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Mental Health Coming Off Invega Sustenna (Paliperidone) v4

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stormyroom6 said:
why are there so many people saying they recovered in 6 and 7 monthy yet i feel no fucking different at 7 months off, im so tired of this shit and confused man i just want a sliver of my life back
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Everyone’s definition of “recovery” is different.
For some people, mental recovery is more important than physical recovery and for others feeling high is more important, and some others prefer getting their emotions back. So it’s really hard to measure.
I’m 12 months off and have recovered mentally, my emotions back and I can get high. But I have not recovered physically which I consider more important, so that’s the reason I feel I haven’t completely recovered yet.
 
Bigsmoke420 said:
Best advice I can give you is you are just gonna have to learn how to cope with it if you dont recover, just like someone who has lost their arms or legs, they just had to learn how to cope with it, just like me living with anhedonia, just have to learn to cope with it and dont let it stop you
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thats bullshit man u cant live ur entire life with anhedonia, its not even living whats the point of being alive even, people without arms and legs can still enjoy life and have all their thoughts and emotions, but this is different, its like the essence of life and what it means to be human is taken away from you, u can only deal with that for so long, not for too long though

im giving myself 2-4 months to recover, then ill be at 11 months, if im not recovered by then, im throwing fucking chairs
 
stormyroom6 said:
thats bullshit man u cant live ur entire life with anhedonia, its not even living whats the point of being alive even, people without arms and legs can still enjoy life and have all their thoughts and emotions, but this is different, its like the essence of life and what it means to be human is taken away from you, u can only deal with that for so long, not for too long though

im giving myself 2-4 months to recover, then ill be at 11 months, if im not recovered by then, im throwing fucking chairs
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Well if you haven't seen any improvements I doubt 2 months will make a significant difference. Anhedonia is terrible but it's better than being a zombie.
 
Bigsmoke420 said:
Well if you haven't seen any improvements I doubt 2 months will make a significant difference. Anhedonia is terrible but it's better than being a zombie.
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thats not true man i could start to see the start of some changes in 2 months, im at that point where ive stuck it out for a long time and 7 months is alot, people start to see changes by this time, i just gotta wait a little bit longer for mine, i havent seen almost anyone here saying they havent seen changes or full recovery by 9 months, 11 months probably way over half say they have fully recovered
 
do you guys think the fact that im on 0.25mg of risperidone is the reason im not seeing any difference, is there anyone here that is still on different antipsychotics other than invega that still saw changes as they recovered from invega while being on a not as bad antipsychotic
 
stormyroom6 said:
do you guys think the fact that im on 0.25mg of risperidone is the reason im not seeing any difference, is there anyone here that is still on different antipsychotics other than invega that still saw changes as they recovered from invega while being on a not as bad antipsychotic
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All AP's block your dopamine and serotonin receptors, so none of them will make you feel good. But you can find one that doesn't make you feel completely fucked up. My mate has to take them because otherwise he goes psychotic again because he has schizophrenia and he knows it. If you're not schizophrenic then I'd try to get off AP's completely because none of them are going to make you feel good. But also injections are much more potent then tablets, I reckon if I had of been given tablets I'd be sweet by now. You don't hear of many people on here who got really messed up from taking the tablets
 
stormyroom6 said:
thats bullshit man u cant live ur entire life with anhedonia, its not even living whats the point of being alive even, people without arms and legs can still enjoy life and have all their thoughts and emotions, but this is different, its like the essence of life and what it means to be human is taken away from you, u can only deal with that for so long, not for too long though

im giving myself 2-4 months to recover, then ill be at 11 months, if im not recovered by then, im throwing fucking chairs
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I was about to say the same thing
 
I've been reading this thread and it seems like people do recover - the anhedonia isn't permanent. People recover faster if they're not on any AP, although not everyone is able to get off them. But if all of your emotions come back, then of course, so does your ability to enjoy things. If the damage from AP was permanent, people would get progressively and significantly worse the longer they stay on them but that hasn't happened to me. I've been on invega for months and I don't feel worse than when I first started. I still have the same level of emotional blunting (I can still feel some emotions but just not as intensely as before invega, I don't cry so easily or as much now), I can still be moved to tears by movies and television. I still like listening to music (but not as much) and I have about the same level of reduced motivation and reduced creativity too.

