Mental Health Coming Off Invega Sustenna (Paliperidone) v.2

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Sorry but Invega is in no way related to heroin, morphine or any opiates. And noone has had their brains fried from heroin, morphone or cocaine. They are all non-neurotoxic drugs that do not cause permanent brain damage. The only way this would be possible is of they were adulterated with other substances or had toxic byproducts. They can cause a withdrawal syndrome upon discontinuation, but these symptoms typically subside over time.
Invega sustenna cause damage to the brain and body in most people that take it and is far more harmful than most recreational drugs, with the exception of amphetamines.

Many millions of people have fried their brains with amphetamines like adderall and Meth, l myself included. Amphetamines are potent neurotoxicants that literally permanently fry off your serotonergic and dopaminergic neurons and cause severe oxidative stress, glutamate excitotoxicity and cognitive impairment and psychotic disorders. There are studies comparing the effects of long term cannabis use and amphetamine use on the risk of developing a psychotic disorder and they found that cannabis users did not have an elevated risk while ampehatine users had an over 11 times higher risk of developing schizophrenia. They use low doses of amphetamine in animal models as the primary substance to permanently sensitize the dopaminergic system of animals and induce an animal model of schizophrenia. Amphetamine is a neurotoxic poison and is illegal in most european countries. I would argue it causes more lasting damage to the brain than Invega .
 
Hey guys. Just wanted to update you on my situation. Recently I went back to my home country and have been feeling amazing. I am only about a month off Invega but I no longer feel lethargic and unmotivated. The other day I was feeling so hyper and full of energy. All I wanted to do was talk and be around people which is the opposite of how I felt before. I think it's the change of environment that is responsible for this or maybe the St. John's Wort had an effect on the meds.
 
Hello everyone

PerplexedMan i hope you'll do better. I am also here to update you guys on my situation. The last time a i posted was 3 months ago, been off Invega for 4 months now. i feel way more better now, SJW definitely helped, I feel like i just hit puberty again. mood is improving and i started feeling like i am alive now, still there's long way to go. sleeping problems are still there but manageable.

hope everyone here you'll do better, just hang in there you'll feel better.
 
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Hello Bluelight

I've been reading this thread for about a month and think it's finally time to join the dialogue. I was prescribed Invega Sustenna by a hospital doctor after a manic episode in Oct. 2016. The doctor told me Invega Sustenna was basically a wonder drug; eliminates manic episodes with no side effects. I can't believe I was so gullible.

Months later I was in the middle of the most painful and depressing period of time in my life.
Zero energy or motivation, a mind crippled and dulled, and slowed down by huge weight gain.

It has only been a month since I've stopped Invega. My current cocktail of supplements and herbs has definitely got me out of the depression. Only time can restore my body and mind fully, but the following took me out of the worst:

L-Tyrosine
Brahmi (Ayurvedic supplement)
Gotu Kola
B-Vitamins

You guys have been an inspiration and it keeps me going to know I'm not in this battle alone.
The one positive I will say that has come out of this trial is that it's forced me to become more contemplative and reflective. When my wit, creativity, intelligence, and joy is robbed from me, what is left? What is the Self? Can these medications really touch my core, my soul?

Anyway I'll post here as I take this road to recovery. 1 month down, 7-8 more to go!
 
Hello Bluelight

I've been reading this thread for about a month and think it's finally time to join the dialogue. I was prescribed Invega Sustenna by a hospital doctor after a manic episode in Oct. 2016. The doctor told me Invega Sustenna was basically a wonder drug; eliminates manic episodes with no side effects. I can't believe I was so gullible.

LOL Most of the people in this thread were told similar things when they got their first injection. It's almost funny. I especially love the part they told me it doesn't cause anhedonia or inability to enjoy cigarettes, weed, or alcohol, or how they told me it only stays in the system for a month.

Months later I was in the middle of the most painful and depressing period of time in my life.
Zero energy or motivation, a mind crippled and dulled, and slowed down by huge weight gain.

I wish I got the weight gain side effect like most of you here...

It has only been a month since I've stopped Invega. My current cocktail of supplements and herbs has definitely got me out of the depression. Only time can restore my body and mind fully, but the following took me out of the worst:

L-Tyrosine
Brahmi (Ayurvedic supplement)
Gotu Kola
B-Vitamins

You guys have been an inspiration and it keeps me going to know I'm not in this battle alone.
The one positive I will say that has come out of this trial is that it's forced me to become more contemplative and reflective. When my wit, creativity, intelligence, and joy is robbed from me, what is left? What is the Self? Can these medications really touch my core, my soul?

Anyway I'll post here as I take this road to recovery. 1 month down, 7-8 more to go!

