Depression And Viibryd (Top voted first)

Anyone had any experience with Viibryd yet? My doc just gave it to me today. Just wondering...

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Same happened to me. I would stop taking viibryd and talk to your doctor. I have been off of the viibryd for 4 weeks ad have had no episodes. I wi be introduced to a new Medicine this week. No joke, quit taking viibryd!

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I have been on Viibryd for a almost a year now. I love it. I never stayed on the full dosage. When I took the 40 mg it was not please not like the 20 mg. I had vivid dreams and the head lightening thing that freaked me out. I talked to my dr. And he said I don't have to take the 40 mg until my body needs it. 40 mg is what you can take not what you have to be on. Now with that being said when I first started taking Viibryd my tummy was uneasy for about a week. And that was pretty much it. I am still on Viibryd 20 mg. and love it. I encourage you to try and stay on the 20mg. It is way better or for me anyways. I hope this helps some people out there.

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Thank you for sharing this. I'm out of my current medication (Zoloft) and can't get in to see my psychiatrist or anyone else, unless I go to the emergency room, which I don't want to do, and was going to take some of my old Viibryd, but just remembered those horrible shock like lightning sensations and the sleep issues, which were the reason I stopped taking it. Thanks.

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I have been on 20 mg of viibryd for about 3 months now. Taking for depression and anxiety. It is a miracle. It has helped me tremendously. I just started going back to college and am able to keep up with daily life better. I had tried Zoloft and celexa before, neither did much to help. With viibryd I have more energy and excitement. I'm able to keep my cool and think more rationally.
As for side-effects... The biggest for me was having nightmares. They were awful. But they've become rare as my brain has adjusted. If you get them it'll be tough, but hang in there and it should pass. It took about 2 months for me, but it was worth it. Some digestive issues. I ate yogurt for about 2 weeks and it helped. No issues now.
Overall it's a great drug and helped me so much. And a bonus- didn't affect my libido!

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I had to be taken off viibryd due to adverse reaction. It actually caused my anxiety to get MUCH worse and ended up having a VERY severe anxiety attack. I had electrical like surges inu head. Now off viibryd and taking klonopin to keep anxiety down and then will figure out another medication. Good luck!

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I am also having brain surges.....not sure if Vii is going to work for me. Also cannot sleep....

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I took 10mg for 7 days... I had diahriah which wasnt that bad. Stomach ach first pill for a few hours. It went away. Last night I took my first 20mg pill... diahriah returned but its not that bad still... ive had much worse side effects with other anti depressants... so far so good for me... I know its too early to tell if its actually working but I do feel like it is for some reason... when I go to sleep I dont think about wishing id never wake up. Maybe its placebo effect for now.. I dont know but I think I may feel a notch better... this is the 8th anti depressant ive been on in 6 years... ive never felt any releif off any other antidepressant at all. Ritalin has helped me get through my life the past 4 years but I feel more depressed at night when I come off of it.. my side effects have been minimal compared to other drugs... Ive had a low libido for the past year... it hasnt gotton better or worse from starting viibryd... I may notice it takes an extra minute or two to acheive orgasm but the orgasm itself has seemed a little stronger ironically. Hoping my libido comes back. My wife is always in the mood and with my depression im almost never in the mood for intercourse... I have to force myself to start intimate interactions even though im in love with my wife very much and I am very attracted to her body to this day. I want to have kids but im worried all the meds I take may be messing that up. We had twins on the way 2 years ago and lost them... we havent been able to get pregnant since... she got checked out and she is still good to have kids... im getting checked out this week. Im hoping Iviibyrd works and I can get off other medicines in case they are causing infirtility. Luckily I married into 2 kids at 6 months and 1 year old so they are basically my own so if I cant have any at least I have my kids now. Sorry for the background story.. viibyrd is suppose to work after 1 month ive heard... but I really feel like I may be a little better after only 8 days.. maybe im just being too hopefull but im usually the oppisite with antidepressants... I will update as the dose changes to 40mg and the weeks to come. Praying to God this works for me. Im tired of hating life. I want to be a good father all the time... I want to be happy for my kids and my wife.... I dont want to feel like im dragging my wife kids and parents down with me anymore... I just want a normal life like everyone else. God has blessed me with a great support group... I want to get better for them more than I want to get better for me. More than anything I want my family to live their life normal without having to worry about me... I try to act normal and not depressed as much as possible... but sometimes I just cant hide it anymore... ive tried to kill myself before I married... I dont want to get to that point again... I cant do this to my family anymore.. I need this drug to work. Im praying it does. I dont understand why god made me this way but I still love god more than anything in life and trying to let him guide me through this aweful depression. My best wishes to everyone here dealing with depression. Im praying for all people with depression every day. God made me like this for a reason... I dont know why but I know I can beat this and be a stronger man than ever. Viibyrd please work!!!!!

