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

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@Rosi71: it's ok to say it's funny or not. it's ok to say if it was mean or scary or stupid or whatever you want.

it's ok to say nothing at all.

can i ask you a question?

what is your favorite movie?
 
invegauser said:
@Rosi71: it's ok to say it's funny or not. it's ok to say if it was mean or scary or stupid or whatever you want.

it's ok to say nothing at all.

can i ask you a question?

what is your favorite movie?
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I Change between hope and hopelessness!! My favourite movie was Always "the thorn-birds."
 
@Rosi71: me too.

thank you. i will see if i can find that one and watch it when i wake up tomorrow.

Wir konnen in PM reden, nachdem ich es gesehen habe
 
@invegauser i have a question... so can u sit and enjoy a tv show or movie? For me, it depends on the month. Around month 7 i could sit still for that, as long as it was intense the whole time. But right now i can only chill and immerse myself into a movie or show for maybe 50 min before i get bored as fuck. Its like a mix of baseline akathisia and just lacking the kinda dopamine i need to get engulfed in the world/universe depicted in the show/storyline. Its annoying and it better get better.

Nothing beat being able to get high and just binge netflix and stuff. I look forward to the day im able to again..
 
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@invegauser i have a question... so can u sit and enjoy a tv show or movie? For me, it depends on the month. Around month 7 i could sit still for that, as long as it was intense the whole time. But right now i can only chill and immerse myself into a movie or show for maybe 50 min before i get bored as fuck. Its like a mix of baseline akathisia and just lacking the kinda dopamine i need to get engulfed in the world/universe depicted in the show/storyline. Its annoying and it better get better.

Nothing beat being able to get high and just binge netflix and stuff. I look forward to the day im able to again..
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I'm experiencing that now and yes I'm waiting for the same thing. Lol I was able to get high kinda sorta, a little for a few days then poof nothing. Huge bummer.
 
@steph78 Yea, i mean i can get high but not the same euphoric high i used to be able to get pre invega. Every time i get high tho one of my eyes goes lazy. Its fucking weird. Never was so concerned about how my eyes looked until invega dude...

I can only get into a movie or show when im on the treadmil, presumably bc im moving constantly and also more dopamine is being produced.

What i think is hilarious is johnson and johnson think u and i are basically invega free in like 1-2 weeks.
 
Just checking in.

Physically I'm not doing that good. Just a minor complication. It should pass pretty quick.

My energy level has shot up significantly and I'm almost back to... well... let's call it "life pre-invega". As some of you may know, I was on Risperdal Consta before Invega. Came off the Risperdal using Invega pills and after a while stopped taking my medication. I've been off the shot 3 years and 4 months (almost). Life's gettin' back together but there have been a few bumps along the way. Almost fully healed now. I know I said I had recovered already. That was a slight error on my part.

For those of you who might wonder about the duration I've been off and why I'm not healed yet, it's because I was on Invega for over 2 years. A lot built up in my system. I spent countless hours, in cardio, working it off, per se. Those of you who have had less injections shouldn't have to wait that long.

Almost back to my usual self. Peace.
 
@LifeAfterInvega: noice. she is pinnacle, definitely one of the top runners for queen bee imho.

i listen to everything from classical to old school rock up through new rock, old rap to new rap, blues, old 50's, 60's and yes even 70's, dub and even some pop. just about everything. 2 chainz has a few out there that are definitely worth listening to.

btw. i'm hitting what your pitching.

@iridescentblack: thanks for posting buddy. no worries, poison can be tricky, those other psych meds can fool anyone during transition where they make things seem better. it's pretty common (preaching to the choir). when your first on a new one your doing better and after a few weeks your like wtf happened right? feeling the rubber band effect lately? going back and forth like windows and waves are picking up speed and happening in smaller increments? glad your still with us.
 
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77 days off here
Still no motivation. I'm in the Pyr?n?es in France to do some sightseeing. The views are splendid but unfortunately I don't enjoy it...
I came here thinking it would work...
 
Empty1128 said:
@Irideshentblack I browsed some old pages of this topic and I read you were off the shot but still taking the Invega pill, did you drop it as well or are you still taking it?
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I am no longer on that pill. I've been prescribed Zyprexa which isn't nearly as mind-numbing, I've found.
 
@iridescentblack: agreed. i'd take zyprexa over invega pills any day. at least on zyprexa i didn't have to crawl to the bathroom and hope i would make it there in time.

@Hellohihey2: with most people it comes and goes towards the end. during the beginning it's like that for a short time but then it's on during most of the zombie phase. it breaking up for you is a good sign. it's the receptor being stunted. right now movies are helping me with distracting and resting my brain when i push it too far. that receptor is so weak from being numb for so long it takes about two hours after i wake up and it's ready to call it quits again (i was thinking of looking into amino acids that would help with this part). but yes, i can get excited and way into something i'm watching. other things i'm watching i can tolerate even if i don't like them just so i can relax the grey matter.

even though your not getting immersed like you use to it's not only good distraction but there's other things going on under the level of consciousness that the shows/movies are helping to retrain your brain to do. "t.v. helping my brain instead of turning it to mush? mom you were wrong this whole time!" in part it's true, your actually training yourself to enjoy things again by doing this. training yourself to immerse yourself again. sounds stupid but your getting advice to actually watch t.v. cause it helps. try other things when you can't stand it anymore like a short walk or some small activity like sorting something, puzzles or coloring. writing or reading does it too. whatever works for you and your into. something simple and switch back and forth throughout the day. basically keep the mind from going stagnate.

