INVEGA Reviews (PALIPERIDONE)Average Rating: 2.1 (284 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare INVEGA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR INVEGA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Schizoaffective | Weight gain, lactation | Invega worked wonders for me on my psychosis. I stayed on it for a year and tried (with my dr's guidance) to stop taking it. When I got off of Invega I lost a considerable amount of weight. Unfortunatly, my psychosis came back after a few months and I had to get back on an antipsychotic. The Invega immediately helped my mind to work properly again, but the weight quickly came back (10 lbs in less than two weeks). I know some of that was due to my eating, but I was HUNGRY all the time. But at the same time I was exercising several times a week to try to stop the weight gain. I got fed up and stopped taking the Invega (on my own... not the best) and the hunger went away and I dropped the 10 lbs just as fast as I put it on. But my psychosis came back with a vengeance and I am still trying to find the best antipsychotic for me (crossing my fingers on Geodon right now...three weeks in, no weight gain, no restlessness, and my mind is working again), but I do know that if I have to, I can go back to Invega to get stabalized, I would just have to figure out how to deal with the weight issues. | F | 35 | 1 years 6 MG 1X day | 8/29/2010 | 3 | Currently going through withdrawal as I'm lowering my dose of (pills) I'm trying to reduce my stress levels not overwhelm my psyche during this time. I understand it depends on how the med is metabolized per person. With that taken into consideration.. Estimate, On Average, Typically how long does withdrawal last? | 35 | 72 days 1X day | 6/29/2021 | 1 | Court ordered misdiagnosis | Massive weight gain. Went from 147 pounds to 230 pounds. Loss of hair. Hair just started to thin and fall out. Inability to get drunk. Breast size increased from 34 b to 38 d. Caused me to develop a phobia of driving. I took the injection shot once every three months and it can stay in your system for a very long time time | Horrible drug. If in a mental setting take your meds. Don't get court ordered to take this or you are f*d. This drug is a death sentence | F | 35 | 18 months 1X O | 9/17/2020 | 1 | Bipolar | Oh my god I'm suicidal for the first time in my life on this drug along with insomnia nausea depression no motivation I'm really scared coz there trying to put me on a cto | F | 35 | 5 weeks 100 1X day | 2/22/2015 | 5 | schizophrenia | Sexual side effects like trouble having an orgasm or achieving an erection or holding it for any length of time | I like this medicine. I was able to quit smoking, don't need caffeine as much, takes away all of the positive symptoms and also I am not so socially withdrawn either. | M | 36 | 5 years 9mg 1X day | 7/25/2013 | 2 | Bipolar | Eye movements which were out of my control during the first week at night as well as light flashes. Extreme weight gain (I am 5-6 and 125 lbs and after 2 weeks I am 140!). Lethargic. Very mellow. Not enthusiastic with my toddlers. Worn out. | I consulted with my psychiatrist and will go off of this medication. Weight gain is too depressing. | F | 36 | 2 weeks | 12/14/2009 | 2 | schizoaffective | terrible dreams, weight issues, depressed, no sexual drive | i'm taking the shot. I'm not sure how much longer I can take this crappy feeling. I take it with wellbutrin to kinda wake me up a bit which works, but I don't know. The dreams are the worst part. | M | 36 | 4 months | 1/3/2010 | 2 | Court Ordered for Scizzy/Aff/PMDD | Severe fatigue, had to hold wall to walk. Couldn't get out of bed for 3-4 days every week and a half with 30 day injection. Lactation, no sex-drive, weight gain, no feelings, numbness, carelessness. Depression, not suicidal though, just hollow feeling. Can't think of words. Don't want to talk. | The pros of Invega are that it did stop my auditory and visual hallucinations, and made me aware of my delusional thinking so I wouldn't get too far gone. It also interacted better with another medication I am on, which is hard with the anti-psychotics. | F | 36 | 45 days 117 Load'g 1X O | 1/16/2016 | 1 | Psychosis | Extreme weight gain 56 lbs , headaches., elevated triglycerides , high cholesterol , skin infections, maybe diabetes | This is the devils drug. I went into a drug induced psychosis and was misdiagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia they gave me a shot of this and all my metabolism is shot now | M | 36 | 3 months 1 m | 11/29/2016 | 1 | Wrong diagnosis | Couldn't get out of bed. Gained 70 pounds, blank mind, lowered IQ. | Been off it two months and still don't want to get out of bed. Mind