Viibryd Reviews (Page 21) (Top voted first)

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

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This drug saved my life! I was suffering from major depression, anxiety, obsessiveness and negativity - also suicidal thoughts and sleeping too much which Lexapro was not helping me with at all and therapy either. My doctor gave me this as a sample and it literally saved my life :) All of my symptoms have subsided; yes the first few days I had restless leg syndrome and some numbness, but it went away and I take the pill in the morning so that I'm able to sleep fine at night, which is what all of you complaining of sleeplessness should try - take it in the morning w/ protein. And believe me; I'd rather have slight sleeplessness than the life-threatening depression I was in.

Anyways, I'm just so thankful that my harmful obsessions have gone away and I'm happy and have self esteem, I have NEVER felt this good in my life and its a miracle and answer to my many many many prayers.

The added energy is definitely appreciated too, especially after spending weeks at a time in bed beforehand.

20 mg, only 2 weeks of use, life saved :)

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the negativity is what is really rolling in my head...it's like my brain doesn't want to stop...again, it has been almost a month

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I agree with Grace #343, Viibryd was a nightmare for me that I never want to go through again.

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Been off for a few months now (you can read earlier postings to see my full history). What's most troubling is that the joint pain's still here, bad as ever.

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I have never posted on here, but my horrible experience with Viibryd makes me want to shout it out to the world. The muscle aches and headaches and flu like symptoms have been debilitating. I started with 10mg and was bumped up to 20mg. It didnt help at all and actually just made me worse. I took my last 10mg last night and am so done. Has anyone else experienced extreme muscle aches and how long does it last after stopping the medication. I am also decreasing my dose of serequil from 50mg to 25mg.

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Amy, you are right about the Viibryd. It caused pretty severe joint pain. It settled in my elbow and forearm most of all, although my hip hurts on the same side. The joint in my big toe also hurts everyday. I tried reducing to the lowest dose and it still hurts, but not as much.

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I began taking Viibryd with the 10 mg and was into the 20 mg dosage when I went to see my fiancee that I had not seen in 2 months. The Viibryd totally killed my sex drive and I gained 30 lbs in two months of taking it. Horrible diarrhea, I mean really awful and from time to time intense crying jags. The 40 mg dosage made me feel like a zombie so my doctor had me cut back to 20 but the desire to binge eat all the time was out of control. I went back to my physician who began weaning me off the Viibryd and put me on Bupropion HCL XL 150 mg which I have been taking for almost a month now with no side effects and the appetite is waning, sex drive is coming back as well. Say NO to Viibryd. No thank you!

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I tried the Viibryd for 3 and half weeks 10 mg one week and two weeks 20 mg and weaning back down to 10 mg and quiting. The whole time my stomach hurt all the time constantly whether I ate of not within two hours after taking it I was sick as a dog and had to eat a bit again. I tried eating protein with it and drinking milk and still sick. I had headaches first two weeks. I kept trying to stick it out, because I seemed to have more energy and felt a bit more motivated, but who wants to feel like crap all the time? I did have the waking up seeing things crawl on the wall that were not there and weird dreams at first too. This is why I absolutely hate trying new stuff. You have to wean off stuff and then your depressed or have bad symptoms and then if the new stuff don't work then you have to wean off that and still feel crappy and depressed. I must be having withdrawal cause now I have the diarrhea and sick on stomach and chills with shivering and then cover up and then hot. Feel like crapola. How can a medication cause your stomach to feel raw and ripped up? not worth it.

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I noticed I was mean short tempered and irritable also on this medicine. I was never like that on all other anti depressants.

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are you still doing well on this med ?

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Nothing has worked better for me. I literally responded the very first week however it DOES TAKE TIME to get used to and experience the full effects. In the beginning you have the stomach issues but its really just soft stool, a little hunger but TOTALLY CONTROLLABLE, and the best thing about this med is that is revs up your sex drive! Doesn't cause weight gain, and doesn't cause sexual side effects!! It can mess up with your sleep depending on the dose and what else you take, I've had some scary episodes of brain zaps and sleep paralysis BUT! Both are HARMLESS! Sleep paralysis is just the state inbetween relaxing and being awake, to falling asleep - usually you aren't aware that you're driting into different sleep stages, however some people experience this while on viibryd - my solution has been to take it 1 hour before bed. You guys need to STOP coming onto these forums to freak out! The people that are doing WELL ON MEDICATIONS DO NOT SPEND THEIR DAYS AND NIGHTS POSTING ABOUT IT! Please! Give it a shot!!

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lol Carla!!!

Yeah I love this med too!!! My doctor said she hasn't had anyone with any problems on it.....

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@Carla Seriously?

This board was a godsend for me.

