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

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i came off invega shots and had sexual dysfunction for at least three months,
i'm now on haldol decanoate and I'm much happier, no side effects at 300mg...
very good for hallucinations but a bit poor for delusions if i do meth or hallucinogenics.
 
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Would you guys consider going through invega a traumatic event?
Yes, having my whole personality ripped away from me was traumatic. All I could think was "This is probably what a lobotomy feels like" before I even read anything about it. I've seen people call this "chemical rape" and yeah, it is akin to rape. I didn't give informed consent, I took it because I was scared and wanted to go home.

I feel very present today without having to do anything to feel more present. It feels good to know that no new palipedrone molecules should be entering my brain at this point. I believe it really is all there for me still, I just need to get switched back on.
 
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Would you guys consider going through invega a traumatic event?
Oh yeah, this is easily without a doubt the absolute most horrid, most unbearable experience I've ever gone through in my entire life. Being almost immediately stripped away of everything that makes life enjoyable and worth living, rapidly proceeding to gain over 70 pounds within the span of 3 to 4 months, going from being active, healthy, motivated, and productive with the will to live to the complete opposite for several months later, and worst of all, not being able to sleep for even a single minute for MONTHS until I eventually had a stroke, further leading to more problems than I already had. I said at one point I'd rather cut off a foot or leg, even hand or arm, donate several non-vital organs, or even end up in jail just to avoid ever getting injected again, which should thankfully ever occur again anyways since I'm now very well aware of how insanely harmful certain "medications" like these can be. It's been over 8 months since the last and only injection but I'm still in constant fear thinking that's all it took to cause permanent damage, especially since I had a stroke and all.
 
Thankyou for those explaining their situation and whats on their mind going through this, I understand its been an unpleasant year for most of us I'm going through similar side effects as you all and we are all in this together. :)
 
I'm so lucky I didn't gain any weight, it took my appetite. I've always been chubby tho lol. Godspeed to those trying to get their fitness back.
 
Yes, having my whole personality ripped away from me was traumatic. All I could think was "This is probably what a lobotomy feels like" before I even read anything about it. I've seen people call this "chemical rape" and yeah, it is akin to rape. I didn't give informed consent, I took it because I was scared and wanted to go home.

I feel very present today without having to do anything to feel more present. It feels good to know that no new palipedrone molecules should be entering my brain at this point. I believe it really is all there for me still, I just need to get switched back on.
How many months are you off?
 
How many months are you off?
4 complete months, I just started month 5. I have recovered significantly emotionally, but there is still much improvement to be had.

Invega only dispenses from the muscle for 126 days, from what I read. It might take longer to leave the brain.
 
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can someone please respond , I’m getting like a rebound effect of energy , it doesn’t feel like Akathesia because I can sit if I have to but it’s almost like my body is actually itching for dopamine. Is this a normal rebound window or something , I feel like I can almost feel it going through my veins after days of feeling pretty flat. Is this a half life 76 days later being turned on in my system ?

It feels like 1/10th of the feeling when I had originally taken the shot 76 days later which gave me major Akathesia. Is this possible ?
 
Do you recover your response to caffeine? I feel it a little, but not enough. I used to be sensitive to it.
 
I need support from someone else who took the drug voluntarily to go home early. I'm full of regret.

Today started out well, but then I got stuck on invega shit.
 
I need support from someone else who took the drug voluntarily to go home early. I'm full of regret.

Today started out well, but then I got stuck on invega shit.
I was injected with Invega in the hospital for not a clear reason really, it was kind of a rushed sort of thing, not really told what it’s for, and you’re already confused while in there so it’s very difficult to make a decisive informed decision about your care. I made a full recovery from Invega. I’m not sure what the dose was but I don’t think it was that high because I didn’t really have a lot of problems from it besides weight gain which I was able to lose. I’m sorry you’re dealing with regret. It’s really hard. I’m doing EMDR therapy for it , it might be something that you would be interested in

I have a really hard time with regret from my Abilify experience. I’m just starting to make progress though.

Do you recover your response to caffeine? I feel it a little, but not enough. I used to be sensitive to it.
It depends really. I mean, I don’t want to scare you at all but my sensitivity hasn’t recovered 100%. But I was also on 15mg Abilify pills for 3 months which caused this. So since you had less than me, the odds might be more in your favor of recovering your response to caffeine.

can someone please respond , I’m getting like a rebound effect of energy , it doesn’t feel like Akathesia because I can sit if I have to but it’s almost like my body is actually itching for dopamine. Is this a normal rebound window or something , I feel like I can almost feel it going through my veins after days of feeling pretty flat. Is this a half life 76 days later being turned on in my system ?
I think so, it does sound like you are recovering, feeling more energy is a good sign that things are normalizing more to your natural homeostasis.
 
It depends really. I mean, I don’t want to scare you at all but my sensitivity hasn’t recovered 100%. But I was also on 15mg Abilify pills for 3 months which caused this. So since you had less than me, the odds might be more in your favor of recovering your response to caffeine.
It scares me for what it could mean for my dopamine receptors/dopamine production. I already have ADHD and therefore a duller response to dopamine. I'm going to be so mad if I made my ADHD untreatable. I'm also scared because low dopamine is associated with developing dementia and my grandma had dementia.

I'm definitely doing mushrooms again because hey, they reset my weed tolerance before, it does something good to your receptors.
 
I'm going to block this site for a week, I've been compulsively checking it. Looking at other people's misery is also bad for me because I just absorb it. Bye for now.
 
4 complete months, I just started month 5. I have recovered significantly emotionally, but there is still much improvement to be had.

Invega only dispenses from the muscle for 126 days, from what I read. It might take longer to leave the brain.
No, it lasts 14 half-lifes.

At 14 half life, initial dose can block only 4% of targeted receptors in your brain.
14 half-lifes is around 1.5 to 2.5 years for invega sustenna initial dose.
 
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