Mental Health Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v 8.0

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I got 75% of platonic sensation back after the lion's mane incident and my clit isn't completely retracted into my body anymore, but I'm definitely still not horny. Seeing shadows of horniness tho. I think I might be ok. I'm still worried about possible PSSD or extended issues from lion's mane, but it's too early to tell if sexual dysfunction, disassociation and brain fog will persist. Caffeine helps, even though I'm not supposed to have it. I'd rather have a flare-up than feel the way I do when I don't have caffeine right now.

This whole experience has shown me I'm not completely asexual or completely non-gendered. I'm definitely demisexual and in a weird place between agender and female, and maybe a little masculine too, like maybe I should explore masculinity again. I'm definitely still genderqueer and not attracted to people I don't know.
 
is there anyone who can’t feel substances after a year specifically weed
Does anyone have weak orgasms like they are not mind blowing
These are both very common side effects after taking Invega.

My tremor went away, it took over 5 months for it to clear up. It was a mild tremor.

I got my progesterone tested today. I also just found out I'm slightly anemic again from my yearly IBD bloodwork, which means lion's mane probably depleted my hormones. :/ So I have had like, three different kinds of sexual dysfunction this year. Lion's mane also hit my thyroid hormone, but didn't deplete it to hypothyroid levels. I also think my prolactin could still be high so hopefully I'll get like, the actual good drugs that fix that soon, a dopamine agonist. They didn't want to give it to me because I had psychosis recently, but I'm willing to take that risk. Hormones are so interconnected and mine are all fucked up, I need as much help as I can get.

I have got to find a way to increase my dopamine.
May I ask, just out of curiosity, what medication they are going to prescribe you?

Hey guys i'm returning here because this was my home when I was going through my Haldol injections. I wasn't able to enjoy anything not weed,music video games, socializing etc etc Ahedonia was severe I didn't have nothing to live for this was my post even on reddit and I'm sure you can look at my profile of me complaining on here.

I don't suggest cold turkey because of the rebound pyschosis. Although you might feel like you lost trust in Antipsychotics as a whole going back into pyschosis can end you back in a hospital or even jail or worse. Zyprexa and Abilify are too strong for me even though they are nothing like Invega and haldol so i suggest taking Geodon. I can enjoy weed i can feel even 1 beer. I enjoy music, life working out etc. I know the wait sucks it took me 1.5 years to recover it was complete hell. My 21st birthday was the most depressing shit ever on this drug and it took soo much from me I pushed my Ex away from me just wanting to give up on life. But you guys can survive this. 1-2 years is nothing compared to the rest of your life you can live when finally clear from this drug.

Thank you so much for returning and sharing your experiences in here! It's so important for current members of the thread to read posts from past members of the thread who come back and share their success stories ❤

I did have adverse reaction like akathisia, anhdedonia and sexual dysfunction. I had to drop it because I wanted my cock to still work. From 1 test dose it took me 2 months for full recovery, akathisia faded the fastest then anhedonia and sexual dysfunction.
What is a "test dose"?

I got 75% of platonic sensation back after the lion's mane incident and my clit isn't completely retracted into my body anymore, but I'm definitely still not horny. Seeing shadows of horniness tho. I think I might be ok. I'm still worried about possible PSSD or extended issues from lion's mane, but it's too early to tell if sexual dysfunction, disassociation and brain fog will persist. Caffeine helps, even though I'm not supposed to have it. I'd rather have a flare-up than feel the way I do when I don't have caffeine right now.

This whole experience has shown me I'm not completely asexual or completely non-gendered. I'm definitely demisexual and in a weird place between agender and female, and maybe a little masculine too, like maybe I should explore masculinity again. I'm definitely still genderqueer and not attracted to people I don't know.
I have been meaning to respond to your case of sexual dysfunction as I could strongly relate to it, although mine was caused by fluoxetine (Prozac). I had complete sexual dysfunction, even after cessation of the drug, for 2 whole years. During those 2 years I was in a long term relationship with someone who has a VERY high sex drive so this was a huge problem. If I was single, I probably wouldn't have cared or even thought about it because, well, I wasn't even able to THINK sexy thoughts if I put conscious effort in to it, let alone subconsciously become horny and then consciously become aroused. So it wouldn't have even crossed my mind as being a problem. But because of my very horny partner it was a big problem. During those 2 years, more for the sake of my partner than myself, I tried many different supplements and things off the net that were supposed to increase female libido and clitoral stimulation. I even entered a drug trial for a product that was in Phase 3 of clinical trials, not even on the market yet. Nothing worked at all. I resigned myself to the fact that my sex drive was gone forever. And this was in my early 20s, when I was supposed to be in my "sexual prime". I felt like a failure, like some kind of sub-human.

But then....eventually it just came back. Gradually, of course. But it did. Now I'm nearly 40 and more horny than ever 😆

So whilst my story is not related to antipsychotics, your experience still resonated with me.

