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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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So sorry to hear that you are not feeling better. And yes, I understand that the Vii isn't working (yet?) Have you googled how long it takes? Meds work immed. for me...& I have a high tolerance. Something doesn't sound right w/ your situation. I don't mean to offend you in any way, as this is just something that was brought up in another post, but something about bipolar individuals unable to take SSRI's or SNRI's? And having dealt w/ anxiety for years, I've never expected to get total relief from an AD & never have. So IMO, it sounds like you are feeling awful more from anxiety. Can you get yourself to the ER? NO ONE should have to experience so much heartache for days on end. And I believe that you are struggling & feel your pain. So please get yourself some assistance. You might just need a script of Ativan or Xanax to help you work up to 40 mg. of Vii. and then try weaning back down from the Benzo's. Because IMO, until that anxiety is dealt with, your mind & body won't be able to achieve relief from depression. HTH! ;)

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Thx I actually have a script for xanax have tried all the benzos don't help believe it or not doctors just keep trying different meds hoping

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Theresa,

You mentioned that you don't feel relief from Xanax or other Benzo's & that your Dr. is trying to find a med. that helps you. Your situation is complex & you need to talk to your Dr. on Mon.

I am responding a lot because myself & others (few to hundreds?) get an email every time you post.

So if you're posting "is the med working" (?) daily on each Viibryd forum on this site, then hundreds of people are getting multiple emails daily from you with the same message from you.

My suggestion is to post with your story & be patient for a reply. It's a tough ? to answer when you aren't sharing much about your situation. We want to help you.

Have you heard from the moderator w/ a similar response? Hope you feel better soon. I know you are fighting anxiety. I know how it feels. Hugs!

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Did you just wake up feeling better one day? I have no idea what to expect because no med has provided me any relief ever in the two years I'm dealing with this this is for ADe

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Sorry but how bad were you before starting the viibryd had you been on other meds before this do you have depression anxiety ? For ADe

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Hi Theresa,

I was on Effexor for just shy of 10 years, but came off of it about 6 months ago. I was doing okay for a little while, but then decided that I would be better if I was on something. I originally wanted to go to Pristiq because of it's similarities to Effexor, but heard about this new Viibryd drug. I'm still not sure if I am totally sold on it. It keeps the despair away like I said before, but I have been really cloudy minded because of it. Also, there is a heightened amount of irritability that I am not used too. I am now currently going between 10mg and 20mg per day. It is going on four weeks now. Hope this helps :)

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I have gained twenty pounds. Which in of itself is depressing the hell out of me.

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How long were you on it before you notice your hair loss?

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I can totally feel your pain! Your post could have been mine word for word, so all I gotta say is don't give up hope. as I know even other people have a hard time dealing with our depression and it's so frustrating for people who are NOT affected by sever depression to say "Think/Stay positive!" Yeah oooookkaay. Treatment resistant severe depression is THE most frustrating long-term issue I have ever had to face, so I want you to know you are not alone! It eases my mind to read your post and realize I am not alone either. Please don't give up, just keep truckin, no one else is going to take care of us so let's be empowered and try to practice more rl

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I am struggling with sleep. I'm tired but I keep feeling "jolts" in my brain and ears every time I get close to falling asleep. I feel motion sick laying completely still. I'm also itching all over. I'm on 40mg and have been for over a month and up to this point, these weird sleep issues only happen if I attempt to take a nap, and if I end up falling asleep I have crazy motion filled dreams that scare me... what do I do?

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See your Dr. tomorrow & get a script for Prozac. IMO, that's the only way to STOP all crazy whooshing ear buzzing brain zapping demonic nightmares. I've posted on this many times. I did work my way down to about 10-15 mg. (by carefully breaking the pill) before my Dr. gave me Prozac.

If you don't believe Prozac is for real, please know that I was his 1st patient on Vii & he knows myself & my family well & I am sure has felt pretty bad about prescribing Vii. Last time I was in his nurse told me a Vii rep was very pushy & in denial about people's experiences. Beware!

Now Forest has some 'new' drug. I could bet $ on it that it's close to Cymbalta & that it doesn't contain the amts. of Buspar & Dopamine (like Wellbutrin) increasing med in the 'new' drug.

I can forgive but I cannot forget the hell I went thru. If I had a dollar figure for what I went thru, I'd want about $50K. And that's being nice.

Also----do you have Xanax? You can take up to 4 (.25) while weaning from Vii. And I know you might feel lost & confused & unsure what to do, but I can assure you that everyone's brain chemistry is fairly similar in reaction to Vii & I don't want anyone to have nightmares & sleep paralysis like I did, so even though its $$$, I actually recommend going to the ER & show them my post. Many Dr's know that Prozac (SSRI) actually helps w/ sleep issues & w/d from Vii. I just don't want you to have to take it slowly, because what are the chances you have 10-20 mg of Prozac laying around. If you do, take that cold turkey instead of Vii & you'll sleep perfectly.

Hugs!!!

