Invega User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Sme...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 14, 2022

For Schizoaffective Disorder "Invega has been a long journey for me. I started with the pill and the injection, while I finished my bachelor's degree (Woohoo Sociology!). I used only the injection and continued the injection for quite some years. I had several doctors encourage my thoughts about wanting to detox off the meds and convince me I was safe to do so. This always resulted in a terrible relapse of symptoms of psychosis and schizoaffective disorder. I finally came to the conclusion (hospitalization number lost count) I would not try to escape from my medication, as every time I take it the way I am supposed to, my day goes by fairly smoothly and successfully. I definitely encourage people to experiment with different atypicals prescribed by their doctor or NP to figure out what helps them best. For now, I have found Invega, and it has helped me so much in life. I have been able to find a full-time job with benefits and unlimited PTO! Moved to my dream location near the mountains and go rock climbing."

• Shu...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 29, 2017

For Schizoaffective Disorder "I am a victim of bad diagnosis, my brain scan has revealed a normal brain. I have suffered from concussion, which has led to irritable behavior, nothing else. My medical practitioner is not honest, I am 62 years old, and this drug is not indicated for my age. I have had differences with my family and disputes in property, which has led to unethical relations to force this treatment on me. It's voluntary to go to psychiatric institutions, but I have been forced into it. In the past, I was treated with clozapine, which led to tumors in my stomach and bone pain. I have also been treated with olanzapine, which caused insulin-resistant diabetes. I have treated side effects with citrus peels and high doses of vitamins for diabetes and Tibetan medicine for tumors."

• Kod...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 20, 2020

For Schizophrenia "On this for Bipolar 2, and I can honestly say this drug has made a huge difference in my life. I'm on 4.5 mg daily. I could use more, but I experienced a lack of vaginal sensation when I took 6 mg. I have more energy, my suicidal ideation is the lowest it's ever been. I do feel a little foggy sometimes, but I'd rather deal with that than my symptoms. Within the first couple of days of taking it, I had the most productive days I had in months. I actually keep my place a lot cleaner now. It's easier for me to do things like go to work and meet goals. My breasts did get a little bigger, just enough to need a bigger bra, but small enough that the bigger bra is still a lot too big, lol. I have not experienced lactation like a lot of others have. I do experience vaginal dryness as well, however, in my opinion, the positives of this drug outweigh the negatives. I love this drug and recommend it."

• Nat...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 13, 2023

For Schizoaffective Disorder "I love this drug. It saved my life. The only bad side effect is I can't sleep and have no sex drive, but this drug took the voices away and no paranoia anymore. I love it, it made my life a million times better. I would probably be dead by now if I had stayed on the other meds I was on. I go out all the time, and I have totally learned to take care of myself. I don't feel like my brain is foggy like the other drugs I've been on. I was really depressed for years and tried killing myself four times on the other drugs I have been on. Invega has totally taken my depression away. I am happy for the longest period of my life. I had a mental illness for 29 years and was depressed for 25 of the years, but since I have been on the Invega, no depression at all. Invega is the best thing that has ever happened in my life."

• Anonymous
• February 28, 2011

"My son has autism. Like many with autism, he has meltdowns. However, his meltdowns are violent. He had been taking Abilify for 4 years, and it worked GREAT! However, he started having muscle spasms. So the doctor switched him to Invega. He loves it! He does NOT like feeling out of control. It gives him the control over his emotions he likes without the muscle spasms."

• Anonymous
• July 27, 2022

For Schizophrenia "Before I took Invega injections, I was motivated about life in general. Ever since, I've experienced erectile dysfunction, emotional numbness, blank mind, memory blankness on 150 dose and 75 dose. I wouldn't recommend this drug, maybe only to people who have drug addictions. The side effects outweigh the gains."

• Syn...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 14, 2022

For Schizoaffective Disorder "I have major depression with psychotic features. After the first day on Invega, I fell asleep through all my alarms for work. Stopped by a Starbucks to go to the bathroom, and I passed out inside Starbucks and again in the bathroom. My husband had to pick me up and drive me home. Strangely, I wasn't feeling like this until after I left for work. It literally hurt me out of nowhere."

• Kwa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 28, 2024

"I am on it for bipolar disorder, and it’s so far the best drug I’ve been on. Makes me feel like a kid again. Everything is fun for me again. I get the shot and take 6 mg of it in the pill form. I’m the first review for bipolar disorder. But I can attest, after trying many drugs, this one was the best."

