trying to feel love on anti-psychotics (Invega)

[hoodi]

I'm emotionally attached to girls who I met before I started medication. I have two new girls that tick lots of boxes but I don't find myself emotionally attached. I feel as if this medication has taken away my feeling of love and I cannot love new people.

On top of that I'm experiencing the sexual side effects of Invega SUstenna. Since I'm not sexually active this dosen't concern me, however I find that holding hands, kissing, touching one another no longer gives me the euphoria it used to. Which makes it impossible to feel true love.

Next problem, those girls who I'm attached to (1st no longer likes me), (2nd just got a boyfriend who isn't me) so I cannot even persue a relationship to see if that attraction builds up, however I feel like I'm screwed because before medication holding hands used to drive me sexually crazy. Now nothing

Yes, I know this is really common with psychriatric meds. I quit lexapro to hopefully improve this but so far nothing. I only have 100mg Invega Sustena shot a month. I want to lower this to 50 or 25mg and hope for the best. My schitzophenia symptoms where very weak to almost not present. The main symptoms I experienced were visual hallicinations on two occassions (shapes over my vision with high feeling but no drugs (I'm clean, always have always will been), very poor concerntration (thought blocking), dissacociating with people, dream like feelings, and extreme panic.

I'm risking all that to feel natural again But these meds have me distant from what life is all about Even though there supposed to help me be around people it's like they cancel each other out.

When I hug this girl, that ticks lots of boxes I feel nothing

When I hug or hold-hands with the girl I and am emotionally/mentally attached to and used to sexually like, I feel nothing

I feel like I want to be around these people, but don't have a solid connection with them. I know there more than friends because I want to hang around this girl who just got a new boyfriend so much. But just cannot make that sexual connection.

I know that's a good thing now because before I could say anything she has a new boyfriend but it's the same with other girls.

[crtclms]

Hi, I am moving this to the medication side effects sub-forum of the medications forum, as side effects seem to be the focus of your post. As you said, sexual side effects are a problem with medication, so you will get more feedback about them on the medications forum. You might also want to poke around the Anti-psychotics sub-forum.

[kittyloaf]

I've never tried invega but I was on risperdal which is a similar drug. It killed my sex drive but as I was on multiple meds I didn't realize it was the risperdal until I had to quit taking it...and my sex drive showed up a couple weeks later.

You should tell your prescribing doctor your concerns as he or she would know if it's OK for you to lower your dosage or try another antipsychotic.

[meganhalley]

I was on the pill form of Invega, and it murdered my sex drive and pretty much turned me into a zombie all the way around. I'd bring it up with your doctor.