Paliperidone for Schizophrenia User Reviews (Page 4)

• Fred
• January 29, 2019

Invega (paliperidone) "My wife was diagnosed schizophrenia and non-specific psychosis. Hearing voices.. telling me I killed someone and as he was speaking to her from the corner of the room telling her where he was buried. "Can't you see him right there?" About 18 months of this and worse, a very dangerous situation. Sectioned 8 times through 2018. A therapist helping me mentioned a client that would throw TV's through windows, fighting, hearing voices, seeing things.. Invega completely cured him. My wife knew she needed help and tried Invega. Within a couple of hours of taking the pill she stopped hearing the voices, could read a book for the first time in years as she could finally focus. She is now taking shots along with the pills. She is better than I could have ever imagined. I couldn’t recommend Invega highly enough. There are very few side effects and her head is clear."

• Sound...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 25, 2012

Invega (paliperidone) "The medicine is partly covered by my issurance company. Current maintenance dosage 3 mg (was 6mg) Invega. After taking Invega my positive symptoms vanished completely after a number of weeks, furthermore I don't get an unreal sense (depersonalization) which was the case with Risperdal. Unfortenately I got the following side-effects (discussed with my physician): - weight gain (8 kilo's) - sometimes strange expression around mouth, stiffness - tiredness/weakness, need more sleep - intense dreaming, sometimes nightmares - harder to breath through nose - increase of ALAT blood values (80) - dizziness after sudden activity - heartburn For now the positive effects outweight the negative effects."

• John
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 2, 2016

Invega Trinza (paliperidone) "I was on invega sustenna for a little over a year then switched to invega trinza. I'm doing way better than I was. I'm off all my pills and just take the once every 3 month shot. I'm still disabled but the medicine helps relieve the symptoms.. I would recommend this to anyone who's already been on invega and invega sustenna.. It can't take your disability away but it can help you.."

• A-stu...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 13, 2022

Invega (paliperidone) "It's kind of weird how I had one career abroad, then came to North America with parents and had another education (Comp Sci, Honors degree), and always considered myself a successful A-student, and now after a 2-year course of invega I have a learning disability. Yes, after treatment with this neurotoxic poison, all types of education, continuous learning etc. are irrelevant to me. My memory is so bad now, I cannot learn some of the subway station sequences in Toronto no matter how I try (I work now as a foot courier, a career specifically tailored for the disabled). Specifically talking about Canadian psychiatry, I would say they deactivate your frontal lobe with invega or something like that, then throw you into extreme poverty for the rest of your life. My Invega dosage: first year 150 x 6, (75 + 50) x 3, 100 x 3, second year 75 x 7, switched to oral invega 6 mg (2 months), now I'm on risperidone"

• Whoca...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 11, 2020

Invega (paliperidone) "I'd been smoking very small amount of cannabis for few months and isolated my self with video games, one evening I was playing music very loud and the police were called I thought it would be clever to resist arrest, so I stood behind door and shouted threaten to burn house down. They soon broke in and carted me to the mental hospital. After giving my story to the dr I was put on Invega shots and told I was skitz, I'd never felt it, after 3 months started having tremors, constant anxiety, panic feeling of heart attack, couldn't move walk and 6 months on still on edge 24 hours a day."

• Strip...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 29, 2018

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "I find the drug makes me calm/relaxed.. but I have the most severe insomnia. I've gone 7 weeks without much sleep and have 0 energy or motivation. This drug has basically ruined my life and turned me into a stay at home vegetable with no future. Gonna switch to abilify and hopefully have a life back and good healthy sleep back"

• kodein
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 30, 2018

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "Gained over 30 lbs on this medication even though I'm eating less and I've cut out sugar from my diet. What's even more depressing is that even though I'm heavier I'm actually weaker than I've been when I was skinny and off meds. Also when I skip my injection for a week I'm hitting threes and long two's like it's nothing on the basketball court, while on the medication there's no point in going to the court. Also the results of treatment are suboptimal: I don't have friends, during 6 years of treatment I've never been on a date (which probably also has something to do with poor sexual functioning while on the medication), I stay at home all the time, am unemployed and gained the status of a disabled person. However when on the medication I don't have positive symptoms like thought broadcasting. I'm seriously considering switching the medication, I'm depressed, desperate, feel awful all the time and can't do it anymore."

