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

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I heard voices and seen some crazy shit so the diagnosis me as a scitsophrantic and bipolar and then gave me invega wich the withdraw make you feel like you are a scitsophrantic and if i didnt read every post on this sight i would of been doomed and suckered into taking more meds. but i stayed strong and told the doc.that i wanted to recover naturally and i am getting better slowly i think the 50 day halflife is correct i will fully recover in 10month to a year naturally wich is very hard to do cause the withdraw are so bad
 
I got diagnosed bipolar disorder due to substance abuse. Drugs are bad.
It's hard to tell if it's my disorder or the Invega withdrawal.
Invegas a poisonous bitch, instead the psych ward should have given me a few nights rest with a few Xanax I would have been fine.
 
Invegaman said:
I got diagnosed bipolar disorder due to substance abuse. Drugs are bad.
It's hard to tell if it's my disorder or the Invega withdrawal.
Invegas a poisonous bitch, instead the psych ward should have given me a few nights rest with a few Xanax I would have been fine.
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I don't think even a remote causation has ever been shown between substance abuse and bipolar disorder. Self medicating bipolat symptoms sure, but substance abuse causing bipolar? If youre doctor told you that, I would get a newone.
 
I was in a psych ward for 3 months and that's what I was told by my in-patient Dr.I've got a new psychiatrist now, I'm trying to reduce bipolar meds on top of this shit.

I was so independent before this, now I feel like a burden to the people around me.
 
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Every brain is different, some ppl probably do react well to the drug. We're just the unlucky ones who had these horrible reaction. Even in cases where it works they still get pretty horrible side effects. You must be in a terrible situation, and be lucky the side slide effects arnt that bad to consider the drug good...
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Personally, I don't think it's a matter of luck or brain, the problem is the drug itself. I have done medical studies and some of my friends are pharmacists, I learned that monoamine neurotransmitters (dopamine, serotonine etc) are the roots of the emotions and wellness feeling and even the memory/thinking. If you block their action it's obvious that you'll suffer from anhedonia, will be emotionless, less talkative since you don't have a lot of thoughts etc
To tell you the truth, everyone in the french forums who had invega sustenna, abilify whatever suffer from anhedonia and have lack of emotions and motivation to the point that some of them are unfortunately contemplating suicide...
Maybe the few ones who can handle it have really low doses such as drops or 1 or 2 mg per day.
 
Positivity is at an all time high. 3.5 months off of the poison. I have been feeling as though it is "almost gone" since month 2, just waiting for this shift to happen, always feeling groggy and tired all the time. Ever since yesterday I have felt a huge boost in energy. I feel as though I can actually start running again which means I can also quit smoking cigarettes. I feel inspired to organize all my belongings and start running all this fat off. I haven't felt this motivation in a LONG ASS time. My life is almost 100% back. I wonder why this happened quicker for me than for others. I do have a high metabolism; its almost impossible for me to get fat, but Invega still managed to add 40 pounds of fat on me. I think the 25 day half life is true for me in which case this week will be the 5th half life. Someone said tobacco breaks down the enzymes and I started smoking from the anxiety and akethesia, almost a pack a day for 3 months, so maybe that helped. Regardless, I finally understand the rate it's leaving me and I know for sure I'll be recovered in another month. Hang in there guys I know it sucks but try to focus on the positives and what you want to do with your life when you get it back. Exercise is always priority! And surfing too. If you haven't surfed you haven't lived. Godspeed.
 
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Guys, Ive cold turkeyed Invega 9mg pills after taking it for 10 years. Ive been off of it for 2 weeks and its really hurting. :(

I feel dizzy, cold sweats, cant watch tv that much without feeling burned out, always have anxiety, only thing that feels good is laying down in bed. Im always worried Ive been on it so long that now my neurotransmitters are getting fucked up badly from stopping.

It got so bad that last night I took one invega pill. Now this morning i wake up i feel defeated. I dont want a life on this pill where i feel empty. Like how am I going to work out and lose weigth when the dopamine in my body isnt there to keep me motivated? Im just scared im fucking up my brain more by stopping.

Is there any hope for me to be able to quit this drug? Should I not take another pill tonight?
 
I don't know for sure but your best bet is to exercise as much as possible and eat lots of healthy food while you make this transition.
 
