FWIW, Invega did not touch my daughters symtoms like Risperdal did. She tried Invega a good 6-weeks with no luck (got up to 6mgs), then her pdoc switched her back to Risperdal with much better success.
Kathleen Smith, 47 - Support group BP11 Married to Steve, 48, husband of 23-years. Have 4-daughters together, and reside on the central coast in CA Katelyn 23, lives at home and attends local Univ - graduating in Dec !!!!!!!!!! Brooke 21, attending Cal Poly - living the dorm life ;) Jillian 18, lives at home (but wishes she didn't), smart as a whip, mood issues, attending our local Jr. College - bulimic-no meds Megan 11, lives at home, dx at age 6.5 w/mood disorder nos, ODD and some sort of eating disorder/compulsion n.o.s. Attends our local Elementary school, 6th grade - no services YET Current meds: Lamictal 200mg, Risperdal .5mg am & 1mg at pm, SeroquelXR 200mgs am and 200mgs pm Meds she's been on before, but didn't work: Lithium - tried it twice, did not tolerate it, said it didn't make her feel "right". Depakote - had a paradoxical reaction - self harm, angry, mean, hated self. Abilify - Internal restlessness (awful)....was never settled or content. Equetro - didn't work Lexapro - made angry in a split second, sexual, driven, awful. Luvox - Initally looked promising.....3-weeks into it became extra compulsive, angry. Focalin - Risk taking behavior, defiant, angry, WOUND up....awful
My daughter is primarily depressed rather than manic. Invega Sustenna (substained release Invega) stablized her within a week of her first injection. First injection was 156mg (equivalent to 9mg daily). Her second injection, which was 1 week after the first was 117mg (equivalent to 6mg daily). Her monthly dose is 39mg (equivalent to 1.5mg daily).
Invega Sustenna is also available in 78mg (equivalent to 3mg daily) and 234mg (equivalent to 12mg daily). In adults with Schitzophrinia rhe first dose is 234mg followed a week later by 156mg. The recommended monthly dose is 117mg. There is no dosing standards for Bipolar and children as it is not approved for bipolar or children. Daily Invega is also not approved for Bipolar or children. It is approved for Schitzoaffective disorder in adults, which Invega Sustenna is not.
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Beth in CA DH - Husband & Father DD 16.6 - BP II, NVLD, GAD, Borderline Personality Traits and gifted Invega Sustenna 39mg monthly, Topamax 50mg AM & PM & Lunesta 2mg PRN IEP for ED & SLD - 11th grade on Home Hospital awaiting placement in a Theraputic Day School
FWIW, Invega did not touch my daughters symtoms like Risperdal did. She tried Invega a good 6-weeks with no luck (got up to 6mgs), then her pdoc switched her back to Risperdal with much better success.
Kathleen Smith, 47 - Support group BP11
Married to Steve, 48, husband of 23-years. Have 4-daughters together, and reside on the central coast in CA
Katelyn 23, lives at home and attends local Univ - graduating in Dec !!!!!!!!!!
Brooke 21, attending Cal Poly - living the dorm life ;)
Jillian 18, lives at home (but wishes she didn't), smart as a whip, mood issues, attending our local Jr. College - bulimic-no meds
Megan 11, lives at home, dx at age 6.5 w/mood disorder nos, ODD and some sort of eating disorder/compulsion n.o.s.
Attends our local Elementary school, 6th grade - no services YET
Current meds:
Lamictal 200mg, Risperdal .5mg am & 1mg at pm, SeroquelXR 200mgs am and 200mgs pm
Meds she's been on before, but didn't work:
Lithium - tried it twice, did not tolerate it, said it didn't make her feel "right".
Depakote - had a paradoxical reaction - self harm, angry, mean, hated self.
Abilify - Internal restlessness (awful)....was never settled or content.
Equetro - didn't work
Lexapro - made angry in a split second, sexual, driven, awful.
Luvox - Initally looked promising.....3-weeks into it became extra compulsive, angry.
Focalin - Risk taking behavior, defiant, angry, WOUND up....awful
My daughter is primarily depressed rather than manic. Invega Sustenna (substained release Invega) stablized her within a week of her first injection. First injection was 156mg (equivalent to 9mg daily). Her second injection, which was 1 week after the first was 117mg (equivalent to 6mg daily). Her monthly dose is 39mg (equivalent to 1.5mg daily).
Invega Sustenna is also available in 78mg (equivalent to 3mg daily) and 234mg (equivalent to 12mg daily). In adults with Schitzophrinia rhe first dose is 234mg followed a week later by 156mg. The recommended monthly dose is 117mg. There is no dosing standards for Bipolar and children as it is not approved for bipolar or children. Daily Invega is also not approved for Bipolar or children. It is approved for Schitzoaffective disorder in adults, which Invega Sustenna is not.
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Beth in CA
DH - Husband & Father
DD 16.6 - BP II, NVLD, GAD, Borderline Personality Traits and gifted
Invega Sustenna 39mg monthly, Topamax 50mg AM & PM & Lunesta 2mg PRN
IEP for ED & SLD - 11th grade on Home Hospital awaiting placement in a Theraputic Day School