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 |
| 1 | bipolar mixed | reaction time slowed. feel like i am 80 years old. confused and still depressed.and walking around with no clear thoughts | only good thing is no racing thoughts or delusions or paranoid thoughts, but i feel like just a shell of a man | M | 59 | 3 months 156 1X M | 11/26/2011 | 3 | Bipolar disorder | Extremely high prolactin levels..No periods for months..Lactating... | This did help with my bipolar disorder ALOT...Ive been on this for almost 4 years...I have to come off of it though because i have had extremely high prolactin levels and no periods for months and months..It also caused breast milk and im not even pregnant!!! | F | 18 | 3 years 6 MG 1X day | 11/4/2011 | 5 | itchy anus | M | 4 | 2 days 3 6X day | 10/28/2011 | 1 | Anger | RAGE, depersonalization | Had a paradoxical reaction to it. Experienced rage and depersonalization. Think twice before using this drug or other antipsychotics--the latest research states that they may cause diabetes and cut 10-15 years off your lifespan. | F | 34 | 1 days 1X day | 9/26/2011 | 5 | Tourette's | Whoever wrote about injecting Invega into their buttocks of full of "shit" literally. Inviega is a good drug. But like any medicine, the results of treatment vary from person to person. You're supposed to have a doctor inject inviega for you once a month into an arm. | F | 24 | 10 months 156 mg 1X M | 8/2/2011 | 1 | Invega sustenna | INVEGA SUSTENNA is HELL ON EARTH. This has been the most horrible experience of my life. If you can imagine having a massive dose of chemical called invega injected into your butt and released in huge ammounts every day imagine something that ruins your gonads and FRYS YOUR BRAIN. This has caused me weight gain and muscle cramps as well as constant paranoia about what it has done to my gonads. The makers of this drug should be charged with developing it in long agting form. This is not a schizofrenic medication this is torture...andd i think everyone who maikes it and perscribes it already knows that. These shots will ruin many peoples lives. | Do not ever take invega sustenna. DO NOT TAKE this drug. The makers say it lasts for a month but it lasts for 2 years. Do not be fooled into reieving it if you are in a psychiatric setting take your damn invega because if they mandate these shots you are screwed. Please Jannsen stop making buissnes with "skizo's" | M | 25 | 8 months 2 shots 1X day | 7/16/2011 | 4 | Bipolar II | loss of sex drive, elevated prolactin (caused lactation, no periods), osteopenia in my hip due to the low estrogen levels resulting from the elevated prolactin. | If you are female, taking Invega, and are missing your periods/lactating you need to have a bone density scan every 2 years because of the risk of osteoporosis. That said, the trade-off is worth it for me - I have been stable for 4 years, was able to go off lithium - it took care of my psychosis and hypomania. I take Provigil to counteract the drowsiness. I also take Well-Butrin and Lamictal. Adding Invega made a huge difference. | F | 41 | 4 years 6 mg 1X day | 6/7/2011 | 3 | Schizoaffective | Insomnia, Anhedonia, Anorgasmia | Helped with symptoms but want to go off it due to anorgasmia | F | 31 | 8 months 9 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 5 | M | 38 | 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 2 | seroquel caused weight gain. | SPEEDY. I STAND & MY RIGHT LEG MOVES LIKE ELVIS. NO SLEEP. IT'S LIKE HOW PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ADD FEEL WHEN THEY TAKE ADDERALL!!! | I WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT IF IT CAUSES WEIGHT GAIN BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO UNDO THE 20LBS SEROQUEL GAVE ME & I'M ON THE ATKINS DIET SINCE THESE DRUGS MESS WITH YOUR BLOOD SUGAR & METABOLISM. THIS DIET CORRECTS BLOOD SUGAR SPIKES AND THE INSULIN ISSUE WHICH CAUSES WEIGHT GAIN. MY DR SAID INVEGA HASN'T CAUSED WEIGHT GAIN IN HER OTHER PATIENTS & SHOULD WORK FOR ME. BUT WOULD IT BE BETTER TO STOP THE AS MED UNTIL I LOSE THE WEIGHT SINCE I'M NOT BIPOLAR, SCITZOPHENIC OR ANYTHING. I'M ON IT FOR PTSD, PANIC DISORDER OCDC & SLEEP! BUT IN 3 DAYS I SLEPT 9HR TOTAL! ANY ADVICE OUT THERE? OH & I'M OCDC ABT MY WEIGHT..I COUNT MY CARBS & WORKOUT 1HR EA DAY | F | 48 | 3 days 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 3 | Bipolar I | weight gain, drowsiness, sexual dysfunction | For one year, I took 6 mg. of Invega per day; after a year, I reduced my dosage to 3 mg. per day. It helped me think more clearly and reduced symptoms of bipolar depression. I had no manic episodes in the two years I took it. However, it made me very sleepy, even at the 3 mg. dose. I also gained quite a bit of weight. My doctor prescribed Nuvigil to counteract the sleepiness, but then my insurance company wouldn't pay for the Nuvigil anymore, and so my doctor decided to try discontinuing the Invega. The week I stopped taking Invega, I lost 6 pounds, and I continue to lose weight. All of a sudden, my interest in and response to sex has