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Coming off Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) injections v11

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anonymoususer777 said:
Thank you for coming back to share your recovery and congratulations.

Are your old hobbies back? Can you exercise okay now, stamina is better? Your old personality along with the quirks all back? Sex drive and sexual function like before?
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Hey dude.
Hobbies, yes.
Personality, yes
Sex drive, yes.
Stamina, yes.

I'm pansexual and I think sex isn't about appearances it's about CHARISMA and I've found that again.

Exercise, no im a fat peace of shit, BUT I know when I want to improve i will lose weight again etc.

I have a fire in me to stop eating shit, i want to look good again. If that makes sennse/im confident again.

I'm confident that my personality will trump all my deficits.

@believeingodd

If you are still lurking, i believe in your and I hope your ok. I love you brother

Sleep tight

I love everyone on this forum., because ypu have all been through hell. You deserve happiness and health and im here if anyone wants to chat.

Peace

Peter (my real name)
 
Hey yall, I think i just updated my settings so everyone can see my profile and everything ive posted since joining.

If you can't access let me know, I'll try to update.

I want anyone seeking hope to look at my posts to understand that recovery is possible.

It's hard to answer all your messages simply because I'm in a new place but I respect your desire for hope 🙏
 
IOSIP said:
Hey yall, I think i just updated my settings so everyone can see my profile and everything ive posted since joining.

If you can't access let me know, I'll try to update.

I want anyone seeking hope to look at my posts to understand that recovery is possible.

It's hard to answer all your messages simply because I'm in a new place but I respect your desire for hope 🙏
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Do you know the dosage for your injections?
 
I have no energy, i can barely move. Does anyone have a scientific explanation for this? Has invega disrupted my testosterone production or something else?
 
invegaloner said:
Doctors aren’t going to give out drugs like vyvanse and adderall easily especially in our situations, in America doctors barely like prescribing it for adhd when it’s the first line. I only have it because I have adhd and it wasn’t the first med they put me on. I do think these drugs may help with symptoms if invega gave you adhd-like symptoms but it’s not a cure all and can still cause psychosis.
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Risperdalconsta talked about his doctors giving him dopamine agonists. I'm sure they are going to him stimulant because dopamine agonists are stronger. I was falsely diagnosed and I've never had psychosis. invegatorture is also taking it.
 
Invegatorture said:
Low dopamine activity can lead to fatigue, do you have strong anhedonia? When I healed from invega all my energy returned.
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Its been 6 months for me now. Did your energy levels return by that time? I do have anhedonia but not as severe as i did in the early months of invega. I still dont enjoy the hobbies i did before invega, sexual function is still dead at 6 months.
 
cloudflare said:
Do you note down your healing progress day-to-day? What symptoms do you still have left?
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Energy levels have crashed, low motivation, complete sexual dysfunction and ed but libido improved, still cannot exercise or run, still cannot enjoy the hobbies i had prior to invega, cognitive difficulties, lack of deep thinking, lack of imagination, sleep disturbances, body heats up unbearably, painful nostalgic feelings are less but very severe when there
 
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anonymoususer777 said:
Its been 6 months for me now. Did your energy levels return by that time? I do have anhedonia but not as severe as i did in the early months of invega. I still dont enjoy the hobbies i did before invega, sexual function is still dead at 6 months.
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I was still totally dead at 6 months, then the next 3 months after that I was getting improvements.

My energy levels were still low at 6 months with very strong anhedonia.
 
anonymoususer777 said:
Same with me, i was an exceptionally fit athlete before invega, i did not gain too much weight but have gained a considering large amount of fat around the belly. My body heats up toomuch and i cannot exercise, areyou facing the same problem?
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No, I have no issues with body heat.

I ran for 5 minutes on Friday and am still sore 3 days later. Hopefully my body will start acclimating so I can increase exercise load.

I really hope the belly fat is not permanent.
 
anonymoususer777 said:
My energy levels are good in the morning but they crash by noon. I did not have this problem before invega, i could pull in 10 hour work days prior to invega, a 10 to 15 km run, and finish house chores after with lots of leftover strength and energy.

I want to know what the reason for this is. I suspect it has either got something to do with dopamine levels or low testosterone. I had my testosterone tested early morning where it was normal and in the afternoon where it dipped to abnormally low.
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Before Risperidone, I would wake up early and be productive right after waking up. Now, I sleep in and am very slow to start my day. I used to sleep 6-7 hours a night and now I sleep 10 hours.

I used to spend mornings running, doing chores, learning languages, reading books, listening to podcasts, meal prepping, etc. I’m now generally too tired or too anhedonic to engage in old habits and hobbies. Sparks of motivation and energy are coming back, but I’m nowhere close to baseline.

Anyone else experience changes in sleep? Those who’ve recovered from changes in sleep patterns, how long until they went back to normal?
 
anonymoususer777 said:
Energy levels have crashed, low motivation, complete sexual dysfunction and ed but libido improved, still cannot exercise or run, still cannot enjoy the hobbies i had prior to invega, cognitive difficulties, lack of deep thinking, lack of imagination, sleep disturbances, body heats up unbearably, painful nostalgic feelings are less but very severe when there
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my body heats up at night
 
Spoke to a lawyer today, he refused to take my case. He said he has never seen a judgement against a psychiatrist. Psyhiatrists have all the power because you are judged according to the notes they leave on your file.
 
invegaloner said:
I’m just saying, I’m on vyvanse too I take it everyday for years and it’s not helping my anhedonia, just my focus and a little motivation. The euphoria you get from these drugs is short lived and they are adhd meds first and foremost, so unless you have these symptoms it may not help you and could make you feel worse
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I need something to help me,living is hell
 
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