Viibryd Nightmares (Page 4)

HI I am on Viibryd for 4 months now and i have these terrible horrific nightmares that i am dyng or sufficating a kind of sleep parasis and it happens a few times a night to where I am aware this drug is causing it. However it happens maybe once a week or once every otherweek so should i just stay on 20 mg i decided to bring it down and go on prozac but i want to make sure i am making the rght dec w doctor of course. I have been on cymbalta 2 years and ristiq 2 years prior and they were terrible to get off i notice that if i am 2 hours late for viibryd i have a night of hell with the nightmares. Does anyone else? Is viibryd going to be a nightmare to get off im very nervous. ;/

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The 3 months I was on viibryd were among the worst I've ever felt on meds. I'm now happily on Cymbalta and will never recommend viibryd! Getting off wasn't as bad as I anticipated and I am so glad to be off!

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The dreams eventually fade away. I've been on 40mg of Viibryd for over a year now and the benefit far outweighs having to deal with the nightmares. Mine were also very scary and vivid, but I felt good otherwise and kept taking it. Glad I did since the dreams are now just normal ones. Hang in there!

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'Hi Battlemedic. I'm so sorry to hear about your horrid nightmares, especially that you can remember them as though they actually happened. I've always had nightmares since I was a child, but the ones that I've been having during viibryd treatment are literally like I am awake, and someone tells me to do something, example: In the middle of last night, I have been suffering from severe spine/back pain, caused from the viibryd I firmly believe, had an MRI, results ok so told. Since May 19th I have weaned from 20 mg now to 5 mg. When I weaned from 20 to 10 the awful headaches, jaw aching/clenching, neck/muscle pain went away, but then after two days, all that pain dropped down to my lower spine, and it has been some of the worse pain I have ever experienced! I'd like to share a nightmare I had last night. After being told to "bend the right side of your body down to the top of your thigh, this will give your spine a "healthy" stretch, by a voice in brain, uh, freaky,right? I couldn't believe the excruciating pain when i woke & found I was trying to. I believe, deeply! that this medicine is poison to human beings. I strongly advise no one to take it!! There has only been one positive thing about it, and that is it lifted the darkness of my depression, but the addition of physical pain it has caused is not worth continuing treatment. At least when I was depressed badly, I could comfortably sleep for hours, without agonizing physical pain. This has given me a whole new perspective on how well we can trust our physicians. I believe we are living in a world that is more concerned about making more money, "greed" despite the cost to human lives. We must all be more consistent in researching med's before we just become "guinea pigs". I hope things will work out better for you. I'm also seeking a new Psychiatrist, the one I've seen for a dozen years seems indifferent to my health anymore. I don't mean to slam bam him, but he negligently allowed me to get Lithium Toxicity last year, requiring ER admittance and flush system, put back on same mg that had poisoned me. He didn't listen to my symptoms that led up to the ER visit. He put me on Latuda, I kept telling him I felt like some people were standing on top of me holding me down under water, I was struggling to breathe, but would not die. I am now addicted to Alprazolam 2mgXR twice day, I have to remind him to order my Lithium Serum levels be checked. Anyway, this long----response seems to have been all about "me", I apologize for that, and truly wish not only you, but the rest of the viibryd community of sufferers healing and relief. I appreciate the support here. Vanessa.

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Just an update, I discontinued the medication immediately after those horrific side effects and have had no further issues.

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Please be careful getting off the meds cold turkey. I did and It was awful

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Amen, Maria. I hope things will improve for you, soon.

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I've been experiencing nightmares for about a week and I'm on 20 mgs. I'm also extremely irritable and tired a lot. I've noticed if I take 2 ibprofen before bed I don't have the nightmares......odd

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Jesus after reading the experiences of others on this site i feel like i am sane lol. I have been on this drug for 2 months and i have had at least 6-7 night terrors with the Jaw clenching sleep paralysis think you wake up but instead you have woken up just in your dream again type of stuff too. I have always been a hard sleeper i mean an earthquake could not wake me up. Since using this drug i feel a lot better depression wise as it has been lifted somewhat and it really does calm me down to a point where i feel almost immune and blah when situations arise to where before i would be losing my mind. It's the night terrors that frighten me the most. Yesterday i could not remember if i had taken my pill before i left the house or not and i did not want to just take another one if i had so i just said i will pick up where i left off tomorrow. VERY BAD IDEA. Last night i had three episodes and the last one being a jaw clenching back twisting sort of one in which today the pain from is still there. If i can give anyone any advice do not forget to take your meds not even for a day you will pay for it i promise you.

