So I was on haloperidol depot injection and the last one was 3 weeks ago and I got injected with 75mg Invega a week ago. I felt unstable first few days while adjusting and I know it takes few weeks to work for positive sympyoms, but had like sedation and other side effects already kicked in? Am I going to get more drowsy while the med starts working?
i have never been on either so i cant really respond. I am going to go back on the depot/injections though probably because Im tired of remembering or forgetting to take the pills and they are probably more effective by injection–Im medication resistant or oppositional i think or thats part of the illness because i cant convince myself to stay on the meds–my halluciantions became too real. i dont believe reality is just physical–and it doesnt help when it all blurs together because abilify does help me it keeps me stable and grounded–in a better mood not derpessed and i can communicate. if I went ioff it the world would change i dont want the world to change and it wouldnt be something I could control–like so I tried a month off the medication so I was one month no psyche meds- i relapsed on drugs, i tried detox and they knocked me out with valium because i was still trying to escape schizophrenia
either the valium or lack of pscyhe meds i started having recurring moments i would wake up and or be half asleep and there would be a room full of ghost people all staring at me and i keep obsessing about it–this started my last day in rehab/detox when I left and the next day I was on the ICU dying so like i dont think they were ghosts but they were lke living healthy poeple acting completely normal with the same expressions all just normal walking around and stuff completely mute and not ttalking then resting and staring at me and i would wake up raching out and thinkikng people were around or watching me…
I dont want to derail this thread but this has never happened to me before and its bothering me can so someone explain this were theses episodes or symptoms of scihzophrenia returning…
I am considering going on the monthly injection so it doesnt happen I am back on abilify and the half awake hallcuiantipons went away already
It was sort of like I was being watched over by people on the otherside. Thats why its really bothering me…
I’m on the 100 mg Haldol shot. I have more energy now than when I was taking 15 mg of the Haldol pills
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Go for the shot dear friend. I’ve been on the Clopixol depo for 27 years and trust me you’ll get used to it.
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Thanks @columbus