INVEGA Reviews (PALIPERIDONE)Average Rating: 2.1 (284 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare INVEGA with similar:
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| 1 | Psychosis | It does get better! I used to be tired, not able to run or do anything. No sexual sex drive, severe anhedonia. Severe suicidal thoughts every day. Not able to get drunk. Sleeping 18 hours a day. Weight gain. I took injections for about 8 months and I stopped taking it about 8 months ago. I AM COMPLETELY BACK TO NORMAL. Don't lose hope. After about 6-8 months you'll be back to normal, i swear it has been the worst time of my life going through this waiting period time wondering if I would ever come back to a normal life. [email protected] if you need to talk. I have been through this, you'll be able to recover. | M | 28 | 8 months 75 1X M | 7/6/2016 | 3 | bipolar I mixed treatmentresistant | Extreme weight gain, so far up 15 pounds in 2.5 months, some due to increased appetite & some for unknown reason--what this kind of drug always does.Metabolic? Also daily headache. And it's just ridiculously expensive. I'm probably stopping it even tho I think it has helped me more(harmed me less?) than others like it because I can't handle the weight gain and the cost has devastated my Medicare drug coverage.I'm now in the "donut hole." SO frustrating to finally find something that helps or at least keeps you out of the hospital but also packs on the pounds and destroys you financially, which ends up making you as vulnerable to another episode as you were before you started taking it. | Why can't our poor impoverished drug co's find a drug w/o such disabling consequences? l'm trying for a Rx assistance program...For the weight gain, after 25 yrs on psych meds I'm not surprised when I just get fatter. I eat less, increase activity, but as it seems inevitable that I will gain weight no matter what I take, I try not to let it get me too down.(Good luck w/that.) I wish BigPharma thought mental illness was as important as erectile dysfunction.And how about something specifically for bipolar besides lithium,which has been around since leeches?At this point I would try anything.SO tired of off-label, symptom-driven drugs never meant for bipolar illness but for schizophrenia, seizures,major depression, anxiety,OCD,ADD &other random neuro-social problems.On antipsychotics I feel like I'm stumbling around in an already hostile environment,only now also clumsy-fat plus with a paper bag over my head.Invega may work better but its side effects outweigh its benefits.No pun intended.It's hard enough to live w/mental illness in America w/o being fat too.It's not just vanity; there are real health hazards to obesity--just ask the makers of those shiny new diet pills.For me Invega is best of a bunch of lousy choices. If I was rich enough to buy it in the 1st place & could also hire a personal trainer & a chef (i.e.,Oprah-Winfrey rich),Invega could probably be a workable stopgap until we finally invest in treating the bipolar. I don't see that happening anytime so | F | 60 | 3 months 3mg ER | 7/4/2016 | 3 | schizoprhenera and bipolar | Loss of sex drive, trouble with anything working sexual that is your junk kinda quits on ya,weight gain, and your not sure if you care anymore about anything but you know what you want to feel, sleepy Ness , overall weakness feeling mentaly and physicaly, detachment, defiantly a sadness you miss what life might use to be like | All in all it works to stop your psychotic symptoms and it stops the voices prevents homicidal and suicidal thoughts stops the paranoia too. I'm trying to make the choice if I want to keep taking it or not it's a hard choice | M | 25 | 3 years 234mg | 6/24/2016 | 1 | Schizophrenia | Side effects are emotional flattening, spaciness, and loss of interest in life. Also sleep problems, dry eye, drooling, slowness of response and movement. Low libido, and little effect from alcohol. | This drug really saps my energy in every way. Takes away the will to live by stripping the emotions dry. Feel one step removed from reality. Very hard to make decisions, and to focus. | 49 | 3 years 75x1mth 1X M | 6/11/2016 | 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 | 4 | Schizoaffective | Eye twitching | I've been on a bunch of different anti psychotic's over the last couple years. This has been the better option of them all for me to date. Not 100% satisfied because I want more of the symptoms greatly reduced but logically it just isn't going to happen. The eye twitch is annoying when it peaks but it's livable. Understood this would help with mood stabilization and such but have not seen any improvements in those areas even after a dose increase. Did help reduce my negative/suicidal voices so that's my biggest plus because other medications couldn't do it. Anxiety has increased and currently not being treated for it like I want because doctors seem to think this is the cure all problems meds but I think something else is needed to address side issues related to my condition even though I hate taking these pills. Have been pretty forgetful but can't really say if the medication is causing it or just long term effects of my life choices catching up to me. Hard to remember some days if I took my meds or not so have considered the injection but wished it did more before i jumped on board for the injection. | M | 26 | 4 months 6 1X day | 5/16/2016 | 3 | bipolar disorder | Its a decent drug over all. the side effects that im experiencing are low sex drive and fear and nervousness. I believe I should go off all medication cause im very sensitive to medicine. The drug is okay but they need to improve on medications. I think its all about the money. This medication shouldn't be designed to kill your sex drive they just