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Never been take. The one that my auntie take is the supp. Stress Protect. As they said, it was the no. 1 rated supplement to help support emotional well-being and help reduce feelings of stress, depression and anxiety. As I've asked her if it's works on her. She answered Yes.

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Soooooo, after being on Viibryd for a few weeks I'm over it. It caused too many side effects. Vivid dreams (unusually evil/bad), heat flashes, minimal insomnia, and sexual effects like delayed ejaculation/less sensitivity to private area. Not worth it to me, better luck to you all

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I have been on Viibryd for almost a month. It's day 5 of the 40 mg and I had the most intense dreams last night. It was like watching 10 episodes of Tales from the Crypt. And I still can't get some of the disturbing images out of my head. I can't get a full night's sleep; I must wake up at least 5 times. My dr. gave me Vistiril for anxiety and said it would help me sleep. Nope. I use to be on Klonopin and Xanax... Vistiril doesn't help at all. I also stopped wanting to have sex within the past week. However, my depression has improved tremendously and I have the energy to go through my day. I talk more than I use to, and I laugh again. I just don't sleep! I was on Paxil for years, and I was weened off and still had the most horrible withdrawal effects. I went w/o meds for almost 2 years after that, but I stopped leaving my house a few months ago. I wouldn't even get out of my pj's. I am grateful the Viibryd has given me motivation to go through my day. I just wish there were enough studies done before it became available to the public.

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I have been taking Vibryd for about six weeks now and I have been on the 40 mg dose for about 3 weeks. I was put on this and titrated with a starter pack. I have tried everything and nothing seems to have worked. I am not sure if the side affects from the meds are from the Vibryd or from the other meds I take I take valium 4 times a day prn to help with the anxiety and buspar once a day. I also take trazadone and vailum to help me sleep at night so I do not know if the combination of meds are causing the side affects or not. I am used to the lack of sex drive as I have not had one in years and this could be due to lack of a good relationship in the marriage or my age. I have lost 15 pounds since taking this med, but I was also put on metformin for diabetes and started a job that is high demanding so I get a lot more exercise and eat a lot less. I have always had the nausea issues so not sure if its the new med or the other, but I can tell you I could sleep all the time given the opportunity. But I would not sleep without medication at all so I have been on a anti anxiety drug for over 4 years. I do not have night mare anymore than I did before starting this med. I hear so many bad things about this drug that it makes me wonder if there is any one out there who actually likes it. I am just doing the best I can with what I have. I have not had the diareah or anything else that is new to me other than the weight loss which I think is a plus if indeed its the vibryd helping with that as well. I am always tired have been for years so I can't really associate that with the med. I do feel better than I did. I have taken just about everything out there and its a hard call. Took klonopin for years and switched to valium because it wears off faster and doesn't leave me as stoned and I can take that as needed. If there is anyone out there with a good experience I would love to hear it.

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Hi Snowbird,

Viibryd has totally changed my life! I didn't have all the gi side effects, but still have crazy dreams...lol.. Have been on it going on it since July. I have many comments in this thread and the one with 149 comments.

I feel like I am living almost a normal life!! Hope things go well for you!!

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I myself have just stopped Pristiq and picked up Viibryd while staying on Wellbutrin. Only third day but impressed already. Pristiq gave me suicidal ideation like nothing ever has before( Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro) and that has already stopped. Absolutely no side effects so far. I just take it with coffee in the morning. Have not been able to find something that works for severe depression in a couple of years now. Prozac was a life saver for about a decade but stopped working and same with Lexapro. Others I tried did nothing. Three days without wanting to die so far. I'll take it!!!!!!

