Sleep Paralysis W/ Hallucinations (Page 13)

Has anyone else experienced sleep paralysis accompanied by hallucinations since starting viibryd? I have been on the medicine for about 4 months now and for the last 2 1/2 months have had several very scary episodes of sleep paralysis... I have never been on a anti-depressant before and never experienced sleep paralysis until i started this medicine. I am a 23 year old female and i take no other meds except a daily multi-vitamin. Ive noticed that if i accidentally miss a viibryd pill i have sleep paralysis... but have also had it on occasions of not missing a pill. It occurs about once a week... its to the point where i dread going to sleep at night in fear of sleep paralysis, but the hallucinations that come along with it are what I dread the most. Has anyone else had a similar experience with this medicine?

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I am riding the Viibryd nightmare train as well. I had been having problems with sleep paralysis a little since I started this med but last Monday topped me off. I thought I had died in my sleep and was screaming for my father . ( he passed away last year) That was it for me but my Dr didn't suggest tapering, she said stop immediately! I disagreed but have no choice due to my I'm out of the med. Now I am scared to sleep and I'm manic! I'm itching over and easily agitated to a point of nobody can deal with me. I'm on day six of nothing and I do take seroquel and Xanax and gabapentin at night (still not sleeping) but my morning moods are fine but by evening ready or not.... Agitation is horrible! But no sleep paralysis since Monday. I feel demonic at times!

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I had the most terrifying expeirence of my life last night! I had sleep paralysis and hallucinations and I am still setting on my couch afraid to go to sleep. It was the most awful thing. I tried to stay awake but I couldn't and I kept fighting to wake up but I could not move. I thought I was being attacked by the devil. That's the only way I can describe it. I talked to my doctor and she said not to miss any doses but I am terrified of everything right now. I don't know what to do.

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I weaned myself off, like a half for 3 or 4 days. I still had a few episodes as I was weaning but I did it. I suffer from occasional depression and I began taking 1200mg of fish oil twice a day, it has really helped me. It does however, act as a blood thinner so you have to go off every so often. Please report this to the FDA

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Thank you so much for posting this question! I've had sleep paralysis in the past many times, but now that I'm taking Viibryd it's an every night occurrence, and it's very different from the sleep paralysis I used to experience. It started almost immediately, with the feeling of falling inside of my body while drifting off to sleep and the sudden jolting awake of my brain accompanied by a loud sound in my head. Sometimes when I'm not even trying to sleep I'll get that weird, familiar feeling that I'm about to slip into sleep paralysis. My head and neck will suddenly have that dizzy/lightheaded sensation while I'm sitting on the couch or the bed wide awake. My dreams luckily haven't been terrifying, but they do make me feel uncomfortable, and this whole situation is getting to be too much for me which really sucks because this medicine has done wonders for my anxiety!

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I'm scared and don't know what to do. I know after the dream tonight I am going off viibryd. But I don't think I will sleep again until I'm off of it. I'm too terrified to dream of demons laughing at me and spinning me again. I'm calling my dr first thing in the morning but right now I don't know what to do but cry.

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I would also like to know if a suit is filed. I've been experiencing all the terrifying effect of Viibryd for months!

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I, too, have just experienced a horrifying episode of sleep paralysis. I am 29 and have tried several different antidepressants over the past decade or so, none of which have effected me in this way. It's too late in the evening to reach my doctors office, and a Friday to boot, and I don't know if I should trouble the oncall Doctor. Just describing it too my husband makes me feel like I've lost my mind, explaining all of this over the phone just feels embarrassing.
I've read over other posts before coming to this one, others that describe how they push through these types of experiences and continue with the medicine. I can't imagine doing that. No judgment to them, but I'm scared to go to sleep again out of fear that it will happen again. Once was more than enough.

To be thorough on the details, in case others share this experience, I've only been on the medicine for a week and a half. And intend to discontinue it immediately.

My sympathies to those that also go through this, this has been truly terrifying, and not something I think I'll be quick to forget.

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I am glad I'm not the only one having these side effects. I am up out of bed just because I can't handle the dreams and sleep paralysis that come with it.

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can anyone tell me if I can take viibryd and seroquel. Are there any side effects

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Hey I've had this happen too. As long as I take the meds in the morning or afternoon, it does not happen.

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Yes I have also had them
Very scary and can't move
I'm getting off this stuff

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I started Viibryd about one year ago. I was initially taking it at bedtime and did experience the horror of sleep paralysis and nightmares. Since I started taking it in the morning with food, I have not had a single issue.

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