Viibryd Reviews (Page 10)

Going to start it tomorrow. Anyone else taking it, and if so, how do you like it?

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Sooo happy for you newhappiness!! I too am loving this med!! The best side effect is that I can drive again...yay!!! Hope everything continues to get better and better for you!!

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Viibyrd was the worst drug (or any) experience of my life. On 10 mg started feeling very wound; started to go off, and it was horrible down to the final little crumbs that I'm taking. I can't imagine heroin addition would be worse.
don't take this if you can avoid it.

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I had shortness of breath at first but it went away. I titrated to 40 Mg ss prescribed but simply didn't feel good so went back to 20 where I've been for several weeks now. Going to wean off because of binge eating, thinning hair, blurry vision, arthralgia in one finger. Worked great at first but not at these costs.

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Hello, My 27 yr old is on Viibryd for at least 2 months. I noticed some muscle twitching and tics during sleep for the past 2-3 weeks. Now he smacks his lips during sleep. It is subltle. Also, light tics during day. Anyone having these issures?

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Hello. My 27 yr old son started Viibryd at least 2 months ago. He is on 40 mg per day. He started to show muscle twitching and tics 2 weeks ago, especially during sleep. Now during sleep, he started to lip smack at times. Also, subtly. He does faintly have facial tic during day. He says he does't notice it. Does anyone have issues like this?

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I am on day four and have only experienced loose stools. Today I felt some knee and back pain but no idea if that's related. I had been on cymbalta in the past for depression and had zero negative side effects, so I am hoping to be as lucky with this new med. I was off of cymbalta for quite some time and then started having severe anxiety after my son was hit by a car. That's when I started on the viibryd. Hoping for good things. I'm also coming off of adderrall after five years of bein on that drug and that has been extremely hard. So far I'm happy with this drug. I even feel a little bit better after only a couple of days. If it doesn't work out my doc said we'd try lexapro next. Anyone ever been on lexapro and was your experience good? Also , for those on viibryd, when did the negative symptoms start? Week one, week two, week three? And info you'd like to share would be so appreciated. I feel very alone in this and appreciate these forums more than I could ever express. Thank you for any responses and I wish you the best in your treatment and life. Thanks for listening.

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I'm feeling fantastic on my 10mg dose of Viibryd lifted me out of the dark depression instantly..its giving me level mood a sense of hope and allot more interest in the simple things of life. I have no doom and gloom anymore... freak-in fantastic leveled energy..no crazy side effects a matter of fact it has completely removed my sore joints. this sound crazy but im even starting to look better..less lines in my face and an overall look of well being...Thank God! My father died and I have felt so down for more then a year. I had a ton of anger and big mood swings for the simplest things...Not anymore.

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my doctor switched me over to 40mgs of viibryd from 40mgs of lexapro (which I'd been on for years.) I had a lot of nausea and spaciness and so I've started taking 20mgs in the morning and 20mgs at night. It's better but still nauseous with loose stool and related abdominal cramping. The only reason I'm doing this is because I had some weight gain on lexapro and I was told that was not a side effect of viibryd. But it's been 3 weeks now and I'm still nauseous. I kind of feel like giving up and going back to lexapro. Any ideas about when this nausea might go away? I tried going down to 20 mgs of viibryd but I had similar symptoms as when I missed a dose of lexapro (nightmares, sweating.)

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If you started with 40mg its a no wonder you feel the way you do. Your doctor should have given you a starter pack that titrates from 10, 20, 40mg over the course 4 weeks. It worked for me and I'm doing very well on it along with lamictal to fill in the occasional unexplained low spots ( verses a specific trigger )

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I began on the starter pack in Aug, but could not tolerate the 40 mg dose side effects........ sweats, nausea, sleeplessness, etc. I went back to 20 mg daily and have been there since Sept with virtually no side effects and feeling good.

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Rick I'm glad such a low dose is helping you. After I finished the 40's it was necessary to go up to 60mg and now I'm a lot better. I guess some people tolerate alot more that others- seems like I need a high dose of what ever drug I take and I'm only 105lbs

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Have any one taking Viibryd ever experienced muscle tremors from it? And is common to get muscle tremors from anit-depressant medicines?

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good to know. I too have reduced my dosage to 20mg and while I still have some slight nausea it's much less and I'm hoping going away. I tried to contact my doctor and she wouldn't speak to me unless I came in. Since I am without health insurance and at $200 a visit I skipped it. Is that normal? I would think if the medication she put me on is making me nauseous she might get on the phone for 5 minutes to advise me...Is that unreasonable?

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I paid 250.00 for the 1st hour consultation, and now
go every 2 months for meds management for 80.00 about 15 min. Most want you in every month but I told him I cannot afford that so he agreed to every other since I'm in the care of a therapist he knows and respects.

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I just started VIIBRYD this morning....I was on Zyprexa (the mother of all weight gain drugs) for 6 weeks and gained 12 pounds! I'm hoping VIIBRYD will help w/depression and not pack on the pounds. I'm reading some very interesting comments from you guys that you're actually gaining weight and feeling lethargic; exactly the opposite of what my therapist told me would happen so I'm a little concerned. Guess I'll wait and see. Good luck to all of you!

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I just started taking Viibryd on last night after meeting with my counselor on Tuesday and she suggesting I see my GYN to have my hormones evaluated before starting any therapy. I have tried Zoloft, after having my second child and took myself off medication believing I didn't require any. I next tried Lexapro after starting school with severe anxiety attacks and stopped as I thought it was not working. The last ditch effort was last year when I started school again and was going through a tough spot in marriage. I was placed on Effexor XR. Initially it worked well but then it just stopped after taking it for three months. This has been a 13 year roller coaster ride for me and I have dealt pretty much with issues as I do everything else just walk through it until I come to my final destination, but now my cup has runneth over and I really need to stop fooling myself that I don't have a problem which has been given a Dx of Major Depression. I hope this drug works because I have seen a lot of negative comments. As I said I started taking the medication last night and had a 30 minute bout of diarrhea afterwards. I already deal with diarrhea after each meal since my gallbladder was removed now it has intensified. I can get through that. I got up this morning about the same time as usual and didn't have any sleep disturbance on last night. I have found that it has not allowed me to lay back in bed as usual. Do that is a definite plus for me. Feel a little upbeat and motivated today. i don't know if it's the medicine beginning to work or me wanting it to work. I am on the starter pack and hoping transition will be smooth. Thanks to everyone for the information whether a good or bad experience. All information is useful during a transition period and starting a new medicine is hard enough. Hope everyone is feeling better...

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I am a psychiatrist and I am laughing my head off after reading your review. I know I know I should not laugh but you have painted such a picture what patients go through, what they do and how they discuss things behind our backs. I am learning more about this drug by reading these reviews.

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Rabia, I feel sorry for your patients. And the fact that you are learning about a drug from a depression forum says a lot about your follow up training when a new drug comes out. I can only hope you don't laugh at your patients when they come to you with the horrible side effects they suffer. People come here for support not to be laughed at. Take your judgements elsewhere.

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I agree with you Opinions to yourself. This so called psychiatrist must not be very good in his role in providing people with the encouragement they need. Then to look on a forum for information is horrible. I feel sorry for your patients and even sorrier for you Rabia.

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Weight gain and joint pain. Otherwise, it does help with depression.

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