Viibryd Reviews (Page 29)
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Going to start it tomorrow. Anyone else taking it, and if so, how do you like it?

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Interesting. Okay, well, I know my Ob-gyn last year in June wanted to start me on HRT, but I said no. Hopefully I didn't make a huge mistake. Because it was 9 months later when I finally went on vii but had been sick twice, and had mono once too! How did you come off the cymbalta or paxil, etc.? That's what I am trying to do, and my family doc didn't know a lot as he was going to prescribe me 5 mg tablets to help with weaning me off, but they don't make 5 mg tablets. So pharmacist said to go from 20 (my current dose) to 10, and take 10 mg for about 2 weeks, and then go to 0? Is that how you weaned off of it or probably you could just stop it as you weren't on it for long. thanks!

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Hi Kroster...forget to mention. I did ask about long term affects and was told that I should be able to stay on for 4 years andif I did not have bothersome side effects then NOT TO WORRY !! I am on the losest dose available, and my sister, the RN, who is one year older, is on the HIGHEST dose available, her menopause was that bad...more issues with not sleeping all night and constant hot flashes during the day... She has been on for 4 years now...Now, I am the one telling her to wean off or lower it....She is very healthy, no problems and looks great ! I am totally sold !! LOL

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Hi Kroster....I, too, heard and read horror stories about HRT...I saw my regular Dr:s nurse practitioner the day after seeing my ob/gyn for her opinion. I needed a second opinion..I was that afraid !...She spent 45 min with my fiancee and me and agreed with my ob/gyn that the benefits outweighted the risks. I also researched it thoroughly, that is how scared I was to take it...(still can't believe I am, but I LOVE this stuff !) I was only on viibryd for 10 days, starting taking after taking cymbalta a few months which gave me many side effects, one being the weight gain even though I ate very little because I had no appetite ! I am glad the Viibryd helped you, but still think you might want to consider this..My sister is an RN and she kept insisting that I see my OB/gyn Doc...and think about trying HRT..I would not because I was actually afraid that he might suggest HRT and I did not even want to hear the word HRT ! Sick, huh ?? ...Then again, have heard lots of horror stories about antidepressants, and weaning off the cymbalta was not fun ! Never again will I take an antidepressant, I can honestly say that ! but that is me...Viibryd and prozac were by far the worst for me....I became SEVERELY depressed while on them almost immediately, not no much on the cymbalta or paxil...oh yeah, took that one too ! Please let me know how you are doing or if you have any more questions !!

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Jenna, thank you so much. Believe it or not, i had all the symptoms you described. Was fatigued, sick, hot flashes, etc., vii really helped me. It was VERY unfortunate that i had the weight gain. However, with that being said, i have heard horrid things about HRT, I could've done that a long time ago. Most people and docs have told me stay away from it, long term affects? was any of this mentioned to you? how did you wean off the vii? how long were you on it? thanks!!!

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TO KROSTER ! I, too, am menopausal( 3 years into it). and was sick all the time ! Drs continued to put me on antidepressants for my symptoms which included fatigue, anxiety, depression, shaking, mood swings,nausea and dizziness, headaches, then most recently sweating and flashes which I did not have before....No antidepressant helped me at all, except for gaining weight...luckily, I am not a heavy person to begin with... I have been on cymbalta, celexa, prozac, and more, the last being Viibryd, which I swear, put me into the gutter, got more depressed than ever ! ...Finally, I deciced to see one more doc, my ob/gyn who suggested low dose HRT..(hormone replacement).,,I was terrified to try, totally against it, but figured I could not feel any worse, so I decided to try it with VERY low expectations...However; FOUR DAYS into it, yes, four days, I began to have energy, no more shaking, anxiety was better, and depression COMPLETELY went away.. I could not believe it !! I STILL CAN'T !! I am now on my second month dose and I feel like a brand new woman, no side effects whatsoever, no weight gain, still sweating a bit, but not like before...just letting you know that hormones can do a lot more damage and cause a lot more symptoms than you might think ! I am 55, and feeling wonderful !! Please talk to you OB/GYN... I am sorry I did not go sooner... Hope this helps ! Good luck !

