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Mental Health Coming off Invega Sustenna (Paliperidone) v3

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Bio Wave said:
day 110
figured out a way to get high!! not sure if st johns wort has anything to do with it(because im already taking it so i cant test it without)
basically while on st johns wort (2700/day, 900 3x a day) if i chug one beer then wait 15 minutes after chugging it, it allows some receptors to feel high
i was able to smoke some weed and one hit got me blasted (but the 20 hits before the beer did absolutely nothing, this has happened 3 different days so the beer does work),
however youll only get so high meaning youll only feel the first or second hit after the beer, smoking a lot more to get higher wont work, you only get to a certain point but hey it was enough to make me laugh like a maniac,super smiling, say wrong sentences and even pretend to fly like a bird and acting like a psyco like you can tell im too high;
tried it 3 seperate times, the beer somehow weakens the invega (but idk if st johns wort has anything to do with it)

also feel much better on st johns wort i can feel the feeling of nostaliga where being in a cold room feels like an old winter past

however the next day you will be back to normal unable to feel high unless you drink a beer ( i notice a regular 12oz of budweiser had the same effects as a tallboy 4 loko)
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St. John's Wort activates proteins which pump foreign substances out from cells so that's why you're feeling better and THC also reduces invegas effects by activating the same protein
 
I'm feeling much better now. Almost back to normal with the help of Wellbutrin Sr 150 twice a day. I feel like this drug saved my life. That injection made me so deppressed. Feeling much better now
 
Woke up this morning with lots of wood and had a wank. Went to work high as a kite and laughed like a maniac with my coworkers. Funny thing is when I was on Latuda I almost lost my job. Ever since I came off it I've been recovering both mentally and emotionally. Now I perform very well and got an official contract. They are very pleased with my performance so far. I feel like a human being once again. I sometimes drink heavily and have anger outburst but that's to do with some of the problems I have in my life... It doesn't matter though because most of the time I feel very good and I can function like a regular person can. I actually feel x1000 times better than before I took Invega and it definitely wasn't the meds that did it. All that it was is I had severe problems in my life that I needed to work on. Meds are never a solution...
 
Invegakillsme said:
I'm feeling much better now. Almost back to normal with the help of Wellbutrin Sr 150 twice a day. I feel like this drug saved my life. That injection made me so deppressed. Feeling much better now
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Oh so it started to work for you too, glad to hear! =)
 
Hello All, I posted on here, I believe a couple months after June of 2017, I was injected with the 2 starter doses of Invega sustenna, I felt terrible like alot of you and felt that I had no emotions, and just so odd and off, on my part, I was weak and didn't do much to help myself out but go out walking, I can't really tell you the exact date that I feel I became better but the better I am talking about is being able to feel emotions BUT I don't not have a normal mind ever since first episode of psychosis, I stopped hearing voices ever since I came out ward in 2017 BUT I experience tactile hallucinations since January of 2017 but I just wanted to say emotional wise you get better and can have hope and love
 
Momogus said:
Hello All, I posted on here, I believe a couple months after June of 2017, I was injected with the 2 starter doses of Invega sustenna, I felt terrible like alot of you and felt that I had no emotions, and just so odd and off, on my part, I was weak and didn't do much to help myself out but go out walking, I can't really tell you the exact date that I feel I became better but the better I am talking about is being able to feel emotions BUT I don't not have a normal mind ever since first episode of psychosis, I stopped hearing voices ever since I came out ward in 2017 BUT I experience tactile hallucinations since January of 2017 but I just wanted to say emotional wise you get better and can have hope and love
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Antipsychotique33 said:
I vega kill you find again emotions? I don't know why you heal all of them unbelievieble
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Only thing invega gave me was akathesia and severe deppression that's all! An now it's gone. I feel cured ?so take care everyone. If feel it's time for me again to move on. Peace
 
6 months off after 3 shots, It's getting easier but still incredibly tough though.
Still not much enjoyment in life.
Low sex drive
Loss of sensitivity in penis
Low energy
Weight gain
Muscle loss
Slight inability to conversate properly
(Can't think of much to say).
I'm glad to hear invegakillsme is feeling better.
I feel for all of you who aren't.
As I said it's incredibly tough, you gotta be strong to go through this and not end your life.
Hopefully one day we all will recover although I don't think many will be 100% again.
Good luck to you all!
 
How is it that I’m 423 days off this medication and still suffering side effects. I only had 5 injections. I’ve seen so many people recover since joining this forum ranging from 6 months to about 12 months. Why am I still dealing with no thoughts, emotions, libido, and not having an appetite, lack of sleep some weeks, and not being tired. I truly just want to move past this, like others have on this forum. Whenever I ask about detox or do my own research I find nothing. Doctor isn’t much help, just offers more medication. Are these symptoms of the illness? If so, I may as well give up now. An entire year and almost two months have passed me with no improvement or progression. It truly gets under my skin to see people(peers, colleagues) traveling the world and working while I’m bedrest. I don’t know what to do. Someone please help.
 
Also my mood has not changed. The only thing I’ve found to be some relief is thc. But that’s temporary, how can I adapt to this. I’m missing out on so much of life.

I also finally see how rosi feels. And to be honest I prayed everyday to not be in that position. Nothing against rosi, bc I believe she’s a great woman. And has endured more than she deserved. God spare me.
 
