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Mental Health Coming off Invega (Paliperidone, Xeplion) injections v. 7.0

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Serhat96 said:
I dont get it ya'll complaning about not feeling drugs, missing drugs do you want to go back on Invega or something? Cant you just stay away from illegal substances, theyre illegal for a reason...
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My psychosis wasent caused by drugs. Also drugs are fun so why not do them in moderation if you can? I had no trouble feeling weed on invega though and i could feel coke, benzos and morphine on abilify
 
I wouldn’t do drugs or alcohol habitually, they interfere with strength in the gym and having a good physique is more preferable to me. But I like to have a drink once in a while, I miss that the most after invega. The anhedonia is nagging constantly. I think that’s why we gain so much weight on invega always seeking pleasure through food.
 
paranoid android said:
My psychosis wasent caused by drugs. Also drugs are fun so why not do them in moderation if you can? I had no trouble feeling weed on invega though and i could feel coke, benzos and morphine on abilify
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I can feel weed/hash as well, it just isn’t a pleasurable feeling
 
Baddream said:
My psych prescribed me zhyprexa pills to take with me. He says they kick in fast in case I take a turn for the worse. I doubt I will need them. My psychosis gets worse when I’m isolated with my thoughts. I’m better around people, but definitely need some alone time to unwind and process stimuli. I’m kind of introvert in that way. But I go looney if I have too much alone time
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That's great that you have a plan in place with your psych. In times past doctors would "prescribe" vacations to relaxing places for mental health so I think you'll be fine also & hopefully you get some good perspective while you're there
 
Kaatrina said:
That's great that you have a plan in place with your psych. In times past doctors would "prescribe" vacations to relaxing places for mental health so I think you'll be fine also & hopefully you get some good perspective while you're there
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I’m completely over my psychotic behavior I haven’t had any problems since being injected. I see now how silly my thought patterns were and don’t worry about falling back in the same tracks. I worry there may be some new type of paranoia creeping in.

You think my perspective on drugs and alcohol are wrong? I don’t blame you, but I’m a responsible adult for the most part. Just messed up by paranoid episodes but I hope I have them under control. I’m not ready for sobriety at this stage in my life tbh. Moderation is key I think.
 
Kaatrina said:
That's great that you have a plan in place with your psych. In times past doctors would "prescribe" vacations to relaxing places for mental health so I think you'll be fine also & hopefully you get some good perspective while you're there
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Katrina how was your recovery from the haldol shot and other antipsychotics you had to take on your 2nd and 3rd psychosis?
 
Haldol was terrible for me, but it's really good for agression i guess. No does of Cogentin would work for it. Worst thing about Invega for me is that it caused extreme restlessness. Was able to get by with a moderate dose of another. No longer the Guinea pig, thankfully.
 
What would you guys say is the hardest part of life after Invega? I would say it’s the lack of motivation it really stunts things for me.
 
BattlingInvega said:
What would you guys say is the hardest part of life after Invega? I would say it’s the lack of motivation it really stunts things for me.
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For me, not being able to hold a conversation and look at people in the eyes is the worst part. I can’t connect with people, it’s terrible.
 
Mort4king said:
Katrina how was your recovery from the haldol shot and other antipsychotics you had to take on your 2nd and 3rd psychosis?
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My 2nd psychosis was March 2020 I got a forced Haldol shot to come out of solitary and was made to take invega pills for ten days while in an inpatient facility. I was miserable in hospital and had akathisia, but I didn't feel much of a lasting effect from the Haldol shot and felt back to myself within two weeks of leaving the hospital (I ceased meds when I left). I was 14 or 15 months off invega at the time and although I didn't consider myself fully spiritually recovered until 2 years off I was working, in school, social and fully functional

My 3rd psychosis was June 2022, i tried to self medicate with invega pills but only took them for three days. I was on involuntary hold in the ER, was perscribed zyprexa but never took it. I was quite lucid and they never got around to giving me anither perscription and i left the ER without taking any meds, so i had nothing to recover from.
Invegatorture said:
Can someone explain what it feels like for anhedonia to finally go away?
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You start to wonder, ask questions, feel impulse, and get interested in things again without trying
 
I can’t seem to get rid of this body acne that Invega caused me, it has to be hormonal or something! I have never had acne like this..I’m nine months in and it hasn’t improved at all, I’ve had my hormones checked.. they’re normal. I guess I should have a prolactin test done.
 
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