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

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invegafried said:
Hey everyone,

It's been 2 years and 3 months off of Invega for me.

I still have horrible anhedonia, as well as persistent sexual dysfunction.

My doctor won't believe me, except I have no semen. It's completely watery and clear. How on earth can this be psychosomatic? I can't think myself into becoming infertile, that impossible.

Has anyone recovered their sexual functioning even after more than 2 years off?

I'm on no medications now except for Wellbutrin. It's helping with energy but that's about it.

I'm so close to committing suicide. I can't take this. It would really really help me if anyone had stories of recovering their semen/ejaculate, their libido, and their emotions. I can't experience love and I can't even cry. This is literally hell.
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I recovered libido, emotions, and have no more anhedonia and I haven't been on the shot for almost 4 years now. I heard that SSRIs can cause PSSD but not wellbutrin. Sorry to hear you're going through this while on no other drugs
 
There's only like one person who talks about "heavy-headedness" which is what I'm experiencing.

Mental Health - Coming off Invega Sustenna (Paliperidone) v3

Drug induced psychosis. (Marijuana and LSD) But I ended up coming out of it before I even got the shot. But got misdiagnosed as bipolar with mixed schizophrenia features. They said they wouldn’t release me from the hospital until I got the shot. How long has it been since your last shot? I was...
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It's getting lighter though, I'm hoping it'll be gone in month or 50 days.
 
I feel so poisoned, there's a weird alteration between heavy-headedness and my body feeling heavy in general. When there's no pressure in my brain, my body feels heavy, and when my body doesn't feel heavy, there's some light brain pressure. I wish this can stop happening. It could be a sign of recovery, I am not sure.
 
masamune1 said:
There's only like one person who talks about "heavy-headedness" which is what I'm experiencing.

Mental Health - Coming off Invega Sustenna (Paliperidone) v3

Drug induced psychosis. (Marijuana and LSD) But I ended up coming out of it before I even got the shot. But got misdiagnosed as bipolar with mixed schizophrenia features. They said they wouldn’t release me from the hospital until I got the shot. How long has it been since your last shot? I was...
bluelight.org bluelight.org

It's getting lighter though, I'm hoping it'll be gone in month or 50 days.
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I’ve also experienced a fuzzy feeling in the head for a long time but it started to fade at around 10 months off and now it’s almost completely gone.
 
masamune1 said:
10 months is a long time, that's a lot more suffering I have to endure.
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Yeah I feel you, I didn’t know how I would get through the months as well, but it passed by quickly. Try to give yourself a routine if you can and then slowly add things to it when you feel like it.
 
StrawHatLuffy said:
Yeah I feel you, I didn’t know how I would get through the months as well, but it passed by quickly. Try to give yourself a routine if you can and then slowly add things to it when you feel like it.
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It also depends on your dosage and number of shots, I had three at max dose.
 
Kaatrina said:
I recovered libido, emotions, and have no more anhedonia and I haven't been on the shot for almost 4 years now. I heard that SSRIs can cause PSSD but not wellbutrin. Sorry to hear you're going through this while on no other drugs
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Glad to hear you recovered 🙏 if you use substances or alcohol how long did it take for you to be able to feel them after coming off invega?
 
paranoid android said:
^ Bullshit. I was on invega and have fully recovered from the shitty side effects i had from that injection and also abilify. I am now on latuda and lost all the weight i gained on invega and abilify. My sex drive has also come back 100%. I can't really complain now actually
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When you fully recovered were all of your emotions just as strong as before and we’re you able to get elated/excited about things (like going to the amusement park or winning at the casino) and have a full bellied laugh where you had tears in your eyes?
 
Kaatrina said:
12-13 months for alcohol, a but longer for weed and coffee
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Interesting I had 2 cups of coffee today and I could definitely feel it 3.5 months off I guess everyone is different I also went for a 2.5 mile run and got a dopamine rush from it the coffee combined with the run has me feeling like pre invega right now im 18 with a fast metabolism it’s looking pretty good for me I still have sexual dysfunction but I can live with it for now.
 
Merek said:
Interesting I had 2 cups of coffee today and I could definitely feel it 3.5 months off I guess everyone is different I also went for a 2.5 mile run and got a dopamine rush from it the coffee combined with the run has me feeling like pre invega right now im 18 with a fast metabolism it’s looking pretty good for me I still have sexual dysfunction but I can live with it for now.
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Yes I think there's been a 19 year old in these threads before & his recovery was faster as well. Some people say never lose the feeling from substances, I do think things vary from person to person on this
 
Merek said:
Interesting I had 2 cups of coffee today and I could definitely feel it 3.5 months off I guess everyone is different I also went for a 2.5 mile run and got a dopamine rush from it the coffee combined with the run has me feeling like pre invega right now im 18 with a fast metabolism it’s looking pretty good for me I still have sexual dysfunction but I can live with it for now.
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Do you get head pressure sometimes? Do you get head pressure after eating?
 
I don't smoke weed often, it's just my metric- when I was 18 months off was the first time I had smoked in 4 years .. so I guess of course I felt it
 
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