• Tin...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 20, 2022

For Schizophrenia "First, schizophrenia is a hallucination disorder caused by a defective gene responsible for glutathione S-transferase, which detoxifies a naturally occurring hallucinogen in the body. I showed my shrink a nutraceutical program that maximally cures schizophrenia. He said, go to med school. The tranquilizer does not address the hallucinogen, but it does plug up all the neurotransmitters that are affected by the hallucinogen. I’ve been taking Invega Sustenna for 5-7 years, and yes, half-life is a month; it causes brain damage, and nobody has enough money to file a class action. It gives you limp dick or broken menstrual cycles, and relapsing off the medication causes withdrawal syndrome that is more dangerous than crack withdrawals. The alternative to any drug like this is living on the street and under bridges, living with emotional variety from lunatic to fanatic, losing touch with reality and terrorized by hallucinations."

• lip...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 5, 2020

For Schizoaffective Disorder "I took it often when I was diagnosed with the condition. In the beginning of the treatment, I took Invega 3 mg, and after some time I took 6 mg. I felt most of the time sick and dehydrated. It seems to me that the absorption is hard, and not too much effective. Xeplion is another story, much more effective and without significant collateral effects."

• Anonymous
• March 12, 2010

For Schizophrenia "Invega is a great medication. I can speak more clearly and think more thoroughly. I've felt better about myself in almost 2 years, and I've been on this medication for about 2 weeks! I would recommend it to anyone with this diagnosis!"

• Ano...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 23, 2020

For Schizophrenia "Have taken Invega for about 15 years for schizophrenia, then for depression, have tried others, but always quickly come back to this. Has a calming effect, but I still sometimes feel angry, which I have to use a thought-challenging app for. Unlike with the other antipsychotics I tried, I'm able to watch movies and read with this one. I feel very unmotivated often, though, and I've got some bipolar hypomania. Maybe I should try Vraylar, but trying to switch has been a terrible experience for me."

• Man...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 25, 2017

For Schizophrenia "I had been on Haldol before, which I am allergic to, and it caused wasting away disease. Invega was my last option, and it helped fix what Haldol seemed to have ruined and took away a lot of the scary stuff I was dealing with, like seeing people in my room. The only thing is I am still hearing voices, but they are mostly nice. I am on 234 mg a month."

• Fre...
• January 29, 2019

For Schizophrenia "My wife was diagnosed with schizophrenia and non-specific psychosis. Hearing voices... telling me I killed someone and as he was speaking to her from the corner of the room, telling her where he was buried. 'Can't you see him right there?' About 18 months of this and worse, a very dangerous situation. Sectioned 8 times through 2018. A therapist helping me mentioned a client that would throw TVs through windows, fighting, hearing voices, seeing things... Invega completely cured him. My wife knew she needed help and tried Invega. Within a couple of hours of taking the pill, she stopped hearing the voices, could read a book for the first time in years as she could finally focus. She is now taking shots along with the pills. She is better than I could have ever imagined. I couldn’t recommend Invega highly enough. There are very few side effects and her head is clear."

• Ram...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 5, 2021

For Schizoaffective Disorder "Our adopted son was born with prenatal alcohol exposure and has permanent brain damage. He was diagnosed with FAE and various other disorders associated with it. He has suffered from sleep issues, explosive rages, and psychosis. He has been prescribed over 40 different drugs with some disturbing side effects. He just started Invega Sustenna in March, and there was an immediate change in his mood and overall behaviors and is stable. He has now moved up to Trinza and is doing very well."

• Uni...
• March 9, 2021

For Schizoaffective Disorder "It started off OK. I had the feeling of the urge to talk all the time, but then I started to feel confined and restless. That went on for months but went away. It was going well until it raised my prolactin. I went on meds for that, and after a year, I'm back to normal. I have to get off because my glucose test is borderline, but I'm having diabetic symptoms. The pros were I get the tense edginess feeling in my body went away. I slept better. I didn't think everyone was out to get me. Social anxiety went down."

• Mar...
• May 13, 2017

For Schizophrenia "Was doing well on 4 mg risperidone but wanted to try an injectable long-acting med. Doctor suggested I start with Invega oral to be sure it would work. Tried 6 mg Invega for a month but never felt as good as with risperidone. Made me depressed, tired, insomnia, and even had some breakthrough delusions. So glad I didn't go straight to injections. Restarted risperidone and feel good again. It must work for some people but not for me. No data anywhere comparing Invega to risperidone, which is odd because the drugs are related. No evidence this is a better drug than risperidone."

