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I just stopped Wellbutrin because it had run its course, now been on Vybrid for 2 weeks it is not helping me at all. Wonder if it is the right "class" of antidepressants for me , Im only experiencing side affects, no happiness at the least bit. ## Hello, Bri! How are you? It may take 4 to 6 weeks for it to reach its full level of efficacy in your body and, if you just abruptly stopped the Wellbutrin, you may also be dealing with some withdrawal and rebound effects, too. Thus, it really would be best to give it a few weeks, before deciding on whether or not it works for you. Its common side effects may include nausea, dizziness, headache and dry mouth. Is there anything else I can help with?

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If someone is being treated with fluvoxamine and are then diagnosed with graves disease could the fluvoxamine also be treating the graves disease? ## Hi Rhonda, Fluvoxamine is an antidepressant, so I don't think it will fully treat an autoimmune disorder like Graves Disease. It may however be beneficial for treating certain symptoms associated with Graves Disease, such as anxiety and other things relating to hyperthyroidism. Learn More: Fluvoxamine Details I hope this helps to answer your question! Have you had any success using this particular medication in the past? ## I'm totally stressed out do to back pain, I'm so mixed up I just got put on GABAPENTIN 500MG/PYRIDOXINE10mg two every night what is this drug use for? (Stress) but I'm also on VENLAFAXINE 150 mg one a/da...

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Does Stalopam plus also work as a sleep medicine? If not, how does it help with sleep disorder? ## This medication contains the antidepressant Escitalopram and the benzodiazepine Clonazepam, both of them can cause drowsiness as side effects, so yes, it can help with a sleep disorder, for some people. It also carries the risk of being habit forming and may cause other side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth and irritability. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I am going off Wellbutrin and have started Viibryd I have terrible lethargy. I feel like I am carrying around 15 pounds of led. Anyone experience this? ## Hello, Bri! How are you? It is likely due to a combination of some withdrawal effects and some new side effects, but things should improve in a few weeks, once your body adjusts. The normal side effects for Viibryd may include nausea, dizziness, dry mouth and weight changes. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I found a pill in my sons bedroom and it has an imperint of M and 51 underneath or it. I just wanted to know if its a narcotic? ## Hello, Jack! How are you? No, this tablet actually contains 25mgs of Amitriptyline, which is an antidepressant. Side effects may include nausea, dizziness, dry mouth and weight changes. Is there anything else I can help with?

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Is there anyone out there who didnt see any improvement in their symptoms of depression and anxiety until they reached 40 Mgs please let me know I'm on 20 for over two no improvement please let me know ## Have been on it for 9 days, starting with the 10 mg. NO improvement. Supposed to be fast acting. I am weaning off starting tomorrow after taking 1st 20 mg yesterday morning and waking up at 3 am to find I had had terrible diarrhea in my pajamas! I would rather be depressed and anxious than have to deal with that or any of the other multitudes of horrible side effects I have read about. ## I have been on Viibryd since Novemeber. It took a full 2 months for my depression episodes to subside. I still have anxiety and will address that next week at my appointment. ## Terri, Are you hav...

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Has anyone had success taking Wellbutrin and Viibrydd but not simultaneously? So far Viibryd is doing nothing for me and I have been on it for two weeks. Only have bad side affects, Wellbutrin worked good for me for years, but ran its course. ## Hello, Bri! How are you? It can take 4 to 6 weeks for these types of medications to reach their full level of effectiveness in your body to see if they are going to work for you. If there is still no effect, after that time period, then you'll likely need to switch to something else. This medication may cause side effects, such as nausea, drowsiness, dizziness, dry mouth and weight changes. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I normally recieve blue loritabs this month went to the pharmacy that didnt pay attention to scripts they were filling because they tried to double up a new antidepressent w another stronger antidepressant from my file that I no longer take cuz it makes me sick. So the pills I got this month are labeled the same Hydrocodon-acetaminophn 10-500 but are pink instead of blue and have a V on 1 side and 3600 on the other??? ## Hi gabby, In this case, it appears that both pills have the same dosage and are likely just manufactured by different companies. When you switch brand names, the drug itself doesn't change, but rather the binders or fillers that they put with it. Certain "inactive" ingredients that may or may not be present in each brand, are actually detrimental to how the ...

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I'm switching from zoloft to paxil. I was feeling very bad on zoloft. I'm still on zoloft as my psychiatrist is tapering me off of it by having me cut from 100 to 50 mg for 14 days and then that's it. I've been on the paxil for three days. How long will it take for the paxil to start overcoming the bad side effects and withdrawal of zoloft? ## Hello, Keithman! How are you? About 2 to 3 weeks and perhaps a month, before it reaches its full efficacy level in your body. Side effects may include nausea, dizziness, weight changes and dry mouth. Is there anything else I can help with? ## Its probably too late but it has become more apparent that Paxil can be problematic for alot. Includimg myself. I have been on it for 2 months and I started on 20mg and after a week I was to u...

