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Mental Health Coming Off Invega Sustenna (Paliperidone) v4

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Gdvffh said:
hi all, so i spoke to the community treatment order coordinator and they were telling me that most people lose there case. so its looking kind of glim like i may have to take injections for
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They won't keep you on it for the rest of your life. My mental health nurse once told me that they only keep people on a CTO for years if there is a risk of violence towards anyone else.

I think it's unlikely that a review panel would agree to you going off all medications though, but this depends on your history. If they have a strong case that you were ill and needed medicating, they're more likely to take you off your CTO if your insight has improved - that means telling them that you agree that you were ill and need the medication and will continue taking it.

Even while you're on the CTO, you can ask your doctor to change your medication if you are suffering from side effects and you can also ask to go back on to orals too - they can switch you back to orals without taking you off the CTO - if you have a good reason, they should listen, although they won't do it straight away, but they probably won't keep you on the CTO for long anyway.

It helps a lot if you have a family member who can vouch for you. `
 
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I wanted to update you all that my sex drive is definitely coming back strong. It's very weird to say the least, that my shit is working again and I feel immense energy in that area from time to time. I've been working on getting all 7 chakras to wake up. The secret to that is holding in your sex energy.

Just thought I'd let everyone know that yes, your sex organs will work again. Took a year or so, but I also had 11 shots. There isn't any medication left in my system now. I think my body is having somewhat of a difficult time trying to adjust this newfound energy I have, as some days its stronger than others. I know when I had my episode it was a kundalini awakening that went very badly. If you are uneducated on what kundalini is, and how it can affect you when it wakes up it can be dangerous. I know now that when it woke up, I didn't know how to balance the energy out. I meditate everyday, listening to different sound frequencies to balance this powerful energy.

My advise to anyone looking to come out of the depression that invega gives you is be out in the sun as much as you can, exercise (even if it's just walking) take cold showers (it's equivalent to electric shock therapy) and eat wholesome foods. Meditation also helps with dopamine and serotonin levels in the brain, as well as the cold showers.
 
level_select said:
They won't keep you on it for the rest of your life. My mental health nurse once told me that they only keep people on a CTO for years if there is a risk of violence towards anyone else.

I think it's unlikely that a review panel would agree to you going off all medications though, but this depends on your history. If they have a strong case that you were ill and needed medicating, they're more likely to take you off your CTO if your insight has improved - that means telling them that you agree that you were ill and need the medication and will continue taking it.

Even while you're on the CTO, you can ask your doctor to change your medication if you are suffering from side effects and you can also ask to go back on to orals too - they can switch you back to orals without taking you off the CTO - if you have a good reason, they should listen, although they won't do it straight away, but they probably won't keep you on the CTO for long anyway.

It helps a lot if you have a family member who can vouch for you. `
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yeah i dont see much point in getting off the CTO but still continuing medication. For me i just hate being on antipsychotics and i just dont want to be on any of them.
 
hello, I am tired of this invega shit, just when I think its coming out of my system, all the symptoms come back like randomly, the only thing that is a positive is that ive been losing a lot of weight since January, maybe like 25 pounds im 203 now. this injection makes your face fat, I just started to notice it after all these years on it.
 
Hey everyone I just wanted to give a 8 month update. These days I feel pretty decent. I had the two loading doses of invega back in December 2020. Anhedonia is gone for the most part I'd say I'm about 80% back to normal. My sleep is good but I still over sleep and I still have no appetite. But overall everythings on the up and I'm getting my life back. One of the major things that is still bugging me is that I can't get high or intoxicated. Does anyone on here have that ability back and if so how long did it take because I'm starting to freak out a bit about it. If anyone has any questions about recovery feel free to ask
 
Did anyone do a brain scan (qEEG) after they think they have recovered?

My brain feels disabled.
 
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loosewheelnut said:
Hey everyone I just wanted to give a 8 month update. These days I feel pretty decent. I had the two loading doses of invega back in December 2020. Anhedonia is gone for the most part I'd say I'm about 80% back to normal. My sleep is good but I still over sleep and I still have no appetite. But overall everythings on the up and I'm getting my life back. One of the major things that is still bugging me is that I can't get high or intoxicated. Does anyone on here have that ability back and if so how long did it take because I'm starting to freak out a bit about it. If anyone has any questions about recovery feel free to ask
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LostVirgo said:
Did anyone do a brain scan (qEEG) after they think they have recovered?

My brain feels disabled.
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Hey first time posting here after reading all of v3-v4 I've been off invega injection for 9 months and I still can't get high off weed or trip on lsd / shrooms and ever since I took the injection I have trouble falling asleep and entering deep sleep, swear I need this invega brain state to end how is it still in me I sweat and drink water everyday what I gotta do to feel human again
 
Gdvffh said:
yeah i dont see much point in getting off the CTO but still continuing medication. For me i just hate being on antipsychotics and i just dont want to be on any of them.
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I understand, but once you're back on orals, it's up to you whether you actually take them or not.
Good luck with your appeal. I hope you win it.
 
