Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v11

[anonymoususer777]

Things slowly came back fr me like that as well. Lifting weights has really helped me as well. started lifting when the symptoms from the invega and abilify went away.



Man out of every drug i have tried i regret cigs the most. They are by far the most addictive drug out there yet you can buy them at any store. As someone who has been through fentanyl withdrawal i would rather fent wd over nicotine wd. I smoke 2 packs a day and et terrible wd symptoms if i stop. I am afraid of getting emphysema or COPD or some shit. Look at what happened with David Lynch earlier the year

I was even thinking about trying ibogaine to quit cigs. But apparently theres a risk that you can de f you take them with opiates so thats me out i guess

@paranoid android Went to the doctor today, my testosterone is abnormally low, prolactin went back to normal. Doctor said if the testosterone does not go back up naturally than i might become dependant on external source for the rest of my life.

As of right now my libido has slightly improved, sexual function is almost dead, cannot excercise or run anymore and motivation is still low.
I am 45 yrs old right now, 5 months off invega. Doctor said i probably may not be at the same level of athleticism or health as i was before i was injected with invega but he wasnt sure. What do you think? Am i likely or unlikely to recover?

 

[anonymoususer777]

I started smoking cigarettes again, they help calm my mind. A distraction.

Would not recommend it, might hinder recovery.

 

[paranoid android]

@paranoid android Went to the doctor today, my testosterone is abnormally low, prolactin went back to normal. Doctor said if the testosterone does not go back up naturally than i might become dependant on external source for the rest of my life.

As of right now my libido has slightly improved, sexual function is almost dead, cannot excercise or run anymore and motivation is still low.
I am 45 yrs old right now, 5 months off invega. Doctor said i probably may not be at the same level of athleticism or health as i was before i was injected with invega but he wasnt sure. What do you think? Am i likely or unlikely to recover?

My test was abnormally low as well and i blame the invega and abilify. That shit tanks your test levels. I went on TRT as soon as my doctor brought it up as i have nothing against taking it. One of the best decisions of my life honestly as i feel like a teenager again i have s much energy. BUT you have to be in it for the long haul. I have no intensions of ever coming off test realy. I donr get any side effects so im lucky. Some people dot react that well to test but im lucky. I was worried sbout hair loss but so far no hair loss at all.

There are ways to boost your test naturally though and you may be better off trying these first. My brother takes a supplement called shilajit that boosts test levels. I think thats what it 's called. Also there are many others that do that as well.. Also lifting heavy by doing low reps and alot of weight naturally boosts your test levels.

 

[anonymoususer777]

My test was abnormally low as well and i blame the invega and abilify. That shit tanks your test levels. I went on TRT as soon as my doctor brought it up as i have nothing against taking it. One of the best decisions of my life honestly as i feel like a teenager again i have s much energy. BUT you have to be in it for the long haul. I have no intensions of ever coming off test realy. I donr get any side effects so im lucky. Some people dot react that well to test but im lucky. I was worried sbout hair loss but so far no hair loss at all.

There are ways to boost your test naturally though and you may be better off trying these first. My brother takes a supplement called shilajit that boosts test levels. I think thats what it 's called. Also there are many others that do that as well.. Also lifting heavy by doing low reps and alot of weight naturally boosts your test levels.

@paranoid android what were your testosterone levels? as i was very healthy before invega, you think there is a chance that my testosterone will go back up normally and i wont rely on testosterone injections? Is there anything else causing my symptoms besides the low testosterone as invegablocks a lot of things in your brain as well.

 

[paranoid android]

@paranoid android what were your testosterone levels? as i was very healthy before invega, you think there is a chance that my testosterone will go back up normally and i wont rely on testosterone injections? Is there anything else causing my symptoms besides the low testosterone as invegablocks a lot of things in your brain as well.

I forget my levels but they where really low. I was at the time lifting weights but found it hard to put on muscle. Now bi know why it was hard to put on muscle.

Are you off invega now? You may recover without test you can always try the natural way anyway. TRT is kinda life long thing so you gotta think about t for awile. For me it was great but i actually know a guy who had to stop taking it and he started getting the roid rage. He was only on the gell as well. so ya he was done with TRT

When i was coming off the abilify (i had been on invega 3 months prior) i had a theory that the invega and ablify where lowering my dopamine levels. So for me this means to try to counteract it with IV coke. This did not work and i had a seizure. Well possibly more then one cause im dumb.ii

I still use opiates but am not addicted thankfully. They also boost dopamine

 

[anonymoususer777]

I forget my levels but they where really low. I was at the time lifting weights but found it hard to put on muscle. Now bi know why it was hard to put on muscle.