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I am allergic to sulpha is there sulpha in lexamil? ## Hello, Tazz! How are you? No, this contains the active ingredient Escitalopram, which is an antidepressant. Its common side effects may include nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, headache and weight changes. Is there anything else I can help with? ## Yes also cause im allergic to sulpha medication if I get flu like throat and ear infection what antibiotics or over the counter products can I use.thank u for ypur response cause it is such a battle. Cant use almost anything, have to research

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Apart from gaining weight, I experience terrible aches in my shoulders, knees and feet. So much so that I can't even pick up my arms. Is this a side effect from Lexamil? It helps when I use Voltaren, but as soon as I stop it gets very bad. How long should one use Lexamil? I have been using it for anxiety attacks, and I rarely experience it any more. I have been on Lexamil for a month now. ## Lexamil contains the active ingredient Escitalopram. Based on your description it sounds like you may be experiencing severe muscle stiffness; which is a side effect that should be reported to your doctor immediately. Side effects of Escitalopram can include: nausea diarrhea constipation changes in libido or ability drowsiness increased sweating dizziness heartburn stomach pain excessive tiredne...

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it is a small white capsule. citalopram hydrobromide ## You didn't provide enough information for me to verify what this is, but if you are certain is Citalopram, then it is an antidepressant, a generic for Celexa. ## sorry it is citalopram and it is giving me all side effects, almost everyone. ## I have a sleeping disorder whereby my conscious state fights going to sleep but once I'm asleep my sleep state fights waking up. As a result I am awake most of the night and asleep most of the day. My Dr syas it is depression and wants to put me on Cilift but I read that Cilift actually can cause sleep disorders. Please advise? How long does it take for Cilift to actually start helping in general? ## Is Cilift addictive. My Dr has just told me to take it for a period of 6 months for so...

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Please let me know tapering off viibryd onto prozac no med has worked for me in a year and a half that I'm dealing with severe anxiety fears phobias trauma PTSD related to medical issues I only hope this works please any feedback help I have done therapy inpatient and out patient treatment I also am now prescribed klonopin up to three Mgs daily but it doesn't calm any of this ## Please is anyone using prozac and doing well help please any positive stories ## There's actually a few people on this site who've I seen give feedback after 15+ years of taking Prozac, finally switching to something else for better results. I haven't seen either of them post back lately, although the truth of the matter is, what works for them may not work the same way for anyone else. The e...

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can I take sertraline and norpseudoephedrine together? are there any dangers? ## Help, Yola! How are you? The biggest issue here is taking the Norpseudoephedrine if you're being treated for conditions like depression and anxiety with the Sertraline. It tends to be stimulating, so it can cause insomnia, elevated heart rate and etc. then a crash, when it starts to wear off that could cause anxiety and depression. It might be best not to use it, without your doctor's approval. Are there any other questions or concerns?

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Gained excessive weight while using cilit there a similar drug to ciliftthat i can use. One that will not make me gain weight ## Hello, Patsy! How are you? You may want to ask your doctor if Fluoxetine is available there. It's similar, being an SSRI antidepressant, but it actually holds weight steady or causes weight loss in some people. Other side effects may include nausea, dizziness and headache. Is there anything else I can help with?

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My husband takes Lexamil 10 mg for depression for 7days now. He just sits and stares and do not react to anything. Is there a natural or herbal replacement for this medicine. Its as if he has stopped living. Thanks ## Hello, Kotie! How is your husband doing? Is this the only medication that he's taking? Such side effects should wear off in a few weeks, once his body gets used to the medication. But it could be that this just isn't the right antidepressant for him and he may need to try a different one. Is this the first medication in this class that he's tried? Are you sure he's only taking 10mgs?

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I would just like to know can these be takeing together? one cilift and one obesan x cause on Friday night I was really sick and I only drank one cider? Could it have been the cider with the tablets or was it the 2 tablets takeing together. ## Hello, Sonja! How are you? I don't know about the Obesan-X, since it's not an actual medication. However, you really shouldn't drink while taking the Cilift, it contains Citalopram and taking it with alcohol could definitely have made you sick, because that will worsen the side effects from it. You may also experience more severe dizziness and drowsiness. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I have just had my fluoxetine dose raised to 40mg - actually it's two weeks today. Is anybody else suffering with aches in the arms and feeling of real fatigue? ## Hello, Mabel! How are you feeling? Have things improved, yet? Those side effects usually last about 3 weeks or so, whenever you first start this medication or raise the dosage, but then they tend to taper off and things greatly improve. Other side effects you experience may include nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth and weight loss. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I have been taking Amitrityline 10mg for facial neuralgia for over two years now. I can identify with many of the side effects mentioned on this site, but I can't find anybody suggesting that by taking Amiytriptyline (in no matter what dose) your libido is reduced. I have most certainly experienced this problem, has anybody else and if so did you find an alternative that does not produce this rather unpleasant side effect? ## Hello, Robert! How are you? Yes, that can be a side effect of almost all antidepressant medications, not everyone experiences it, but many do. There's really no way to say which one might not cause you such a problem, you really just have to try them and see how they affect you. Have you discussed the issue with your prescriber? They may have a better idea ...

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Hi, I was on amitriptyline 20 mg before sleep time and venlafaxine 150 mg in the morning. Because of side effects my doctor prescribed me nortriptyline 25 mg in the evening and 25 mg in the morning. I was sleeping better when I was on amitriptyline. Would it be a good idea to take amitriptyline before sleep time and nortriptyline early in the morning. Are there anybody who has sleep issues on nortriptyline? Thanks in advance. ## Hello, Peter! How are you? How long have you been on the Nortriptyline, now? Most of these medications can cause sleep disruptions, but it usually improves after about 4 to 6 weeks, once your bodies adjust to the drug. Other side effects may include nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth and weight changes.

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