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It does great with depression issues, just the side effects that come up if i miss a dose or are late taking it that are terrifying

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I've been on Viibryd for about one month now and it has made my life absolute hell. Before Viibryd I was on a different prescription but I can't remember the name of it....anyways that old one made me very suicidal and depressed and weepy so my doctor took me off of it without weening. I started Viibryd and thought "hey I feel good" and i was very productive in the day. I felt happy about myself and pleasant all day long. That lasted for maybe two weeks. Once I began the 40's, i literally cringed daily activities and going to bed. I take Viibryd in the later evening, with food on my stomach, right after I shower. I normally watch tv or study.... I started to get this loud, painful wave like sensation in my head and ears, and it wasn't a one time thing. It kept happening maybe like 5 times in a row or every hour. I actually hold my ears and head, it hurts that bad. Then, twice now, I experience sleep paralysis around the first hour i'm asleep. I fall asleep around midnight, so this isn't even stage 2 of the sleep cycle....During SP i experience terrifying, realistic, demonic, trippy night terrors to the point where I am screaming bloody murder and punching and slapping and kicking, etc. and that's when my mom has to come in and try to get me out of it. Once, i even punched her in the shoulder she told me, when she was trying to calm me down. I finally come out of it but when i wake up the next morning, i have dark circles and i'm in the weirdest mood ever. i have no emotion when i wake up. My mom thinks i'm exaggerating and being dramatic when i try to talk to her, but i'm not. I need off of this drug. The side effects are worse than my MDD symptoms. I'm calling my doctor tomorrow. This has happened too often to be normal. I'm glad that I'm not crazy and others experience this too, but im not glad that this drug has affected us all so traumatically.

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Omg!! I wish I could say I don't understand, but I do. I felt like I was living in hell, I was afraid to sleep, when I did the terrifying demonic dreams took over. I got off the meds cold turkey, that was a terrible decision. I felt like a crazed zombie. I pray that you get help/freedom from this nightmarish drug!

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I had a similar experience with crazy scary dreams! However, since I felt so much better on this drug, I kept taking it, and now I no longer have the nightmares. I've been in it for over a year and it's been worth it for me. I say just hang in there!

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You explained the experiences I've had to a T! I've been on this drug about 6 months and I had the weird vision thing like I saw a flash or a flicker of light and like a 2 second experience of how it feels when you pass out! And if I take the medicine and stay awake past 30 minutes that's when I have the night terrors. I feel that I'm awake and I'm trying to wake my body up by screaming in my dream for someone to physically wake me up. I love the medicine but I'm having a hard time with these dreams and may decide to discontinue.

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I really hope the dreams stop. I got off of the drug, cold turkey. That in itself was a nightmare.

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I am an RN. I have been on Viibryd (tapered up to 40mg) now for 3 1/2 months. Gained 20 pounds. Ugh. I've been a distance runner for 25 years. Now it's an effort to run 4 miles. And I just feel dull. First time ever on andt-depressant- SSRI. I have nothing to compare it with. Nausea was terrible. But the nightmares/night terrors are unreal! Consciousness while dreaming. Screaming aloud and with the mentioned paralysis. Worse if I've missed a dose. (Only done that 3 times) Trying to wean myself off now. Thank God I have a friend who is a PharmD. Guiding me through a gradual weaning. I just hope all of the adverse effects disappear.

