Viibryd Reviews (Page 15) (Top voted first)

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

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Good luck. I hate it.

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when i was 13 years old i had my first anxiety attack ... through the corse of 3 years i was unable to eat at resturaunts or eat at all... i weighed 95 pounds i am 5'6 by the time i was 20 i couldnt even leave my house it was awful and i became so suicidle from doctor misdiagosing me and my syptoms i felt like i missed so much of my life at the time it was not funny. i couldnt even keep a job or go out of my house to get one.. i was desprate and went to see a new doc and he prescribed me lexapro!!!! it saved my life to say the least. i was able to start getting out of the house and being around people and i felt normal for once in my life. one day i woke up and my anxiety was gone after being medicated for almost 8 years.... im working on my depression w viibryd and i feel optimistic:)

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So I stopped my Viibryd dose yesterday after 10 days of the starter pack. I feel asleep fine and had the best night of sleep in weeks. Won't be taking it again. Out of the 10 days I took this drug, a total of 6 nights I didn't sleep for 1 minute. Obviously not the right drug for me. I will possibly try something else in hopes of better results. I haven't felt any side effects from stopping but I know I wasn't on the drug very long. Good luck to others.

What's unfortunate about many of these drugs is they effect people so differently, and I don't think that is a good thing. Other everyone has different body chemistry and genetic markers, this drugs shouldn't have such wide ranging side effects, tells me these drug companies are just throwing s*** against the wall to see what sticks. My opinion....

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I started on the sample pack and worked my way up to the 40 mg dose. A couple weeks after starting the 40 mg I began having joint pain in those bones on the top of the foot like you get from exercise, which I don't do :) Then my knees started hurting so bad I would cry out as I wasn't expecting it, and now the joint pain is in my knees, elbow (like tennis elbow), knuckles, and feet. That's when I finally figured out it was a Viibryd side effect. I tapered off them over about 5 days and have been Viibryd-free for the past two days. My knees and elbow already feel better. At first Viibryd worked great for my Major Depression, but I can't handle this severe joint pain. Supposedly only 2-3% of people in the clinical trials had joint pain - maybe they only tested it for 6 weeks.

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I hope that I can withdraw from this drug as easily as you did.

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hi dawnzig. I am feeling the same pain in my arm. I have been wearing a tennis elbow brace, but it is not helping. I can't even throw the covers off of myself in the morning without severe pain. This showed up out of nowhere and has been with me for over two months.

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Hi Linda,
I did find out from my Dr that it IS a Viibryd side effect and have definitely confirmed such from reading over the posts on here and elsewhere online.

Again, it's good to know I'm (we're) not alone, but it's still troublesome.

What dosage are you on?

Btw, can relate to not being able to pull up/off covers--that happens to me, too. I can't even lift a cup of water some days! Today, just bending it at all is difficult. :(

Thanks for sharing about the brace--I'd considered one, so it's good to know it's not useful.

Am lowering dose to 20mg tomorrow.

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i'm still weaning off it. it's been awful. and i agree with the others about not sleeping. i'll sleep a few hrs and wake up and be wide awake for hours. also 10+ lbs weight gain. since i was on the 20 for a month, i'm trying to be back on 10 for a month, before stepping down again. it's horrible and i wish i never switched from lexapro. my other long list of side effects are listed in my post last month.

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I also went through the carpal tunnel like symptoms after I stopped taking Viibryd. Most of my joint pain was during the time I was taking the medicine but oddly enough the arm pain was after I stopped, became worse, then tapered and is finally going away. This drug has been a nightmare for me.

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dawnzing, glad to heat from you. I cut off some of the tablet. So I am taking 3/4 of 40 mg.
No improvement in my arm.
I also have noticed a change in my eyes.
I want to get off of this med. Too many side effects for me to handle.

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Wow, it's eye-opening hearing all this. I sure hope my pain doesn't still continue afterwards nor when the dosage gets down in my system. I'd hate to go altogether b/c this is the most energy I think I've had in 20 yrs.

