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

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keepinghope said:
Zero improvement ?

Zero ?
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well for me the only improvement is parkinsons went away and i feel less like zombie and weight gain is slowing i dont feel much recovered emotionally or sexually 4 months off and what im asking is is it common for someone to not recover their emotions after a year?
 
Just want to say, this has been happening for years in this thread: people get better and don't come back to say - it's a period they just want to forget and get on with life.

So the thread is mainly people suffering the worst of it, and it becomes am echo chamber of despair.

Many many people recovered And they just aren't here, don't focus on the overwhelming amount of people going through the gauntlet that are worrying here, it's always been like this. You need to focus on the knowledge that so many of us bounced back.

Bless the lot of ya, you'll make it through, I have no doubt.
 
Hi guys, my psych just prescribed me Invega. Due to all the horror stories online, I'm thinking of canceling on the Invega and asking for something else. However, my conditions are pretty unusual, so I wanna elaborate on that.

Most of you guys took Invega because you're Schizoaffective/Schizophrenic/Bipolar, right? Well, I have something rare known as "Simplex Schizophrenia". It's schizophrenia with none of the positive symptoms like hallucinations or delusions. Instead I have intense anhedonia, avolition, apathy/no emotions, slower thinking, muted senses, broken circadian rhythm, insomnia, constipation, bloating -- the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. I became this way without ever having taken an antidepressant or recreational drugs. I have taken about a dozen antidepressants to try and combat this, but not a single one really helped either. Is there anyone here who understands the mechanism of Invega well? If so, do you think the reaction may be different for me, who already has most of the issues Invega is known to cause?
 
arcty said:
Hi guys, my psych just prescribed me Invega. Due to all the horror stories online, I'm thinking of canceling on the Invega and asking for something else. However, my conditions are pretty unusual, so I wanna elaborate on that.

Most of you guys took Invega because you're Schizoaffective/Schizophrenic/Bipolar, right? Well, I have something rare known as "Simplex Schizophrenia". It's schizophrenia with none of the positive symptoms like hallucinations or delusions. Instead I have intense anhedonia, avolition, apathy/no emotions, slower thinking, muted senses, broken circadian rhythm, insomnia, constipation, bloating -- the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. I became this way without ever having taken an antidepressant or recreational drugs. I have taken about a dozen antidepressants to try and combat this, but not a single one really helped either. Is there anyone here who understands the mechanism of Invega well? If so, do you think the reaction may be different for me, who already has most of the issues Invega is known to cause?
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PLEASE DO NOT TAKE INVEGA NO MATTER WHAT!!
 
I can't even imagine being put on Paliperidone it's much too activating. I was on Risperidone once and that was enough for me. So, don't even know if I would be able to handle Paliperidone. It would probably make me pace all over the place.
 
MedicinalUser247 said:
I can't even imagine being put on Paliperidone it's much too activating. I was on Risperidone once and that was enough for me. So, don't even know if I would be able to handle Paliperidone. It would probably make me pace all over the place.
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never take those poisons!

Maymay169 said:
Why kaatrina? There are plenty more than just her
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idk fr, she just fully recovered and spreads hope and stops negativity
 
I miss my old life so bad I was such a ball of positive energy and I don’t know if I’ll ever get that back fully let alone at all 😭 I’m so anhedonic with no emotions and it’s true torture not knowing what’s going to happen to me…. Will I begin to recover? When? How much? These early months SUCK
 
Maymay169 said:
I miss my old life so bad I was such a ball of positive energy and I don’t know if I’ll ever get that back fully let alone at all 😭 I’m so anhedonic with no emotions and it’s true torture not knowing what’s going to happen to me…. Will I begin to recover? When? How much? These early months SUCK
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I miss my old self everyday too
 
Maymay169 said:
I miss my old life so bad I was such a ball of positive energy and I don’t know if I’ll ever get that back fully let alone at all 😭 I’m so anhedonic with no emotions and it’s true torture not knowing what’s going to happen to me…. Will I begin to recover? When? How much? These early months SUCK
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i hope you recover keep posting on here
 
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arcty said:
Hi guys, my psych just prescribed me Invega. Due to all the horror stories online, I'm thinking of canceling on the Invega and asking for something else. However, my conditions are pretty unusual, so I wanna elaborate on that.

Most of you guys took Invega because you're Schizoaffective/Schizophrenic/Bipolar, right? Well, I have something rare known as "Simplex Schizophrenia". It's schizophrenia with none of the positive symptoms like hallucinations or delusions. Instead I have intense anhedonia, avolition, apathy/no emotions, slower thinking, muted senses, broken circadian rhythm, insomnia, constipation, bloating -- the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. I became this way without ever having taken an antidepressant or recreational drugs. I have taken about a dozen antidepressants to try and combat this, but not a single one really helped either. Is there anyone here who understands the mechanism of Invega well? If so, do you think the reaction may be different for me, who already has most of the issues Invega is known to cause?
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Dont take it!!! At least not fhe injection if you want it so bad GO WITH PILLS! Pills last 48 hours. The shot lasts 8 months. If you dont want invega pills risperidone is the exact same thing.
 
So I have a lot of hope that I will recover fully. I had it just as bad or even worse than some of you. I felt my life was done for and was quite suicidal. I felt disabled and thought I wouldnt be able to live my life anymore. Compared to how I was doing in June which was the time of my last injection I'm feeling a lot better. Emotionally Im pretty much fully recovered. I also take care of myself a lot better than the way I used to. Im showering more frequently and am actually being hygenic. when I was first on invega I went from showering twice a day to showering twice a week. I also am shaving everyday now and am grooming as I should. Still kind of annoying to do all that but Im getting through it.

The worst side effect Im dealing with now is the weight gain. I went up to 220lbs and am now down to 200lbs. I did this by eating less than 1500 calories and walking an hour or two a day. On some days I would eat like 800 calories. I did this because most sources say our bodies strictly follow the law of thermogenesis. If you look on forums like this thats all people talk about when it comes to weightloss. Well Im hear to aid everyone thats been misinformed on this matter. From strict dieting my metabolism has come to a screeching halt. To aid this Im planning on taking a diet break and bumping my calories up to 2000 calories for a week. Then Im planning to continue with the heavy dieting for 3 weeks and repeat this process. So three on and one off. If your weight has stalled you may want to try what Im doing. On all these forums people dont really talk about legitimate ways to lose weight so here it is. If you dont want to just lose weight and have a better overall body composition go to the gym and add in a lifting routine. I know its hard to do this while on invega so implement it once you feel ready. Im planning to sign up for the gym in the new year. Before then I want my weight to be around 170lbs. Hopefully Im able to successfully accomplish this.
 
I'm almost 10 months in and feel no relief whatsoever ever.I dread getting up in the morning and the most devastating is the erectile dysfunction.The one thing that is really murdering me inside is looking at my 4 children, knowing I have no choice other than to go.I am suicidal 24/7.I read somewhere that people have lived like this for 10 years.If someone could tell me how that is done I will give my life to them and work for free. I do have someone from an alternative medicine company that is willing to work with me and very familiar with these symptoms.Its my only choice at this point.
 
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