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donna, thanks for your kind words. I have been on 20 mg for about 3 months now. I had about a 5 pound weight gain as i was ramping up, but it really set in when i was trying going from 20-40 mg. I exercise no less, and my eating patterns have NOT changed. If you read on line, A LOT of people have gained 40 pounds on this! It definitely is a reality....I just wish I knew of how someone weaned themselves off of it. I noticed nothing within the first month or so, it was after i went on maintenance, and the fact taht i've done weight watchers and jenny craig, both for at least a month, and couldn't get off more than 3 pounds! Last year, I lost 15 pounds over 3 months, but this year, on vii, nothing is working... thanks to all

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According to the SSRI literature, there is nothing chemically about this class of med that creates weight gain. What happens is some people get a vorcious appetite, hunger pangs, or, when people feel better, they eat more. Sometimes, the effect is that people get lazier and don't exercise.
All of this can be fixed by really watching the food intake and at least walk after meals, to burn off calories and to increase metabolism to more calories to be burned off later.

I have been on this drug since May and no weight gain issue at all. Good luck

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Birdie I have posted you a rather large reply, but they are not posting it not sure why. I will repost tomorrow if I don't see it, thanks for you info on the Migraines:)

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Kroster, how long have you been on the 20mg, I am surprised by the weight gain as it has made more more reg then I have ever been (no weight gain)..I have only been on it for 10 days now at the 20mg, I praying this med works for me as everything has failed. Keep me up on your progress..Thanks:)

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glad that we have a good discussion going. Has anyone gained a lot of weight on this medicine, and if they tried to stop it, how did you? my dose is only 20 mg, but I can't take my 15 pounds anymore, no clothes fit and i won't go to the misses dept! anyone with this advice is appreciated.

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Shellie I have to agree the newness of this drug is scaring me also..my Dr. made me come off my meds Proxac and Amitriptilene for 48 hours, which was hell..I am now on day 10 and have experienced your same symtems with my migraines increasing, I'm not going to give up yet I want to wait at least 3 weeks I had a really good morning feeling normal up until around 3. Goodluck and keep us updated:)

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Birdie,

Thank you for your post I am on day 3 with 20mgs...everytime I take it around 5pm I don't feel good at all for about 3 - 4 hours...what time are you taking it and how are you feelling when you do?? My Neuro just put me on Prednisone & Oxycodone for the increased migraines..not liking the buzzed feeling from the Oxy so I'm sticking to my Fiorocet for my everyday migraines..aspirin has never worked for me...Keep me updated as to how you are doing on this new med..Thanks!!

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Thank you for your post I am on day 3 with 20mgs...everytime I take it around 5pm I don't feel good at all for about 3 - 4 hours...what time are you taking it and how are you feelling when you do?? My Neuro just put me on Prednisone & Oxycodone for the increased migraines..not liking the buzzed feeling from the Oxy so I'm sticking to my Fiorocet for my everyday migraines..aspirin has never worked for me...Keep me updated as to how you are doing on this new med..Thanks!!

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Hi there - I wanted to say that I have had more headaches on Viibryd then with the other medicines. I have migraines as well and this drug seems to exacerbate the headaches, however I'm able to get rid of them with regular aspirin. Sorry you are suffering from that, but I am told they will go away with time. I'm on the 10mg of V and on day 3. Have gotten a headache every day since I started.

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Hello all, I am new to this discussion but wanted to offer my experience so far on Viibryd. I suffer from general anxiety disorder and depression. I have tried Paxil, Zoloft and Celexa (Celexa was the best, however it pooped out on me after 2 1/2 years). I am on my 3rd day of transitioning from 40 mg Celexa to 10 mg of Viibryd. Basically I started off with half the dose of Celexa (20 mg) in the morning, and then take the 10 mg of V with lunch or dinner. I have taken it with food each time. I don't feel any different, and barely any side effects. Light headaches in the evenings, more "movement" in the bathroom area but nothing uncomfortable. I have no appetite so I am not eating very much (which is fine with me as I don't want to gain weight). I haven't had any dizziness or stomach cramps as others report. I was slightly nauseas this morning, but everything makes me nauseas so I honestly don't know if it was the V or not. One more thing - I am a social drinker and I had a few of Mike's Hard Lemonades last night, as I was curious if I would have any bad side effects from alcohol, but other then a headache I was fine. I will continue to keep you posted on this...it's only the 3rd day so I realize that isn't enough time to assess. Thank you for all the information - it really helped me make my decision on if I should take this drug or not.

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There is definitely a pattern of similar issues with Vii vs other SSRIs. For me, Vii has worked nicely, with 30 mg and really minimal side effect that went away.

All SSRIs can create appetite and over eating as a result, especially if mood improves. It is a major reason people go off of them if they put on weight. It can be battle to control weight, yet, it has to be done somehow to win that battle.

One thing for me is that I used to exercise a lot more before going on this drug, but, I have felt less interested and motivated to break a sweat. I am also more ambivalent towards sex libido, yet, it is hard to say if the Vii is a factor since that can be a complicated story anyway for other reasons.