• RBano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 4, 2019

Invega (paliperidone) "Took 6 mg for a week before 12 mg for 3 weeks while I was inpatient and psychotic. (testing before I take the long-acting version of the drug) Psychosis didn't improve. And the stupid doctor prescribed the injection anyway."

• Sea
• February 10, 2021

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "I have paranoia, panic disorder, and Bipolar 1 with psychotic features. I zoned out and day-dreamed living nightmares. It shattered my self-esteem. I heard people say my thoughts and I heard their thoughts. It did not clear my mind, it made it race with the paranoia condition I have. I gained 100 pounds in one year. My labs showed I would have cirrhosis of the liver in 2-5 years due to obesity. I saw a nutritionist, but lacked all motivation. I was constantly terrified. I rarely spoke. When I switched to another anti-psychotic, my hallucinations stopped. Five years later, I have no idealizations about people reading my mind. I am grateful I was too scared to talk about how I felt because my diagnosis could have changed. I lost my whole sense of who I was by getting injected with 150mg each month for four years. I blame myself little for sleeping the pain away. I would never recommend this medication to anyone."

• Missk
• February 8, 2021

Invega (paliperidone) "First injection made me very sleepy, I slept a few days. Noticed the volume of the voices were lower. I still heard voices for the first 5 months. Just on a lower volume. At the 6-7 month phase they went away completely and now come back when I’m feeling strong emotion. The Invega injection made me very unmotivated. I didn’t clean, I didn’t look at my phone, I became disconnected from everything including my child. I did not feel love, or motivation to keep going, my thoughts were taken away from me. My high on life had faded away slowly. I do not recommend this injection it will take your life away. I’m off this injection for 2 months now, and I’m starting to gain back a social life, motivation to clean, and motivation to be me again. I feel better then ever. But I do still have voices on a very low volume so I use sound from the tv and music to take them away. So I don’t hear anything. Please stay away from most of the antipsychotics!"

• Jen
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 12, 2021

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "My husband is borderline schizophrenic and he is given the injection once a month. He has been given the needle for 18 months. During this time he is always asleep, no energy, no interest in life, very slow walking and just can’t do anything. This is not living just existing. Is there an alternative to this drug. So fed up with it all."

• Phleb...
• October 18, 2017

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "Well I have been on this medication for some time now. It has helped me with the voices but to be honest you do sleep a lot and that's the only constant this medication has. It makes you eat a lot and as far as sex drive goes lol I won't talk about it. I think that it depends on who you are around to make you feel depressed you have to keep in mind that it's a serious disease but with medication it can be manageable. And if you are getting too fat exercise. You will get the weight off. Keep positive people and remember the struggle is never done we may always have a stigma put on us or a label put on us but prove the enemy wrong. Be the best you can be and shine bright like a diamond. And remember god loves u"

• Tim
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 12, 2018

Invega Trinza (paliperidone) "I was on Invega sustena for over a year before being on Trinza. I was committed to the hospital about two years ago and was resistant to taking medication. I did allow them to give me a shot not knowing what it was at the time. Within a month my delusions cleared up and I stopped having auditory or visual hallucinations. At first I gained a little weight but after switching to a vegan diet I lost a total of 40lbs without any extra exercise. I've held down a steady job and have not had a manic episode since I've been taking the shot. Today my arm is a little sore as I got the shot yesterday but it's a small price to pay for keeping me sane. I would highly recommend this drug to anyone that has been diagnosed with schizophrenia."

• askata
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 28, 2017

Invega Trinza (paliperidone) "I'm getting invega, serious side effects in libido (Im a male), sexual dysfunction, gained 30 kg plus, I can't do sports due to muscle stiffness, and killed all thoughts out of my head, barely can hold a job. No emotions also, I'm an hollow empty shell, a zombie. Can't get drunk. Took my life away. But to say something good, it helped with delusions. I think it is too much price for it."

• Chris...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 6, 2021

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "Both me and my brother have been on invega for schizophrenia and it seems to have no affect on either of us. My brother for at least a month and me for more than 3 years. It is not getting rid of the hallucinations or paranoid delusions. We take it to keep our parents happy."

