Be Very Cautious Mixing Alcohol With Viibryd!!
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This is a warning to you all... A little bit about me first: I'm 6'3" and only 130 pounds. Naturally I am very susceptible to side effects of any drug. I also didn't have my first taste of alcohol until October 2011, which is when I turned 23. Throughout November 2011 I took Cymbalta. I also drank occasionally, but not often and not much. Cymbalta gave me a lot side effects such as an upset stomach, dizzyness, inability to sleep, etc. About mid-December I switched to Prozac, and took it through February. Throughout this time I drank a lot. Very often, and sometimes I'd get incredibly drunk, but I didn't have any bad experiences with mixing Prozac and alcohol. At the beginning of March 2012 I started taking Viibryd because Prozac wasn't giving me the results I desired. The first time I drank while taking Viibryd was on March 14th. That night was also my first and only ride in an ambulance. I drank a good bit of alcohol that night, but it wasn't the most I've ever drank. I also drank a little too fast. I ended up throwing up everything, then stomach juices, then dry heaving all the way to the hospital. Since then I've only gotten drunk once while on Viibryd, and I did it slowly. I took about 10 shots of vodka but over a four hour period. I didn't feel any bad effects that night, and thought that maybe if I was just careful with my drinking that I could still get drunk while taking Viibryd. But the next day I was miserable. After havingstopped drinking at 11pm the night before, I was still drunk at 8am and unable to drive. The entire day I was sick and on the verge of passing out. I couldn't function at all. And the effects even carried over slightly to the following day. I would just like to warn you all. It wouldn't suprise me at all if someone could end up dead due to an accident of mixing Viibryd and alcohol...

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I've been taking 40mg viibryd for about two years now and I do drink a lot. I haven't had any problems with mixing the two until recently. I'm not sure if it's because of my large weight decrease or what.

I had one spiked seltzer and one rum mixed drink and it was all over. I dont remember anything after that point but I was told I was trying to speak in a different language (I dont know multiple languages) and that I was in my yard pulling up weeds. I was angry that no one was understanding my made up language and I tried to take someone's vehicle to go to work but it was a holiday so no one had work.

I've heard of people getting very sick from drinking and taking viibryd but I literally had some sort of psychotic episode that I don't remember at all. If that happened to me while I was in public someone would have called the police on me because of how crazy I was.

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Re: Rene (# 88)

Get out of that abusive relationship and you probably won't need the medication! Never ever stay with anybody that is verbally or physically abusive! I was having the same problem about 12 years ago and finally ended up in a psychiatrists office! I didn't have even one friend Icould talk to and I truly believe that if I had not seen her I wouldnt be here today! For some reason I just thought that I couldn't make a living on my own so I stayed. Never again! I will live in an outbuilding with no running water if I have too.

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I looked viibryd and alcohol because i had a bad experience also. I have taken many antidepressants over the years and never had an issue. One night i had a couple shots of tequila and a beer, and the next morning i could not function. I went to take my dog for potty walk about 9 am and i was sure i was going to die. I could hardly walk and thought i was going to pass out, so i walked as quick as i could back inside and was literally in bed most of the day.

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Oh, and I forgot one very apparent side effect...the nausea on the first 2-3 days when you start/change doses. I took cannabis a couple hours after taking the dose, which really helped!

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Omg your so right. Ive been taking viibryd two days. I got drunk last night it was making me hallucinate. I did not drink much because I just knew it would make me sick being that my stomach was bad the first day.I will try again but I don't like the euphoric feeling.I was having a strange dream and waking up.

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Hey y'all! Here to share my experience with Viibryd...and drinking. I'm 5'8'' and 205lbs, currently on the 20mg dose and have been on it for almost two weeks.

I honestly don't feel the need to drink anymore! Sometimes I do want one when I'm with my family (whom ALL drink daily), but when I'm by myself, there is no urge to drink like there used to be. I had one drink while on the 10mg dose and it just made me extremely tired.

The first week on Viibryd was awesome, tons of energy, general happy feeling, but when I went up to the 20mg dose (which happened to coincide with PMS, so that could be to blame) I started to feel kinda blah. Basically not as awesome feeling as I did the first week. I am going to give it a full month, just to be sure it's not just PMS making me cranky and irritable. Before Viibryd, I was an emotional eater, but I've found that since starting it, my appetite's actually decreased. I can't wait to go back to the doctor in a couple weeks for a weigh in!

Now to the downside of the medication...lots of diarrhea for the first 3-5 days but I've always had tummy troubles, even before the medication, so I'm used to it. I have found that I have less of an urge to go most of the time though. I feel like this medicine makes it a little more difficult to pee, but it's gotten better the longer I'm on it. I do feel dizzy upon standing sometimes but not enough for me to care. I had lots of trouble sleeping for the first 4 days, but since then my sleep pattern has gone back to normal and I believe it's thanks to Viibryd for making it easier to get up in the morning. I'll try to remember to do an update after I go back to my doc for a check-up.

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Most antidepressants will make you gain weight. I remember when I was going through trying different medications with my doctor I told him about my concern about gaining weight and that's when he switched me to Viibryd. It has less of a chance to make you gain weight. Everyone is different and we all gain or loose weight for different reasons so I would just talk to your doctor about it.

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What dosage of Zoloft were you on? Did you titrate off? What dosage of Viibryd are you on? I have soooo many questions and need someone to talk to.

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I've been a drinker for years, and started Viibryd a month ago after it became obvious that Zoloft had stopped working (after 8 years on it). I didn't see the warning on Viibryd about alcohol until this morning, and have been drinking my usual amount since starting Viibryd (a couple beers or a glass of wine each night, lots more on the weekends). Long story short, no problems here that I've noticed. The warning I saw this morning worried me about having a medical emergency due to my drinking, but it sounds like it's more of killer hangovers/nausea/etc. Interestingly enough, I did get drunk on my birthday a couple days ago, and had terrible restless legs when I went to bed. I suspected it may have had to do with the Viibryd, but I took 12.5mg of Xanax and was able to sleep well.

