Elimination

[OzzyEcer]

Hi,

I used Invega Sustenna 156 mg for 10 months.My diagnosis is Major Depression.I've been off for almost 14 months.At month 4 I feel a little bit better but now drug is not eliminated completely yet.I'm 22 years old.My height is 1.91m.Weight is 120 kg.Please give me approximately elimination time.

Thank you.

[Paxiled]

First, this is for schizophrenia, so I'm wondering why you were taking it for depression.  But doctors do get to use drugs once they're approved for whatever they want to.  I did a little checking, which you can do with the good old Google, and this drug doesn't store in the liver much, so it's long gone from your system.  Why do you think it's not?  What you may be experiencing is a withdrawal from discontinuing the drug.  I don't know if you did it abruptly or tapered off, as this drug is often injected, but drugs that affect brain neurotransmitters can be hard to stop taking for many people.  Whatever you're feeling, I don't think it's the drug still being in your system after this much time.

[Paxiled]

I guess I didn't explain this enough -- the brain becomes used to being on these drugs, and can have a very hard time returning to working naturally -- the drugs force the brain to work artificially.  This drug works on both serotonin and dopamine receptors, and the brain gets used to it and can have a difficult time going back to working without the drug.  This can happen with any drug that targets brain neurotransmitters.

[OzzyEcer]

I road a document about this drug.I don't remember so much now but I think Norway drug instute prepare this document.I read I must stay at least 1.5 years to eliminate completely and  I I see a forum in www.bluelight.com about elimination.Many people got this problem.I'll wait till when the time show this.

Thank you.