From the reading i have done on invega suttenna is that the shot form tappers out of you by splitting in half ever 50 days so every 2 weeks less is in your blood wich a new withdraw can occur and it a very long process leaving your body the pill form is different so being on it for 10 years i think i would try to lower my doses down slowly but i dont really no for sure i do no the withdrawal from the shot is hell
 
Decisive said:
Personally, I don't think it's a matter of luck or brain, the problem is the drug itself. I have done medical studies and some of my friends are pharmacists, I learned that monoamine neurotransmitters (dopamine, serotonine etc) are the roots of the emotions and wellness feeling and even the memory/thinking. If you block their action it's obvious that you'll suffer from anhedonia, will be emotionless, less talkative since you don't have a lot of thoughts etc
To tell you the truth, everyone in the french forums who had invega sustenna, abilify whatever suffer from anhedonia and have lack of emotions and motivation to the point that some of them are unfortunately contemplating suicide...
Maybe the few ones who can handle it have really low doses such as drops or 1 or 2 mg per day.
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What you say theoretically makes alot of sense. However I have heard of ppl go on these kind of meds and have virtually no side effects, its hard to believe but it's true... On drugs.com, for risperidone it says some of the serious sod effects include things like anxiety. I was experiencing anxiety but not on the first day, the fact that I experienced it means I should have gone off it, and then maybe I wouldn't have had these symptoms. Not ev1 experiences the emotional bluntness shit that we experience.

However, I must say that even in the rare case these drugs do help ppl, it seems like they mostly hurt ppl. It dosnt seem like it is overall worth it in having these drugs. The FDA wasn't even entirely thrilled to have it even for schizophrenia since it had severe side effects, but the pharma company just kept on bulldozing the drug, just kept pushing to have it go, which eventually led to heavy marketing which is where they are today. Seriously, even on those rare instances where this drug does help ppl without any side effects, they prolly would have been better off without any drugs at all.

It's unbelievable about how in schools we go telling kids in schools to stay away from drugs like cocaine and weed and that you shouldn't be dependent on them. Yet at the same time we get ppl prescribing these legal drugs to kids and adults, which they tell them to take ev day for usually at least 6 months. To me the lesson should be that you shouldn't let yourself be dependant on drugs, any problems you have can be solved through natural human means. The guy feeling depressed, medicating himself with weed isn't any better then the guy getting an antidepressant. The person is prolly depressed bcus of bad things happening in his life, he needs to resolve the problem by resolving the issues that r making him depressed. The solution should not be to take a drug that will artificially make the depression go away.
 
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Getting some of my strength back. Just did 34 push-ups which is almost the standard. A couple weeks ago I could only do 27. Kind of pathetic, considering how big my arms are. lol.
 
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Well I thought it was almost gone but a new wave came in and now I feel pretty weird and anxious who knows how long it could be
 
PhuckInvegga said:
Well I thought it was almost gone but a new wave came in and now I feel pretty weird and anxious who knows how long it could be
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I was afraid of that. Didn't want to say anything.

I found that when it seemed like the medication was leaving my system for good, I took the opportunities to go for a run or a walk... and every time this happened the waves would come back on, strong. The only thing that perpetuated the feeling that the amount in my system was or felt incredibly low was true love.

Love is the most powerful energizer. It is a drug. My favorite drug. And if I could feel that again, this bad invega sustenna trip would seem like a canoe ride.
 
Yeah this fucking sucks dude whats the point of this shit, why go through all of this, I really want to just give up. I couldn't do that to my mom though. She's the only reason I can't give up. The power of love is strong. I personally am afraid of love cause it's such a powerful drug. But that's cause I was a pussy. If I get my life back I won't be scared anymore. I'll use my good looks and get chicks and not worry about if they're loyal or not cause I'll take heart ache and pain over Invega any day. If Invega can't stop me, nothing can. That's my motto for not giving up.

How much injections did u get Iridescent? And how long has it been now for you?
 
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I'm not totally sure when I started. Might have been April of 2014, so I probably received about 13 injections altogether up until May 27th of 2015. It's been almost 11 months now since my last injection, but I'm also prescribed invega tablets so my recovery might be slowed.

'Hard to get out of bed some days. Energy and motivation comes and goes. 'Took a walk last night for the first time in almost 2 months. But I know this will end.
 
iridescentblack said:
I'm not totally sure when I started. Might have been April of 2014, so I probably received about 13 injections altogether up until May 27th of 2015. It's been almost 11 months now since my last injection, but I'm also prescribed invega tablets so my recovery might be slowed.

'Hard to get out of bed some days. Energy and motivation comes and goes. 'Took a walk last night for the first time in almost 2 months. But I know this will end.
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Hey dude 13 injections? :O
Oh shit I am so sorry! You must be really screwed now for recovering, if people that get 3 or 4 injections need about 10 months to recover, you should need like 3 years :O
I hope you get better as soon as possible mate, but your situation is really bad :S
 
Half a tablet for a week and a quarter tablet the week after for another week then jump
In a month you'll be smoking a cigar like mister T
 
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