returned. My husband is thrilled and wants me never to take the Invega again. However, I now have trouble sleeping at night, I feel more depressed, and I find it harder to organize my day productively. | F | 55 | 2 years 3-6 MG 1X day | 10/19/2010 | 3 | Schizoaffective Disorder | Lactation, increased appetite(leading to slight weight gain), lethargy. I was on this drug only a few days, so I can't really tell you how much it helped with my schizoaffective disorder. | The instant I found out about this drug, I begged my doctor to put me on it, and she did. I started taking it for a few days. The minute I told my doctor the side effects Invega was giving me, she took me off the med and put me on Saphris instead. Right now, I'm on my second day, and by 10/16/10, I have to take 10mg instead of 5mg. | F | 20 | 3 days 3mg 1X day | 10/14/2010 | 1 | Schizophrenia | this medicine does absolutely nothing at all! It's like taking a aspirin. | M | 30 | 11 months 2X day | 9/28/2010 | 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 | 4 | schizo | love it i gained about 15 pounds but i was super skinny so thats a blessing | F | 25 | 3 months 6mg 1X day | 8/23/2010 | 2 | Bipolar/Mania | Depression with feelings of rage and irritability especially when hungry. Helplessness and feelings of inadequacy at times with more rapid-cycling. Also noticed my son making uncontrollable hand movements with his thumbs. | My son was prescribed Invega because risperidone had worked to control his rage and anger better than any other antipsychoic. His doctor wanted the effects of risperidone to last longer so this was the natural choice. Zyprexa and Seroquel were awful both bringing a dark, depressing cloud over his moods. Invega does a good job of controlling his mania and he has more periods of normalcy; however, unlike risperidone, it causes depression and irritabity that he did not experience with risperidone. I also noticed more rapid cycling with this drug and a very strong hunger-induced rage. Once he ate, he was better, but it would start up again after a few hours. I did not notice this on the riperidone, so today I made a decision to take him off of Invega and switch him back to risperidone. I would rather have the periods of mania over the uncontrollable depression, crying and anger with Invega. | M | 10 | 1 months 3 MG 1X day | 7/11/2010 | 4 | Bipolar Schizoaffective disorder | Weight gain especially around the middle, joint and muscle stiffness, missing or late periods | I just came off Geodon so I welcomed Invega. Risperdol caused me to lactate, (no fun in that) on top of the side effects I had with Invega. I have to say it has kept my moods stable at only 3mg, so I have room to move up if needed. No more paranoia or tactile hal. I would recommend this drug to anyone with bipolar. Again the side effects are there but I have yet to find one that has no miserable side effects at all. These are mild I think considering the benefit of the drug. | F | 39 | 8 months 3mg 1X day | 5/11/2010 | 3 | psychotic depression/ paranoia | The most troubling side effect was the complete erectile dysfunction/loss of feeling in that area. I noticed a small amount of mental slowing, which was bearable. I never got angry about anything while on it (not sure if this one's a benefit or side effect | Since I hate all drugs that take away my ability to get a hard-on (aka erectile dysfunction for all the asperger's people), I stopped taking this one after about a month. On the positive, I believe it reduced my anxiety/paranoia/delusional thinking a small amount....not that those were huge problems for me. Like someone else said, it is risperidone with an extra hydroxyl group. | M | 27 | 30 days 6mg 1X day | 5/7/2010 | 2 | Bipolar | Extreme intolerance to cold and heat, rapid cycling with mixed episodes became more severe, depression worsened, panic/anxiety attacks have worsened as well. | My doctor replaced Risperdal with Invega. After a week of taking 6mg a day I was experiencing alot of mania...manic rages as well. I have been experiencing rapid cycling...a lot mixed episodes between mania and depression. I have had a lot of suicidal thoughts as well. My doctor ironically raised the dosage from 6 to 12 mgs a day...??? So I took 12 mgs this morning and I have already had 2 major panic attacks within a 3 hr period. All of these symptoms were sudden and did not happen until I began taking Invega. I feel like I am back to square one with my treatment. | F | 38 | 15 days 6mg 1X day | 4/13/2010 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder | This drug made me feel like I was constantly disconnected from everything. My wife would even try to provoke fights just to get a rise out of me, to no avail. My extremely healthy sex drive has completely gone away, no desire or feeling in the region. Extremely bad nightmares would occur almost nightly. Extreme lethargy, and wanting to sleep or just lie down almost all the time. I ended up taking myself off the medication because the side effects were just too much. | M | 25 | 1 months 3-6mg 1X day | 3/22/2010 |