Good luck my friend. I also love the supports I get from the people here as well and hope that you will come by often and keep us updated.
 
Hello Bluelight

I've been reading this thread for about a month and think it's finally time to join the dialogue. I was prescribed Invega Sustenna by a hospital doctor after a manic episode in Oct. 2016. The doctor told me Invega Sustenna was basically a wonder drug; eliminates manic episodes with no side effects. I can't believe I was so gullible.

Months later I was in the middle of the most painful and depressing period of time in my life.
Zero energy or motivation, a mind crippled and dulled, and slowed down by huge weight gain.

It has only been a month since I've stopped Invega. My current cocktail of supplements and herbs has definitely got me out of the depression. Only time can restore my body and mind fully, but the following took me out of the worst:

L-Tyrosine
Brahmi (Ayurvedic supplement)
Gotu Kola
B-Vitamins

You guys have been an inspiration and it keeps me going to know I'm not in this battle alone.
The one positive I will say that has come out of this trial is that it's forced me to become more contemplative and reflective. When my wit, creativity, intelligence, and joy is robbed from me, what is left? What is the Self? Can these medications really touch my core, my soul?

Anyway I'll post here as I take this road to recovery. 1 month down, 7-8 more to go!

Good that you are recovering so fast. Seems like we're in the same boat. I would recommend you to consume some omega3 pills and ginkgo biloba. Those are really good for mental recovery. Also I went away to see my family back home and have been feeling super good lately, even excited I would say. It's true that the drug causes some anhedonia but let's not forget the benefits for a healthy lifestyle. When I was isolated and on my own I was feeling very lethargic and unmotivated. But now I'm feeling great which is proof that the environment can also have an effect on recovery.

Take care man and wish you all the best.
 
Hello Bluelight
The one positive I will say that has come out of this trial is that it's forced me to become more contemplative and reflective. When my wit, creativity, intelligence, and joy is robbed from me, what is left? What is the Self? Can these medications really touch my core, my soul?

In my opinion, no. Although it definitely feels as if our inner-most qualities are destroyed or affected, I look at it as more of an illusion. These drugs are a physical compound, dense things that have the effect of lowering one's vibration. Whereas our soul is energetic by nature; our creativity, intelligence, wits and joy are all parts of our soul, yes, but they are unseen & untouchable - they're energy/frequency/vibration. It's these unseen, unmeasureable, energies that scientists still refuse exist! Hence the creation of such drugs like this in the first place.

IDK man, I'm scattered and mental these days - have great difficulty explaining things and expressing ideas, but from my own experience, our inner-most qualities do return as if they had never left. But when we don't - or, can't - feel or experience them it does seem as if they have been effected.

Either way, you sound super positive & optimistic! Best wishes for your recovery

+1 Reccomendations for Gotu Kola & L-Tyrosine
 
I don't know about you guys, but I'm not a lab rat. I'd sooner inject something like curry soup into my brain than try derivatives of recycled garbage from a New York cesspool and try it over and over again. 'Delayed onset of schizophrenia', 'drugs that cause schizophrenia'...? I think you could probably tell a person that they're an idiot and symptoms like psychosis might appear. Delusions are caused when people attempt to open up to new ideas without having the right basis to formulate these ideas. If you've ever noticed when you're in a group of people, having a conversation, ideas can quickly come to mind... sometimes they're even strange ideas that can turn into conspiracies. Assuming you spend a lot of time by yourself not really learning things but just going over ideas in your head... these thoughts can quickly turn into delusions.

Yeah, maybe some of these boogiemen who keep coming in here demanding that Invega Sustenna is a healthy substitute to broccoli and omega 3's are right that Invega Sustenna helps prevent these thoughts, but the entire time I was on that drug I was so scared that my curious nature was going to get me killed by someone like Donald Trump's third cousin twice removed. I'm pretty sure this crOOk person would make a better spokesperson for the the North Korean embassy than a benign tumor to this thread. The truth is, if you want to cure an illness, you need only identify it's properties with the correct measures and apply a bit of science. But the fact that I am deemed as schizophrenic is unconscionable. When you have an auto-immune disease it's not like you can eat cheetos for breakfast every morning an expect that people aren't going to recognize your strange behavior afterwards.

What the hell is schizophrenia anyway? Go ahead and fucking ask me, you crOOk'ed piece of shit.

It's a made-up illness that was coined by the Nazi.
 
Sorry but Invega is in no way related to heroin, morphine or any opiates. And noone has had their brains fried from heroin, morphone or cocaine. They are all non-neurotoxic drugs that do not cause permanent brain damage. The only way this would be possible is of they were adulterated with other substances or had toxic byproducts. They can cause a withdrawal syndrome upon discontinuation, but these symptoms typically subside over time.
Invega sustenna cause damage to the brain and body in most people that take it and is far more harmful than most recreational drugs, with the exception of amphetamines.