I’m scared I’m one of the cases who don’t recover
You're still relatively early in your recovery, please don't give up hope just yet ❤
 
I had 4 monthly abilify injections (over 4 months). Do you think I should stop cold turkey or taper? I’m 3 weeks off the injection and have been taking pills
 
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Yeah, I hope everything just comes back. I got sensation back 10 days after Prozac, then I had some antipsychotics again which cut it down again, and then lion's mane took it away again and now it's worse than after Prozac. I'm pretty sure it was lion's mane. I noticed numbness after a dose, then numbness went away the next day, I was like "Huh, that was weird." and I took it again the next day and then feeling was completely gone for a few days. My clitoris feels touch and I can feel my vagina clench again and I have some pleasurable sensation inside my vagina, but just a little.

I hope the sexual dysfunction does just go away. -_- I want my pornstar they/them pussy back. Masturbation was important to my emotional self-regulation and everything.

Update: I made myself a half coffee/almond milk drink and I can definitely feel caffeine again. I also feel just a little horny, so that's good! I was also able to get a wave of sexual pleasure and I was able to think of my long distance FWB in a sexy way.

Update 2: I had a muted orgasm with a pleasant build up, got properly wet. This really is just temporary. I'm glad everything is still there, my brain just needs to correct itself. I'm laying off the weed for now too, I think that will help.
 
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I had 4 monthly abilify injections (over 4 months). Do you think I should stop cold turkey or taper? I’m 3 weeks off the injection and have been taking pills
For tapering, it may be best to consult a doctor to help you titrate that. That said, Abilify tends to disperse relatively slowly. The half-life, the time for half of the medication to leave your system, is 74 hours, and possibly 94 hours if you figure in active metabolites (the psychoactive component that your body produces from Abilify as a result of breaking it down). And that's just to 50%. They say it's about 5.5 half-lives before a medication essentially leaves the body, which is over three weeks. But if you've been on it a while, your body is more used to it, so tapering off can be harder.

Anyone work a physical job here? It’s hard doing it on Invega
Was a dishwasher for months on Invega. Can't say it was easy, but it wasn't horrible either. Took some getting used to for me!
 
I’m feeling very suicidal I can’t get over the fact that I am just an empty shell what I used to be. No drive no motivation lack of strength my personality everything gone. It’s been 7 months and by now I should be almost healed but I’ve just made some gradual progress. What’s the point of living life if you have been lobotomised
 
I had 4 monthly abilify injections (over 4 months). Do you think I should stop cold turkey or taper? I’m 3 weeks off the injection and have been taking pills
Talking with your doctor would be the best way to know how to taper if you need to. If they’re on board with you stopping. From my experience on Abilify, cold turkey was very rough on my whole system. I always think tapering is the best way to go, but if you already did a taper with the pills from the injections then you might be fine to just stop. it depends on the dose also
 
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I've definitely noticed an uptake in my ability to be creative and think abstractly lately. Also went down a rabbit hole on Columbine of all things, which is a bit macabre, but it's very encouraging that I'm actually interested in learning about things again.

TMI update:

It takes longer than it used to to have an orgasm, so I'd imagine there's still a loss of sensitivity. But they feel pretty amazing when I get there, so I think that's a good sign for my dopamine and serotonin.
 
I have really low progesterone and all the symptoms I have align with that. Low progesterone with estrogen dominance causes genital numbness in AFAB people, it usually happens during menopause. Lion's mane can mess with your hormones if you have anemia and I'm anemic. I'm confident it's this. I'm having steady improvement already and I'm going to treat the hormonal imbalance.
Then Lion's mane could have just added more sexual side effects to what invega already did in that area. Probably you would not even notice if you didn't took invega. It should go away within a month.
 
Hey guys i'm returning here because this was my home when I was going through my Haldol injections. I wasn't able to enjoy anything not weed,music video games, socializing etc etc Ahedonia was severe I didn't have nothing to live for this was my post even on reddit and I'm sure you can look at my profile of me complaining on here.

I don't suggest cold turkey because of the rebound pyschosis. Although you might feel like you lost trust in Antipsychotics as a whole going back into pyschosis can end you back in a hospital or even jail or worse. Zyprexa and Abilify are too strong for me even though they are nothing like Invega and haldol so i suggest taking Geodon. I can enjoy weed i can feel even 1 beer. I enjoy music, life working out etc. I know the wait sucks it took me 1.5 years to recover it was complete hell. My 21st birthday was the most depressing shit ever on this drug and it took soo much from me I pushed my Ex away from me just wanting to give up on life. But you guys can survive this. 1-2 years is nothing compared to the rest of your life you can live when finally clear from this drug.

You are on Geodon?
 
I've definitely noticed an uptake in my ability to be creative and think abstractly lately. Also went down a rabbit hole on Columbine of all things, which is a bit macabre, but it's very encouraging that I'm actually interested in learning about things again.

TMI update:

It takes longer than it used to to have an orgasm, so I'd imagine there's still a loss of sensitivity. But they feel pretty amazing when I get there, so I think that's a good sign for my dopamine and serotonin.
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