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Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v11

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demileigh said:
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
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Thats fantastic that your down to patches thats qut in my eyes. I wish patches or even a vape helped me but they dont
 
twinpeaks123 said:
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?
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Hey. First and foremost I’m sorry you were injected with invega, as this will likely be the hardest trial you will deal with. I’m approaching three months and I haven’t noticed any improvements, but this is expected and the duration of recovering from this medication tends to look anywhere between 6-12 months. You may get lucky and notice improvements eariler, but for the most part it’s a long process. In the meantime, watch your diet and take supplements because you will gain weight. Exercise is self explanatory and a necessity. You are embarking on a voyage which is uncertain and you must remain vigilant. Invega has a long half life and there is no escaping this fact, as far as I’m concerned. The majority of individuals who have been injected with invega (including myself) will most likely experience anhedonia and if you’re one of the extremely unlucky ones you will also get akathisia (I have this also)

From my subjective experience—you will most likely not find any real alleviation from the brutal side effects of invega within a few months. It will take a long time before you get any signs of recovery.

Dont lose hope though, there are many people who have recovered.

@Trueart2 has made a documentary showing this.

@Invegatorture recovered in 9 months.

@dont.jump Made a substantial recovery in 8 months.

It’s going to be a hard journey, but we are in it together.
 
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lukeflowz said:
Hey. First and foremost I’m sorry you were injected with invega, as this will likely be the hardest trial you will deal with. I’m approaching three months and I haven’t noticed any improvements, but this is expected and the duration of recovering from this medication tends to look anywhere between 6-12 months. You may get lucky and notice improvements eariler, but for the most part it’s a long process. In the meantime, watch your diet and take supplements because you will gain weight. Exercise is self explanatory and a necessity. You are embarking on a voyage which is uncertain and you must remain vigilant. Invega has a long half life and there is no escaping this fact, as far as I’m concerned. The majority of individuals who have been injected with invega (including myself) will most likely experience anhedonia and if you’re one of the extremely unlucky ones you will also get akathisia (I have this also)

From my subjective experience—you will most likely not find any real alleviation from the brutal side effects of invega within a few months. It will take a long time before you get any signs of recovery.

Dont lose hope though, there are many people who have recovered.

@Trueart2 has made a documentary showing this.

@Invegatorture recovered in 9 months.

@dont.jump Made a substantial recovery in 8 months.

It’s going to be a hard journey, but we are in it together.
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I don’t think I will gain weight as my sense of taste and appetite has changed, I do have akathisa though
 
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twinpeaks123 said:
I don’t think I will gain weight as my sense of taste and appetite has changed, I do have akathisa though
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apparently akathisia clears up around 3.5 to 4 months. I’m not sure though as I still have also. We have to hold on tight and hope it goes.
 
twinpeaks123 said:
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?
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I am sorry you are going through this. Based on what i have seen, most people with close to your dosage start to feel recovery by month 5 to 8 and many recover completely in 12 months. I hope you get through this quickly. Keep moving and drink a lot of water as invega leaves the body through urine or sweat. If you have access to a sauna, it might help sweat it out faster. Take it one day at a time. We are all in this together.
 
anonymoususer777 said:
I am sorry you are going through this. Based on what i have seen, most people with close to your dosage start to feel recovery by month 5 to 8 and many recover completely in 12 months. I hope you get through this quickly. Keep moving and drink a lot of water as invega leaves the body through urine or sweat. If you have access to a sauna, it might help sweat it out faster. Take it one day at a time. We are all in this together.
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have you felt any improvement since your last dose? and I talked to one person who had got the injection like one and they still haven’t recovered 7 years later
 
paranoid android said:
Thats fantastic that your down to patches thats qut in my eyes. I wish patches or even a vape helped me but they dont
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Years ago when I tried patches they did absolutely nothing for me either but had luck this time around. Nicotine has to be the most addictive of all, shocking how hard it is to quit. Hoping I don’t get bad wd when I stop patches 🤞
 
demileigh said:
Years ago when I tried patches they did absolutely nothing for me either but had luck this time around. Nicotine has to be the most addictive of all, shocking how hard it is to quit. Hoping I don’t get bad wd when I stop patches 🤞
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I dont know how well they would work with me i smoke like a pack and a half or 2 packs a day lol. I may have to try them again though
 
lukeflowz said:
Yes didn’t work at all, same with benztropine. Benztropine stopped the pacing but I still have an inner restlessness which is just as bad.
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what benzos? proplandol doesn’t work for me either, I am worried I am going have to deal with restlessness and pacing for many more months
 
does anyone here work while recovering from invega? the boredom is killing me and it hasn’t even been long for me but it sure does feel long
 
twinpeaks123 said:
what benzos? proplandol doesn’t work for me either, I am worried I am going have to deal with restlessness and pacing for many more months
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Nah benztropine is anticholinergic drug not a Benzo, but they sound the same. My psychiatrist won’t prescribe benzodiazepines to me unfortunately.
 
lukeflowz said:
Nah benztropine is anticholinergic drug not a Benzo, but they sound the same. My psychiatrist won’t prescribe benzodiazepines to me unfortunately.
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That s some bullshit especially if your suffering from akathisia they should be more willing to prescribe benzos. Im prescribed 2 benzos bromazepam for panic attacks and clonazepam for general anxiety. I also get zopiclone for sleep.

I know what its like to have a doc that wont prescribe benzos though. The shrink i had for half the time i was in the psych ward absolutely refused to hand out benzos. Even when i managed to get a new shrink she was still in charge of prescring on that floor so i couldnt get any benzos for insomnia or anything. You could tell who her patients where as they where the ones up pacing all night without any meds. Meanwhile you had other people on good meds like temazepam simply because they had a decent doctor

But i would suggest seeing another psychiatrist if they are just refusing to give you benzos. Do you still have the akathisia? If you still do i would def suggest seeing another doctor
 
paranoid android said:
That s some bullshit especially if your suffering from akathisia they should be more willing to prescribe benzos. Im prescribed 2 benzos bromazepam for panic attacks and clonazepam for general anxiety. I also get zopiclone for sleep.

I know what its like to have a doc that wont prescribe benzos though. The shrink i had for half the time i was in the psych ward absolutely refused to hand out benzos. Even when i managed to get a new shrink she was still in charge of prescring on that floor so i couldnt get any benzos for insomnia or anything. You could tell who her patients where as they where the ones up pacing all night without any meds. Meanwhile you had other people on good meds like temazepam simply because they had a decent doctor

But i would suggest seeing another psychiatrist if they are just refusing to give you benzos. Do you still have the akathisia? If you still do i would def suggest seeing another doctor
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were you on invega and how long did it take for you to recover?
 
twinpeaks123 said:
have you felt any improvement since your last dose? and I talked to one person who had got the injection like one and they still haven’t recovered 7 years later
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I have not had much improvement except more energy, so i dont know if i will be one of those people who never recover. But i hope you recover.
 
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