messed that up | M | 28 | 365 days 234 mg 1X day | 5/14/2016 | 3 | bipolar disorder | Its a decent drug over all. the side effects that im experiencing are low sex drive and fear and nervousness. I believe I should go off all medication cause im very sensitive to medicine. The drug is okay but they need to improve on medications. I think its all about the money. This medication shouldn't be designed to kill your sex drive they just messed that up | M | 28 | 365 days 234 mg 1X day | 5/14/2016 | 5 | bypoler scitsofrina | My sex drive is gone and my bones hert breathing is hard drooling snoring constapashion diearea when i do go | I dont like it its ruining my sex drive sleeping is hard with out drugs to go to sleep nightmares or weard dreams.. | F | 33 | 10 months 6mg 9mg in | 4/29/2016 | 1 | Court order | Destructive drug. Burning sensation throughout veins. Loss of sex drive. Dry mouth. Stiffness. Inability to walk correctly. Sore in joints. Makes you feel weak and tired. Makes it so you can't think properly. | Court ordered shot as I said. I'm fighting with my doctor to have it removed. This drug is disgusting and ruined my rationship with my girlfriend of 11 months. Makes me extremely irritable. | M | 38 | 10 months 50mg | 4/1/2016 | 3 | bipolar disorder, paranoid personality | insomnia, allergic reaction to injection(started on pills and switched), stopped getting period, weight gain, high levels of fat in blood, easily overheat. | Works ok for the paranoia but could be better, might be getting a new medication because had a warm to the touch golf ball size swelling that oozed out of the injection area each time i got the injection(3×), they have reduced in size but i still have all 3 swollen areas and got the first injection 9wks ago. Also someone said you do not get the injection in your butt but the nurse had told me she alternates between both arms and you can also choose to get it in your bottom if you prefer. If you are good with remembering pills, take them instead of the injection | F | 23 | 6 months 156 | 3/9/2016 | 1 | bipolar mania | It totally changed me my face got wider hair thinned out gained 30 pounds all in breast and stomach couldn't feel emotions I look messed up no self esteem stopped getting the shot and dr gave me pills didn't take them just on lithium cant lose weight or sleep | Dr.s only prescribed this because their making $$$ off the drug company this drug is a joke it will raise ypur blood sugar and give you diabetes type 2 of your on it too long | F | 48 | 6 months ? | 3/9/2016 | 1 | Don't ever ever take this drug My son Took this drug for years ago He it was bipolar. The fact is he almost died he had a code blue he tiptoed aroundDid not know where he was At the time I've looked half dead Smothered all the time call ambulance every night called me said he could not breathe I could not understand because he never did call the doctor beforeAnd the hospital and they laughed at him Mental health told him to leave them alone or they're going to call the police My son never ever calls the doctor or the hospital he hates going to the doctor He had an allergic reaction and had a code blue in the ambulance They almost killed him I thought of taking out and lawsuit Cannot believe these people Did not listen to my son when he was dying That drug is a death drug Do not give it to anyoneRegardless of what they said it will affect them eventually possibly kill them | F | 1 days | 2/29/2016 | 1 | caseworker recommended it | Off balance, hot flashes, restless | Do take it | F | 26 | 1 months idk | 2/26/2016 | 1 | Mood swings/ OCD | This medication was an absolute nightmare. My son began the medicine after the Doctor swore it was weight neutral. My 14 year old gained almost 40 pounds in one year. Another side effect was that he always exhausted, and lacked any motivation. I brought the extreme weight gain to our Doctors attention at each visit. We finally had to switch doctors because the doctor insisted on leaving him on this med. This medicine also caused a thyroid condition in my child. The weaning-off process took almost two full months too. During this process, my child had night sweats and profound exhaustion.. It was an absolute nightmare. | M | 14 | 1 years 9mg | 2/25/2016 | 1 | source of funding for agency | painful zombieism,incontinance,inability to form words,to form thoughts,to walk,to sleep,only brown and pink nightmares,extreme claustrophobia, paranoia,sensitive to light,no joy or feelings,couldn't swallow,shingles in nasal passages,dry mouth,bad weight gain,racing heart,passed out | I was given 2 monthly shots/600mg in 13 days and 13 days of nightly dose/6mg-after starting a lawsuit against the agency which violated my civil rights and hired a doctor to oversee me,I had never met,who refused to refer to my medical history,forced- a black box drug on me,without knowledge of,by bullying me/lies,even though there were SIX contraindications/my medical history-and age&no psychosis/13 differant police testimonies-ignored at hearing | F | 64 | 363 days 6mg/nite 2X M | 2/18/2016 | 1 | Schizo | Totally fuked my mind up my hair line n life | M | 22 | 3 years | 2/3/2016 | 5 | disorganized thoughts/schizophrenia | none | Each month I become more and more able to engage with others and speak clearly. I never gained any weight, and I have just begun to go to the gym. The monthly injection bothers me, but at least I know the medicine is consistent. | M | 19 | 117mg 1X M | 1/24/2016 | 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 | Disorganizrd thinking | Uncontrollable laughter twitching eye fscial puckering flinging arms out | Stopped taking invega due to side effects after 15day trial laughter has not gone away dr said it is tic disabling and possibly permanent all ticd | M | 17 | 10 days 3mg | 1/8/2016 |