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

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AbleArcher83 said:
Hi Xeplion, did you have any withdrawal symptoms coming off the Xeplion depot?
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Mostly headachs from the back of my neck to the front of my head. And tthis powerless feeling in my muscles. It is getting better but slowly. Real slow. In time it will wear off.
 
Jmorin said:
There is no way I could of worked. I couldnt hardly even function do to the brain fog and lack,of motivation. I didnt even want to take a shower and was pretty much bed,bound. Takes a long time for your body to get rid of the medicine. Just have to try to be patient. It is hard!Seem like at month 4 i would have days that where good and then go for days of feeling like shit that went on untill month 8 then i finally had good days that last for a few weeks mixed in with bad days i started keeping track of them on my calendar.The hardest days for me where around the 50 day mark its like the medicin cuts in half and your body wants it so you go through hell with withdrawal for me it was something different like a stiff neck shortness of breath really depressed the feeling of being trapped mad at the doctor mad at my self really tired all the time like i was hung over I would sleep but not really soon as i closed my eyes i would be in dream world the whole time.
Around month 7 i finally started to get good feeling music started to sound good sky looked pretty flowers smelt good but it would only last for a day or so then i would get real depressed because i realize what i was missing. At month 8 1/2 it started to get better now it seem like everyday i notice something different the feeling of reward and accomplishing something.At month 9 energy motivation coming back but i am still missing that spark of happiness but i feel it real close.I think i still have 1 or 2mg still left in me so i belieave when its gone i will be back to normal just a waiting game wich SUCKS!The sad thing is only one who no how this medicine make us feel is us and if you try to telling people who never took something like this they have no clue on how it destroy your emotions like i said the little things that make life so wonderful this drug is horrible for people that dont need it and dont no how it can help people that do need it would think your brain would have to be so overloaded with dopamine that maybe it could balance you out but if you dont have anough its like a chemical lobotomy it basically stop your brain from working with several side affects it was like torture for me i was lucky to have kids and a good wife to help me keep pushing foward and this thread to give me hope so be stong and you will get through it try not to take anything else cause most of that shit will mess your brain up if you dont need it just keep telling your self its the invega and i will get better!
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Thank you for the reply Jmorin. That really gives those of us just starting this nightmare some hope for the future.
 
madamoiselle said:
I have a question, All this weight I've put on does the body just loose it once the medicine is out the body? I am exercising but I'm going slow and not really loosing much, just trying to build up some strength bit by bit and then when it gets to month 8 ill go hard. but supposing i didn't do any exercise would the weight still come off? has anyone out there experienced this? I know there are a few people who would probably want to know this.
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I managed to lose about 9 kg so far. I did a lot of walking, dancing, and a little bit of cycling. Before I was doing that, though, I wasn't doing much exercise at all and still losing weight. Then again, I am on a mostly fruitarian diet.
 
Has anyone else found it difficult to communicate on this poison invega? I feel like i am incapable of talking to anyone unless it is about what I am going though with this drug. Everything else going on in the world I could give a shit about, its so frustrating..
 
Hi

Im going to see my Pdoc today and I'm going to suggest to start tapering the invega. wish me luck
Lately I've been suffering from abcesses and toothaches very painful ones, that and some derealization, but on the positive side my thoughts are much calmer.
I've been taking it for 7 months now.
 
i am taking zopiclone now...does anyone know if this will prevent invega sustenna to get out of my system?? dr. anne blake tracy told me so
 
Spiralspider said:
Hi

Im going to see my Pdoc today and I'm going to suggest to start tapering the invega. wish me luck
Lately I've been suffering from abcesses and toothaches very painful ones, that and some derealization, but on the positive side my thoughts are much calmer.
I've been taking it for 7 months now.
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Are you on Invega or Invega Sustenna? If you are on Invega Sustenna, then there is no need to taper. The injection tapers Itself because of its long half-life. If you are on the pills then tapering will take you six months. Good luck.
 
iridescentblack said:
I managed to lose about 9 kg so far. I did a lot of walking, dancing, and a little bit of cycling. Before I was doing that, though, I wasn't doing much exercise at all and still losing weight. Then again, I am on a mostly fruitarian diet.
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Why're you still on meds? You should stop all antipsychotics. You're gonna have a lot of reduction in brain volume. I stopped after 6 months and I lost about 3.5-7% of my brain volume because of this drug. I feel for you bro.
 
