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

[Kaatrina]

Hey they guys I had 2 invega shots 234mg each 5 months ago from a THC psychosis. Since then I have been having horrible anxiety even taking klonopin and kava daily. Is it normal for invega to cause intense anxiety constantly 24/7 for so long? I just got my sleep back a couple months ago at least and I'm forcing my self to go out and do stuff. I'm not sure how much of this ptsd like anxiety is from the psychosis and how much from the invega. I wasn't like this before though. Also one last thing, how do you measure how much invega sustenna is still being released in your system? Is there a calculator for the shots?

Long term benzo use could be causing your constant anxiety https://www.pchtreatment.com/what-a...n maintained,of the anxiety being experienced.

 

[Invegareallysucks]

Long term benzo use could be causing your constant anxiety https://www.pchtreatment.com/what-are-the-risks-of-taking-benzos-for-anxiety/#:~:text=If they have been maintained,of the anxiety being experienced.

It's not that. I got off them for 3 months(Same time as invega shots) and the anxiety was the same as when taking them post invega. It could be PTSD based anxiety from my THC psychosis or the invega or both.

 

[Ayden]

I’m starting the think the same thing

Bro didn’t you say you’re like 60%? How would it be impossible if your over half way there…

 

[Invegaishell]

Bro didn’t you say you’re like 60%? How would it be impossible if your over half way there…

I haven’t had any improvements in a few months. I was healing fast then it just stopped. Many months of no improvements makes me doubt it sometimes.

 

[somnilicious]

I hate this Invega shit with a passion simply from reading everybody's accounts. I truly sympathize with you guys. Your descriptions sound horrible and an awful lot like how I felt after coming off high dose benzos and methadone after being on it for 10yrs or the extreme LTC I experienced after abusing the hell out of MDMA in the late nineties. I'm sorry you guys have had to go through these medical crimes. Doctors(especially psych) are not to be fully trusted.

 

[bojana]

Hello guys. I need your support. And advice. You have all read at least a cople of versions of this tread, so do you think its possible to recover after 4 invega susstena and 2 trevicta? I have been on AP aroun 8 months.. I am really desperate for hope, strugglinghanks a lor.. Thank you for the reply

 

[CrimsonThornX]

Antipsychotics Worsen Cognitive Functioning in First-Episode Psychosis

Withholding antipsychotics may be beneficial for memory, the researchers write.

www.madinamerica.com

You can show him this study, not that he will read it

An SSRI can cause sexual dysfunction (sometimes permanent) and functions by causing emotional numbness, you may want to rethink that for aiding recovery

You've only been off for four months, quit trying to make everyone as miserable as you are

Is there a possibility that natural, plant-based SSRI's also have the potential to cause long term, or even permanent sexual dysfunction? I mentioned a few days ago that I purchased St. John's Wort pills in an attempt to increase the availibility of dopamine and serotonin, mainly to improve anhedonia and the amount of pleasure/satisfaction I get from certain activities, like that for example. I did read in a few pages that there was a slight chance of developing sexual issues while on it, but that generally is less likely to cause it along with other side-effects compared to prescription SSRI's like antidepressants. Do you know if would be beneficial in the long run or should I just play it safe and discontinue it altogether?

 

[CrimsonThornX]

I hate this Invega shit with a passion simply from reading everybody's accounts. I truly sympathize with you guys. Your descriptions sound horrible and an awful lot like how I felt after coming off high dose benzos and methadone after being on it for 10yrs or the extreme LTC I experienced after abusing the hell out of MDMA in the late nineties. I'm sorry you guys have had to go through these medical crimes. Doctors(especially psych) are not to be fully trusted.

I truly hope everyone here recovers from these litetal poison injections too, it pisses me of so much to see how many people are also suffering from similar if not identical side effects, and wish this crap would stop being in production as soon as possible. I've had negative experiences with every psychiatrist I've met so far, hence why I generally despise them now, but feel the complete opposite towards my primary care doctor.

She acknowledges that invega is the sole cause of my many current side effects, has the preference of perscribing more natural remedies, and warns me of any possible side effects each one may potentially cause. My first psychiatrist didn't care about me or my well-being AT ALL, and was very disrespectful and unprofessional the entire time I knew her, where as my second psychiatrist blamed every side effect caused by Invega on my supposed, non-existant psychosis which I've never experienced before.

 

[Invegatorture]

I hate waking up every morning to this reality

It still doesn’t feel real never thought shit like this was possible

 

[Kaatrina]

Is there a possibility that natural, plant-based SSRI's also have the potential to cause long term, or even permanent sexual dysfunction? I mentioned a few days ago that I purchased St. John's Wort pills in an attempt to increase the availibility of dopamine and serotonin, mainly to improve anhedonia and the amount of pleasure/satisfaction I get from certain activities, like that for example. I did read in a few pages that there was a slight chance of developing sexual issues while on it, but that generally is less likely to cause it along with other side-effects compared to prescription SSRI's like antidepressants. Do you know if would be beneficial in the long run or should I just play it safe and discontinue it altogether?

