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Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v11

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I am 100% for educating the world on the dangers of these medications. But if you come from an angle of attack you will always get a strong defense. The castle will be fortified and the drawbridge up and arrows facing through the battlement pointing back at you. To change the world you have to go through the front door bringing gifts. These gifts are knowledge, stories, and studies. Doctors want to improve the world. All we can do is make the world aware of our condition show people the harm, show people the studies and ask for help. Imagine a charity commercial comes on that acuses you of being greedy and selfish while people go hungry. You will get defensive and lose the message and not donate a cent. The same applies here. Showing somebody suffering and showing why and how they can help is the best results you can get. People either have empathy or they dont. But people can lose empathy the moment they are attacked.
 
If you attack the doctors, the hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies you will be seen as first "crazy people", and secondly "enemies" to the institution theyve spent their whole adult lives involved in and believing in. People do not help enemies. Would you give your enemy a gun to kill you with? But rebrand as a Nonprofit Organization spreading awareness and education. Make awards and hand them out. Thats how you do it.
 
If I’m watching a movie or a TV series that has any complicated plot- I find myself confused with what’s happening. This cognitive dulling is hurting me. I find myself spacing out during the movie/tv series thinking about my injections and I think this is partially responsible, but there is a serious cognitive dulling present. Has anyone experienced something similar and this healing as time goes on.

Im also struggling with performing basic tasks such as cleaning the house, doing the gardening and my general motivation to do any of this is exceptionally low. Does motivation to complete these basic tasks come back in the next few months?
 
lukeflowz said:
If I’m watching a movie or a TV series that has any complicated plot- I find myself confused with what’s happening. This cognitive dulling is hurting me. I find myself spacing out during the movie/tv series thinking about my injections and I think this is partially responsible, but there is a serious cognitive dulling present. Has anyone experienced something similar and this healing as time goes on.

Im also struggling with performing basic tasks such as cleaning the house, doing the gardening and my general motivation to do any of this is exceptionally low. Does motivation to complete these basic tasks come back in the next few months?
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So ive experienced the EXACT same thing. I was watching the hobbit series trying to even understand anything at all that was going on. All i could really enjoy was the custumes, scene, and special effects like a child. I couldnt for the life of me figure out the plot. I rewinded and rewinded and spaced out.

Yes it comes back. Eventually there will be things that you genuinely wanna do. You will never want to do all the boring chores and hygiene habbits. But you will eventually want to do something. But you will realize you have to do tbose things u dont wanna do to do what you wanna do. And then you wont. And then you will. Think of it as waves on the beach in an ocean. Dont get discouraged once you make progress and it goes away. Remember that it will come back. Your job is to take advantage of your windows and stimulate yourself as much as possible. When you feel good stay busy dont rest.

You just have to hang in there. I highly recommend downloading puzzle apps and reading. When you solve a puzzle you will get a small dopamine hit and feel like ok my brain is at least able to do this. This made me feel a lot of relief. Rebuild the pathways.

3 to 4 months is a noticable difference. But you will see blips of dopamine hits before then. Take advantage of these.
 
lukeflowz said:
If I’m watching a movie or a TV series that has any complicated plot- I find myself confused with what’s happening. This cognitive dulling is hurting me. I find myself spacing out during the movie/tv series thinking about my injections and I think this is partially responsible, but there is a serious cognitive dulling present. Has anyone experienced something similar and this healing as time goes on.

Im also struggling with performing basic tasks such as cleaning the house, doing the gardening and my general motivation to do any of this is exceptionally low. Does motivation to complete these basic tasks come back in the next few months?
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Yes. I experienced a lot of cognitive issues. I still have them, but there was definitely an improvement between 3 months and 5 months.

As for motivation, it unfortunately hasn’t improved for me yet, even with basic tasks like cleaning the house.
 
ixi said:
Why do I have to have something positive to say?

You made your account yesterday so I don't even know how credible you are, but I'm sorry maybe that was unfair of me. You reminded me of someone else from this forum who is extremely religious (muslim) and a terrible person.
It was not our destiny/fate to get poisoned by Invega Sustenna, neither was it someone's destiny to cannibalize their child during a famine and the rest of what you said. You forgot the rape of Nanking and many other atrocities.
But I actually think that people are hardwired to move on from psychological trauma. Including losing their loved ones. The problem is when it's your own self, losing your own life/self is not something you can get over. That's why I think brain damage actually is the worst thing that can happen to an individual. You're stuck in this state, in between life and death until you do what brokenself did. Obviously this only applies to people with damage and I'm not saying everyone here has permanent damage.

You're basically saying that we are all so privileged but for any of us to get psych drug injections and wind up here, things in our lives had to be pretty bad.
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Brokenself was a very tragic loss and their story represents how terrible things can get for us. Im not sure how they did it. But i made my handle "dont jump" because of them. It was my intention to come here gather info and later report back when i felt better. The goal for me was not to jump. And if i was successeful then my handle and story hopefully will encourage others not too bc i wanted to.

We are here not for anything that we have done. We were put through this simply bc of cause and effect of the molecules in the universe. Lets rearrange them. Lets create a good cause and a good effect from our suffering.

Edit: I forgot to say I totally agree with your statement. The feeling of being between life and death. Like a zombie. Its aweful man absolutely terrible. Some may not recover. We need to figure out why. But we cant tell the others they are all doomed. Look, all we can do is learn, educate, and encourage everybody here man. Thats all we can do unless we raise money for some kind of foundation.
 
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Guys if anybody has any success stories or has seen any on here, please send it to me or their sub forum and page and post number. If we can collect these perhaps I can compile them onto a free webpage and myself and others on here can put a link to it in our signature. This way newcomers or regulars here can find these easier, when they need to read them for hope. I would appreciate the help.
 
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Guys if anybody has any success stories or has seen any on here, please send it to me or their sub forum and page and post number. If we can collect these perhaps I can compile them onto a free webpage and myself and others on here can put a link to it in our signature. This way newcomers or regulars here can find these easier, when they need to read them for hope. I would appreciate the help.
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I am others have rrecovered on here fine
 
I went for a short run, I feel slightly better after. Got the blood pumping. A bit less restless and clearer in the head. Very subtle.
 
Been struggling a lot more the last couple days, spent most of my time in bed with my eyes closed trying to escape. This is such a challenge.
 
I hope one day when all this passes, I can resume my life. As of now, under the effects of Invega- I find it difficult to do anything. As the months go on and this drug leaves my system, hopefully I can get better.
 
Have any of you tried drinking alcohol or beer after getting the Invega Sustenna injection?

Please share the pros and cons.

I've never tried drinking alcohol before, but if it helps increase dopamine levels, I'm willing to give it a try.
 
And please don't get too discouraged—find comfort in my story.

I was forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital, forced to receive injections of Invega Sustenna, and immediately after discharge, I had to move from the home I'd lived in since my school days to a completely unfamiliar apartment.

Because of this, I'm facing tremendous difficulty recovering my memories and emotions.

Of course, some of you might have PTSD tied to your home environment and want to move quickly.

Everyone, you will definitely recover.

Don't miss that chance.
 
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