Are you off invega now? You may recover without test you can always try the natural way anyway. TRT is kinda life long thing so you gotta think about t for awile. For me it was great but i actually know a guy who had to stop taking it and he started getting the roid rage. He was only on the gell as well. so ya he was done with TRT

When i was coming off the abilify (i had been on invega 3 months prior) i had a theory that the invega and ablify where lowering my dopamine levels. So for me this means to try to counteract it with IV coke. This did not work and i had a seizure. Well possibly more then one cause im dumb.ii

I still use opiates but am not addicted thankfully. They also boost dopamine

What was your dosage for invega again? Do you think your testosterone could have recovered naturally if you werent on opiates?

 

[Matthew01]

Because i keep complaining about the sympthoms these injection left me even after almost 16 months and i keept asking for help to doctors, i got a call from a psychiatrist now, that one who i got in contact during this summer to find out if he can help me restore the receptors imbalance they did to me with these injections.

So basically they called a psychiatrist because i keep complaining about the agony these injections left me into, so we had a call where i was direct but calm where i explained to him that i’am not stupid and I have did the “home work” aka research and now i have a level of knowledge of what these injection do to the brain and why i have all my sympthoms.

I told him “listen, i’am fully aware of what happened to me and why i have these sympthoms, so if you want to push up my serotonine,dopamine, alfa 1, alfa 2, GABA and norandrenaline even with off-label drugs i’am open to that and it’s exactly what i’am asking since 16 months” and he told me just come to the appointment i give you now and we talk about that.

Basically they send a psychiatrist to me because instead of suffering in agony in silence without bothering noone, i just keept asking for help. Crazy.

Maybe he can help you. I really hope they don't do to you what they did to you before. Also when are you seeing him

 

[lukeflowz]

I’m doing what I can to pass the time, as I still feel the effects of invega. Recently I’ve started watching movies again as a distraction and it seems to be working somewhat. I think it’s just a waiting game for the most part—waiting for this poison to leave your body. Hopefully my akathisia will ease soon, as this will make it easier to suffer. I’m approaching the third month now off my injections. Hopefully the first three months are the hardest and it gets a little easier soon. Has anybody passed the three month mark, feeling a little better?

 

[lukeflowz]

I want coffee to work again!!!

 

[paranoid android]

What was your dosage for invega again? Do you think your testosterone could have recovered naturally if you werent on opiat

I forget th4e dose it was yeata ago. And im pretty sure the invega and ablify fucked my test levels not opiates

 

[ControlDenied]

I’m doing what I can to pass the time, as I still feel the effects of invega. Recently I’ve started watching movies again as a distraction and it seems to be working somewhat. I think it’s just a waiting game for the most part—waiting for this poison to leave your body. Hopefully my akathisia will ease soon, as this will make it easier to suffer. I’m approaching the third month now off my injections. Hopefully the first three months are the hardest and it gets a little easier soon. Has anybody passed the three month mark, feeling a little better?

OMG I had bruuuutal akathesia (restlessness) for a year on Invega. it took 6 months off of everything to go away. Then, during my second hospitalization, I was again forced to take an anti-psychotic injection, and went on Haldol, which had bad restlessness but not as bad as invega. Then I called a review of my case and they let me off the involuntary meds thing. So i took olanzapine pills for a year, and gained tons of weight.

Schizophrenia is Hell. I know it's the drugs that pushed it over the edge, the doctors said so, but i also believe some evil entities were involved...

 

[lukeflowz]

OMG I had bruuuutal akathesia (restlessness) for a year on Invega. it took 6 months off of everything to go away. Then, during my second hospitalization, I was again forced to take an anti-psychotic injection, and went on Haldol, which had bad restlessness but not as bad as invega. Then I called a review of my case and they let me off the involuntary meds thing. So i took olanzapine pills for a year, and gained tons of weight.

Schizophrenia is Hell. I know it's the drugs that pushed it over the edge, the doctors said so, but i also believe some evil entities were involved...

Hey there. Did you recover completely from invega? Also how do you feel nowadays on olanzapine. I take 10mg at night at the moment and it seems to help, especially surrounding assisting me to sleep as invega caused me insomnia.

 

[ControlDenied]

I did recover completely from Invega. Are you being forced to take your meds?

I feel alright on my meds, but I'm switching from olanzapine to Latuda, because of the weight gain. I hope i lose the weight! :S

 

[lukeflowz]

I did recover completely from Invega. Are you being forced to take your meds?

I feel alright on my meds, but I'm switching from olanzapine to Latuda, because of the weight gain. I hope i lose the weight! :S

That’s great to hear.
I’m off invega now over two months approaching three in a few weeks.
I still have akathisia from invega and the benztropine doesn’t work very well for it.

I take olanzapine in the evening, I find it a wonder drug and lets me sleep. I gotta watch what I eat on it though. Did you find olanzapine to be decent, except for your weight gain? It doesn’t seem to cause the same issues as invega.

 

[sHR00m]

I did recover completely from Invega. Are you being forced to take your meds?

