This is my reply to someone who PM'd me.
Hi [redacted], thanks for the message. FYI, I generally hate this website because of the way the admins run it (insecurely) and so I would encourage you to not depend on me as a resource. It would also be better for you to ask these questions in the invega sustenna public thread (if you haven't already); I will copy/paste my response to you into the public thread so that other people in similar situations can benefit from the answers.
I don't know what "xeplion" is, but I was given something called invega sustenna.
After about 10 months or so I started to notice the effects to noticeably wear off. After two years the effects were mostly gone.
I was also given anti-depressants because Invega made me suicidal (first Effexor, then Welbutrin in addition to Effexor). I am convinced that anti-depressants are pretty much just placebo in terms of fixing depression, but I mention it because they do mess with your head and do come with side effects.
As far as getting better, if you had only two shots well that's good news because that's exactly how many they gave me and I was able to recover.
My recommendations for getting better are:
1. Take time off to relax and do simple exercise like walking, biking, swimming. As much as you need. I took all of 2012 off.
2. Eat healthy. That means: avoid all fast food. Try going vegetarian. Eat plenty of vegetables. Explore foods you've never tried before at Whole Foods and see how they make you feel. Make sure to take Vitamin B Complex. Avoid all junk food.
3. Take care of yourself. Pamper yourself. If you want to watch things on YouTube for several hours then watch things on YouTube for several hours, or whatever else appeals to you.
4. Make sure you are surrounded by people who love you.
5. Try experimenting with nootropics, but make sure to do them right (common mistake for example is to take piracetam without proper amount of choline). If you decide to try this, do plenty of research first. I did take nootropics as a way of self-medicating after the imbecile "professionals" nearly killed me.
6. If you consider yourself intelligent, don't let people make you doubt yourself and become subservient to an imbecile psychiatrist. Those people are way over-valued in our society. Especially in some parts of the country, they think they know more than they actually do, and this arrogance and ignorance causes them to either kill or maim people. Pity them. Good psychiatrists do exist, but depending on where you are you may find it better to go to a General Practitioner.
7. Be patient. Force your perspective and interpretation to change so that you view the whole thing as a forced vacation.
Hope that helps!
Much love,
Starkid
