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

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RecoveryInProgress said:
I think it’s indicative of parts in the brain not working as efficiently as it normally would, but your brain can work around the areas in the brain that may have been affected and heal in other areas
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permanent damage to the reward system lots of people can get high again those who cant have permanently damaged reward system which isnt recovery
 
dontGiveUp said:
Hello folks. Used to read these forums when I was suffering from these meds but I've got my head back now and feel much better.

Don't give up, it definitely gets better for most people (I really hope that's true, I've seen a lot of people recover).

The year it took me to Recover was hell, I felt awful but I just persevered and eventually my head began to fix itself. Sleep is better, dreams are back. For those that are interested 420 works (a little too much sometimes ;)), nicotine and drinking affect me as you'd expect.

There are some issues that remain but all in all I'm feeling good now.
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Thanks for sharing about your recovery with us, Im really struggling and it’s good to hear some hopeful news. Just wondering, how bad were your symptoms in the beginning in terms of severity? Some of us here have completely lost our ability to feel emotions, pleasure and have a totally blank mind (like me) and I’m looking for survival stories from people who literally had it that bad to start with. Could you share what the early days were like? Ty
 
Maymay169 said:
Thanks for sharing about your recovery with us, Im really struggling and it’s good to hear some hopeful news. Just wondering, how bad were your symptoms in the beginning in terms of severity? Some of us here have completely lost our ability to feel emotions, pleasure and have a totally blank mind (like me) and I’m looking for survival stories from people who literally had it that bad to start with. Could you share what the early days were like? Ty
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Hey, my symptoms were as severe as you are describing. I just couldn't process anything anymore, no emotion, thoughts, no reaction to the world... It was like being in an alien landscape alone.

I had a decent doctor that weaned me off, but quite fast - so I rode the struggle, sleepless nights, and mind trickery including panic and other issues.

I think after about a year I started to get comedy again and my dreams started to make sense again ('sense', aka they were the normal bizarre that we're used to). After a few more months I started to get more normality and TV and games were entertaining again.

Cigarettes, alcohol, stronger stuff (;]) started to function again on the off chance I came across them hanging out with friends. One major one was that, I tried some shrooms when still suffering to try and repair some brain connectivity - nothing, nothing happened and I was depressed thinking my wiring was destroyed... However a year later it works ridiculously well as I found out hanging out with friends.

Just a caution, the stronger stuff can mess with your mind even if you're normal so I space mine out by months if anything, I just know people who tend to have a good time doing such things so I indulge occasionally. Be careful, don't get drug induced psychosis...

I think luckily the human brain has a resilience in its grey matter development and mesolimbic systems.

Having your blocked receptors come back online is a difficult process to realise but I'm sure it's happening. I can't guarantee 100%, but 95% is worth living again. I watch politics and science again and the information tends to be well absorbed.

If I missed anything tell me and I'll try to answer it. The main point is; don't give up - that season will just have your brain structure itself to expect defeat - if you push your mind and force it (I watched a lot of star trek or any series I knew well to train my head to absorb info again), you will start to normalise your intake of data again...

This is very difficult to explain, sorry if that's a bit jumbled.
 
paliperidonevictim2005 said:
so most people take over a year to start recovering emotions?
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It's definitely different for everyone. Some people I know we're ok after six months others took as long as 18 months. But everyone seems to have gotten their emotional pathways back. The brain is resilient, the main issue is these poisonous chemicals that block the pathways almost permanently... You WILL cycle receptors every seven years maximum, and without the chemical in your blood you'll have new ones that don't succumb to the same blockade. Generally I think (just imo) that the brain had some priority to the new non-blocked receptors, you just segway the blockade eventually...

Don't despair, recovery is no easy feat but on the other side you'll make sense of how all this suffering works.

These meds should be illegal tbh, they're just re-hashed rubbish from the 70s without any real re-working. It's the most profitable type of drug for pharmaceutical companies and there's a lot of pure BS in the documentation... Don't trust it
 
dontGiveUp said:
It's definitely different for everyone. Some people I know we're ok after six months others took as long as 18 months. But everyone seems to have gotten their emotional pathways back. The brain is resilient, the main issue is these poisonous chemicals that block the pathways almost permanently... You WILL cycle receptors every seven years maximum, and without the chemical in your blood you'll have new ones that don't succumb to the same blockade. Generally I think (just imo) that the brain had some priority to the new non-blocked receptors, you just segway the blockade eventually...

Don't despair, recovery is no easy feat but on the other side you'll make sense of how all this suffering works.