I feel alright on my meds, but I'm switching from olanzapine to Latuda, because of the weight gain. I hope i lose the weight! :S

Yeah olanzapine munchies are hell. I went from 100 kg to 125 in no-time. If you wanna efficiently lose weight I can recommend either a ketogenic diet or a Mediterranean diet. Those are both among the most effective diets and they both have various health benefits. I can recommend /r/keto (especially the side bar) but if that's too radical for you maybe the MD is for you.

 

[twinpeaks123]

hey all I am a new user who took invega sustenna nearly a month ago ( two loading doses) and ever since I have been feeling awful, all I want to do is sleep but even that gets boring and I feel a sense of doom about my future, I am worried it’s going to take me a long time to recover

I regret taking this medication every single day, I wish I warned about how severe the side effects will be, everyone around is comfortable while my mind and body feels hellish, this is easily the worst experience of my life

I have also been having disturbing dreams and feeling painful nostalgia at the same time, I hate this

has anyone here recovered from 150mg and 100mg dosage and how long did it take?

 

[TreavorEasy]

Takes at least 9 months to recover from paliperidone, high dose or depot shot. It's mostly a feeling of anhedonia people describe, and paliperidone has one of the highest profiles for that side effect of antipsychotics. This is for people coming off, some of you still have to find your way, and would be better off for the time being on it. As hard as it might feel to summon up the motivation you must keep some, exercise is one of the only few ways to naturally boost dopamine and other important, feel good, chemicals. To make it routine does help. Some people have few problems coming off invegga or other heavy AP's, but those that do tend to get stuck in the routine of anhedonia despite having made some recovery progress. Those systems have to be tested, with things that might bring joy. But even for some, joy cannot be found because life circumstances prevent it, (homelessness, poverty, grief). Even small goals help drive some feeling of change doing something, and then accomplishing them, things within reach, and a long term one for good measure.

9 months isn't a exact number, but in my experience it takes about that long for brain chemistry to change or restore from post med heavy anhedonia. But environment and mental/physical health also play a part to the recovery time frame.

 

[fuqrisperdal]

— if you're lucky (or, more accurately, if you have a biologically resilient system), the brain downregulates over time; that is, it:

reduces the number of excess D₂ receptors,

reduces the oversensitive ones to a "normal" signal level,

and establishes a setting closer to homeostasis (balance).

But if the brain's capacity for readjustment (neuroplasticity) is low during this process—for example, if there's chronic stress, poor sleep, inactivity, nutritional deficiencies, or habits that consistently disrupt dopamine balance—then this downregulation may not occur or may take a very long time.

So, it's not just about "luck"; it's also about the brain's ability to regenerate.

This is directly affected by:

BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) levels,

mitochondrial health,

and the functioning of the dopamine-glutamate networks.

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This motherfucking poison disrupts the entire brain's workings network, so I can't imagine anyone who can sleep well without chronic stress, without cortisol, and whose glutamate and GABA systems remain intact. It plunges the brain and body into such a pit that it's impossible to get out of, or even return from.

 

[demileigh]

Things slowly came back fr me like that as well. Lifting weights has really helped me as well. started lifting when the symptoms from the invega and abilify went away.



Man out of every drug i have tried i regret cigs the most. They are by far the most addictive drug out there yet you can buy them at any store. As someone who has been through fentanyl withdrawal i would rather fent wd over nicotine wd. I smoke 2 packs a day and et terrible wd symptoms if i stop. I am afraid of getting emphysema or COPD or some shit. Look at what happened with David Lynch earlier the year

I was even thinking about trying ibogaine to quit cigs. But apparently theres a risk that you can de f you take them with opiates so thats me out i guess

I’d have to agree with @paranoid android on this one. Nicotine addiction is fucked. I decided that I want to quit cigarettes 3 years ago and it was only this year when I was cooked on invega that I really pushed myself to quit cigs though I was still using nicotine through vapes, nearly a month off the vapes now and been using patches. My dad died age 57 because of COPD so that’s what made me really want to quit and I’m still not quite there but have atleast narrowed it down to patches. Such a fucked addiction

 

[twinpeaks123]

— if you're lucky (or, more accurately, if you have a biologically resilient system), the brain downregulates over time; that is, it:

reduces the number of excess D₂ receptors,

reduces the oversensitive ones to a "normal" signal level,

and establishes a setting closer to homeostasis (balance).

But if the brain's capacity for readjustment (neuroplasticity) is low during this process—for example, if there's chronic stress, poor sleep, inactivity, nutritional deficiencies, or habits that consistently disrupt dopamine balance—then this downregulation may not occur or may take a very long time.

So, it's not just about "luck"; it's also about the brain's ability to regenerate.

This is directly affected by:

BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) levels,

mitochondrial health,

and the functioning of the dopamine-glutamate networks.

---
This motherfucking poison disrupts the entire brain's workings network, so I can't imagine anyone who can sleep well without chronic stress, without cortisol, and whose glutamate and GABA systems remain intact. It plunges the brain and body into such a pit that it's impossible to get out of, or even return from.

is taking magnesium and b12 supplements enough alongside going on walks?