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

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Good news: was able to do a high volume full body workout two days ago, almost like pre invega.

Bad news: feel sore as hell and missed my session today. Instead binged on carbs, feel like crap about that.

Maybe I’ll post a photo of my physique before I leave for vacation to prove that weight loss is possible. I’ll do a before/after

Sorry for derailing the thread with this face fat and genetics nonsense, I’m not a dietician or nutritionist, you should do your own research and rely on good sources. People have different opinions based on the information they gather that’s just life. I’ve said my peace and will stfu about it.

I hope you guys stick around to share the ups and downs, we’re all bloodbrothers and sisters now by the invega bond that binds us. I hope we can chalk this kind of heat to frustration and forgive each other.

Ayden said:
How many injections did you have and how long have you been off? Has anything gotten better?
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I’ve been off for three months now, it’s in my signature 😉

Everything has gotten better, but I’m far from recovered. Physically feel better, anhedonia better, more social, laughing more.

What worries me now is the fear of relapse. I have to make some changes in my life if I want to stay off meds. I’m probably moving to a new city, maybe that’s what I need.

@bojana you’re still awake 😄 how are you doing? I like your music

I personally relate the invega experience to slayer - angel of death. Lyrics are dirty but I dig the riff

They sing about how joseph mengele used to experiment on victims during ww2

«Pumping fluids, inside your brain. Pressure in your skull begins pushing through your eyes… praying for an end to your wide awake nightmare»

It bears some resemblence to our situation. Although I don’t compare invega to the holocaust by any means
 
Baddream said:
@bojana you’re still awake 😄 how are you doing? I like your music
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I am tough i fight.. Thanks for asking

Baddream said:
I personally relate the invega experience to slayer - angel of death. Lyrics are dirty but I dig the riff
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I kinda see that we all are the heroes and that we are fighting with the demons in our mind

We can and we will beat this!
 
Invegaishell said:
Anyone else feel like they are waisting their life while waiting for recovery?
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Yup that's exactly how I've felt every single day since the time I got injected. I feel as if I basically died, or some part of me did, since the end of last year. I feel that way knowing that I was once capable of doing and achieving much more with my life, working towards several of my goals, improving myself as much as possible. Now my entire life revolves around just trying to recover as much as possible. The first 4 months felt especially wasteful, considering the fact that I was literally bedridden that entire period of time. I at least feel somewhat more satisfied knowing I'm working towards turning my life back around but I'm still annoyed that I wasted all those months of my life doing literally nothing, months of my life I'll never be able to recover.
 
Yes I recovered after 2 years 4injections. Now its been 4 years and Im still recovering more on the sexual side. I thought I reached a baseline but there is more to it it really is just a matter of time. But I still wanna know are there some of you people that are working?
 
HelpMeInvega said:
Well it’s ridiculous that a couple males on here say that’s it’s all about calorie deficit! Lol if you watch @kylefolks videos on YouTube he had massive facial swelling and weight gain from the Invega injection and it took him a year off the injection for everything to go back to normal and he still complains about his face not going back to normal or anything. Just like @Baddream says it’s all about genetics I’m sorry I’m 5’3 and sometimes get down to 107lbs how much more weight can I possibly lose without hitting the worrisome mar
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You really should be lifting some weights..muscle tissue will increase ability to continue burning fat without looking frail
 
c_benmohand1443 said:
Yes I recovered after 2 years 4injections. Now its been 4 years and Im still recovering more on the sexual side. I thought I reached a baseline but there is more to it it really is just a matter of time. But I still wanna know are there some of you people that are working?
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Wait so you're saying that even after a whole 4 years you're still experiencing issues? That sounds depressing, but unsurprising at the same time. Would you say you are fully recovered in every other aspect besides that at least? And as for that, what percentage would you consider yourself recovered on the sexual side? Also no I'm not currently employed, I had worked in 3 jobs prior but had to leave my most recent one due to Invega. Because of that I'm trying to apply for disability benefits now, for pre-existing conditions but primarily for ones caused by Invega. I read the criteria for eligibility and I fall under several categories now so by that logic it should be possible.
 
c_benmohand1443 said:
Yes I recovered after 2 years 4injections. Now its been 4 years and Im still recovering more on the sexual side. I thought I reached a baseline but there is more to it it really is just a matter of time. But I still wanna know are there some of you people that are working?
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Although its very simple work I am working every weekday from 11 to 6

Baddream said:
Good news: was able to do a high volume full body workout two days ago, almost like pre invega.