Many millions of people have fried their brains with amphetamines like adderall and Meth, l myself included. Amphetamines are potent neurotoxicants that literally permanently fry off your serotonergic and dopaminergic neurons and cause severe oxidative stress, glutamate excitotoxicity and cognitive impairment and psychotic disorders. There are studies comparing the effects of long term cannabis use and amphetamine use on the risk of developing a psychotic disorder and they found that cannabis users did not have an elevated risk while ampehatine users had an over 11 times higher risk of developing schizophrenia. They use low doses of amphetamine in animal models as the primary substance to permanently sensitize the dopaminergic system of animals and induce an animal model of schizophrenia. Amphetamine is a neurotoxic poison and is illegal in most european countries. I would argue it causes more lasting damage to the brain than Invega .

You're completely right about this. Risperdal Consta is pretty much the same formula... It's a hardcore psycho-stimulant. Like the equivalent of a meth-based horse tranquilizer. Combined with something like wellbutrin and you'll probably never catch a good night's sleep again. But I digress. When I was coming off Risperdal Consta the withdrawals were so bad that it's possible they never would have gone away, even given several years to attempt to recover.
 
I don't know about you guys, but I'm not a lab rat. I'd sooner inject something like curry soup into my brain than try derivatives of recycled garbage from a New York cesspool and try it over and over again. 'Delayed onset of schizophrenia', 'drugs that cause schizophrenia'...? I think you could probably tell a person that they're an idiot and symptoms like psychosis might appear. Delusions are caused when people attempt to open up to new ideas without having the right basis to formulate these ideas. If you've ever noticed when you're in a group of people, having a conversation, ideas can quickly come to mind... sometimes they're even strange ideas that can turn into conspiracies. Assuming you spend a lot of time by yourself not really learning things but just going over ideas in your head... these thoughts can quickly turn into delusions.

Yeah, maybe some of these boogiemen who keep coming in here demanding that Invega Sustenna is a healthy substitute to broccoli and omega 3's are right that Invega Sustenna helps prevent these thoughts, but the entire time I was on that drug I was so scared that my curious nature was going to get me killed by someone like Donald Trump's third cousin twice removed. I'm pretty sure this crOOk person would make a better spokesperson for the the North Korean embassy than a benign tumor to this thread. The truth is, if you want to cure an illness, you need only identify it's properties with the correct measures and apply a bit of science. But the fact that I am deemed as schizophrenic is unconscionable. When you have an auto-immune disease it's not like you can eat cheetos for breakfast every morning an expect that people aren't going to recognize your strange behavior afterwards.

What the hell is schizophrenia anyway? Go ahead and fucking ask me, you crOOk'ed piece of shit.

It's a made-up illness that was coined by the Nazi.


Seems like you're having it rough too. Don't worry dude I'm with you on the suffering. Right this very second my very life feels like complete shit. I'm actually at work typing this, doing my best to keep my full time job while recovering from this shit. I don't know what else to do aside from coming here to vent or read up on other people's recovery stories. My work allows me to sit at the computer all day, so I just camp this forum all day long.... What a life.

Right now my memory is all screwed up. I can't remember shit at all short term or long term. I'm still having this 'feeling' if you would even call it that... It's a combination of feeling uneasy, frustrated, anxious, and bored at the same time. No activities or substances can alleviate this at all. I only get my relief when I sleep. That when the torture lets down a bit, but I can't sleep well at all because this drug gave me insomnia. Cigarettes still tastes like air, but I can't stop smoking it or I will feel so stressed out I can't even function. I can't tell if it's a bit better or worse off this second time around because I can't remember what happened.

Still have to force myself to eat and gym still takes enormous amount of effort. I did get from 162 pounds to 165 pounds now, so a bit of a slow improvement. It will be a long road to 200 pounds.

Train
Gain
Repeat

Recover fast, guys. Peace.
 
Hey everyone I'm on abilify injections now and I feel nothing..after Invega injections I've been 1 year an a couple months away from the psych ward and just when I was thinking of being recovered I had a huge wave of insomnia and later on paranoia hitting on me hard for the first time ever. This lead to to psych ward once again where they gave me abilify and a very poison drug called haloperidol which made me become psychotic...I was living in a Truman show until they switched me to injections now it's been 4 months and everybody thinks I'm fine cause I'm working I got a driving license and a gf..I'm just so lucky Ive met this girl in the psych ward she understands me and she's also very beautiful I got the driving license and a job to show her that even if I'm messed up by the drug I still try to do things properly because her love is my fuel and it's stronger than anything else

Take care everyone
 
Lol Risperidone is a very grotesque and harmful drug. Why shouldnt it be demonized?
As I've stated before, my best friend has been on it for round about 11 years now. He was put on depot injections after three suicide attempts and has been doing very well since. He had never been able to hold a job or be in a steady romantic relationship, but has since worked his way up in the postal services and has been faithful to his girl friend throughout that time. He's funny, emotional and agile and sees no reason to ever get off the medication. I've been on several neuroleptics myself and while I thank god they exist and saved my ass on numerous occasions, I am still experiencing a lot of side effects from them and would never want to be put on them for life. However if my life depended on it...

