RecoveryInProgress
Bluelighter
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He was making a joke like the Microsoft WindowsNo. I had one hour of happines and 15 minuts felt joy. I think that is what is called Windows in earlier threads
He was making a joke like the Microsoft WindowsNo. I had one hour of happines and 15 minuts felt joy. I think that is what is called Windows in earlier threads
I think that is really good progress!! Hopefully your anhedonia and emotions will get better with time. I notice that’s something a lot of people are dealing with, I think it will get better but be gradual. How’s your energy levels?So i had three shots of invega sustena and two shots of invega trinza. My last shot was 30 november, and since it lasts three months, now it 3 months and 2 weeks since i am off the drug. So far the recovery is: a had two windows wich was an hour of happines and 15 minuts of feeling joy. Got my period, and lost my invega weight( wich i dont care since i have great anhedonia, and lost of emotions) Besides that i feel same. Lay in bed all day, great anhedonia, moved with my sister she is taking care of me. Is this progres guys what do you think when will i get a little better?
He was making a joke like the Microsoft Wind
Very low. Hardly can go for a walk.. Hope this also improves with timeI think that is really good progress!! Hopefully your anhedonia and emotions will come back with time. I notice that’s something a lot of people are dealing with, I think it will just take longer but it will be gradual. How’s your energy levels?
That's actually not true. Delusions are created in the brain by a chemical imbalance, it is actually a neuroanatomical/neurochemical problem.Delusions are psychological problems, brain could function perfectly and you could still have delusions because it's psychological problem.
It will and moving your body can actually speed up the recovery in my opinion by getting blood flow going and making sure you’re staying strong. Having a routine might be something that will benefit you early on in recovery. I do tai chi, yoga, stretching, walking, running and lifting weights and squats/planks/push upsVery low. Hardly can go for a walk.. Hope this also improves with time
I believe also but at this much anhedonia and low energy i can hardly change my clothes. Any one else feel the same? How long are you off?It will and moving your body can actually speed up the recovery in my opinion by getting blood flow going and making sure you’re staying strong. Having a routine might be something that will benefit you early on in recovery. I do tai chi, yoga, stretching, walking, running and lifting weights and squats/planks/push ups
I would give anything to have my old life back.I wish I could get my powers back and go back to preinvega
Almost four months off. I did not get the same injection as you I’m actually recovering from Risperdal currently but have taken an Invega Injection before. I wish I knew how to help. I know it is tough but just maybe try convincing yourself you do have the energy and motivation to do anything you put your mind to even if you feel the opposite. I get it with the not feeling like you can even change clothes. My boyfriend helps me a lot with getting out of that stuck feeling of not wanting to do anything . One of the biggest things I’m struggling with is not wanting to get out of bed each day from not feeling refreshed but once I get out of bed and moving it gets easierI believe also but at this much anhedonia and low energy i can hardly change my clothes. Any one else feel the same? How long are you off?
When I was psychotic I was the happiest I had ever been in my life. Now invega has left me at rock bottom lolya 100% with you. I was severly psycotic parinoid to the bone
Now you have the opportunity to start fresh and have a more sustainable and stable lifeWhen I was psychotic I was the happiest I had ever been in my life. Now invega has left me at rock bottom lol
What religion are you? What made you change?Until I realized my belive systems where all fucked up
then I became religious
I have three kids so I haven't slept in in 10 years. They get up around 7 or 8And at what time do you normally open your eyes? Just saying because I can actually sleep and it is really curious that I cant sleep more than 11p.m/12a.m to 6a.m
It's dishonest to tell people trying to recover on no APs that they will feel like you feel on abilify.Im on abilify and recovered 25 %
I was almost two years off invega and off any other antipsychotic
If i were 6 years off invega but took abilify after six years you would still use the same argument
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Write down everything you feel like you lost or suffer from because of invega now. Full recovery is regaining everything you lost that you wrote and losing everything you suffer from that you wrote.what does a full recovery look like/ feel like
If you google dopamine supersensitivity after antipsychotics you can find many research papers on itIs it true we could be more sensitive to dopamine once the drug has left our system as our brains create more receptors to compensate for the blocked ones? Has anyone experienced this
You feel like your dopamine is lower than it was before you were on APs because you are taking APs now.Alot of people get psychotic again month 8 - 12 due to rebound psychosis but i dont believe this is due to too high dopamine sensitivity if anything i felt my dopamine was lowered compared to pre invega . There is alot of evidence psychosis is caused by a lack of dopamine and not excess of. Make sure you behave well dont act odd and make sure you dont have rebounds dont get shot up again
Are you really asking this guy to prove he gets a boner in the morning again? What do you want, a picture?How can you prove that? Did you actually regain feelings?
Yes, it will all return. You will be able to get lost in movies/experiences again , it just takes a long timeI think thats how It works but man I wish I could get more dopamine out of things like movies or other things like before - pre invega
Its like I had a superpower which is feeling pleasure and they took it away. Im hoping It comes back all of it. IDK but maybe someone else can answer that Q?
Actually There is no scientific basis or the chemical imbalance theory of mental ilness. There is no biological marker for delusion.That's actually not true. Delusions are created in the brain by a chemical imbalance, it is actually a neuroanatomical/neurochemical problem.
When I was psychotic I was the happiest I had ever been in my life. Now invega has left me at rock bottom lol
Since I got the injection on the 9th of December it's officially been just a little past half a year, which is hard to believe because that time somehow passed by very quickly to me. I said a few days ago that I was like 80% recovered but it's difficult for me to determine at this point. Also yes I feel as if my brain was throughly destroyed in many ways, in terms of memorization, motivation, learning, etc. I too highly doubt I'll ever return to my former self, I'm sure I'll be close someday but I don't think I'll ever be where I was 100% ever again. And lastly yes I have greater socialization issues then before, I was already relatively socially awkward and couldn't maintain eye contact for long but I could still have interesting and long-lasting conversations with people and could always come up with something to talk about. Now I despise making eye contact even more and dislike socializing because I feel like people find me more awkward and boring then before now.How long is everyone off invega and what % of recovery do you think you’ve made? My brain feels like it got fried from the injection, it’s hard for me to believe I’ll go back to normal. I’m now socially inept. Did anyone else experience this? Even just making eye contact with people is hard.
At one point the side effects had become so unbearably severe that I told myself I'd rather donate all non vital organs or be sentenced to jail for years just to go back to my pre-invega life.I wish I could get my powers back and go back to preinvega
Prison life would be easier than this I reckonAt one point the side effects had become so unbearably severe that I told myself I'd rather donate all non vital organs or be sentenced to jail for years just to go back to my pre-invega life.