• Mic...
• April 20, 2017

For Schizoaffective Disorder "After taking 6 mg Invega for 3 years, I asked my physician what was making me gain so much weight. He told me it was the Invega and suggested I stop taking it. So I stopped taking it the next day! That was horrible advice (to quit cold turkey), but I lost 40 pounds in 2 months. I kept the weight off until I developed psychosis/delusional thinking. After about 6 months and a suicide attempt, I am back on it but shots only. Within 2 months I gained the 40 pounds back and gained an additional 40 lbs, making it a total of 80 lbs gained. Time for something else! I am in pain from bad knees and can hardly walk now. Great mood helper but terrible on the body!"

• dan...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 28, 2018

For Schizoaffective Disorder "As soon as I took this drug, I was happy enough. The rushing thoughts began to subdue. I will say one thing - if you're going to take this, be careful, there are some sucky side effects like weight gain. I didn't get the weight gain, but I did get low libido, and it got a little better once I stopped taking it completely and went back on. I still have some high blood pressure, high white blood cell count, and high cholesterol, so watch that. So that's all my side effects. One more thing: don't let these punks mess you around - once you're on it, they might try making your life a drug-induced nightmare. It's your body, your choice, if it works, you will know. If you're really bad, stick to a low dose and test if it's the right drug for you. Then you're not going to get one: addicted and two: not aware of if it's the right drug for you. I'm on a 3 mg tablet now, and I hope to go cold turkey soon after 6 months. Wish me luck."

• Mgn...
• October 13, 2016

For Schizophrenia "Been on Invega for two weeks, 9 mg, weigh 130 and 5' 8''. Just started my loading dose of injection, 234 mg. Does not help me sleep, I'm on rendering 15 mg for sleep. Had heart palpitations only once and hope not to have it again. Since starting the shot, I've been OK. Paranoia is at a minimal and mood is stable. Seems to be going good."

• Anonymous
• July 26, 2020

For Schizophrenia "Feel very demotivated, forgetting words more often. Took most of the voices away for most days but would still have spikes on certain days. Not sure if I would recommend this or not after reading the rest of the reviews. Been on and off it for 2-3 years but took it for a consecutive 8 months."

• dha...
• March 30, 2012

For Bipolar Disorder "Invega has gotten rid of my mania at 75 mg monthly injection. However, the side effects are much more than lithium or valproic acid, and it is much worse on the body. So I think it is really better to just take a mood stabilizer, so I am thinking of switching to lithium or valproic acid. I will try to reduce to the lowest injection, which is 50 mg monthly. I am using it as a monotherapy. It, along with Risperdone injection, are the only long-lasting injections available. So they force it on me because they don't"

• Nev...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 1, 2022

For Schizoaffective Disorder "Started this medication 10 years ago at initial diagnosis of schizophrenia, as I had constant hospitalizations. Didn't gain weight, just feel flat and couldn't pay attention to anything requiring attention span of a few minutes. I used to watch Netflix, now I can't sustain more than 5-10 minutes into a movie before I find my mind wandering all over the place. Spoke with my prescriber, and he just repeats that 'Hey, it's worked for others with your disability.' I dread my once-every-three-month injections, as my psychosis seems to peak directly following my injections. Terrible medication, and I feel that surely the prescribers are pocketing something from handing this terrible medication out."

• ER2...
• June 4, 2016

For Schizophrenia "I have been using Invega for less than a year. The reason I appealed to this medication was because it was the only extended-release medication on the market. What this means is that the medication slowly released into our body within 24 hours. Other medications, when you take them, hit our body straight away to the top and gradually decrease the medication in our body. I find that it is good as it gives less severe side effects, as the medication in our body is at a constant level. I don't have any major side effects from this medication other than depression and insomnia, but that is in general related to my unresolved personal life issues. My prolactin level is lower compared to when I was on Solian. Less lethargic and sleepy."

• Who...
• March 2, 2017

For Schizoaffective Disorder "Exceedingly dry mouth causing broken sleep and frequent drinks, blood sugar ebbs and reduced stamina, encourages me to eat up to five times a day. Osteoarthritis worsens with the dryness, however, mentally stable. Wary of this drug being only a stopgap and apprehensive about what's next on the medication menu as all have unbearable side effects."