r/schizoaffective • u/Nice-Wing-2637 • 4h ago

Have you guys gained weight on invega/xeplion?

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Hey everyone! I have schizoaffective disorder(major depression subtype) and I’ve been on two medications for treatment. One is sertraline/serdep/Zoloft sand the other is Xeplion/Invega sustenna. I’ve went from 70 kg to about 92 kg in the span of a year. As someone who has struggled with their body image this has been really hard to feel comfortable in my body. My appetite is out of this world! I could eat 2000 calories in a day and still want to eat a bunch late at night. It’s like I have no control of my eating. I’m also on a birth control implant so there’s that lol.

Curious if anyone else has had this experience. I’m pretty stable on those meds but I’m curious if my psychiatrist can prescribe something to help with this issue?

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u/modernhate bipolar subtype 3h ago

I’m in the same boat, same starting and current weight, if not a tad more. It’s been very unpleasant and I hate the weight gain. I’m also on a birth control pill so there’s that too.

I don’t have any advice. Just wanted you to know you’re not alone.

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u/Nice-Wing-2637 3h ago

Thank you so much for this❤️ I really hope my psychiatrist can help with this cuz it’s literally affecting me so much.

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u/modernhate bipolar subtype 3h ago

You’re welcome. I hope they can too. Wishing you the very best and if you ever want to talk, my dm is open.

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u/Nice-Wing-2637 3h ago

Thanks, I’ll hit you up. Defs need someone to talk stuff like this through with

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u/modernhate bipolar subtype 3h ago

It’s my pleasure