Hi. I started taking 3mg of Invega
yesterday (the smallest available dose)
and I'm wondering if anyone else here
takes it?
It's a new medication which is basically a
long-acting form of Risperdal. I have
never tried regular Risperdal so I have no
idea if Invega will be similar.
My Psychiatrist and Myself decided this
might be a good med for me as I was having
nothing but trouble on Geodon and
Trazodone. They totally threw my into a
terribly unstable mixed state. Oh gosh was
it bad. Luckily I'm now coming through
it.
So any info or experiences you may have
regarding Invega (Paliperidone) would be
greatly appreciated as I'm having a hard
time finding anything about this med
because it's so new.
Thanks everyone and have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Baby Bunny
"Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you
for help, as I lift up my hands toward
your Most Holy Place."
- Psalm 28:2 (NIV)
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adamnoor84
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Falls Church
Invega Posted: 06-11-07 22:54pm
Hello Buddy,
I have been taking Invega for about a
month now and it seems to be working
really well! My psychiatrist put me on it
because I tried Risperdal and it did not
work as well and the mood swings were
still there! Now I still have the
occasional mood swings but they are more
controlled and less drastic! I am still
not 100% where I need to be, but then
again, I don't know what that is! All I
know is that there was one time when I did
not deal with this devastating state of
mind! However, I am feeling a lot better
and I am going to ask my doctor to up the
dose and put me on a mood stabilizer
because the two work well together!....But
to answer your question, Invega definitely
works better for me! It seems to work all
day as opposed to the immediate release
risperdal! I am on 6 MG and I am a lot
better than when I got on the medication!
It might also help to be on an
antidepressant like Paxil, which I take
along with the Invega! also, I am
occasionally put on Ativan to help me
sleep during stressful situations! But I
would definitely stick with the Invega! In
my experience the higher dose definitely
helped! I started on 3 MG and that did not
work quite as well!
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ANNES
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Location: SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA
Invega Posted: 07-13-07 11:42am
I am being prescribed invega and will
start tomorrow and i am a little bit
afriad of the side effects, does anyone
know anything about this drug?
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nicolehenley
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Location: kansas city
About Invega Posted: 08-09-07 15:25pm
hey baby bunny, i have been taking invega
3mg for a month now and what is your
question about it? I can answer it the
best i can
Nicole
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princessozma
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1
Posted: 08-14-07 12:59pm
I took 3 mg to start of Invega and then
was upped to 6 mg. It was a disaster! I
was so supremely exhausted that I was
falling asleep at my desk. I was then
weaned off and put on Haldol for the 1st
time. That was even worse. Bad rapid
cycling, bad mixed states, high
suicidality, etc. Now that I'm off, I've
just been plunged into a really bad
depression.
Don't take my word for it though! I think
I might just have some sort of "allergic"
reaction to anti-psychotics...
Good luck!
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peezie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Location: DC Metro Area
On Invega Posted: 08-14-07 19:18pm
Hello. I've been on Invega for about a
month - a replacement for Risperdal. I
started out at 3mg twice a day, then up to
about 12 to 15 mg - which was too much. I
did notice that if I was feeling down, the
Invega worked to bring me up again, and if
I was feeling to manic, it brought me down
to a more level place.
My doctor just switched my does to 9 mg in
the morning, this is with my Lamictyl and
Lexapro, and Klonopin for anxiety.
Hopefully this combination will work
because I'm so tired of things not
working. I've gotten hopeless and really
down the past couple of weeks - doubling
up on therapy and visits to my pdoc. I'm
afraid I won't be able to function at work
later this week when I go in.