Bad news: feel sore as hell and missed my session today. Instead binged on carbs, feel like crap about that.

Maybe I’ll post a photo of my physique before I leave for vacation to prove that weight loss is possible. I’ll do a before/after

Sorry for derailing the thread with this face fat and genetics nonsense, I’m not a dietician or nutritionist, you should do your own research and rely on good sources. People have different opinions based on the information they gather that’s just life. I’ve said my peace and will stfu about it.

I hope you guys stick around to share the ups and downs, we’re all bloodbrothers and sisters now by the invega bond that binds us. I hope we can chalk this kind of heat to frustration and forgive each other.
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Whats your physique like currently. Are you skinny or lean and able to fit your old clothes?
 
CrimsonThornX said:
Yup that's exactly how I've felt every single day since the time I got injected. I feel as if I basically died, or some part of me did, since the end of last year. I feel that way knowing that I was once capable of doing and achieving much more with my life, working towards several of my goals, improving myself as much as possible. Now my entire life revolves around just trying to recover as much as possible. The first 4 months felt especially wasteful, considering the fact that I was literally bedridden that entire period of time. I at least feel somewhat more satisfied knowing I'm working towards turning my life back around but I'm still annoyed that I wasted all those months of my life doing literally nothing, months of my life I'll never be able to recover.
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Happy birthday! I wish you fast recovery!
 
bojana said:
Happy birthday! I wish you fast recovery!
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Thank you so much, I knew someone would notice haha! Same goes to you as well. Hopefully we can both recover as fast as possible and manage to make a full recovery, actually no, everyone here. This is quite random but I forgot about a dare I made with my best friend months ago agreeing that I'd change my profile pictures in various places to my actual face on my birthday and I didn't wanna break that dare so yeah...
 
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CrimsonThornX said:
Thank you so much, I knew someone would notice haha! Same goes to you as well. Hopefully we can both recover as fast as possible and manage to make a full recovery, actually no, everyone here. This is quite random but I forgot about a dare I made with my best friend months ago agreeing that I'd change my profile pictures in various places to my actual face on my birthday and I didn't wanna break that dare so yeah...
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Happy Birthday ! Hope you have a great day.
 
CrimsonThornX said:
Thank you so much, I knew someone would notice haha! Same goes to you as well. Hopefully we can both recover as fast as possible and manage to make a full recovery, actually no, everyone here. This is quite random but I forgot about a dare I made with my best friend months ago agreeing that I'd change my profile pictures in various places to my actual face on my birthday and I didn't wanna break that dare so yeah...
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Happy Birthday!!!! Wishing you a fast recovery and to have an awesome day!
 
Aim for recovery, but at some point we kind of need to start questioning is this sort of life is still worth living, taking (gradual) improvements we are still having or not having into calculation. And if one's life is just full of sorrow and suffering would (legal) euthanasia be a viable option? If your country doesn't offer it as a controlled legalized service then you could travel to another one where it's legalized but process would be longer and at a more cost. You might not get approved of it in some countries even where it's legalized and controlled.

@Senior Moderator now you can't warn and temp-ban me for this because I clearly said legal euthanasia and explained properly.
 
Did 15h of high volume + high intensity full body workout this week. 40 sets per each muscle group. 30 with moderate ( 12-15 reps ) and 10 with heavy weight (8 reps). I'm officially a gym rat 💪. I can now lift x2 more than pre-invega. Focus on intensity more than volume. High quality has nothing to do with volume, it has to do with intensity.
 
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t_xeplionhell said:
Did 15h of high volume + high intensity full body workout this week. 40 sets per each muscle group. 30 with moderate ( 12-15 reps ) and 10 with heavy weight (8 reps). I'm officially a gym rat 💪. I can now lift x2 more than pre-invega. Focus on intensity more than volume. High quality has nothing to do with volume, it has to do with intensity.
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c_benmohand1443 said:
But I still wanna know are there some of you people that are working?
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I am working full time in accounting. Going to take a class next semester if I get accepted to a new position I applied for. Gonna finish my cpa in auditing.

Recoveringinvega said:
Whats your physique like currently. Are you skinny or lean and able to fit your old clothes?
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Not as lean as I used to be. Most of my old clothes don’t fit anymore. My waistline got bigger. But I haven’t gotten weaker, just fatter. I’m working on the weight. I will post some before/after images soon.

Happy birthday @CrimsonThornX
 
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