AbleArcher83 said:
Are you on Invega or Invega Sustenna? If you are on Invega Sustenna, then there is no need to taper. The injection tapers Itself because of its long half-life. If you are on the pills then tapering will take you six months. Good luck.
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Thank you but it seems the Pdoc always wins..I tried to tell him to reduce my dosage of 9mg, but he relentessly said I needed more 2 months with 9mg. Yes I take the oral form.
Even if he told me I dont have schizophrenia, but what I have is a drug induced psychosis, he wants me to take it for 9months straight.
Im worried about my personality and the brain damage it could cause, also because I cant hit on girls and I'm desperate for having sex. But mainly my biggest concerns are because of personality, there are a lot of cases in which people continue their lifes but theyre not half the individuals as before the medicins..
But i'll try to be positive...more two months feeling like a 10 year old kid.
 
Spiralspider said:
Thank you but it seems the Pdoc always wins..I tried to tell him to reduce my dosage of 9mg, but he relentessly said I needed more 2 months with 9mg. Yes I take the oral form.
Even if he told me I dont have schizophrenia, but what I have is a drug induced psychosis, he wants me to take it for 9months straight.
Im worried about my personality and the brain damage it could cause, also because I cant hit on girls and I'm desperate for having sex. But mainly my biggest concerns are because of personality, there are a lot of cases in which people continue their lifes but theyre not half the individuals as before the medicins..
But i'll try to be positive...more two months feeling like a 10 year old kid.
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I feel you bro. Stay strong. I was misdiagnosed and forced to take Invega Sustenna for 5 months. I am stopping it now. I won't have to taper because I was on the injection. You will need to taper slowly and cautiously. Also, never listen to psychiatrists, as they want to keep you on antipsychotics as long as possible. Watch, in two months, he'll tell you to remain at 9 mg indefinitely. You shouldn't let your psychiatrist ruin your life. That's what sucks about oral antipsychotics, you just can't stop them when you want to. I wish you all the best my friend.
 
Spiralspider said:
Thank you but it seems the Pdoc always wins..I tried to tell him to reduce my dosage of 9mg, but he relentessly said I needed more 2 months with 9mg. Yes I take the oral form.
Even if he told me I dont have schizophrenia, but what I have is a drug induced psychosis, he wants me to take it for 9months straight.
Im worried about my personality and the brain damage it could cause, also because I cant hit on girls and I'm desperate for having sex. But mainly my biggest concerns are because of personality, there are a lot of cases in which people continue their lifes but theyre not half the individuals as before the medicins..
But i'll try to be positive...more two months feeling like a 10 year old kid.
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Why don't you do it yourself? Cut them in half. Then in a couple weeks cut them in quarters. Simple
 
Going off invega pill form

My 29 year old son stopped taking invega pills in may. He said he tapered them. He now has been texting us things that don't make sense. He showed up at our house late last night demanding money and put a dent in my car. Today he threw our mail and other garbage in our yard. I want to believe he will get better and be his old self again but now I am not so sure.
 
AbleArcher83 said:
My psychiatrist told me and I read online.
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You know why a psychiatrist will tell you not to cut them.. cause they want to control how long you take the meds. When I was on risperdal, essentially the same thing, that's how I tapered myself off. I returned to normal soon after.
 
Lmr said:
My 29 year old son stopped taking invega pills in may. He said he tapered them. He now has been texting us things that don't make sense. He showed up at our house late last night demanding money and put a dent in my car. Today he threw our mail and other garbage in our yard. I want to believe he will get better and be his old self again but now I am not so sure.
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This drug can definitely cause anger, because of how shitty it makes you feel. I know that I resent anyone who was involved in the process leading up to getting that shot of invega. One doctor told me these side effects could be permanent, and that filled me with rage. I prefer to think that I'll feel better once the drug rids of my system.
 
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