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

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Apologies to the ladies of the thread if this is tmi, but it’s an important part of the journey for us guys. I’m sure you are sexually frustrated as well. Or maybe your significant other.
 
I just can't stand to live life like this. Will my emotions come back? Will this anhedonia go away? We better find a cure for this asap.
 
lurker689 said:
I just can't stand to live life like this. Will my emotions come back? Will this anhedonia go away? We better find a cure for this asap.
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Man, I get it. You're stuck in this emotional fog and everything feels pretty pointless right now. Anhedonia sucks, and it's like living in a world without color, where everything is just varying shades of gray.

Here's the thing emotions do come back. I know it's frustrating as hell to hear this, but time is a big part of it. There's no quick fix, no magic pill that's going to bring back the joy and the pain and all the in-betweens instantly. I know that's not what you want to hear, but it's the unfortunate truth.

And yeah, I get it; when you're feeling like this, it can seem like you're the only one going through it. But we've all got our stuff, you know? That doesn't mean your struggles aren't important or hard, but it's a reminder that you're not alone, even when it seriously feels like it.

So, what can you do? First, don't be too hard on yourself. Healing takes time. Get some professional advice if you can docs can sometimes help ease the worst of it even if they can't "fix" you. Lean on the people who care about you. Try to do stuff that might spark even a little bit of something good inside you.

Hang in there, okay? It's a journey, and yeah, it's a painfully slow one. But you won't be walking it forever. <3
 
Serhat said:
Man, I get it. You're stuck in this emotional fog and everything feels pretty pointless right now. Anhedonia sucks, and it's like living in a world without color, where everything is just varying shades of gray.

Here's the thing emotions do come back. I know it's frustrating as hell to hear this, but time is a big part of it. There's no quick fix, no magic pill that's going to bring back the joy and the pain and all the in-betweens instantly. I know that's not what you want to hear, but it's the unfortunate truth.

And yeah, I get it; when you're feeling like this, it can seem like you're the only one going through it. But we've all got our stuff, you know? That doesn't mean your struggles aren't important or hard, but it's a reminder that you're not alone, even when it seriously feels like it.

So, what can you do? First, don't be too hard on yourself. Healing takes time. Get some professional advice if you can docs can sometimes help ease the worst of it even if they can't "fix" you. Lean on the people who care about you. Try to do stuff that might spark even a little bit of something good inside you.

Hang in there, okay? It's a journey, and yeah, it's a painfully slow one. But you won't be walking it forever. <3
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I just want to know if it's possible to heal because it doesnt seem so. This stuff seems like it's part of me now and it's scary. I can't even cry properly anymore, even when i want to. Is there anybody on this forum that healed from anhedonia or is it impossible? All i do is just stay in bed all day, i don't have the strenght to do anything anymore. Everyday is like this for me. I miss my older self from last year and i'm tormented with regret of being like this.
 
lurker689 said:
I just want to know if it's possible to heal because it doesnt seem so. This stuff seems like it's part of me now and it's scary. I can't even cry properly anymore, even when i want to. Is there anybody on this forum that healed from anhedonia or is it impossible? All i do is just stay in bed all day, i don't have the strenght to do anything anymore. Everyday is like this for me. I miss my older self from last year and i'm tormented with regret of being like this.
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I am facing the same and asking myself the same.
But people do recover, it only takes time.
Hang in there.
 
I just found out lion's mane could be dangerous so I'm quitting it. I'm afraid side effects were starting for me. I was having a lot of depersonalization and anxiety.

I have NAFLD so I guess that interferes with everything that goes through my liver. I guess I can't metabolize medication and supplements well. I will exercise more caution.
 
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mouha said:
What about your emotions, motivation have you recovered it
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Emotionally I feel fine. I can get emotional from listening to music and laugh and all that. Motivations still lacking a bit but its because I gave up on my image for the time being. I honestly felt like shit for so long but Im feeling a lot better now.
 
Kiaf85 said:
My one year in Anhedonia land is approaching.

I read that it sent someone into a ten year psychosis
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You said your feeling a lot better right? And invega was weight neutral for you? For the acne that you gained as a side effect, if its permanent, I reccomend getting on accutane.
 
Is there anyone here who lost their ability to cry and then regained? Or anyone who recovered from anhedonia?
 
I wanted to reply to this thread because unfortunately I’m very experienced with antipsychotics having been committed to psych wards over twenty times. Invega is a horrible drug that nobody deserves to deal with. The only worse injection I’ve taken is haldol. The worst thing about it is all you can really do is wait it out. I’ve had it 3 times and the first couple times were terrible but I felt relatively back to normal after 2 months or so. But the third time was an absolute nightmare. I could still feel that shit in my system after 6 months and I thought the horrible feelings of restlessness would never go away. The akathisia was beyond unbearable and the anhedonia was extreme as well. I stopped all my hobbies during this time and was just a zombie all day. Really disgusting experience.
I wish I had better advice to give others going through it but unfortunately it’s impossible to flush that shit from your system until it has run its course. Benzos and weed might help take the edge off a bit I don‘t recommend making a habit of that especially if you’ve had psychosis. Aside from that just drink a ton of water.
 
Kiaf85 said:
My one year in Anhedonia land is approaching.

I read that it sent someone into a ten year psychosis
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It should be improving now after about the one year mark that's when it started for me. The half life on invega is so damn long 90 days X 5. :( that is just for it just to be "So called" not in your body anymore.
 
Recoveringinvega said:
You said your feeling a lot better right? And invega was weight neutral for you? For the acne that you gained as a side effect, if its permanent, I reccomend getting on accutane.
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I do feel better in some ways, but not so much in other ways. I still can’t feel my emotions. I have more motivation to do some things. I have gained weight after being underweight from losing my appetite( appetite recovered) I’m sleeping 8hrs per night now compared to hardly any sleep. I am feeling better, but emotionally, I’m still flat. I would think at the one year mark I’d feel better emotionally. I feel having body acne is tied to my hormones. I still haven’t recovered my period. I don’t want to try any medication in fear that it’ll prolong recovery from Invega. Kaatrina said at 12 months her period returned, I’m hoping that I’ll improve around that time too.
 
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dirtyinvega said:
It should be improving now after about the one year mark that's when it started for me. The half life on invega is so damn long 90 days X 5. :( that is just for it just to be "So called" not in your body anymore.
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So are you saying it stays in the body 90 times 5=450 days?
 
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Or anyone who recovered from anhedonia?
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I honestly don’t notice the anhedonia anymore. I think it helped a ton to go on vacation, spa, sunshine and spending money on fun. That said, winter season is when I struggle with mental health in general. I feel isolated and lonely during the long cold dark days. I need a new approach this year in order to not get depressed. Maybe get into skiing more.

Only recommendation I have against anhedonia is to fill up your schedule as much as possible with stuff that will benefit your future. I don’t understand how some of you guys deal with staying at home all day tbh. You need some purpose in the day to day
 
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