is still blank. Wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. | F | 36 | 8 days 117 8X M | 7/9/2020 | 5 | Bipolar disorder | Sleepiness | I actually have been on several different doses at different times. We tried so many different things to help me. Nothing worked as well as Invega. I kept telling people it made me who I would be if I wasn't bipolar. I was calm and patient instead of angry. I didn't yell as much. I could finally sleep at night and function during the day. I waa finally balanced instead of existing at one of the extremes. Unfortunately it ended up interacting with something else I started taking later on from a different Dr. Because of the side effects my Dr stopped the Invega. We tried other things, without success. I'm thrilled we are finally able to try Invega again. Finally sleeping better again already! I never had lots of side effects from Invega like I have with other meds either. Invega has been my miracle drug for my sanity. I'd be lost without it. It calms the constant racing thoughts. And helps the severe depression so I don't have to keep crying myself to sleep at night. It also prevents the mania, which is exausting when it crashes. So thankful to have it back! | F | 37 | 2 years 6mg 1X day | 1/15/2022 | 5 | mild bipolar, mild borderline | weight gain, weight gain, weight gain. Mild muscle tightness but I take an occasional Lorazepam .5mg for anxiety and that helps. Lethargy is a battle too but my Dr recently said energy begets energy (doing creates more doing) and it took a bit to overcome the lethargy but my Dr was right because now I'm consistently doing more than I used to. This med has helped me tremendously to get stable and my life on track. The weight gain sucks but I also had a poor diet so I'm working on that and by the summer I want to be exercising more. I seem to get frequent kidney stones and I'm trying to figure out if Invega is part of the cause. Looking back they may have started around the time I began Invega, but again poor diet could be to blame for that too! (lots of fast food = high sodium & high fat/calories) | F | 37 | 5 years 3MG | 12/27/2013 | 5 | schizophrenia | None | M | 37 | 1 years 150 mg | 1/17/2014 | 5 | Bipolar manic | Invega gave me my life back. I tolerate it very well and have fewer side effects than the other atypical antipsychotic drugs. | M | 37 | 2 years Varies | 1/19/2012 | 4 | Slightly tired, but it's not overwhelimg me. I've gained a little weight, but I'm confident that I'll keep it under control. | My moods are more stablized. Emotional management with Invega is easier. | M | 37 | 2 months | 7/30/2008 | 1 | Forced | It made me stupid I couldn't put words together I stayed in bed for a month. My mouth hung open and I drooled. No sex drive. The worst experience in my life. Never take this poison!! | M | 37 | 1 months 256 | 9/19/2014 | 1 | Bipolar | Massive weight gain, fatigue | This drug is absolute poison. It did not stop my manias and the side effects were absolutely horrific. I was sleeping 18 out of every 24 hours and had to cut back uni. I also put on 70 kgs before my doctor went, "This is a problem", and gave me Metformin as well. Basically my health has been ruined because some drug rep conned my doctor into believing this drug wasn't the toxic dreck it is. I wouldn't give this med to a dog I cared about and the drug reps that push it should be shot. | F | 37 | 4 years 100 1X M | 4/14/2015 | 1 | Bipolar | Look up the reviews before taking this crap glad I did seems to be a crappy pill with to much side effects and no benefits from it. Hopefully all of you that had bad side effects recover fully. | M | 37 | 0 days 3 mg 1X day | 1/9/2022 | 1 | schitzofrinia | Severely sore and swollen neck and sore neck. I went to the hospital and got a cats can and they said I have muscle spasm which is a side effect of invega.I also had the shakes of my fingers and hands which is also a a side effect since I have sezures. They lowered the dose but it still did not help. I've got a dry mouth and a sore throat as well which are also side effects. And last but not least my bad cholesterol went up and is now too high because of this because it is also a side effect. | I did not get any of these side effects till the very end after I've been on it nearly a year. The worst one was the muscle spasm that I was getting in theneck which hurt my head very bad.I could barely lift up my head from a lying position or even turn my head from left to right. It hurt so much.it felt like I was carrying around a heavy weight in my head which I wasn't. | F | 37 | 9 months 119 | 5/28/2016 | 1 | Weight gain, sexual dysfunction, numbness can't get drunk. All pleasures of life has gone. | F | 37 | 0 days | 9/4/2017 |