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Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v11

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twinpeaks123 said:
does anyone else here have ocd and have been getting more intrusive thoughts as result of invega? this truly is hell on earth
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I have OCD and yes invega gives you intrusive thoughts. A person i know tried sertraline and his intrusive thoughts got better after some time. But be careful with medication.
 
lukeflowz said:
Guys I’m really struggling at the moment. I feel no improvements at 3 months and panicking I’ll never get better. I know why people feel suicide is the only option, because this pressure never lessons—except, perhaps for when they sleep. I’m in hell right now. Akathisia hasn’t lessened at all.
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Most people think they will never get better during the early phase of recovery.
 
demileigh said:
My period (luckily) wasn’t affected by invega but when I stopped the injections my cycle got thrown out of whack and took a couple of months to balance back out to normal. Sorry your mum is blaming you/ fat shaming you… that’s messed up. I think getting some tests done on your hormones levels to check if they are out of whack is a good idea and if there’s anything you can take to fix it then that’s a good thing. Good luck.
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my hormones are now normal, had high prolactin and took cabergoline to reduce that now prolactin and other hormones are normal but still no periods . How to know if its safe to take hormones for period or would it affect my brain from healing? I am so scared.
 
Due to the weight of these 16 months i started to develop severe anxiety when i try to relax and maybe fall asleep, my hearth rate increase out of nowhere, i can’t breath and fall into a panic episode, this is also happened the last week and also severe insomnia started since a week and i can’t handle this anymore i’am really suffering because of that beside all the other sympthoms given by risperidone.

I’am here to my psychiatrist because at this Moment I really need help to fight this specific issue because i can’t keep fightin risperidone side effects while i keep having panic, anxiety and i can’t sleep due to extreme anxiety and panic attacks while i’am in the bring of falling asleep.

Please tell me if i’am fucking my recovery by doing that, but i really can’t anymore, i need help or I’m going to die soon if i keep going like that..
 
RisperdalConsta50mg said:
Due to the weight of these 16 months i started to develop severe anxiety when i try to relax and maybe fall asleep, my hearth rate increase out of nowhere, i can’t breath and fall into a panic episode, this is also happened the last week and also severe insomnia started since a week and i can’t handle this anymore i’am really suffering because of that beside all the other sympthoms given by risperidone.

I’am here to my psychiatrist because at this Moment I really need help to fight this specific issue because i can’t keep fightin risperidone side effects while i keep having panic, anxiety and i can’t sleep due to extreme anxiety and panic attacks while i’am in the bring of falling asleep.

Please tell me if i’am fucking my recovery by doing that, but i really can’t anymore, i need help or I’m going to die soon if i keep going like that..
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I also reached 2.5 cigarets pack per day (40-50 cigarets per day) and this is surely affecting all my situation so i have to stop hurting myself
 
lostsoulowen said:
Did anybody tried taking Vyvanse on month 4-6 and did it help him?
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I have restarted Vyvanse but it’s not as effective as it was pre-injections. My doctor said I may need a higher dose now. I’m hoping this is temporary and my old dose will start working again. Do you take Vyvanse / did you pre-injections?
 
RisperdalConsta50mg said:
I’am there since 16 months so i feel you but I don’t know how to help myself neither you.. I try my best with searching help from doctors even from university hospital but it’s like they don’t want that the truth came out..
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Have you consulted an integrative psychiatrist? Ketamine therapy is something I’m looking into, anhedonia may be due to some disruption in the glutamate system and ketamine seems promising. Very expensive though.
 
jrturp said:
Have you consulted an integrative psychiatrist? Ketamine therapy is something I’m looking into, anhedonia may be due to some disruption in the glutamate system and ketamine seems promising. Very expensive though.
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I will go with Valium 10mg for some days just because i need a break from insomnia and i have to restore my sleep, then I Will go with reagila 2.5mg by Tomorrow and I Will Watch what happen, it push a little bit dopamine but it still block serotonine, but I want to try what happen, if it dosen’t help me will immediately quit..
 
Invega makes my body heat up a lot more than usual which makes exercise and physical endeavour very hard. The body heating up also makes the sumptoms of invega worse. I would like to ask @Invegatorture, @paranoid android and others who recovered from invega, did you face the same issue and did it stop. I want to get back to exercising and running but the body constantly heating up has almost killed it. Does thisgo away? , if yes, when? Who else here is facing the same issue?
 
anonymoususer777 said:
Invega makes my body heat up a lot more than usual which makes exercise and physical endeavour very hard. The body heating up also makes the sumptoms of invega worse. I would like to ask @Invegatorture, @paranoid android and others who recovered from invega, did you face the same issue and did it stop. I want to get back to exercising and running but the body constantly heating up has almost killed it. Does thisgo away? , if yes, when? Who else here is facing the same issue?
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Invega and technically any anttocholinergic can do that. So if you exercise drink lots of water thats what i do
 
Invegatorture said:
Will message in DMs from now on. Wasn't thinking.
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Meh it’s no big deal, us talking about the video games in the thread opens up more people to potentially join us. By playing video games together we’re enhancing and strengthening this community that’s obviously deeply fragmented and fragile.

People want this space to be safe, open, and meant for recovery/development of recovery. But when people take the time to strengthen the safety and openness of said community they have a problem. If you truly/honestly believe the purpose of this community is to voice complaints and get help, why wouldn’t people getting help by communicating and interacting with each other offend someone?


Also, have you seen the masses of people saying BO7 is trash. I’ve been following it online.
 
jrturp said:
I have restarted Vyvanse but it’s not as effective as it was pre-injections. My doctor said I may need a higher dose now. I’m hoping this is temporary and my old dose will start working again. Do you take Vyvanse / did you pre-injections?
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What month are you? What effect do you feel? I used to take it
 
We HAVE to start a movement to bring public attention to how invega and other antipsychotics are ruining lives. It might be possible to contact psychologists or psychiatrists who are empathatic towards people like us and realize the severity of these drugs.
 
Chanel_monster said:
I have a question! If we stop taking invega and our dopamine receptors are unblocked, why some people can't get high or drunk?
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Long term use of antipsychotics causes irreversible harm to the dopamine system. Taking a single injection is like taking the pill every day for many many months.

Over time, permanent changes are made to your brains structure
 
Chanel_monster said:
I have a question! If we stop taking invega and our dopamine receptors are unblocked, why some people can't get high or drunk?
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The receptors dont get unblocked right away. In case of invega sustenna or trinza, it takes 5 to 7 half lives for the drug to exit the body. I heard a theory that even after invega levels get lower in the body, it takes time for receptors to adjust but i dont know how that works. Perhaps someone with more knowledge on the science behind it can explain
 
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