Paliperidone User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Ichig...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 25, 2020

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "I have taken this drug Invega Sustenna for a few years and while it did help to stabilize my mood, It completely got rid of my sex drive and sperm production. I will no longer be taking this horrible abomination of a drug and will instead rely on people who I am close to for support. P.S. On a side note, Now that I have been off this medication for a few months I have noticed my sex drive is back!"

• Tryso...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 20, 2017

Invega (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "This medication sucks. I only experienced side effects and no benefit. I would rather spend my time looking for another way to treat my illness than to give any of these antipsychotics another chance. All of them cause weight gain sexual side effects, tardive dyskensia, tardive dystonia among other side effects that could mess you up for life. I admit it's very debilitating at times but I would rather have my orginal problems than to be given another set of problems to replace them. If your psychosis is really bad and you can't live a normal life at all and your homeless and you scare people or end up in jail because your illness than I say take it. But if you can wait till they figure out how to make better meds than wait."

• Morko...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 29, 2020

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "While the Invega Sustenna negated my psychosis, I have experienced anhedonia and lactation due to raised prolactin levels. I can't enjoy music, or anything else for that matter. I also now have a tic where I have to move my mouth, I don't know if it's medication related. I get my period once every three months and have lowered sexual pleasure. I feel like this drug took any enjoyment out of life and I'd rather be on something else as my symptoms are not severe and Invega not good"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 14, 2018

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizophrenia "I started taking this medication as a monthly injection for Hearing voices/ paranoia and I took it for about 6 months. It made me gain 40lbs, I lost all sex drive, my mind became foggy and I felt mentally slower. I also got severe anhedonia and became unable to feel the effects of alcohol, cigarettes. I don't recommend this medication to anyone.. I've been off it for 4 months and am still dealing with the side effects of this medication. I will say that it did reduce the voices significantly but only because it's such a powerful mind numbing drug. I would advise to try something else if you really need a medication. Basically a chemical lobotomy."

• Brando
• July 11, 2018

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "I was mistreated with invega when I got sent to a hospital for having a manic episode due to taking over the counter pills that had caused me not to sleep for 3 days . It has completely taken away my personality, who I am as a person , my social life , my sex drive , it feels like a huge piece of me is missing and I will never get it back . DON'T let anyone inject you with this "

• ASDFG
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 12, 2020

Invega (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "put on Invega for Bipolar mood swings I could not get past the first couple of days trying this medication. My nose stuffed up and my body felt like dead weight. On day 2 I had a huge panic attack in the evening. I ate from 7pm to 12am. No, no and no."

• kano
• March 7, 2021

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizophrenia "Invega Sustenna nearly ruined my life. If I had given myself the choice between a life without the capacity to feel or be present while the rest of the world ignored my problem, or manage myself holistically with smaller challenges, I would have chosen the latter. Also note that breast milk develops in most patients and it took nearly a year of removing the drug/pharmaceutical from my system to put an end to that nightmare. Choose what you put into your body wisely."

• pelik...
• July 15, 2015

Invega (paliperidone) for Schizophrenia "I was on Risperdal for 3 years, I switched to Invega just over a month ago and am already losing a good deal of weight, I do sometimes get restless but I accept this as the price for not sleeping 17 hours a day on Risperdal, my appetite is normal and I don't eat huge portions anymore, my energy is up and I can actually feel emotions fully again, for the first time in a long long time, would recommend giving this a try to anyone - just remember some people get different side effects, for me this also took away sexual side effects that were limiting my relationships."

• Mimi
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 28, 2018

Invega (paliperidone) for Schizophrenia "Horrible side effects!!! Caused facial hair, missed periods, swollen tender breast, I would produce breast milk though I was not pregnant, severe uncontrolled muscle jerks/ spasms/ changed color of pubic hairs. After a year I still had involuntary movements and spasms. My neighbors assumed I had Parkinson disease."

• Green...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 13, 2019

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizophrenia "I was injected twice Invega Sustenna. I had no sex drive, no emotion, no pleasure for the first three weeks. I was miserable and it lasted 8 to 9 months off the drug. I wouldn't recommend this drug to anybody. I am on abilify maintena now and I am feeling much better. 0/10 invega sustenna"

• Inveg...
• February 28, 2018

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizophrenia "Warning: this shot will destroy your life. I only had 1 shot, the 234 mg. I dropped out of school, became depressed. It's been 3 years and I still suffer from absence of emotion. It doesn't sound like much but trust me, life becomes empty without emotions. In some cultures, hallucinations are a sign from beyond. People that can hear or see things will often become shamans, medicine men, or healers. I highly reccommend meditation, and/or seeing someone that is an energy healer."

• Yusaf
• December 22, 2019

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizophrenia "Gained 40 lbs in two weeks right after taking it. Made me pale (I'm olive complexion). Made anxiety horrible for a few months (could not stop moving around). Messed up sleeping habits for a few months. Stopped my periods for three months in a row. Never had problems with any of these things before taking. Been off for ten months now just now getting back to close to normal."

• Bryan
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 9, 2018

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "I took this injection for 5 years and it was the most pain I've ever experienced. I had to get a legal assistant and do a review panel to get off the injection and I won. I've been off it for 4.5 months now and still laying in bed all day with extreme pain. They should stop giving this medication, make it illegal and give money back for time lost at work and extreme pain! Rips me off because I have great parents and love my family so what's going on? I so thankful I'm off it now and feeling a bit better so hoping I get healthy and happy again! Don't take it it's poison....!!"