The human brain is remarkably resilient. And what I hear louder than anything else on this thread is that people are recovering. So for all those who are struggling - don't give up - it will get better.
 
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The thing with recovery is you have to do things that boost your thoughts back to positivity. And also to refrain from using these medications. If you are one that still has to take anti psychotics, my heart goes out to you. It is a really destructive experience. As I'm learning of the things that I need to do in order to recover, because quite honestly there is really nothing out there that helps other than people's own experience. The things that I'm doing will surely help some, if not all of you. If you masturbate, stop. For men especially, it is robbing you of vital life force. Start a cold shower regiment. I do it daily and it's really waking me up. Be outside as much as you can. It's hard to come out of this depression without making positive life changes. Recovery is possible. You just have to want it so bad that you're willing to change things in your life to make you feel better.
 
level_select said:
I've been reading this thread and it seems like people do recover - the anhedonia isn't permanent. People recover faster if they're not on any AP, although not everyone is able to get off them. But if all of your emotions come back, then of course, so does your ability to enjoy things. If the damage from AP was permanent, people would get progressively and significantly worse the longer they stay on them but that hasn't happened to me. I've been on invega for months and I don't feel worse than when I first started. I still have the same level of emotional blunting (I can still feel some emotions but just not as intensely as before invega, I don't cry so easily or as much now), I can still be moved to tears by movies and television. I still like listening to music (but not as much) and I have about the same level of reduced motivation and reduced creativity too.

The human brain is remarkably resilient. And what I hear louder than anything else on this thread is that people are recovering. So for all those who are struggling - don't give up - it will get better.
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Finally something positive thank you so much. I pretty much done with this forum, everyone is mostly just so negative. Not even gonna waste my time anymore.
 
Dre87 said:
The only possible upside to this is that the brain seems to be able to take alot of abuse and still find a way to function..and the human will and spirit is very powerful..that's probably all I've got left at this point..and for those of you who've been on forced injections of psychiatric drugs, for godsakes don't go and get that experimental mRNA Covid vaccine!..
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I was court ordered and still am to take meds for 2 years... I took 6 sustenna and 1 trinza shot of invega and now I’m on abilify maintena 200 mg... things are slowly getting better... I still have 8 more months of injections then i can go off but by that time I may be on as low of a dose as 100 mg of abilify shot... maybe you can do the same...?
 
Bigsmoke420 said:
Finally something positive thank you so much. I pretty much done with this forum, everyone is mostly just so negative. Not even gonna waste my time anymore.
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That's disappointing to hear, you've had a lot of good info to offer people. I hope you stick around here.
 
n3ophy7e said:
That's disappointing to hear, you've had a lot of good info to offer people. I hope you stick around here.
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I feel we're all here to try and support eachother through a really tough time. All we have is experience and insight to offer people. I know my journey is really taking a turn for the absolute best. I'm starting to feel like a human being for the first time in my life. I try to offer my knowledge about this experience. So far, what I'm doing is helping. So much so, that I believe it is the cure to come out of this depression that the meds have left us all in. Think about it, this is what depression is. You have no will to live, no motivation. You feel like nothing. The only way to break out of this drug induced depression is to think positive, and make positive changes in life. I keep repeating myself, but cold showers are so beneficial. I say these things and it's like it just passes over peoples heads. I'm 10 months off and at this point, I really don't think there's any meds left in my system. I was just depressed. And I can officially say it's going away. So heed my advise. I know what I'm talking about.
 
loosewheelnut said:
How many doses did you have and when were you able to start concentrating enough to even play games. I'm 6 months off from only 2 doses 100mg and 150mg and I can barely play a simple game on my phone. Like I can play but I just don't like it like I used to, probably because of the anhedonia
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2 shots, 6 months til i started playing games, sorry if its a bad explanation im drunk rn
 
Bigsmoke420 said:
Finally something positive thank you so much. I pretty much done with this forum, everyone is mostly just so negative. Not even gonna waste my time anymore.
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Mate there's people in here who are having a really difficult time. This is a coming off invega forum not your mates group chat. And I hear of a positive story at least once a week so I dno what you're talking about
 
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