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yes, I had horrible nightmares from viibryd. The the thing is that I take 6 meds, and the addition of viibryd seemed to be the one that was the miracle drug that has med me feel great!! I have found that the addition of seroquil to chase the nightmares away. I take 40 mg of viirbryd and 400 mg seroquil . Yes, the seroquil makes me tired, but it lets me go to sleep, without dreading those horrible nightmares. Hope this helps

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Yes I have had bad nightmares and sleep paralysis it is terrifying to say the least! I have heard to take in the am if you experience these effects. I am about to try this myself to see if it helps. Best of luck

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OMG I HAD THE SAME THING... I WOULD SCREAM FOR MY SON AND HE SAID I DIDN'T AND THE "SHOCK WAVE" SO SCARY, I DID GO OFF THE VYBRID THO IT DID KEEP ME FROM HAVING ANXIETY TILL THE DREAMS AND PARALYSIS STARTED, I WEENED DOWN TO 30, THEN 20 AND 10 TILL I WAS OFF. SCARIEST THING EVER!!!

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My name is Anna and this is 2015 so I do not know if this will be read or not. but I have gone to NAMI for help. I have gone to the church for help. Noone will help me. I had my first demonic hallucention from viibryd about two months ago. At this time I am terrified of what is to become of me. I am stuck on the drug. my last psychiatrist who I have left, did not believe what I experienced was true. She literally laughed in my face. I have a new psychiatrist who I will start seeing in two weeks. but I know what is coming. he will want me to taper down and I know that any small dose you miss causes these hellish things. I do not know if I can take it because I am far from mentally stable. I am afraid they will drive me truly insane and I will end up in an institution

I am deeply religious and thought that the trip in which I went to hell by missing a dose was my fault or some kind of gods punishment. I am still not over what I experienced and honestly would rather be dead than go through this.

What happened was this, I was paralyzed in my sleep like other people. I could not scream I could not cry out. even though I desperately wanted to. I could not wake up.. I was a prisoner in my own mind. it started with me being half naked and crawling around for what seemed like hours in deep thick mud. I was cold I was scratching at the ground. people were walking all around me.. at first I could not see their faces. I tried to raise up from the mud and scream for help but nothing would come out. people continued to ignore me. that kept going on and on. somehow I was able to sit up eventually. then for what seemed like more hours I was walking through a sea of faces screaming for help a sea of disembodied faces

it was all black dark and cold suddenly the faces started to turn demonic. every face I looked at was some type of horryfing demon. I still screamed for help. suddenly towards the end. I ran into a more demonic figure. I asked something to the effect of where was I.. he laughed and said why your in hell of course.

I know it doesn't seem bad compared to the ones ive read. but trying to come out of it. I thought I was in my grave. dead and buried. I could see dirt. Coming out I honestly did not know if I was dead or alive. where I was. what my name was. It took hours for my boyfriend to calm me down and that was a small one.

I came out to where my boyfriend was sleeping crying and in another world saying I needed to go to the e/r. What I am saying is these will get worse. I could not handle a small one. they are challenging and questioning and shaking my faith. I don't know what to do. no one will listen to me. I have never been so afraid in my life and I have been through some very bad things. I just want someone to listen. to believe me and for my faith not to crumble as I try to taper down.

Thank you for reading! it was good to get it out.

Anna

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Hi everyone! Well, I'm so sorry to hear of everyone's experiences on this drug, but at the same time, so relieved. My hubs is no support at all. I have tried taking these pills both at night and in the morning. Both options offer horrible side effects. If I take it too early in the morning, then because it doesn't seem to have a full day half life for me, when it starts leaving my system in between doses is when I fall into those night terrors...the most terrifying things I've ever experienced. But if I take it at night, then I'm wide awake all night and get to greet the sun each morning. I've been on these for about 1 1/2 years. I'm on 40 mg/day, and while it has helped normalize my emotions, my hubs just blew up at me last week because he notices that all I want to do is sleep/stay at home...it's time for a change. I know the process might not be wonderful, but I'm going to have to fight through it in order to get to something better.

To the woman who is very religious and terrified about losing your sanity....pray. Put this in God's hands, look to Him to protect you...don't lose hope. He came to give you ABUNDANT life, not this circle of hell you're experiencing. Ask him to send you the right healthcare professionals. And hang in there. You're going to get to the other side of this.

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