• brugb...
• March 7, 2009

Invega (paliperidone) "I've had auditory hallucinations all my life. Was on Geodon previously and had to keep upping the dose to keep the hallucinations and voices at bay. With Invega, I'm on the lowest dose and have an auditory hallucination maybe once or twice a month. Despite the risk of side effects, this is a wonder drug for me. I've had no side effects."

• Scott
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 23, 2019

"This drug makes me feel no emotions, I have no sex drive and I can no longer feel tired or hungry. I just feel flat and don’t enjoy anything anymore I can’t watch TV and enjoy it. I don’t have thoughts it’s a horrible drug stay away"

• Bob
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 25, 2020

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "I don't feel much on this medication. It takes away the pleasure of enjoying things like video games sadly. I've lost my sense of smell while on this drug. I've gained the most weight I have compared to other antipsychotics. I tried coming off it for a month with no success, it's really strong on preventing delusions and hearing voices. I can't ejaculate or feel much sexual pleasure while on this medication."

• Kodi
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 20, 2020

Invega (paliperidone) "On this for Bipolar 2 and I can honestly say this drug has made a huge difference in my life. I'm on 4.5 mg daily. I could use more, but I experienced lack of vaginal sensation when I took 6mg. I have more energy, my suicidal ideation is the lowest it's ever been. I do feel a little foggy sometimes, but I'd rather deal w that than my symptoms. Within the first couple of days of taking it, I had the most productive days I had in months. I actually keep my place a lot cleaner now. It's easier for me to do things like go to work and meet goals. My breasts did get a little bigger like just enough to need a bigger bra but small enough that the bigger bra is still a lot to big lol I have not experienced lactation like a lot of others have. I do experience vaginal dryness as well however in my opinion, the positives to this drug out weighs the negatives. I love this drug and recommend it."

• some...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 24, 2023

Invega (paliperidone) "It made me feel akathisia along with insomnia, erectile dysfunction, and anhedonia. It was useful for the positive symptoms like paranoia, delusions and racing thoughts but at huge costs. You are basically trading a huge portion of your own happiness and energy for controlling your symptoms and likely never becoming psychotic again. I am not saying it is totally bad, but It can work for some people. This is your decision to make, with Invega, you will suffer some serious side effects in return for never becoming psychotic again."

• buddy...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 17, 2019

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "this drug is driving me crazy! I don't like the weight gain and it slows me down considerably... I can't eat whatever! every thing has sodium in it. my body has gone through the wringer(think using the potty) and people have to take things away to keep me from committing suicide.things are done behind my back to keep me stable as well. the edge is gone (me saying the f word on regular basis) but what about sleep? I am 43 years old and i need my beauty sleep! I never want to feel the feeling of being awake for weeks on end! Guess It doesn't help that I discovered coffee... bring on the drugs that encourage you and not make you fat and bloated!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 18, 2014

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "I have been on Invega for 5 months now and it has significantly improved my quality of living. Prior to the shot I was on numerous antipsychotics and would begin to stop taking the pills and go into relapse with symptoms. I'm not on the shot and auditory and visual hallucinations and paranoia have decreased dramatically. I like that it is a monthly shot and it cuts down remembering (or wanting) to take a pill once or twice a day."

• Charles
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 21, 2016

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "Clears the mind of weird thoughts, delusions and hallucinations. Weight gain has been noted as well as a general feeling of restlessness and drowsiness. I'm always on slow-motion and need to think things twice or 3 times. Still better than having conversations with dead people or thinking my brain can see in the future... by the way, DON'T try quitting this drug cold turkey. It's a recipe for disaster."

• Horri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 10, 2023

Invega (paliperidone) "I got hospitalized and was put on this medication to cure the voices in my head and people in my imagination. I have not minded these symptoms. I liked living inside my head. So I have gotten two shots of Invega. I got little emotions, lack of imagination, bad sex drive, bad memory, bad understanding, lack of motivation. It has made me empty. It has made me feel bad in many ways. I wish to have the life I had before taken this medication. Now I have been waiting to turn back to how I was. Have been waiting for three months after the last injection."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 13, 2012

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) "Invega is working great on auditory symptoms and no lethargy noted. I have noted some of the adverse side effects after the first dose: sudden weight gain, indigestion, pain at injection site and sore throat. In addition to these there has been increasing facial and abdominal bloating, I am concerned but there is no other medicine I am aware of at this time and the doctor feels the benefit outweighs the side effects."