I don't know. I tried to look it up. Research papers that I could access didn't seem to say a lot. PSSD communities don't seem to mention it as a cause but try to use it as a cure. I found a few anecdotal stories on BL that said they definitely had dysfunction from SJW use. Personally if it did cause dysfunction I don't think it would be anywhere near the 25%-73% level that people taking SSRIs get sexual dysfunction, cause I think then the information on if SJW caused that would be easier to find. I tend to have more trust for natural supplements, but I think that too much of any one thing can be harmful over time. That's just my personal opinion

 

[Rulomaner]

Has anyone tried ropinirole to see how it works?

 

[Serhat]

Hope everyone's doing well I can see theres new people here to just wanted to say I'm 6 months off the injection now and doing better than ever, its a slow gradual process I feel 50% recovered and half way back to my oldself, no more waking up feeling foggy and groggy like I got hit by a bus. Just remember it takes time and you will eventually recover from the side effects this injection has given you. I go gym now been going for 2 months I weigh 70kg now my goal is 65kg I'm 5ft10. I remember back in Jan 2023 I knew it was going to be a long time but 6 months has passed so quickly I hardly come on here now I just moved on from this forum as I got better.

 

[Ayden]

I haven’t had any improvements in a few months. I was healing fast then it just stopped. Many months of no improvements makes me doubt it sometimes.

Fudge I’m sorry man hopefully you get a random shot to 90-100%. I think I’m at 5% or less the only thing that has changed is I’m only having blurred vision once every 2 weeks and my erectile dysfunction has got a little bit better.

 

[EsseWasGreat]

Just hopping by to remind y'all that recovery is completely possible for anyone

Sorry to all that asked me about it and didn't respond lol, just didn't have time to check this page lately

birthday soon too so I gifted myself a ton of cool stuff, gotta say it's really cool to feel joy and all that shit after months/years of thinking it would never come back


I'll be hanging around for a couple days if anyone wants to ask anything, just make sure it's not weed related cause I don't do it and never did

feeling of alcohol and coffee do come back tho

 

[Invegatorture]

Just hopping by to remind y'all that recovery is completely possible for anyone

Sorry to all that asked me about it and didn't respond lol, just didn't have time to check this page lately

birthday soon too so I gifted myself a ton of cool stuff, gotta say it's really cool to feel joy and all that shit after months/years of thinking it would never come back


I'll be hanging around for a couple days if anyone wants to ask anything, just make sure it's not weed related cause I don't do it and never did

feeling of alcohol and coffee do come back tho

Do you appreciate life more now you are recovered? All that’s getting me through is the idea that this will all be worth it in the end

 

[Patrik133]

Just hopping by to remind y'all that recovery is completely possible for anyone

Sorry to all that asked me about it and didn't respond lol, just didn't have time to check this page lately

birthday soon too so I gifted myself a ton of cool stuff, gotta say it's really cool to feel joy and all that shit after months/years of thinking it would never come back


I'll be hanging around for a couple days if anyone wants to ask anything, just make sure it's not weed related cause I don't do it and never did

feeling of alcohol and coffee do come back tho

First, thank you for what you are doing. I received 4 injections of Xeplion, with each one my creativity, imagination and intelligence would immediately disappear, it would return in a week, but to a much lower level than I had, until with the fourth it disappeared completely. So I became unable to do anything that was either fun or work in my life. I fell into despair and now I live in it. That's my story in short. Has Invega taken away your creativity, imagination and intelligence? After how many months did you first feel any improvement? Did you take any other APs during recovery? What do you think contributed most to your recovery from what you were doing at the time?

If only it were a rule that everyone would recover in a maximum of 2 years.

 

[Robchanna]

Has anyone been able to get their ability to get high back. I am 5 months on the injection and am going to quit tomorrow but noticed any weed product no matter how good doesn't get me high. Is this normal? Will I be able to get high again?

 

[Robchanna]

It simply wasn't pre invega...pre invega i was happy and euphoric everyday i had really sharp memory and alot of creativity i was especially a very emotional person. Post invega Emotions are gone, happy euphoric feeling was gone and zero creativity just difficulty communicating to people.
I never tell anyone its zero recovery but things were obviously missing post invega
Could be it takes longer than two years but then agian i fall in the camp of people who don't fully recover for years

Trips on drugs like mushroom, lsd and weed were totally different simply not the same as pre invega. Alcohol still didnt give me any euphoria

any differences on weed now? How long has it been since your Invega and how much did you take

 

[Robchanna]

I smoked weed this weekend and only noticed that it made me hungry and kept me up later than I’d usually fall asleep… I’m not sure if it I noticed anything else. I was hoping to notice euphoria or even laugh and feel silly. I am eight months from being injected with Invega Sustenna

any changes? can you feel the euphoria again?

 

[Robchanna]

I’ve heard some people try shrooms after invega and the shrooms worked for them. I would love to take some shrooms. I’m curious if weed will work at 8 months off, but if alcohol and weed don’t work I doubt weed will. Have you tried weed yet? If weed and alcohol work for you I’m sure shrooms will.

does it work for you now?