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Mental Health Coming off Invega Sustenna (paliperidone)

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Also have you been less hungry too. When i first got the shot, i literally had to force myself to eat. I could not feel hunger. But it has begun to improve slightly. I love eating pizza and am starting to enjoy food again.
 
Its getting real hard. Ive been thinking about suicide more than i should be. I can't find a reason to carry on in this blankness. Im losing hope and can see the end coming near. Ive never been so depressed in my life. I dont know if i can go on. Every day drags on. Nothing ever changes. There is literally nothing that can make me better. No drug, no treatment. All i can hope for is a miracle. I just need a sign. Any sign of improvement.
 
I was on IM Sustenna for about 6 months. I stopped treatment because I went AMA and was placed under psychiatric observation. I have also take invega in its pill form many years ago. The Sustenna helped with the delusions and exaggerated paranoia but overall my insurance was being a pain in the ass about me taking the IM of Invega than sticking with risperidone. I have taken MANY anti-psychotic and anti-depressive drugs and I never seemed to have a bad reaction going cold-turkey on Sustenna- however I was almost immediately hospitalized and under psychiatric evaluation after I went AMA. After I had been hospitalized the psychiatrist changed me back to risperidone and I am now currently on Seroquel. Be in mind though that anti-psychotic and anti-depressive drugs can really alter the way your brain functions. I have been on meds since I was 10. I am now 24. Natural remedies are the way to go if you have not already been sucked into the capitalist-money-making spiral of pharmaceuticals. they can really fu*k your world up.
 
I started Invega in around May, everything was fine until my doctor bumped it up to 6mg.
Now, I'm restless and cannot sleep, I read some of the things on here and hope it's not all true because then that would mean I am taking something that is "half life."
I hope this will be fixed if I just stop the medicine all together right now with my doctor.
If not, then I will have to suffer like the rest of the other people for who knows how long.
I don't care what my problems are anymore. They are not the problem, the medicine is at the moment and rather be untreated than being tricked into this mind game we call "psychiatry."
I took it for schizophrenia, and my symptoms are not severe at all or at least not yet. Still in the beginning stages.
I couldn't sit still and had erectile dysfunction also, no pleasure, and on top of that this whole "I can't sleep thing" I've always had issues with sleep, but this IS making me stay up more than I have ever. I literally have a belief now that I will "never sleep again" and it's terrifying me and my dad says "it's all in my head" but I know it's not!
I just need help from all of this.
I need to know what to do next.
 
Well tomorrow im going to get my blood drawn for the blood plasma level test. As much as i hate it, i hope to see that there is some invega left in my system. In that case the sexual dysfunction would be in fact medicinally induced and my brain would still have some hope for recovering. Im pretty sure my receptors still work because i can still feel my climax-- even though it is not that pleasureable at all. Like i said before all we can do is hope and pray. I also hope that im on the downward slope of the withdrawel from this drug.
 
redmanone said:
Its getting real hard. Ive been thinking about suicide more than i should be. I can't find a reason to carry on in this blankness. Im losing hope and can see the end coming near. Ive never been so depressed in my life. I dont know if i can go on. Every day drags on. Nothing ever changes. There is literally nothing that can make me better. No drug, no treatment. All i can hope for is a miracle. I just need a sign. Any sign of improvement.
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i felt the same way breh and it took months before i had significant improvement... i dont know how possible this is for you but just try to make your life easier... when i was going threw it my job allowed me to teliwork... i moved back in with my parents and i just tried to extend my free time.... dont give up breh i was in the same situation.... i know how it feels and it totally sucks but you can get better.
 
Yea im going to try and tough this out. And my problem right now is that my life is too easy. I literally do nothing all day. That definitely doesn't help my situation. Boredom is my worst enemy. I wish i could get a job, at least id have something to occup my time. Symbolicone, you said you take ritalin. How long did it take till you got better enough so that the ritalin started to work for you? Ive mentioned before that ive tried some adderall and nothing happened. Not even a little buzz. Im just curious to see how many months it took for you to start getting your receptors back. Im starting to notice that my sexual arousal might slowly be starting to come back. Idk could just be in my head though.
 
