Talking about PSSD should be banned on this thread, since so many people are speaking about it while it's so minuscule issue compared to other effects of invega. Let's not over-saturate this thread with less problematic issues invega gives.
Another member shared that a lot of people seem to come in here very soon after being injected and are are worried about their sexual dysfunction and/or the ability to feel the effects of substances.
It's interesting because I've accepted those two things as just the acceptable side effects I got from medications I thought were preventing me from experiencing mania, and psychosis.
And frankly if what I had been experiencing was psychosis, and I have an episode after coming off, I'll go back on the meds because the alternative that, to me, is worse
I have been on some form of psychiatric medication since I was 16 years old. I'm 28, almost 29 now. I've been taking antipsychotic meds on and off (mostly on) since I was 22.
Things like Tardive Dyskinesia, do not occur after one dose of any antipsychotic, or at least I haven't heard of that occurring.
To anyone who has only had one or two injections - the sexual dysfunction is normal for almost ALL psychiatric medications, and also so is not being able to fully experience the effects of substances. Both of these side effects, do fairly quickly go away after not a huge period of time. I wouldn't be concerned about that and I'd just stay with it.
For the people who are experiencing TD type symptoms or have had very long exposure to AP medications and have ahedonia, I really suggest doing things like engaging in hobbies that you used to enjoy, even if it's just a little bit every day. I ended up finding out that I really like playing music again, something which I thought was a long gone part of my life. I also do paintings, I play some video games.
I know I still don't get the actual level of dopamine from these activities, I make a lot of jokes about that, but it's certainly better to still do them.
I still have serious mental health issues and can't leave my bedroom sometimes, but I didn't want to stay on the meds I was on any longer if I didn't genuinely need them. If that were the case, and I felt like they were helping, I'd be okay with it.
But even then, I have some meds ill never touch again, so I understand people's aversion to things. But it's like if we had a thread for lithium and all the comments were people complaining of tasting metal, and needing to piss 24/7. Those side are very common, and stop pretty soon after coming off meds.
So does the sexual dysfunction, and the ability to feel things, if you haven't been on the AP meds for very long.
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