And I definitely CAN'T take anything that adds weight [already have and can't get it off--look horrific now :(]. Dr keeps saying there are other meds I could go on but they have weight gain--so I refuse.

Damn med co's--why can't they make something effective in all this time that doesn't also cause debilitating effects? Sure it's all about $$. Jerks.

I'd also forgotten to say that Viibryd is also causing me the diarrhea (sp?). Not all the time, and with no rhyme or reason. Could have it three days in a row--or not for a week; doesn't matter what I eat--or don't--and the meals may not have any overlapping ingredients; very, very random. So now keep a supply of Imodium-type stuff on-hand.

But I'd be willing to deal with that if not for the pain....

Guess we'll have to see what happens in the next couple weeks--I started 20mg today.

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er, *go OFF completely

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does anyone know what the situation is with weight gain on Vii? I switched from lexapro for this reason but on this forum I'm hearing people gaining weight on Vii. I'm confused.

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My Dr has informed me that "arthralgia" aka the painful joints IS one of the side effects.

She also said it was a good idea FOR ME to go down on the dosage.

In fact, she said that they are now finding out that Vii is as effective at LOWER doses and that many people don't need to be on the 40mg that the starter pkgs work up to.

In addition, she said it's ok to actually cut/break the 40mg tabs in half to get a 20mg.

And, yes, this is all applicable to me and no one else specifically, however this board--and people's experiences--have been extremely helpful in finding out that others were/are having the same side effects as me (and that I'm not 'crazy', per se), and what some have done in response.

I had no fears about side effects when I started with Vii because I was/still am hopeful that it will be better than some of the others I'd been on over the years.

It's just that the excruciating pain in my joints has kept me from enjoying any of the newfound energy Vii gives b/c I can't lift one arm at all!

Glad to see some aren't having any side effects. Mine didn't start until the middle of the fourth month.

Day two of 20 mgs and oddly my arm isn't as sore today....fingers crossed it's not just a fluke.

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I agree. I took viibryd for almost 2 weeks and almost lost my mind. Decreased appetite, insomnia, nightmares,digestive issues and horrible anxiety and depression. I was tapering off by taking half a paxil and half a viibryd,( thats how the dr said to start.) Last weekend i took myself to the er because of these orgasms that wouldnt stop. Im not making this up! I woke up having intense one after the other orgasms. I was kindof embarrassed to tell the er about it but what else could i do? They sent in some mental health people who decided i didnt need the mental hospital. this is a scary scary drug ! dont take it!

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Wow, those are some interesting side effects, Jeepster2.

Although I'm not on the same corresponding meds as you, I will say that, aside from the intense dreams--mostly of the disturbing kind, I've also had several sexually intense ones.

Wonder if that's what's supposed to be the "libido increase" they've boasted.

Sorry to hear of your experiences....

And, as for my arm being better yesterday--it WAS a fluke, sigh. It got much worse last night and into today. :(

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It's now been 7 months on Viibryd @ 60mg with not one side effect. I take it along with Lactimal, Ativan, and now
Rozerem to help with sleep-not connected with Viibryd, never been able to sleep whole life. I think I'll talk to the drug Psych about lowering the dose. Miss one night and the withdrawel starts overnight.

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dawnzig, I am right there with you. I keep hoping that the pain will subside. Very annoying. I can keep cutting it down and hope for the best. I am living under a lot of stress and I need the medication right now.
It has helped me come out of severe depression.

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i got on a strict diet with lexapro because of weight gain and in 8 mos i was able to lose 24 lbs and maintained my weight for 16mos. I let the weight loss go to my head and starting eating bad again and exercising routine changed so I am convinced when you are on SSRI's, you need to watch what you eat and you need an exercise routine.

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Thanks for your response. I am totally terrified at this point. Viibryd has definitely helped my depression but it has taken away one great problem and created several health problems.

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