As for the memopause issues, that is a new one on me where a SSRI directly affects that, but maybe so if hormones are not being made due to changed chemistry of the brain.

I do recommend that people go very slow on stopping, with cutting the pills down smaller and smaller and take 3-4 weeks to go down to zero.

I know that I have to be on a SSRI for my kind of genetic predisposition and PTSD incident that rattled me really bad. I may need to be on this to 2014 at least or something like it. Thankfully, I can well tolerate this rx, but I can see many cannot do so.

So, this drug seems not meant for everybody.

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My dr. said he wanted me on this to lose weight. it only took me 9 days to figure out that i was not taking this drug. I am trying to come off of cymbalta, all i can say is listen to your body and come off slowly. I am doing that with cymbalta. The vii made me hungry, manic, bad dreams, sweat and hot and i am not in menopause. I think personally, that this drug it too new, too many side effects are out there that we do not know about. i bet when you get off of it you will start to drop the pounds.

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All, I went on Vii because i was experiencing severe menopause issues, i am 53 and was fatigued, had insomnia, hot flashes and seemed like i was always getting sick! i started with 10 mg, then went to 20 mg, and i seemed good there. my hot flashes went away, slept well, but i began to gain alittle. then my doc raised me to 40 mg, that's when i started to have a few of those horrid nightmares (sleep paralysis, where you can't move but you know you have to, very scary). After two weeks of being on 40 mg, i felt like my overall health wasn't as good as on 20mg, so i dropped back. I occasionally got hot flashes, but was fine otherwise, the DOWNSIDE, I have gained 10 pounds and i CANNOT get it off. I was overweight when i was in 9th grade and have been a size 8 for a long time, i am now a size 12/14 and I can't take it any longer. i tried to wean myself off of it, taking 10 mg a day for 4 days, then 10 mg every other day. i now have a headcold again. So has anyone gotten sick trying to come off vii? i called my doctor and said that maybe i tried coming off of it too quickly, going back to having drainage in my throat and a stuffed up nose seemed way too coincidental with weaning off vii. So i am going to try being on 20 again, going to 15 mg for a week or two, then 10 mg for a week or two and 5 mg? Does anyone else have advice on the best way to wean off of this (i will determine if i can) and whether they get back the same symptoms they had when they decided they needed to go on it! I can't stand the weight gain, if i have to stay on it, what has anyone done to lose weight???????????????

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MY NAME IS AL MY DOC GAVE V FOR PAXIL WHITCH I WAS ON FOREVER AND I THOUGHT, OK, WHY NOT, GOOD FOR A SHORT TIME. THEN I HAD A LITTLE SET BACK AND HE SAID TAKE 40. OF COURSE I ONLY TOOK 30 TOTAL. REALLY MESSED ME UP. VERY WOUND UP IN CAR, YELLING AT PEOPLE, BUT WORST THING I COULD NOT REMEBER ANYTHING!!! LOST MY CAR FOR 2 HRS IN A MALL! ANY BODY ELSE HAVE THAT PROBLEM? I REALIZE THIS HAS OLD ENTEIES, SO PLEASE EMAIL ME AL xxxxx@xxx {edited for privacy} IF ANYONE HAS SOME OF SAME PROBLEMS!

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susie - zapped, to me, means an electrical shock feeling in my head, as if I could feel the synapses firing at random intervals so strong it feels like a physical electric shock - not pleasant. I also get "pulses", like zaps only muted, but just as annoying when I get 4-5 in rapid succession. I liken the feeling to when you slip down a flight of stairs 3-4 at a time suddenly but then right yourself. You get a rush of adrenaline and experience the 'thump thump thump' of missing the stairs in quick succession, and get that after shock of "whoa!" That is what pulses are like to me, with an electrical zap quality to it.

donna- Donna, I've never had migraines so I can't answer your question :(

barbie- barbie, I also quit tobacco with chantix 10 years ago and am still smoke free. Congrats on your quit! I also had to really cut down the chantix dose, not from dreams although mine were vivid, but from bad anxiety but a low dose still worked for me.

I am on 150 mg buproprion once daily and that works great for me in conjunction with another depression med. I am totally off of the Cymbalta now, it is day 2 totally off and TERRIBLE but I am hoping it subsides now that I am upping my Viibryd to 15mg from 10. I have 2 more days at 15 mg of the Viibryd then will up myself to 20. I am upping in 5 mg doses so i can evaluate how I am doing. The 40 might be too much for me as well. Time will tell. Okay, pulses are bugging me going to rest now. Take care all and best of luck!

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