• psalm...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 28, 2018

Invega (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "It helped so much right away but then the honeymoon wore off and It gave me 20 lbs weight gain and an uncontrollable appetite. That slowly went away a month later and then was on injection and started to experience my bladder being constricted and I'd have to go 10-12 times some days. The med helps me "stabilize" but it also now is getting me steadily more depressed and I am getting such intense anhedonia. Am going to go back to Haldol I think. It's like a chemical labotomy, but most meds are anyways and no one really cares about those who suffer from mental illness. "

• Shell
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 4, 2019

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "Horrible drug, causes weight gain. I call it the '15lbs shot' every shot I gained another 15lbs. My hallucinations went into overdrive, I could not sleep, depressed, angry, over weight, psychotic, hated every day. I am now seeing a new psychiatrist and I am getting my life back with OUT the Invega Sustenna Injection."

• Darius...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 24, 2021

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizophrenia "Miserable all the time on this Invega injections from several side effects. I'm mentally blank like poverty in thoughts I'll sit around a lot staring at tv while mindless. I have no emotions except anxiety and akathisia which is chronic restlessness. I take inderal blood pressure medication to treat akathisia. Feel like an emotionless robot going through the motions and barely alive. Poor memory, focus, learning and concentration. Feel physically numb. Gained 40 pounds. No sex drive and no libido. No interest and motivation to do anything."

• Invega...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 15, 2016

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE. I had one shot of invega two years ago. I have quit my jobs, dropped out of school, and hate myself. I now suffer irregular muscle movements, inability to resensitize(process new information), hypertension, and slow metabolism. Don't take this medication. Don't take this medication. Don't take this medication. Do not take this medication. If you don't believe me then search keep searching invega sustenna reviews. Thousands of negative reviews."

• Anony...
• February 1, 2008

Invega (paliperidone) for Schizophrenia "This drug works great for the treatment of schizophrenia. It has made me feel a ton better, and its benefits far outweigh the few side effects. Be sure to take exactly when you are supposed to and not try to catch up on a dose. I did this and had to go to the hospital for treatment of muscle rigidity and uncontrollable muscle spasms, but as I said it has only happened once and happened when I missed a dose and tried to double up. So this is a great medicine, but take as prescribed only."

• MDJ
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 25, 2019

Invega (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "This is a terrible drug. In four days I've had heart palpitations, wheezing shakes, insomnia, aggression, restlessness. Horrible drug for schizophrenics. I interacted more with my voices due to insomnia and headaches. I had to call the suicide crisis line because I had a panic attack so severe night 4 of taking this poison."

• Coqon...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 24, 2021

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "I took invega sustenna for a year and a half. I was forced on it by my old mental hospital, and the family member I was living with, told me, I had to stay on Invega to live with this person. I got a 234mg shot once a month, for a year and a half. This drug completely ruined my life. It is absolute garbage for anyone's body. I went from 170 pounds to 300 pounds within this time frame (this is literally the most weight I had ever gained in my entire LIFE.) It turned me into a complete couch potato, made me so lazy and tired that I had to drink at least 3 cups of coffee a day to counter this problem, it completely destroyed my motivation for doing ANYTHING throughout my day. I sat around eating junk food, but also healthy food. Regardless of what I ate, I would gain 10 pounds every single month. I am really tired of the USA and it's doctors promoting these awful "medications" to sick people as if they are good options. There was zero benefit to using Invega, do NOT take this drug."

• Rose
• May 2, 2019

Invega (paliperidone) for Schizophrenia "I have been on Invega for 7 months. I have noticed many side effects like muscle stiffness, agitation, involuntary movements horrific nightmares headaches and I have gained about 40 pounds in that time while continuing to exercise and eat healthily. I was on 9mg for about 3 months and then was lowered to 3mg. It did stop my severe psychosis when initially prescribed so for that I am very grateful. I am now weaning off the medication to hopefully improve my quality of life. Would not recommend unless absolutely necessary."

• Damien...
• August 6, 2015

Invega (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "When I first started taking invega it took away the voices and delusional thoughts better than the other injection I was receiving. Weening off of it was not hard but I was also taking large doses of niacin and lithium at the time. I had a manic episode that lasted 3 months after withdrawing. After that, one injection brought me back to reality in less than a day. I have extreme weight gain on invega, drousiness (sleep 12 hours a day) and decreased sex drive. Though it is important for me to point out, like I said, no mania or hallucinating. I function well on the injection. It is the side effects that I have troubles dealing with."

• day2p...
• January 30, 2018

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "This is the worst possible nightmare of a drug. I was injected with one 234 mg dose and never took the 2nd shot or 156 mg because I felt so horrible. I was so miserable I wanted to die. I had no emotion, no imagination, no memory, and no initiative. I disappeared into a dark hole for months. It took 6 months before I started to feel any better. It took about 2 1/2 years before I felt like I was anywhere near back to normal. Don't let anyone inject you with this poison. You will regret it."

• Anony...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 7, 2018

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "I feel like this medication has ruined my life completely because I ended up gaining weight, having pre diabetes, and not having my period for 2 years. My biggest concern is am I gonna be able to have children when I get older. I decided that I rather stop taking this medication because it can ruin your future."

• Kenny
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 29, 2023

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) for Schizoaffective Disorder "I am Kenny. I have schizoaffective bipolar type, and I am a 26-year-old male. When I first started this drug 4 months ago, I was 360 lbs. Now, I am 300 lbs, so I lost 60 lbs (due to not being depressed and working out). I haven't noticed any bad side effects of this drug. My mood is cheerful, my sex drive is what it should be at my age, and I don't have ED. It's very hard, on this drug, to slip into psychosis for me. It keeps me grounded. I'm absolutely afraid of what my life would be like without it."