Lifeline I'm ine the same place like you.. I don't know what to do.. I think my life is ruined just ruined finish at 20 years old..
 
lifeline said:
I can’t sleep and I’m coming to the realization that I may not make it. I’m going to talk to my doctor next week and tell her what’s up. I’m going to talk to my parents, and close friends to have final conversation. I don’t know the date but I think I’ve lost faith at this point. Ive prayed about this for over an year with no conviction. Maybe it’s just time for me to answer it myself. I don’t know if I’ll make it to heaven or hell..but I won’t be here. I can’t believe my life has changed drastically in the past year and a half. It only went downhill...this is a sad situation I honestly don’t even feel.
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Bro don’t do suicide or anything like that u will burn in hell
 
Hi everyone, I would like to share my story as well as offer some things that have helped me move forward.

Prior to Invega I was a semi-semi pro soccer player, excellent runner. I had tons of energy!! I created wedding films for work. I don’t have a history of any mental health issues.

I strongly believe I was misdiagnosed. I was suffering from paranoia from intense stress, family problems and living in the car for almost a year. Long story short I was taken to the hospital police escort and within the month given the Invega injection, 150mg, 100mg a week later. Very soon after that I was struggling to walk and move and drooling. My back became extremely tight and pinched. For 2-3 days I felt desperately like I needed to pee but did not have the strength, only after standing at the toilet for what felt like hours but was maybe 10 minutes I could pee. I woke up and felt like I needed to have a bowel movement but barely had the strength. I had to struggle to run and use a box under my feet on the toilet and some times I could not. Going for a walk less than 50 meters was exhausting. Holding up the phone to my ear was tiring and I could only do it so long. I had water fasted for 5 days but in the hospital I could fast one meal max. My whole body would shake and tremble unless I continued moving or walking. Slowly my bowel movements and ability to urinate returned. Despite all this the doctors decided to keep me on the medication when they should have tried something less strong like the pills - unbelievable incompetence and evil. I still strongly feel if I had received even minimal counselling from anyone with half a heart I would have been just fine. I also don’t think the medication helped me out of the paranoia, I think it just passed on it’s own.

Following the first shot I had 4 more, two of which were out of hospital before I decided to leave the province in my car in protest of the medication. The good news is they agreed to welcome me back and take me off the medication with pressure from my dad no court order or police. Within 1.5 month off the shot I was out of zombie mode. I was still mentally slowish and emotionally very distant but I was able to enjoy things somewhat again. My back had improved from super tight to just really tight.

I am now at 3 months off the shot and I am suffering with the following side effects:

- difficulty walking properly, right leg doesn’t touch down properly (has improved slightly)
- lower back and side tightness that is intense, can no longer play soccer even at low level
- sometimes stomach discomfort and tightness
- entire body joints cracking often
- Watery ejaculation
- feeling that I need to urinate frequently
- waking up every 2 hours at night to urinate
- max 5-6 hours sleep
- no napping ability during the day
- very low energy that improved to low to moderate energy
- windows of depression and anxiety (often in the morning)
- there was a time I felt like I wanted my life to end

The anxiety and depression feels like someone is waging a war on me in my mind it’s intense. Thankfully it usually passes within an hour. I have never had anxiety before Invega.

Okay here’s the good news. I have joined Gracie barra jiujitsu and it helps greatly with my mood. Despite being low energy I can still battle on the mat. The workout is a combination of learning and training for an hour and after I’m usually physically wiped but mentally stimulated. I have found a job shuttle driving and it really helps make my day better.

I was a believer and follower of Jesus Christ before Invega. I still am. I wondered a lot why christ wasn’t able to protect me from this and I don’t have a great answer other then when I was paranoid I should have relaxed and had faith but I panicked instead. In the bible it says if you have faith your prayers will come true. I find this difficult to accept but I can testify of something incredibly inspiring. After I repented in the name of Jesus Christ privately in my own room about 2yrs ago something incredible happened to me that Paul wrote in corinthians would happen to some followers. I became able to see and differentiate between people’s spirits. Shortly after I witnessed the Holy Spirit in a couple people for a brief amount of time. It says in the bible the word or Christ is the light of men. What I have gathered or learned is that when the spirit enters into someone because they are praying or acting faithfully their soul and body is slowly changed. Jesus said he will make a man whole. I know this because I see people, not often unfortunately, that look like they have Jesus eyes or Holy Spirit eyes. Just recently during lunch at a cafe I saw a women that looked like she had Jesus eyes. I asked her if she was Christian and her answer was a simple “yes”. I have met many people who often fill churches who claim to be Christian and to their defence may be trying but their eyes do not say so. Jesus said if the eyes are full of light so will be the body.

I hope I raised your faith because Jesus said we are saved by it, saved by believing in Christ.

I hope to be back to write that I no longer urinate often and sleep well and my back is better and walking and running as well.

I also recommend surrounding yourself by people, join a chess club, go to a church, try jiujitsu, find something. It will help.

Lastly, I have seen some people write they masterbate etc. I found Happeh Theory about 5 years ago and I think it is mostly true. Masterbation is a sin and will negatively affect your body and mind as all sins do (in my opinion). I would encourage people to not masterbate as I think it affects your “mental health.

Lastly lastly, I would have nothing to say to these medical professionals. Some of them are pure evil - eyes of serpents, most are just arrogant, and they are all extremely judgemental. They will prescribe you medication just to feel they have power over you. Moving forward I would say nothing to them or worst case scenario actually speak the words kindly “I have nothing to say” if pressed. Look for help from christians, Christ, alternative medicine, sports, wisdom, from others suffering and from people thriving!
 
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