

[Kaatrina]

What do you think of the so-called negative symptoms of the disease? does the medication cause it?

I think so. When I would complain about flatness of emotion, my psych would tell me that that was just the symptoms of my spontaneous new disease. Never mind that the flatness dissipated after quitting the medication...she did not believe in side effects.

See it's things like this that make me realize that you people just don't care. Try and be nice and you spit in our faces.

One of the other mods suggested sanctions against you yesterday and I hesitated this morning and just decided to delete some threads and make a comment. But she was right.

Enjoy your 2 days off and when you come back maybe you can be a bit more civil.

I'm reading cuckoo's nest by Ken Kesey right now and damn, the name is apt. Many people in recovery like those in this thread have killed themselves, and more would have without the ability to vent here. Take it easy.
I certainly miss the old mods that actually had day jobs. These 2 NARKS certainly share a lot of attention seeking, unsolicited advice, & hurt feelings. Deleting the part of Masamune's post that said psychs just want to line their pockets? Next we won't be able to say that invega is bad for you. SS this post before it's deleted.

7 month update (223 days) since last injection. Damn that went fast. I've been up for like 36 hours now (not because of injections, I just had a very anxious and depressive night) so it's probably not the best time to write an update but I wanna get it out of the way

-Anhedonia is still slowly going away, estimating 6 more months or something before I can finally forget about it but it would be nice if it went away any sooner

-Emotions are getting rough. I actually went back into feeling some extreme negative shit and sometimes I get moderately hyped by nice things happening

-Focus and concentration are back to being better than the average person. According to others I talk and do things FAST which I'm happy to hear, though I'm still sure this is going to improve with time

-Starting to take less supplements overall

-Sleep has been a bit over the place lately, but that's probably because of my current emotional state rather than injections (my pet bird died a few days ago and I also got into a serious argument with a few close friends, shit's really messing me up)

Take care, and have a plan in place in case you destabilize. You don't want to end up on the injection again.

 

[Nurse Ratched]

I think so. When I would complain about flatness of emotion, my psych would tell me that that was just the symptoms of my spontaneous new disease. Never mind that the flatness dissipated after quitting the medication...she did not believe in side effects.

I'm reading cuckoo's nest by Ken Kesey right now and damn, the name is apt. Many people in recovery like those in this thread have killed themselves, and more would have without the ability to vent here. Take it easy.
I certainly miss the old mods that actually had day jobs. These 2 NARKS certainly share a lot of attention seeking, unsolicited advice, & hurt feelings. Deleting the part of Masamune's post that said psychs just want to line their pockets? Next we won't be able to say that invega is bad for you. SS this post before it's deleted.

Take care, and have a plan in place in case you destabilize. You don't want to end up on the injection again.

Screen shot away. You are entitled to your opinion. I think you are being a bit narrow minded as of course you can say Invega is bad for you. If you don't agree with the mods that's your choice.

It's only when people say they want to kill people that we take an issue with it. But of course you can't see all the violence and kill posts because we already deleted them. A bit late to the party but that's okay.

 

[Kaatrina]

Screen shot away. You are entitled to your opinion. I think you are being a bit narrow minded as of course you can say Invega is bad for you. If you don't agree with the mods that's your choice.

It's only when people say they want to kill people that we take an issue with it. But of course you can't see all the violence and kill posts because we already deleted them. A bit late to the party but that's okay.

Actually, the post I quoted was your reference to "sexual obsession". Imagine waking up one morning and your dick/clit felt like a piece of plastic attached to your body. Damn right you'd want to talk about it and monitor it. Perhaps you shouldn't mod "the dark side" if you're quite so sensitive.

I can see some things that were deleted because they were quoted by others - you deleted Masamune's line about psychs wanting to line their pockets. That combined with the derision of those who hide their cessation of meds from their psych (I wouldn't have been able to get off invega if I didn't do that at first) ...we can all see where this is going.

 

[UnluckyXeplion]

Actually, the post I quoted was your reference to "sexual obsession". Imagine waking up one morning and your dick/clit felt like a piece of plastic attached to your body. Damn right you'd want to talk about it and monitor it. Perhaps you shouldn't mod "the dark side" if you're quite so sensitive.

I can see some things that were deleted because they were quoted by others - you deleted Masamune's line about psychs wanting to line their pockets. That combined with the derision of those who hide their cessation of meds from their psych (I wouldn't have been able to get off invega if I didn't do that at first) ...we can all see where this is going.

Mods seem to be pro psychiatry.
There's no place for being polite when it comes to poisoning people.
I can relate to what you say about the dick feeling like a piece of plastic.
Ever since the first injection, my dick shrank and looked like a mushroom.
So frustrating to lose your sexuality for a Nazi drug.
If Dr. Mengele would be alive today, he would put people on this shit.

 

[Kaatrina]

Mods seem to be pro psychiatry.
There's no place for being polite when it comes to poisoning people.
I can relate to what you say about the dick feeling like a piece of plastic.
Ever since the first injection, my dick shrank and looked like a mushroom.
So frustrating to lose your sexuality for a Nazi drug.
If Dr. Mengele would be alive today, he would put people on this shit.

