Naer
January 20, 2015, 11:47pm
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How exactly. Been on invega for a few months, now got a script for maintena
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Do you know why the switch? Was the Invega not working?
Paliperidone or Invega:
Paliperidone, sold under the trade name Invega among others, is a dopamine antagonist and 5-HT2A antagonist of the atypical antipsychotic class of medications. It is marketed by Janssen Pharmaceutica. Invega is an extended release formulation of paliperidone that uses the OROS extended release system to allow for once-daily dosing. Paliperidone is mainly used to treat schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. It is also used to treat mania and at lower doses as maintenance for bipolar disorder....
Aripiprazole or Abilify:
Aripiprazole, sold under the brand name Abilify among others, is an atypical antipsychotic. It is recommended and primarily used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Other uses include as an add-on treatment in major depressive disorder, tic disorders, and irritability associated with autism. According to a Cochrane review, evidence for the oral form in schizophrenia is not sufficient to determine effects on general functioning. Additionally, because many people droppe Side eff...
Naer
January 21, 2015, 6:52pm
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I asked for a change cause loss of male potency that I thought if I stuck with invega for a couple of months I would overcome, which wasn’t the case
I have read of this happening with Invega Sustenna and my son seemed to have that issue while on it. He is now on oral Invega and doesn’t seem to have that issue anymore.
Hopefully others on the forum will chime in with their experiences.