I'm not saying these substances can not wreak havoc on a mind, but I won't accept them being depicted as "evil", "rotten" or a mere result of the pharmaceutical industry's money making scheme, because that would not do justice neither to the truth nor to a very effective class of drugs that has saved countless lives.

I'm just so lucky Ive met this girl in the psych ward she understands me and she's also very beautiful I got the driving license and a job to show her that even if I'm messed up by the drug I still try to do things properly because her love is my fuel and it's stronger than anything else
Very happy to hear you found some purpose in love and are doing well!
 
I've been off Invega sustenna for 4 months now. I was on 117mg injections for 3 years. I smoked weed and took adderall for almost a couple years and ended up going into a pychosis. After my doctor telling my parents I'd basically go into another pychosis if I didn't stay on the meds, I was forced to take them. Even though I was 21 at the time didn't have the financials to tell them to fuck off. Basically it took me saying I was going to end it all before they finally listened. After a month I already had felt improvement. Slowly I've gained myself back. I actually have energy now. I can mow the lawn and clean house and it's actually enjoyable, even if I don't want to do it. Sexually I've recovered. I can express emotion again, recall memories from the past, and my brain feels back to normal. I'm finally not a zombie any more. I feel like I've recovered farely quickly considering how long I've been on the poison. I figured I have about 15mg left in me. Hopefully it'll be completely out of my system within the next 8 months. My heart goes out to all of you recovery is possible.
 
4 months off for me now. Still cumming drops of water. Still anhedonic. Still badly sleeping.

Not really full of hopes.
 
I highly doubt that your friend on Risperdal Consta is "in a romantic relationship", " agile", or "emotional"
Risperdal consta makes you a fat, emotionless zombie. The opposite of agile and emotional. It eventually after long term use gives almost all men man tits and sever impotence. This is a fact.
They give that shit to severly "manic" patients and also people who experience vivid hallucinations. Giving Risperdal Consta to any human for any indication is in my opinion cruel and barbaric.

Also you have made it very clear that you are not recovering from invega, neuroleptics or any psychiatric drugs so why do you feel the need to continue posting here? This is not the right thread for you to express your views. You are only upsetting people who are severly suffering and have lost their lives to psychiatry, many of who are on the verge of suicide because of forced drugging
with the poisons you endorse.

Please post somewhere else.
 
Got from 162 to 170 pounds. Still aiming for 200 pounds. Still feeling like complete shit. Still smoking like a chimney and weed still doesn't work...

Last shot was April 24th, so almost 4 months off this round. Suffering every waking moment...
 
Hey everyone I'm on abilify injections now and I feel nothing..after Invega injections I've been 1 year an a couple months away from the psych ward and just when I was thinking of being recovered I had a huge wave of insomnia and later on paranoia hitting on me hard for the first time ever. This lead to to psych ward once again where they gave me abilify and a very poison drug called haloperidol which made me become psychotic...I was living in a Truman show until they switched me to injections now it's been 4 months and everybody thinks I'm fine cause I'm working I got a driving license and a gf..I'm just so lucky Ive met this girl in the psych ward she understands me and she's also very beautiful I got the driving license and a job to show her that even if I'm messed up by the drug I still try to do things properly because her love is my fuel and it's stronger than anything else

Take care everyone

When I was in the mental health facility I was given abilify. I had such bad restlessness that I figured it was anxiety. So I asked the doctors for an anti anxiety pill. So they gave me holdol which is haloperidol. So taking two anti psychotics. I even asked what the pill was and they didn't say anything. It literally made me paralyzed. I could barely get dressed. Was almost collapsing frequently. I couldn't even get off the toilet. On top off that on abilify you're constantly hungry. No amount of food can fill you up. And I couldn't even control my hand to feed myself. My parents came into visit and I had my dad spoon feed me. The nurses thought I was faking it the entire time for attention. I finally got a shot of Benadryl and stopped taking the haldol. These doctors have no idea what they're pumping into people. These meds should be used for only people with extreme bi polar with constant manic episodes, or people with schizophrenia who absolutely need it to function in society. Anything else is just wrong. I'm not surprised the drug made you psychotic mixing anti psychotics is a combination for disaster.
 
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