These meds should be illegal tbh, they're just re-hashed rubbish from the 70s without any real re-working. It's the most profitable type of drug for pharmaceutical companies and there's a lot of pure BS in the documentation... Don't trust it
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How many injections did you take?
 
Hey i made an account for this thread February 2022. It took me a while to make my first post because I was so depressed . I am now 100% fully recovered and feel better than pre invega. It took me around 1.5 years to recover FULLY. The negative people who say you can’t recover are LIARS. Please look at my posts on my page to see my recovery timeline . I recovered every aspect that in invega took . Mentally and physically . Please read them before messaging me. Jesus Christ is my lord and savoir . He saved me so many times and he saved me from this poison . God bless you all.
 
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Beastboii56 said:
Hey i made an account for this thread February 2022. It took me a while to make my first post because I was so depressed . I am now 100% fully recovered and feel better than pre invega. It took me around 1.5 years to recover FULLY. The negative people who say you can’t recover are LIARS. Please look at my posts on my page to see my recovery timeline . I recovered every aspect that in Eva took . Mentally and physically . Please read them before messaging me. Jesus Christ is my lord and savoir . He saved me so many times and he saved me from this poison . God bless you all.
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thanks for sharing bro we need to hear this❤️
 
paliperidonevictim2005 said:
thanks for sharing bro we need to hear this❤️
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Yeah man. I literally had what you had and tried the same remedies . I tried St. John’s wort. I didn’t really notice any difference . Maybe it helped , maybe it didn’t. Really all you can do is wait. Going to the gym helped ALOT as well. Even though I couldn’t workout for close to a year properly .

But yeah man I thought it would never end . Around 9 months I started feeling better. Almost a year of my life gone. Wasted . But I just look at it like this . I just sat that year on the bench . Now I’m back to balling . Hope this helps you guys . I needed this when I was scrolling this app endlessly contemplating on suicide. Do not kill yourself. Have faith it will get better even if there’s no light at the end of the tunnel . I feel for all of you guys because I went through the exact same shit if not worse !

Sex drive is through the roof. Lost 40 pounds. Gained a bunch of muscle . Recovered from my sexual dysfunction . I have my emotions back. I have all my interests back and more . No more andohenia . I have my personality back. I had sexual intercourse (not proud about that) but glad it’s back for my potential future wife. I can excercise normal again. Penis size is back. I have regular bowel movements again . Good metabolism again. Speed and strength is back! BTW I’m 22. If you’re religious keep God close you can do this.
 
Beastboii56 said:
Sex drive is through the roof. Lost 40 pounds. Gained a bunch of muscle . Recovered from my sexual dysfunction . I have my emotions back. I have all my interests back and more . No more andohenia . I have my personality back. I had sexual intercourse (not proud about that) but glad it’s back for my potential future wife. I can excercise normal again. Penis size is back. I have regular bowel movements again . Good metabolism again. Speed and strength is back! BTW I’m 22. If you’re religious keep God close you can do this.
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Did you have trouble speaking and felt very stupid with nothing to say? Also how was your memory?
 
Are you guys able to work on invega? I got the two shots (234, 156) in psych hospital (77 days ago) and ever since I have been unable to function at all. Used to be fit love music and work two jobs. I have EVERY side effect. The worse in my opinion being anhedonia. I used to listen to music 24/7 and be so motivated. I had to move back in with my dad when I left the hospital (on the condition I got on the injection) (but after side effects he said I dont have to continue it, just be on lamotrigine) and he wants me to get a job so I can move out again and not live with him. But I cant feel emotions I have no energy and my brain is too slow I dont want to commit to anything like a job yet. What gets me through life is my drive energy music and exercize which ive been completely robbed of completely. Advice?
 
invegafuckedmeupmeow said:
Are you guys able to work on invega? I got the two shots (234, 156) in psych hospital (77 days ago) and ever since I have been unable to function at all. Used to be fit love music and work two jobs. I have EVERY side effect. The worse in my opinion being anhedonia. I used to listen to music 24/7 and be so motivated. I had to move back in with my dad when I left the hospital (on the condition I got on the injection) (but after side effects he said I dont have to continue it, just be on lamotrigine) and he wants me to get a job so I can move out again and not live with him. But I cant feel emotions I have no energy and my brain is too slow I dont want to commit to anything like a job yet. What gets me through life is my drive energy music and exercize which ive been completely robbed of completely. Advice?
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Same here man this shit should not be legal!
 
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