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Mental Health Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v. 9

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I avoided taking it at first as I was still on mirtazapine, but I've been of of it for a few weeks now so am considering giving it a try.
 
InvegaAnon said:
HOLY SHIT, DO NOT TAKE AN SSRI. IT CAN PUT YOU IN HELL AFTER YOU TAKE IT FOR A WHILE AND GO OFF OF IT WITH INVEGA STILL IN YOUR SYSTEM! Prozac obliterated me. I could not bring myself to care about anything, I didn't feel connected to people at all, I had severe DP/DR, completely numb genitals, memory problems, lots of other horrible shit. I felt like TV static for months on end. I could not distract myself because I lost the ability to be interested in things. No sense of pleasure. I almost killed myself, it was unbearable. Worse than just invega.

Your serotonin receptors are downregulated or blocked from invega. Guess what SSRIs do after a few weeks? They downregulate your serotonin receptors further, and when you go off of it you're stuck with a fucked up serotonin system. It basically extends your recovery from invega. I took Prozac just long enough for it to do that. You should take a vitamin that raises serotonin instead or St. John's Wort, CBD, or smoke weed if it doesn't give you psychosis.
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Honestly, everything you describe sounds like me right now. How long did you take the prozac? I took mirtazapine for about 3 months while still on injection, stopped it 2 weeks after last injection. About 3.5/4 months of mirtazapine with 5 injections.

Also, did anybody else get this neck thing were everytime you looked down your head automatically shoots up to the sky? Like a seizure. Along with your tongue constantly "moving" against your teeth. Ohh and eyes flickering up? That occured on week 3 of risperadol pills. They still forced the injections, sigh.
 
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maryjaneforever said:
No not an ssri I was talking about St. John’s wort.

Do you have tik tok. I just layed there and watched tik tok for nine hours straight everyday. Gives your eyes something to do while your body is immobile. Is different to tv. I couldn’t watch tv
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I recommend St. John’s wort for the first 8 months off, then do a 2-month tapper.
 
For my part I do not recommend St. John's wort I did not have a morning erection for 3 days I took it for 3 days my orgasm became zero I quickly stopped it and everything went back to what it was. was
 
fenec said:
For my part I do not recommend St. John's wort I did not have a morning erection for 3 days I took it for 3 days my orgasm became zero I quickly stopped it and everything went back to what it was. was
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Yes, it is possible that St. John's Wort had an impact on your libido and sexual functions. St. John's Wort is often used to treat depression and anxiety, but it may also interact with certain neurotransmitters in the brain, which could affect your libido and erectile function.

These effects may vary from person to person. In your case, the fact that your morning erections and orgasms were affected while taking St. John's Wort, and then returned to normal after stopping, suggests that it may have played a role in these changes.

If you have any concerns or continue to experience
 
I mentioned an SSRI because I was prescribed Zoloft before and it saved my life from depression. Everyone is different. That would be my last resort if supplements don’t work.
 
jrsteez said:
I’m honestly thinking about getting on an antidepressant it’s been so bad. I was on an SSRI that helped my depression for years, but I hit psychosis when I added a stimulant and a lot of marijuana. Might try the SSRI again because it helped so much. But not sure how it would work with Invega still in me. Is anyone else on other medication?
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I started taking welbutrine, which is an atypical anti depressant, and it helped me a bit. Definitely fixed alot of my sexual dysfunction. Still don't orgasm with much of the same pleasure, but my equipment is working better
 
okthen said:
Anybody else have an opinion on st johns wort? I tried to take in as much of the previous threads as I could, seemed a lot of people were discussing it early then talk of it died down. Have seen more than a few mention that you can literally feel it work though
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I take it, 900mg in the moring. Started taking it the same time I started taking welbutrine. So hard to say what's doing what. I don't think it has much affect, but I'll take anything that potentially breaks down invega faster.
 
jrsteez said:
Can anyone not sleep a full night? I wake up 2-3 times a night every single night. Is there anything to help this at all or am I just fucked until it leaves me body?

Has anyone tried magnesium to help the sleep issues if so?
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Me, i wake up same as you do , how many shoots did you have??? I had 3 shoots of Xeplion and one of Abilify
 
okthen said:
Honestly, everything you describe sounds like me right now. How long did you take the prozac? I took mirtazapine for about 3 months while still on injection, stopped it 2 weeks after last injection. About 3.5/4 months of mirtazapine with 5 injections.

Also, did anybody else get this neck thing were everytime you looked down your head automatically shoots up to the sky? Like a seizure. Along with your tongue constantly "moving" against your teeth. Ohh and eyes flickering up? That occured on week 3 of risperadol pills. They still forced the injections, sigh.
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Weird, it works differently than SSRIs.

I took it for six weeks two months after invega. I'm doing much better. I still have sexual dysfunction, moderate loss of erogenous sensation, low libido, mild memory problems, and mild-moderate emotional blunting. I think I am physically capable of having sex but I wouldn't enjoy it as much. No anhedonia or dp/dr. Onward and upward overall. :3

No, but that's odd and concerning.
 
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jrsteez said:
I mentioned an SSRI because I was prescribed Zoloft before and it saved my life from depression. Everyone is different. That would be my last resort if supplements don’t work.
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Just don't do it, please. It's not going to work like it did before, you don't have the same brain chemistry anymore, and some stuff is still blocked. Years ago, I went on escitalopram with almost no problems except for delayed orgasm, hunger, and slightly lower libido. I thought I would be okay on Prozac because of this, but I was terribly wrong. I don't want anyone else to go through what I went through. It's like potent antipsychotics + SSRI is often a one-way ticket to PSSD.
 
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Well guys here they put opium in the cannabis resin it's the base of heroin, so that we are addicted and we consume more people are zombies it drops like a fly and many go in psychiatry like laboratory rats beware you friends
 
fenec said:
Well guys here they put opium in the cannabis resin it's the base of heroin, so that we are addicted and we consume more people are zombies it drops like a fly and many go in psychiatry like laboratory rats beware you friends
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@Captain So: What do you know about yourself? Do you know the methods that use acid soaking on 50 g of diluted opioid for 1 kg of normal resin?
 
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@Captain So: What do you know about yourself? Do you know the methods that use acid soaking on 50 g of diluted opioid for 1 kg of normal resin?
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trafficked cannabis, it almost destroyed my life I could have remained under obligation of care for my entire life
 
fenec said:
trafficked cannabis, it almost destroyed my life I could have remained under obligation of care for my entire life
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@Beerus: that's how it attacked in the United States and Canada they mixed xylazine with hash once everyone was well addicted they arrived with the pills which are a mixture
 
fenec said:
@Beerus: that's how it attacked in the United States and Canada they mixed xylazine with hash once everyone was well addicted they arrived with the pills which are a mixture
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@soso Lutèce_19: They cut that too with crack.. they go crazy…. Already they are not in very good condition
 
@Beyond reality: real I tested positive for morphine with the pestle that turns in Lyon
 
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