Careful, don't say "nazi drug", or you may be scolded by the mods

 

[UnluckyXeplion]

Careful, don't say "nazi drug", or you may be scolded by the mods

Nah, I said it many times before.
Nazi is the right term, people on this shit are being treated like lab rats, you suffer on it while the crazy doctors trying to figure out what to do with you.
Everybody is entitled to express their opinion, and this is my opinion, that's all.

 

[Kaatrina]

Nah, I said it many times before.
Nazi is the right term, people on this shit are being treated like lab rats, you suffer on it while the crazy doctors trying to figure out what to do with you.
Everybody is entitled to express their opinion, and this is my opinion, that's all.

I agree. Menegle and his ilk treated humans as subjects to an end much like pharmaceutical companies do today.

 

[UnluckyXeplion]

I agree. Menegle and his ilk treated humans as subjects to an end much like pharmaceutical companies do today.

There's only one drug I'm willing to take, it's called weed.
Big pharma drug effects causes pain and misery vs weed which has severe side effects of joy and happiness.

 

[Merek]

Mods seem to be pro psychiatry.
There's no place for being polite when it comes to poisoning people.
I can relate to what you say about the dick feeling like a piece of plastic.
Ever since the first injection, my dick shrank and looked like a mushroom.
So frustrating to lose your sexuality for a Nazi drug.
If Dr. Mengele would be alive today, he would put people on this shit.

if you’re worried that the dick shrinkage is permanent it’s not mine shrank too but it’s been reversed for the most part and I’m only 3.5 months off so I’m sure it’ll come back 100%

 

[UnluckyXeplion]

if you’re worried that the dick shrinkage is permanent it’s not mine shrank too but it’s been reversed for the most part and I’m only 3.5 months off so I’m sure it’ll come back 100%

I'm not worried that it's permanent, it will come back, question is when.
It's very sad what's done to us.

 

[Merek]

I'm not worried that it's permanent, it will come back, question is when.
It's very sad what's done to us.

It’s different for everyone but it shouldn’t take more then a year also nofap might help if you’re interested in trying it.

 

[UnluckyXeplion]

It’s different for everyone but it shouldn’t take more then a year also nofap might help if you’re interested in trying it.

I hope so, I've seen improvement not long ago with my sexual function, Semen was thicker and sensitivity improved too.
Now I'm back to square one.
Semen retention is different now than before the injections. I feel horny but it's like, I can't do nothing about it.

 

[Merek]

I just got my blood test results back I’m at 5.2ng ml when 6 weeks ago I was at 10.2 which makes me believe the half life theory is true cause I’d estimate my half life is around 42-45 days I got the 234mg and 156mg shots. 5.2ng ml converted to mg is 1.5 I think.

 

[Dreeery]

I think so. When I would complain about flatness of emotion, my psych would tell me that that was just the symptoms of my spontaneous new disease. Never mind that the flatness dissipated after quitting the medication...she did not believe in side effects.

I'm reading cuckoo's nest by Ken Kesey right now and damn, the name is apt. Many people in recovery like those in this thread have killed themselves, and more would have without the ability to vent here. Take it easy.
I certainly miss the old mods that actually had day jobs. These 2 NARKS certainly share a lot of attention seeking, unsolicited advice, & hurt feelings. Deleting the part of Masamune's post that said psychs just want to line their pockets? Next we won't be able to say that invega is bad for you. SS this post before it's deleted.

Take care, and have a plan in place in case you destabilize. You don't want to end up on the injection again.

I honestly think that the medicine causes it since 2 weeks after the outbreak I was fine feeling emotions, I could cry, laugh and enjoy something but the medicine took its effect and after that everything changed and completely annulled me, that's why I'm almost sure that the outbreak does not cause these negative symptoms but sometimes the professionals make me doubt.

 

[Dreeery]

After leaving invega I partially recovered sexually at 3 or 4 months, not completely because I continued with abilify, if not right now I think I would be fully recovered in that regard. I recovered erections and orgasms, although not like before, but it is due to abilify, which, being a partial agonist, allows some dopamine to pass through, but not enough. For people who suffer from sexual dysfunction, calm down, they get better and if they don't take another Ap, they will surely return to 100%, some may even taking it and also recover, do not lose hope

 

[Afernandes1]

I just got my blood test results back I’m at 5.2ng ml when 6 weeks ago I was at 10.2 which makes me believe the half life theory is true cause I’d estimate my half life is around 42-45 days I got the 234mg and 156mg shots. 5.2ng ml converted to mg is 1.5 I think.

How many months off are you?

 

[Merek]

How many months off are you?

3.5

 

[Afernandes1]

I just read a book on Diet and Nutrition and found out that Aspartame and artificial sweeteners are responsible for over 90% of mental health problems.
I can speak from experience as I consume a ton of them and have just started to change my diet.
Be careful of artificial sweeteners and soda, especially energy drinks as they all deplete serotonin and cause insomnia, loss of energy and behavioral issues.