"baby steps on the bus, baby steps go down the aisle. baby steps on the elevator, baby step into the elevator... i'm in the elevator." it's a black comedy movie from the early 90's called What About Bob starring bill murray. funny thing is it's about a psychiatrist. this baby steps thing seems ridiculous but the poison is just that potent. i've literally forced myself to undertake smaller tasks in order to get things accomplished on a few rare occasions. when it comes to the poison it's no holds barred i.g. whatever works to get you healed and leave this s**t behind.
 
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Has anyone radically wanted to change their career path just due to the lack of motivation induced by invega? I thought about quitting college because of that
 
@zack365: your not wanting to quit the career path, you want to adjust to what has been done to you. when you are healed you can pick up your career path again. healing comes first in all aspects of your life right now. you are more active than some and that is a good thing. about half are active and the other half are not. the poison is one of the ultimate divides. it will show you things about yourself you do not normally think about. your subconscious is going to be doing some more of the work for you then you are use to in the past. let it take care of you, your body knows what to do as well. heart and soul seem non existent but if you believe in those things they will aid you as well.

everything is temporarily removed from you, when you are fully healed you will be as you were again pre-xeplion. promise. just like those who came before you have fully healed. that mountain range seems very peaceful. take a picture while your there and once you are fully healed go back and take in the experience your wanting now. see if your college credits can be placed for future enrollment or still good for later use. sorry i'm tired and words fail me. in the meant time enjoy where your at as much as you can.

watch and pay attention to your different patterns as they develop. part of this is letting things happen so you can adjust to them. next step is accepting it then working with the new patterns or cycles. no one who has taken the poison knows what it's like before they took it (including you) because it wasn't invented until 10 years ago and there has been nothing like it before. your going to be learning something new but your going to be capped while doing so. those here are well versed in what they are going through. they can help you along the way. i gotta pass out now, hopefully. i think i'm going to be up later again by another hour or two but good sign in healing progressing that it is still moving in the right direction.
 
Day 108. Getting closer to 4months. Apologies for my posts earlier, but Steph was out of line and disrespectful. Anywho, I've noticed huge improvements with nearly every symptom ranging from cognitive impairment to akathisia from anhedonia all the way back to the emotional numbing. I'd say the emotional numbing is the side effect that's currently afflicting me the worst. Sexual problems went away a month ago, it just feels like things are starting to go back to normal. I feel much better than I did on day 90. I've noticed a huge improvement since the 3-month mark as I think it's pretty safe to say around 3 1/2 months is usually where you start to get your old feelings back, at least that's the case for me and a couple other people. There's still a lot of improvement that needs to take place but I'd estimate a full recovery in about 2 more months for me, making my total invega sustenna journey (hell trip) 6 months. I'm expecting residual effects to last maybe another month after that, but I think those symptoms will be too negligible to declare it a substantiation of a symptom. I had two 234mg shots. A week apart. I'm extremely thankful I didn't have more than two shots because I would not be feeling this good right now. Oh, I've also been noticing my emotions are slightly coming back, there's still a very strong, very present emotional blockage preventing me from displaying my emotions to their truthful extent. Just keep hanging in there everybody, I can tell you first hand from my experience, IT DOES GET BETTER. You will start to feel like your old self again and things will go back to normal. Have a great day everyone :)
 
HateInvega said:
Day 108. Getting closer to 4months. Apologies for my posts earlier, but Steph was out of line and disrespectful. Anywho, I've noticed huge improvements with nearly every symptom ranging from cognitive impairment to akathisia from anhedonia all the way back to the emotional numbing. I'd say the emotional numbing is the side effect that's currently afflicting me the worst. Sexual problems went away a month ago, it just feels like things are starting to go back to normal. I feel much better than I did on day 90. I've noticed a huge improvement since the 3-month mark as I think it's pretty safe to say around 3 1/2 months is usually where you start to get your old feelings back, at least that's the case for me and a couple other people. There's still a lot of improvement that needs to take place but I'd estimate a full recovery in about 2 more months for me, making my total invega sustenna journey (hell trip) 6 months. I'm expecting residual effects to last maybe another month after that, but I think those symptoms will be too negligible to declare it a substantiation of a symptom. I had two 234mg shots. A week apart. I'm extremely thankful I didn't have more than two shots because I would not be feeling this good right now. Oh, I've also been noticing my emotions are slightly coming back, there's still a very strong, very present emotional blockage preventing me from displaying my emotions to their truthful extent. Just keep hanging in there everybody, I can tell you first hand from my experience, IT DOES GET BETTER. You will start to feel like your old self again and things will go back to normal. Have a great day everyone :)
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Thank you for sharing. Can I ask you what are the symptoms that remain though?
 
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