Hello dear members in the Forum
My name is Mikael from Germany. And I'm 25 years old.
I was in Psychiatry. I was Injectet (Risperdal Consta).
Date in July 2014th It's been 11 months.




My side effects.

1. I do not have more sperm
2. I have no sexual feelings more
3. I have no erection more
4. I can not sleep anymore
5. I have no more joy / no emotions



Please Please Dear friends let us help each other.
i'm so alone, I'm happy I found you :)
 
Hey guys just to let you know, i found a great sucess story on survingantidepressants.org about a guy named schizor who took an antipsychotic and fully recovered. I read the whole thing. It took him 8 months to start really feeling again but this still gives me hope that we will recover.
 
You should probably try getting a blood plasma level test to see if its still in you or not. Maybe your brain just needs time to heal?
 
Guys i been reading up on antipsychotics. Man they take a fucking long time to recover from. I'm not sure but i think schizor was taking the pill form of zyprexa. And even at that it took him like a year before he recovered. Most of us unfortunately have been given a horrible injection which is designed to stay in the body for a long time and will linger around for God knows how long. Nathan me and you got something like 380mg altogether shot into us. Im scared buddy, idk how long it will take to recover from this. Havent heard from you in a week or so. Hope your doing okay. The only advice i have to give is drink lots of water, i hear it helps flush the drug out faster. I wish there were more people posting on this page. I get a little comfort from knowing im not alone out there.
 
Hello redmanone
I have not done a blood test. But I have next week to the hospital, I will examine my brain
Thank redmanone you always write back
 
Tell me how the exam goes. I really hope nothing is wrong with your brain. Im in the same boat as you as far as the emotionless problem. Anhedonia sucks. I honestly think that you just havent given it enough time. It takes awhile to get out of ur system and maybe its still hangin around for some reason.
 
I'm here buddy I got admitted into the hospital because of sucidal thoughts I got out about 3 days ago I'm hanging in there and you have too to. We got this man I know it's hard but when it's all said and done it's just going to make us stronger we will be able to accomplish anything. God is with us pray pray pray
 
apollo25 said:
I had 2 shots. in Mai and in June 2014 .its 11 months ago.
(Risperdal Consta 37.5 mg)
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Risperdal Consta is supposed to be given every 2 weeks and once you reach steady state plasma concentrations which isn't until you have had about 4 injections it will remain at steady state for 4-6 weeks. According to the product monograph the drug should be more or less eliminated 7 to 8 weeks after the last injection. So if you only had 2 injections which is a months worth you won't even reach steady state plasma levels so it should be out of your system abit quicker. Needless to say it is out of your system altogether now after 11 months and given that your treatment was short lived i would say it is safe to bet that Risperidone is no longer effecting the level of Dopamine, Serotonin or any other neurotransmitters.

I would recommend telling your doctor the symptoms you are experiencing as it could be signs of a underlying physical or mental illness. Anhedonia which you seem to be experiencing is a symptom of major depression, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia among other mood disorders. I would definitely ask a doctor about it because many things can cause those types of symptoms.
 
Nathan! Im so glad to here from you man. I was worried about you. Yea were gonna have to hang in there and tough this out. Dont worry if you dont feel any improvements yet. I am yet to feel any also. I am waiting for my test results to see how much invega is left in my system. If i had to guess 3 months out, there should be around 100mg left. And that is plenty enough to be causing anhedonia and impotence. Tell me what you do everyday to get through this. I need something to do, i literally sit around the house and smoke a vape pen all day. Please hang in there man, we are in like the exact same situation and im sure we will start noticing improvements at the same time. And the lonlieness hurts, i know. Just let me know how ur doin bro. And thanks Apollo. Im praying for you guys too.
 
Hello paranoid android
I have not depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia.
I was injecting through false infomartion hospitalized.(family false information about me long story)
I think that's Risperdal remained in my brain or my brain does not work anymore.
I have next week an appointment with dr,
I will scan my brain. I am so sad .but thank you write Paranoid Android
 
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