How can I get off my injection and just take the pills?

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I cant just stop going for treatment because I still need other medicine, but I don’t want to be on the injection anymore. I think I can take my meds as prescribed, depending on the dosage. how can I persuade my treatment team? This is absolutely ridiculous being up at 4am and having the meds hinder my concentration, and ability to sleep!

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You have to be compliant, that’s about it.

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thanks, I feel like I am

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For me pills are 10 times better than the injections.

I hated injections

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how long were you on an injection for?

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Cant remember quite awhile…

It wasn’t abilify though it was xeplion ( invega sustena)

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But yea I’ll never take injections again…

They just not for me

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I’m on Invega sustenna, I don’t like adjusting to it every month, then by the time I do its time for another one or I suddenly get symptoms. Its a never ending cycke

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Maybe express that, the next time you talk to the doc’s.

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ok, I hope my insurance covers Invega pills

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Invega sustena is alot more than pills.

It’s actually a really expensive med.

The pills are much cheaper I think

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ok thanks 1515151515

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I just looked up the prices and Invega pills just for one dosage costs over $1,000!!

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Not true, they are expensive-I pay 155 a month, but it’s not 1000 per dose.

I prefer Invega pills over the injection. If you have more questions you can ask me.

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Call me mis-informed but ive been always under the impression you get less side-affects with an injection rather than pills? TBH i dont really understand why you wanna switch back? One jab - and you can forget about it!?

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Yes the reminder taking pills for sz every morning spinned me out. The injection is much better, more freedom when you don’t plan a 3 months hiking trip in wuppwupp.

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I guess your right @Naarai, the chances of me being compliant on invega pills are slim. I’ll have one bad day and go off it, then I’ll lose insight like I always do. I have to think logically about this situation and not trust myself when it comes to meds. I find it hard enough taking the 4 other meds a night. Sometimes I don’t even know what I’m taking and I just count to make sure there are 6 pills in my hand

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The i njection is better if you get it every 3 weeks. Thwre is no breakthrough symptoms then. I just can’t make it to pick up my injection every 3 weeks so had to go back to 4.

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I’m worried about high prolactin and I’ll miss my menstrual cycle. I have my pdoc in the middle of this month and I guess I’ll tell her to go through with it. I’m just being stubborn. I just wanted to see how this typical AP would work before I did anything

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Missing my period is one reaso. I love it!

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