[99fairies]

I'm on the invega shot and it comes with a lot of negative side effects for me (all AP's do). The one I can't live with is the sore stiff muscles. It gets so bad I can hardly move. I rely heavily on my side effect med (procycladine) and on it I feel fine. The problem is that I have one more day worth of this med and then I will be on my own with all the pain. The manufacturers ran out and my pharmacist can't find anymore anywhere until next month or even November. I can't wait that long. I've tried Two other side effect meds and they did not help at all. Do any of you know if there are more out there that helps?

[Guiness187055]

Just a shot in the dark (no pun intended) what about a muscle relaxer like soma or flexiril.

[99fairies]

I'm trying to get in contact with my pdoc to see if that's an option. Thanks for mentioning that.

[BeyondtheRainbow]

I've had valium help temporarily with muscle stiffness. I only had it because it was a PRN but it helped a lot while I waited to get in to see my pdoc to get a script for something else.

[99fairies]

All I have is klonopin. Still waiting to hear back from my pdoc. I took my last dose yesterday... getting scared of the pain that is waiting for me. Being in pain really messes with my mood too.

[Wild Coyote]

I am sorry you are going through this.

I was doing a trial of Haldol last year and had severe dystonia which was relieved with Benadryl. I imagine you've already tried this.

I used the liquid so I could titrate the dose, keeping it as low as possible while still giving me relief.

I am not a doctor, obviously; so, please check with your doctor and/or pharmacist.

Please also check for med interactions if/when choosing an over-the-counter remedy.

I hope you get some good news soon!


WC

[99fairies]

My pdoc got back to me. He wants me to try cogentin again. I was on it a few years ago and it didn't help that much and it made me dumb as a box of rocks...no short term memory. But I'm desperate enough to try anything at this point!

[boogiesmash]

Originally Posted by 99fairies

My pdoc got back to me. He wants me to try cogentin again. I was on it a few years ago and it didn't help that much and it made me dumb as a box of rocks...no short term memory. But I'm desperate enough to try anything at this point!

Hmmmmmm. Interesting. I got prescribed congentin for sweating too much. What dosage did you get? I’m on 1 mg 2x a day.

[99fairies]

Same as you. It's supposed to help with dystonia. We'll see! I just took my first dose.

[boogiesmash]

Dystonia? What’s that?

[99fairies]

Ridged and spasms in muscles. Involintary muscle movements. Google it if you want a better explanation without all the spelling errors.

[~Christina]

I hope the cogentin is helpful. Muscle pain from psych meds sucks !

[Shazerac]

From Wikipedia:

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder syndrome in which sustained or repetitive muscle contractions result in twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal fixed postures.[1] The movements may resemble a tremor. Dystonia is often intensified or exacerbated by physical activity, and symptoms may progress into adjacent muscles.[2]

[99fairies]

Cogentin is not working. I'm in so much pain. I kinda just wanna die.

[wildflowerchild25]

I'm so sorry 99fairies. I don't know what to say. I know you can't just stop taking invega, it has to leave your system. I hope you get relief somehow soon.

[ComfortablyNumb5]

I’m sorry you’re going through this. I’ve had meds do this before and it was horrible trying to sleep while your muscles were pretty much flexing all night! I actually got cramps and spasms in my legs from it. I can’t remember exactly which med did It seeing as I’ve been on so many different ones. I would suggest a magnesium supplement before bed. Also, valerian root helps me relax nicely before bed too. Maybe a hot bath with Epsom salts. I’ve really been trying and studying vitamins lately and there’s a lot of trial and error and money wasted but valerian root and magnesium are keepers for me. When all else fails, I take Benadryl but it takes a high amount to get the relaxing benefits though. But I also take 300 mg seroquel at night but it doesn’t have a muscle relaxing effect for me. When I was going through this, even 900 mg didn’t work!