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Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v 12

Gdvffh said:
You have to go for walks and work on slowly recovering your body.
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Doesn't seem to me like that's going to make different, i go go for a walk and take supplemens just like everyone, were all humans we all drink water.
it's only here people heal in 8-9 Months, in Reddit most people take 16-24 months and even then they don't feel fully Recover.
 
InnerReturn said:
For me, taking dopamine agonists makes a lot of sense, considering that my recent blood tests showed my prolactin level was about 10 times above the normal range. For some context, around two months ago I started noticing discharge from my breasts. Since I'm not pregnant, this immediately concerned me. I consulted an AI assistant, which suggested that the most likely cause was elevated prolactin. It estimated that my levels were probably two to three times above normal, but it also mentioned that prolactin often decreases as Invega leaves the body, so I decided to wait a little longer. However, last month I experienced a menstrual irregularity, even though my cycle had been normal for about six months after my last injection. I finally gathered the courage to see a doctor, something I had been putting off for quite some time. I was prepared for almost any result, but my prolactin turned out to be abnormally high.
There were also other issues in my bloodwork. My insulin level was very high as well, although thankfully it turned out to be insulin resistance rather than diabetes. At the same time, my ferritin and hemoglobin levels were very low, which points to anemia. My doctor prescribed a comprehensive treatment plan to address all of these problems. There are many reviews of cabergoline (a dopamine agonist) in prolactinoma threads on Reddit, and a lot of people report significant improvements from it. I hope it will help me too. Of course, I'm worried about potential side effects. What scares me the most is severe insomnia, but in my case treatment is necessary either way, so I believe the risk is worth taking. This will take time. My doctor told me that I will need to take it for at least three months and then repeat the blood tests. I also read that prolactin can suppress sex hormones, which explains a lot and may be one of the reasons why I've been struggling so much lately. As treatment progresses, I'll continue sharing my experience here. And if I experience any side effects, I'll make sure to report them as well
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Please be careful, if you have very bad side effects than stop taking it. I would recommend be patient, eat healthy, stay busy and active for a few months and gradually you will feel more normal.
 
twinpeaks123 said:
any improvement so far for you
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I had improvements until month 10, things have stagnated now. Low Energy levels, brain fog, depression, anhedonia, sexual dysfunction, no libido are present on most days but improve on certain days. I dont know if i am in withdrawals or a wave still. I dont know what is going on.

How are you improving?
 
anonymoususer777 said:
Please be careful, if you have very bad side effects than stop taking it. I would recommend be patient, eat healthy, stay busy and active for a few months and gradually you will feel more normal.
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Thank you for your concern. I'll be very careful with this medication and stay in close contact with my doctor. I hope it ends up bringing more benefits than drawbacks
 
For those of you who are passionate about music etc., how long did it take to feel music again, like the rhythm and melody?
 
Brendan Clark said:
For those of you who are passionate about music etc., how long did it take to feel music again, like the rhythm and melody?
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By end of month 11, i started to feel music. Although i didnt feel all music, and some music i used to enjoy become less enjoyable. As of now, my brain is starting to remember music from decades ago, which i stopped listening to frequently.

I think invega disrupts or blunts a lot of our memories and some of them come back in unusual ways.*
 
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anonymoususer777 said:
I had improvements until month 10, things have stagnated now. Low Energy levels, brain fog, depression, anhedonia, sexual dysfunction, no libido are present on most days but improve on certain days. I dont know if i am in withdrawals or a wave still. I dont know what is going on.

How are you improving?
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improvements and stagnating, i am going to try a nootropic called NSI 189 which helps boosts neurogensis
 
invegaispain said:
Hey everyone I just thought I’d make a post here now since I’ve been lurking the past week. I got invega injections twice after I got hospitalized for mental health issues, this happened on June 1st. I regret deeply taking this shot. I have zero libido, my emotions are completely numb and I have extreme depression/anhedonia. I can’t stop reading people’s posts and hopefully seeing some recoveries. I know it happens but it seems rare on here that someone comes back to how they were before the shots. What scares me more than anything are the people who keep coming back and saying they never recovered. I know at three weeks I have a long way to go before I feel normal, but I hope that since I only had two shots it won’t take too long. Does anyone know if it gets even a little better in the first months or is it only after 8-10 months that you start to feel a difference? One guy I was in the ward with said he took shots for four years and got better in 8 months.
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yes it gets better in the first months . I noticed a new level of enjoyment in life from week 5 onwards . Now I am on week 9. I went from not enjoying life and only looking forward to sleep to enjoying life and existing again. I still have ways to go to enjoy music again to the fullest and other hobbies but I notice a difference each week . I think I should be healed in 6-7 months . I also had 8 injections including the loading doses all at the maximum dosage except for the last injection which was the second highest dose.
 
I don't know how I'm gonna get through 10 more months of this but I promised myself that I will give it more time for more, preferably big improvements to come through.
 
YogirisingKundalini said:
Those psychiatrist are demonic aswell as families that send there, they made hell of my life just like that
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My demonic mother still dares to say something about me being commited again for minor reasons like saying the truth to psychiatrist on Gmail, like its not the biggest trauma of my life, normal loving family would never send us in hands of those monsters
 
Does anyone else have bipolar on here? Im 3.5 months out from three injections and still feel completely lost.. whats the chances this is permanent. Ive declined all other meds and can barely hold a conversation, I can’t dress like I used to as I have no feedback in what close I out on and I just don’t know how to carry on i struggle with basic things and everything seems like a mammoth task.. is there anyone whos further along whos had some of these troubles ease up as I just stare at 4 walls 24 hours a day mirror less
 
AlwaysHasBeen said:
Can I tell you a truth? AS someone who gets hit in the head for a living, the thing is you cannot realize what damage was done because you will always be experiencing the current you, that current you will not remember what the old you felt. It is well known in my circles, you will never be yourself again and that shouldn't be scary but it should be understood. Your brain can only imagine the state it is currently in, it cannot imagine the state prior, damage happens and now your thinking moves a bit more lower than you previously know, but you do not know that now because this is your new normal.

Hope that makes sense.
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This isn't true at all, I know the old me and I'm almost there.
 
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