While Vi did "work" for me for the first couple months, it also caused inexplicable and scary side effects that my pdoc couldn't explain..

Coming on here, I found that others were experiencing the same/similar things, so I didn't feel as 'alone' and 'crazy'.

Some of these side effects only occur in 2% of users, so it was relieving to find that I must've been in that 2-percentile.

That my pdoc wasn't aware and didn't fully explain how something like "joint pain" (a possible Vi side effect) could mean that I'd not be able to lift ANYthing--including my arms--for several months (and STILL can't, three months off it) doesn't mean it doesn't occur.

It definitely warranted discussion and, possibly, a 'freak out' because it IS freakish--and very frightening.

In addition to the 'joint pain,' I'm still having some sleep paralysis and had to go on another med just to help me get 'real' sleep now. Sleep paralysis led to severe sleep deprivation, likely contributing to the Vi-induced hostility--another reason I had to get off it. Oh yeah, & it did NOT rev up my sex drive at all.

Three months off, I'm just now feeling less suicidal and acting less violent with the help of yet another med.

Sure, I experienced occasional suicidal thoughts and (harmless) violent outbursts in the past, but coming off Vi was the first time I was like that *daily* and was afraid I'd seriously hurt myself or someone else. I got to the point where I *believed* that killing myself was the ONLY solution. (Two doctors wanted me hospitalized but I don't have insurance.)

So, yeah, people who aren't experiencing this aren't posting much, but for myself- who was/am, it's been a blessing seeing ALL the perspectives.

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Carla, that is exactly what I thought. Only the 2%ers post on these boards. I was so hopeful. I was on Viibryd for 5 months. It started out great. Then, along with all the other side effects, I turned into a zombie. I hav been completely off it for 4 days now and finally feel like I have my brain back. Worse 5 months in years. For some of us it is really really bad, and we feel we must warn people. I wouldn[t wish what I when through on my worst enemy.

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just started viibyrd 10 mgs 5 days ago....awful intestinal issues right off the bat - tried it with food like they say you should do, but the stomach bloating (feels like I have bricks in my stomach) and nausea are too much for me to handle. I am not sure, but plan on stopping cold turkey, any one else do this when on it for such a short time??...only other med I take is Klonopin at bedtime. Thx for any input !!

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I have just gone up to 20mg (2 days now) and am feeling really weird, feeling very restless and I seem to be more deporessed, I don't know if I should stop taking this or try to stick it out!!! Anybody have any suggestions?

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Emma, I decided to stop taking the viibyrd because of the stomach issues, one day off and I was extremely depressed, so I started up again...still on 10 mgs and my stomach issues are improving. I am going to try and stick with it a bit longer. I still feel sad as well, but a bit less anxious....The sadness I feel is not as bad as before I started the Viibyrd, so try and hang in there a little longer and will pray we both start feeling better ! Sometimes it does take a while for these darn things to turn us around. Keep me updated and best of luck !!

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Jenna, Thank you so much for your reply and your advice to try and stick with it a bit longer. I will try to do that. The depression is still there but I do think that the anxiety is a bit better.It is sooo nice to have someone to talk to about this! I feel so alone. I am sorry to hear that you are having GI issues with it. Try eating something high in protein when you take it, like peanut butter. I take mine with bread and soynut butter and my GI issues have not been that bad! I see that you take klonopin at night. Klonopin can can cause depression and make an existing depression worse! Google it and read about it! All the benzos can cause depression; this is why I have never been able to take them. I don't understand why a doctor prescribes klonopin to someone who is depressed! I take tradazone to help me sleep. I was concerned about viibyrd making me more depressed because they tried me on paxil and that plunged me into a deep depression and had to get off it! I do know that some antidepressants can make you more depressed; that is what is so scary about this whole thing. Please keep me posted as to your progress. Hopefully we can help each other through this! Thanks!

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Hello.. I have been taking the Viibryd for a few weeks now, and just up to the 40 mg. I was on 100 mg Pristiq before this, and started with no weaning off. I wasn't sure when I first started coming off the other meds when starting this one. All in all I think I feel okay for the most part. I have had a little stomach cramping, but my Dr says this will go away as I get used to the meds. He also told me that this is one of this type of meds that does not make you gain weight, but could have the opposite affect and make you loose weight. I have not as of yet seen any weight loss, but I am hoping to. I gained approx 30lbs on the Pristiq and would like to loose it. I am hoping for good for this med but will keep up on the posts from everyone. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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Please keep us posted as to your progress! It seems to work for some people. I am now, however, in the process of getting off it. I tried to go up to 20 and the anxiety and depression got worse. I am back down to 10 and plan to cut the 10 in half tomorrow to 5. I was so hoping that this would work!!! Feeling so depressed about trying to find the right medication!! Good luck to everyone and keep posting!

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