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Ronie,

Just the crazy dreams and feeling like I was walking on a cloud...lol..Now I did try to go off my Wellbutrin and that didn't work, as soon as I resumed I was a totally different person! I love this medication. My doc said that everyone that she has put on it was doing great! Many people that are doing good don't get ont he forums, so hang in there!!

Stefan,

Yay!!! Glad you are feeling better!! I noticed immediately too!!

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That is exactly how I felt. I first had brain zaps, then went into major depression. I had never had thoughts of suicide, then after 2 months of viibryd I wanted to die. The brain zaps landed me in the ER. I am glad to see most people like it, my body just couldn't tolerate it. Now I am on trileptal and LOVE IT.

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I have been on Viibryd for about 6 weeks now. It is interesting to see the posts on here. I also went from the 10mg, 20mg to 40mg. I always made sure that I ate before taking it because the info I got said it would work better. I am sure anything I ate came out in 30 minutes or less. Starting an odd job with different hours made it impossible to eat before taking it. I want to get better and took it without food, have been doing so for over a week now. I do feel it is helping me with my depression, and I no longer have the bathroom problem. I see my doc tomorrow and will tell him about this. Funny, I never put the dreams together with the drugs, but after reading the posts on here. I know it is the Viibryd.
Also, I was given my first supply dirrectly from my doc for free. I had to refill it today at the store, but was given a voucher (from the maker) by my doctor. I asked what it would cost me without the voucher and was told it would be 146.00 for the 30 day supply I got. Yes, I now feel like a guinea pig. I worry about affording it in the future after hearing it is no fun to get off of. But it seems to really be working for me.

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I started on 20mgs of viibryd at the advice of my Primary care dr. My Psychiatrist hadn't hear much about the meds but she said we'd try it. Well I started with the 20mgs and felt fine besides brain zaps as I was falling to sleep and also jumpy legs...she decided to up it to 40mgs about a month ago and lately I've been feeling majorly depressed. Waking up at 5am with major anxiety which leaves me tired and depressed during the day. I can't even do the things i once enjoyed doing. I wake up in the mornings gagging and vomitting. Diahrrea throughout the day, can't eat. My muscles are very achy. I cry every morning because living like this is so hard. I know this all has to do with the medication because I felt fine when I was on Zoloft it just made me gain a lot of weight. I believe if I werent dieting and exercising I probably would gain weight on this med too. I'm going back to Zoloft. This medication is making me literally go bonkers. Not good!

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Thank you for your input. I truly appreciate it! I honestly got fed up with the nightmares leg cramps and TMJ pain in the mornings, from grinding my teeth all night. My husband also got very concerned with the "possessed" noises I would make at night. I would say it was an accurate description, since that was exactly what I recurrently dreamed of. I got off Viibryd after 8 weeks, then slowly switched to Lexapro. I was terrified that the weaning was going to be as bad as the loading, but I barely felt changes. I did take Ativan every other day to up to twice daily, if I felt edgy at all. It's true, I feel tired, low libido and sometimes foggy, but not delusional, and still having to take Ativan twice on a daily basis. Now, I can actually go through a couple of days forgetting to worry about "what if I get an attack?" That's when I know I'm really getting better.

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I've taken viibryd now for a month and I have gone through major emotional releases. Very cathartic for me and I feel so much better. I take it in combination with welbutrin and it's working well for me. I am glad I tried it. I am not having the mental "hanging on" and ruminating about the past as much either. It's helping me to let go and be in the present without beating myself up so much. Med combinations are different for everyone. I've gone through so many. But this in combination with a therapist letting me get stuff out has helped so much.

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I ad every side effect listed especially horrible leg pain I started on 10 mg and now have reached 40 still waiting to feel like living I started cutting myself don't know why. I have frontal lobe syndrom ( brain injury) so maybe that's why nothing works. I have been allergic to everything neurologist gave me and psychiatrist except for klonopin and lexapro which did nothing for me. I am so frustrated and so isn't my husband and people say I'm just feeling sorry for myself which of course makes me cry. I'm having withdrawals from lexapro now it's like blacking out and dizzy ness I feel horrible and don't want to live.....

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