Invega Sustenna. Miracle schizophrenia cure?

So I took Invega Sustenna, it stopped the voices, it was great - I just felt cure of schizophrenia… And people were right about it stopping the voices.
However, am thought 2 weeks into my first month dosage and the voices are slowly coming back; is this normal (for those taking the drug)? Will the second month dosage make a difference or should I just expect to live with - repeating voices stopped, but commenting voices never leave)

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Better ask your Dr. Maybe you need a higher dose?

Oh also it can take up to a month for symptoms to disappear. Thats how it was for me with Abilify.

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I’m on invega sustenna, it helps some but I still have voices. It depends on the severity of your schizophrenia. I suggest keeping your stress levels low since stress aggravates symptoms.

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How long have you been taking it?

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Yeah, I think so too, because the last dosage was lower than the first one

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Since 2019, 234mg along side other anti-psychotics.

That’s disappointing… Really hoped Invega could be permanent; but am not complaining, Because of it, I can sleep in peace without hearing the loud noises outside speak

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Thanks, just wanted to make sure

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You know I understand. People with an illness such as schizophrenia dream of a day we can be cured, but we can only massage the mind in hopes some pangs can be less. Anyway, Of course, dude! Hopefully, overtime the medication can stabilize and default on a low voice low hallucination state.

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Hey, did ability get rid of everything? And wtf, it costs $900 for just 30 days worth of tablets? wtf

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I’m on invega susstenna at 156mg per month, it’s the only antipsychotic besides risperidone that I can handle without side effects. It really put a stop to the voices and delusional thinking it’s like a cure to me. What dose are you on? You may just need an increase.

I’m on invega sustenna I still have voices but they are low and controlled

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Yes but after 8yrs it caused shopping addiction and had to stop it. Here its 50$CAD/month.

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Lol 50CAD… I might be visiting Ontario soon. @Aziz are you 100% sure about being completely cured
Heard the same talk on Invega Sustenna… Noone really mention it just gets rid of the repeating voices

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$50CAD?

Invega sustenna costs over $500CAD per shot

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What you mean by that? It improved my positive and negative symptoms but I was still not as good as before sz.

Yea, my Risperdal is 28$CAD/month. We have free healthcare in Canada so meds are really cheap and some are free. My bp and cholesterol meds are like 3-4$CAD/month each lol

I know risperdal is cheap. If I lost all insurance benefits I would go on that next.

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Invega Sustenna put me through akathisia hell for 9 months. Definitely not a miracle cure. I was pacing in circles in the garage all day contemplating suicide.

Only works for certain people, as is the case with many antipsychotics.

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