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

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I felt a slight buzz from my morning coffee today. Very slight, but I think I’m moving in a positive direction

roofmaan1 said:
can someone play sports after Invega?? and actually do competitively good? with what ever sports it may be
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I can lift weights and jog to a certain degree. Just not as often as I’m used to. Feel very lethargic. Have to push myself hard to work out
 
Invegaishell said:
Online it says it is a possibility. But it seems to be for people who have been on it long term. According to Google, “Tardive dyskinesia is a condition affecting the nervous system, often caused by long-term use of some psychiatric drugs. Side effects are repetitive, involuntary movements, such as grimacing and eye blinking. Treatment can help, but this condition can't be cured.”
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Is 8 month a long period?
 
Invegaishell said:
Online it says it is a possibility. But it seems to be for people who have been on it long term. According to Google, “Tardive dyskinesia is a condition affecting the nervous system, often caused by long-term use of some psychiatric drugs. Side effects are repetitive, involuntary movements, such as grimacing and eye blinking. Treatment can help, but this condition can't be cured.”
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I listened to a few experts they said involuntary movements are a product of neurotoxicity and brain damage. Tardive dyskinesia is a severe form of possibly permanent brain damage. I read a few reports of people suffering from it usually it takes 5 years and some don't improve at all
 
CrimsonThornX said:
Random side note, I saw my primary care doctor on thursday to talk about the different recommendations/suggestions for which supplements, probiotics, and vitamins I should take for already pre-existing conditions and ones caused by invega and it comes down to a total of around $250 per month, not even including the NAD injection I get once a week for $50 each time. Everything combined is still much cheaper then something like a NAD IV, but I wasn't expecting to spend that much on treatments alone. If anyone's interested in knowing what I'll take I'll leave a list below. They all serve different purpouses, but they're primarily intended to help with hypothyroidism, overall cognition, metabolism/weight loss, and ED which was caused by invega.

L-Arginine
Pycnogenol
Vitamin D3
Vitamin K1/K2 ( helps with vitamin d3 absorption )
O.N.E Multivitamin ( by Pure Encapsulations )
Thyroid Support Complex ( same brand as the multivitamin and contains a few of the same vitamins but the exceptions are: L-Tyrosine, Ashwagandha, Forskholii, Guggul, and Tumeric )
Taurine
L-Carnitine
and last but not least Thin 30 Probiotics, ( by Physician's Choice )
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Be careful with the Ashwagandha it actually made a few people ED worse
 
Baddream said:
I was at the beach today. More like a saltwater swimming pool. Had a blast. Even drank some gin tonic, gave me a little buzz. I think I’m recovering well. Hopefully in a month or two I’ll be feeling even better. Tonight I might go out to a bar to socialize. Have a drink or two, nothing crazy
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Vitamin D thru sunshine is great for recovery. Exercise is also a good way to measure recovery because you know when you should be feeling endorphins and you can clearly feel the chemical block when you're not getting them. For me it helped me gain confidence in knowing that my brain actually was experiencing non-psychosematic chemical arrest, and it also helped me gage how much I was exiting that arrest once I started to feel endorphins
Kiaf85 said:
Be careful with the Ashwagandha it actually made a few people ED worse
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What is meant by ED here, eating disorder? I was taking ashwaganda when I entered my 3rd psychosis. I would personally not take it again for fear it was a partial cause
 
Kiaf85 said:
Be careful with the Ashwagandha it actually made a few people ED worse
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Ashwaganda is a gaba agonist and adaptogen it's unlikely the cause of erectile dysfunction or psychosis. In high dosages it can get you drunk like alcohol
 
Did anyone recover their brain back after feeling completely lobotomised? My brain got damaged a lot by the injections. The day after my second dose my brain felt like it went to mush, it was so powerful.
 
AlphaMethylPhenyl said:
Again, staying busy really sped up my own recovery
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I think this is the best thing we can do for ourselves in this situation. If you can’t enjoy anything, why not try to be as productive as possible so we come out of it as healthy or wealthy as possible. Focusing on weight loss has really helped me pass time. Even though it’s harder than before, there’s still some progress. We need something to focus on besides the nagging anhedonia.

I was able to take a nap yesterday, I guess that’s a positive sign

Does/did anybody here struggle with social anxiety/paranoia? Dm if you want to share experiences or post it here if you want. I am happy to listen and need some advice on how to cope long term as I come off this medicine.
 
Invegatorture said:
Did anyone recover their brain back after feeling completely lobotomised? My brain got damaged a lot by the injections. The day after my second dose my brain felt like it went to mush, it was so powerful.
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No defenitely didn't return back to normal regarding processing emotions and social cognition
Before invega i could feel emotions and after invega i couldn't. it probably takes longer than two years
 
Invegatorture said:
Did anyone recover their brain back after feeling completely lobotomised? My brain got damaged a lot by the injections. The day after my second dose my brain felt like it went to mush, it was so powerful.
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Thats about the same way I felt as well.
 
AlphaMethylPhenyl said:
Again, staying busy really sped up my own recovery
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I was in bed all day and recovered pretty fast had major improvments six months off which made it alot easier. I could enjoy video games again six months off. Right now abilify injections i'm 7 months off and ain't even close to the point where i was off invega no matter what i do. Impossible to recover when even taking the slightest dose orally
 
Invegatorture said:
Can someone post their recovery story I need hope. Thanks
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Here’s one I found by Antipsychiatry:

«Tomorrow will be one year off the shot. What has changed? Well, for starters I can feel my emotions coming back, sometimes very intense. I can cry over something sad (death of someone in my family for example). I am getting more and more cognitive function back. I find I'm not always in a fog anymore. I'm not slurring my words, and I can hold a conversation quite well if it's something I'm intrigued about. My sexual function is coming back, I am able to get aroused over thinking of anything sexual, although I try to abstain from anything of the sort. I'm on a spiritual journey and I don't masturbate or indulge in porn. The connection with myself is greatly improving, as I am able to keep contact with my higher self. I've been doing a lot of energy healing, including sound frequency healing to try and wake up all my chakras. I can definitely feel my third eye more and more.

The effects of alcohol and marijuana are definitely back to what they were pre invega, as I can get a buzz off just two beer! To me that's incredible, because last summer I could drink a 12 case and not feel anything. I don't indulge in either of these substances as I try to focus more on my spirit and the energy that's inside me more than anything.

To those of you that are still on this horrible drug my heart goes out to you. Lord knows I've had my bouts with depression and anxiety it can cause. I'm only now starting to get back to my piece of mind and not constantly feeling fear or worry. My journey is very personal to me, and no one understands it but me. I'm not going to go into full detail about it, because I feel that it's in the past now. I've learned a great deal from this and will apply what I've learned to the next chapter of my life.

Stay strong everyone, I will post again in six months time. ✌️»
 
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