Gdvffh said:
For me i just hate being on antipsychotics and i just dont want to be on any of them.
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I genuinely feel bad for you (and in general for all the people on APs). I got a close friend who is schizofrenic and he absolutely hates being on Zyprexa/Olanzepine. He has twice quit taking he's meds and both times he has ended up being hospitalized (mental asylum) for months. He's now accepted that he needs to be maintained on them for the rest of he's life despite he's hatred toward APs. I've taken APs only to get sleep after binging on speed but even from that experience i personally know i wouldn't ever want to take them regularly.
 
I’m on the 50mg injection of Invega Sustenna and I’m trying to lose weight on it so far I’ve lost 16 pounds but my body is stuck at 120lbs it’s been at a stand still at 120lbs for two weeks and I really want to lose ten more pounds but it’s not moving and I’m really getting frustrated. I also can’t express emotions the way I used to or tell stories the way I used to which is really sad. I’ve also been suffering from really bad chest pains and I’m wondering if it has to do with the Invega Sustenna injection. I’ve been to the ER three times and I check out fine but still have the pain.
 
I feel like my life is destroyed and I no longer have an intrinsic will. I really suffer from lack of enjoyment. Sleep maintenance insomnia. This feels like it just wont go away. I feel terrible.

Why are people not sticking around when they have recovered? None of them report back. I would stick around for a while.

This just feels insane. I want to live but i have been lobotomised. Mankind is just so cruel. I am way too young to die. But i dont feel the same any more. So i guess whats the point in living if you changed so drastically. I see zero improvements. I just feel like its getting worse.
 
LostVirgo said:
I feel like my life is destroyed and I no longer have an intrinsic will. I really suffer from lack of enjoyment. Sleep maintenance insomnia. This feels like it just wont go away. I feel terrible.

Why are people not sticking around when they have recovered? None of them report back. I would stick around for a while.

This just feels insane. I want to live but i have been lobotomised. Mankind is just so cruel. I am way too young to die. But i dont feel the same any more. So i guess whats the point in living if you changed so drastically. I see zero improvements. I just feel like its getting worse.
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Are you still on the? Are you on a CTO? How long usve you been off. It takes like 8 months to feel better from antipsychotics
 
hi guys, i'm 7 months after the two risperidone injections, i still have sexual problems, lack of energy and motivation, i'm working but i don't work as before, i work very badly, i don't learn anything i forget everything, before i was always happy and full I no longer have any friends, I find it hard to take care of myself, seven months have passed and the improvements are very few
I loved waking up in the morning and living the day now, I'm a zombie
 
Gdvffh said:
Are you still on the? Are you on a CTO? How long usve you been off. It takes like 8 months to feel better from antipsychotics
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No got 2 now 3 months ago.
Yeah thats what ive read i just dont really believe you can recover from it. I think it disables brain function for good with no recovery
 
LostVirgo said:
No got 2 now 3 months ago.
Yeah thats what ive read i just dont really believe you can recover from it. I think it disables brain function for good with no recovery
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there are lots of recovery stories on here, LostVirgo. You can search for them using the search button on the top right hand corner of your screen.
 
level_select said:
there are lots of recovery stories on here, LostVirgo. You can search for them using the search button on the top right hand corner of your screen.
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I know there are recovery stories but there are also stories of no recovery. I’ve spoken to two of them on Reddit. So I don’t know who to believe.

I really want to believe you can recover but the stories of no recovery make me believe you really can’t and this is a lobotomy because that’s what it feels like. Feels like chemical torture with no relief.

I just really want it to end and I can’t take it for so long.
 
Also - even while on Invega, I could go outside and just enjoy being outside. I could read books but was much less motivated to. I slept through every night like normal - Invega didn't mess up my sleep at all. I could also be moved to tears fairly regularly by movies/tv.

I'm off the injections now and I'm still in the very early days of my recovery journey. I know there's still a lot of the drug in me because of the long half life, but I've noticed positive changes already - I got emotional chills watching an advert recently and I'm finding it easier to clean around the house. I've got a long way to go, but because of all of the recovery stories that I've read, I'm positive that I will recover fully.
LostVirgo said:
I know there are recovery stories but there are also stories of no recovery. I’ve spoken to two of them on Reddit. So I don’t know who to believe.

I really want to believe you can recover but the stories of no recovery make me believe you really can’t and this is a lobotomy because that’s what it feels like. Feels like chemical torture with no relief.
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You're only a few months off the injection. Give it some more time and be optimistic. Believe in your capacity for recovery. Get out in the sunshine. Do any little thing that brings you joy. Even if you don't enjoy it at first, spend some time reading anyway. If you can't be optimistic, just give it some more time. The drug has a very long half life. It's still in your system. Once it's out of your system, you will feel a lot better. Keep going.
 
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guys, i was able to get a full hospitalization from winter in 2018, it took me 13 months but i was back to normal, sex was great music all, now i have been on hiatus for 7 months from risperidone but i am not well much to recover
 
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