I am having the crazy stomach issues though: constipation for 3-4 days, diarrhea with urgency (like need to find a bathroom ASAP when the cramps start coming). As for the depression.....I feel like a new person! Motivated, great mood, far less irritable. I'm hopeful it stays this way. But based on the warning, I'm definitely going to cut back on the booze. No more than 1 or 2 per night going forward. It's just not worth it.

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I have been on viibryd a few weeks. Still on 20. I have had a few drinks while on it with no apparent alcohol related side effects. But I am over 200 lbs so a few drinks over an hour is not much for me. Funny thing is I have much less desire to drink, and that for me is a good thing.

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I have been on Viibryd for five weeks. I would like to share my experience in case it helps anyone..I am a 38 yr. old female, 5'6" 155 lb. I was previously on Lexapro but it caused me to gain weight like 15 pounds! Then cymbalta but that I had a hard time urinating and it caused constipation. So I got an evaluation done called Genesight, where they take a q-tip of saliva and analyze your DNA with other medications. There were only four I could use with out a lot of side effects or "safely" is how the diagnostic words it.....However, I have had more side effects with Viibryd than any other and I didn't know how many I had until I came across this list of them. I noticed that my allergies increased (the thing is I get allergy shots for almost a year now so they were almost not an issue), I have had to use my inhaler again which is something I only need to do like once a year usually, I have had a sharp pain in my chest two times, which at the time I just shrugged off as maybe stress, but mostly if I drink and I mean just a couple sips of wine. I get these awful almost like I can hear the dizzy spell go through my head, like nothing I've ever experience before. And when I try to fall asleep on a night where I had a little wine (and when I say little I mean a little, the other night I maybe got four sips in before the spell hit) Anyway, when I try to fall asleep and it's always when I am first dosing off, I have nightmares but they are the kind where you know that you are sleeping and all you want to do is wake up so you try to yell or move but you are paralyzed. These dreams happen and the other night I knew it was from the 2-4 sips of wine, so I, in my dream I thought to myself just relax it will go away once you get into a deeper sleep. And it did, but still!!!! It's just something I don't want to go through and then with all my other symptoms I am going to talk to my Doctor. I honestly thought of just not ever drinking, which would stink around holidays but whatever...But one of the dizzy spells happened after using my inhaler. I have a total of like 7 side effects that I just shrugged off not knowing it was the medication. Now this list of side effects comes from a non profit organization that helps people get off any medication with bad withdraw effects. That's the other weird thing I can't really find a detailed list of side effects from the makers of viibryd. Anyway, here is the link to the side effect list that was very helpful for me in deciding I am going to switch medicines.

theroadback.org/viibrydsideeffects.aspx

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My fiance was prescribed Viibryd, and took a drug panel which showed Valium. I know for a fact he hasn't taken this, so the doctor asked him to quit taking it. He has until this next week for it to get out of his system or he will be dismissed as a patient at the other doctor's office. We have even contacted the makers of Viibryd and they can't tell us anything. This is so stupid and it would be different if he had taken them. Can anyone tell us what to do? He is also on prob. and we can only pray what comes of that.

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DO NOT drink while on this medication. I thought I could do it with this one since I did it with Citalopram but I was very wrong. It makes your anxiety 20 times worse than it was before you were even on the medication. I was so stupid. Alcohol is not worth your sanity. I had one beer on Sunday and had to go home and hide because I had a massive panic attack.

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10 shots of vodka over a 4 hour period would not constitute drinking slowly for me and I'm 6'2" and 220 lbs. This is a warning to you...you drink too much!

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Talk to your Dr. your having side effects and it's probably not for you, especially the suicide thoughts and major depression. Take wellbutrin, it helps you lose weight.

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Hi, there. Thanks so much for sharing. It helps others.
Sorry about the weight gain. In my research of how this med works, needful serotonin should put stability in mood to inhibit various spikes...which is what happened to me. I've lost some weight since the med filters the whacko cravings. I do not have severe depression, but facing some life changes, and have never taken any anti depressant till now. Doc thought it could lift me at my age. In summary, if there is opposite result, Viibryd may not the one that helps the other person. I'd hate to zombie out myself. Please update us!

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Hi, there. Thanks di much for sharing. It hrlpd others.
Sorry about the weight gain. In my research of how this med works, needful serotonin should put stability in mood to inhibit various spikes...which is what happened to me. I've lost some weight since the med filters the whacko cravings. I do not have severe depression, but facing some life changes, and have never taken any anti depressant till now. Doc thought it could lift me at my age. In summary, if there is opposite result, Viibryd may not the one that helps the other person. I'd hate to zombie out myself. Please update us!

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that's the way it started to make me feel...I got scared too and just QUIT and went back to my prozac & doxepin

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Trust me...it gets worse.

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I've been on Viibryd for almost over a month now and it helps my depression tremendously, however.....I have terrible side effects. My anxiety is at the same level but the symptoms are different. I find myself being very confused, forgetting things, forgetting how to do everyday things as if I'm a toddler and sometimes I'm not sure what's real and what's not. I feel disconnected and disoriented. I feel like I'm going to loose control and honestly, I'm very scared and just want to cry. It helps depression and I have more energy but I also feel crazy like I'm loosing my grip on reality. I have no appetite either. It helped a lot at first but now I don't know if I should just wait it out and see if the side effects go away or if I should switch. Note that I've been looking for the right medication for years and it's getting very annoying to never feel ok. Any ideas? Anyone else feel like a mental patient?

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