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To the old man I have been trying to find a psychistrist got a year and a half that I feel is truly knowledgeable caring and helpful I have been through so many all with different opinions I keep switching which I know is no good but how do you find a good one or is it just me that in trying to find a med and none have worked I have lost faith that any doc can help me

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I think you've already explained it nicely, about how to find a new Dr, but this thread is titled Viibryd & should be about Viibryd. Any info I provided what meant for gg.....posts & I told her to go to the ER to avoid a potential sleep paralysis attack. Which gg....please know there are several Vii forums here & one just for Viibryd & Sleep Paralysis.
There could also be a helpful forum for Theresa in finding the right Dr. I do not 2nd guess Dr's, but maybe should've when prescribed Vii! Lol.

:) Just wanted to clarify!

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Hey, Theresa, how's it goin' today?
I'm afraid I didn't make my connection between doctors, trust, and medication as clear as I intended when I started writing. You probably connected the dots for me, but just for the sake of clarity, please let me try again?
Case in point: Dr. J prescribed Viibryd. For the first four days, I felt like I had the flu for half the day, starting about an hour after ingestion. During the next 10 days, the flu-like symptoms were less, but still bothersome. It took three weeks to get to the 20 mg dose, when I started to see some benefit. That encouraged me to say, "Better, but not there yet," and Dr. J could say, "Try 30 mg" and that's where I am now, at least until I see him again in 2 weeks. MY MAIN POINT is this (thought I'd better give you a marker that I was getting somewhere ;b ): Had I not had quite a bit of trust in Dr J, I'm pretty sure that I would have quit on Viibryd before day 4, definitely before day 10. The double whammy of our illness is that we lack hope, and that hopelessness runs over into believing that help is even possible!
I'm glad I stuck with it. My depression is severe and treatment-resistant. I still go thru cycles that get very dark, with crying and suicidal ideation morning and evening. Then a 24-hour migraine headache, and for a while, I enjoy being alive again. But Viibryd is working slightly better than any I've tried, and the side effects are minimal. This is not to say you should stick with Viibryd; I don't know. Just that you need to establish that trust with a caregiver that will help you to stick with whatever you agree is best choice for you long enough to be sure whether it is or not. I know that on the day Dr J says there's a better med for me, I will drop Viibryd and try a new one. Until then, well, you know.
I sure hope this was more helpful. Feeling bad in all the ways you do is so much less than you deserve.

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Hi ad8e--(hope I got that right!) How are you feeling on Viibryd? I saw my Dr. on Fri. & he suggested trying Viibryd again (lower dose this time) along with 10mg. of Prozac (allowing 4 hrs. between doses) at night to see if that will keep the Viibryd induced Sleep Paralysis & demonic dreams away! One can only hope!

As you can see, I've been highly skeptical of Viibryd....having had SO many horrific experiences on it (even feeling raped) that I waited a couple of days & did my research. Even though I am finding little on the Internet w/ positive stories, I went ahead & started the Viibryd late yesterday. I could hardly sleep last night. :\

Excited to hear all the positive....or negative (hey--that's reality!) Viibryd stories!

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The oldman,

You seem to have a lot of knowledge on Viibryd. I was wondering if you might be able to help me out by maybe throwing some advice my way. I am 29 years old an newly married. My husband and I want to try and have a baby, since we already know that I have problems with my fertility.

I am on 20 mg of Viibryd daily, just finished working my way up from 10, I want to say I have been on it for 2, possibly 3 weeks. I have baffled depression since I was about 13, at times it has been manageable and at others it is completely incapacitating. I also have narcolepsy, fibromyalgia and mayofascial pain syndrome, and my dr is beginning to think I may have an intolerance to gluten (possibly Celiac disease, but worst case scenario) Hopefully this is NOT the case, but might answer a lot of questions. In any case, I have had this depression, and it is extremely bad in the winter, as I live in CT and have severe seasonal affective disorder.

So the thing is, I want to get pregnant. I am worried about not being able to get off my VIIBRYD throughout the pregnancy. I don't remember a single year since was 13 that I wasn't on antidepressants for at least a number of months throughout the year. There seems to be no studies (that I have been able to find anyway) that speak to VIibryd and pregnancy, only warnings that effects on a baby are unknown so it should not be taken during pregnant.

I know that some antidepressants are worse than others to take while pregnant, but unfortunately I have treatment resistant depression, which makes it an even stickier situation. It seems like neither my GP not my OBGYN nor my psychiatrist can offer any help in this situation, and they are all doctors! It worries me so much, but my window of time for conceiving and carrying a baby is dwindling and I do not want to miss it. I worry if I take the risk of not taking VIIBRYD while pregnant, I might face some catastrophic postpartum depression, which scares me almost as much.

I know this is somewhat of a complicated case with a lot of factors, but I am just hoping someone might have some....ANY type of insight or information that could help me make some decisions about pregnancy and VIIBRYD and what is best for the baby. I know there are people who say the risk to the child is unknown and I have no business being on medication while pregnant, but will the effect of the stress of a pregnant mother who is so depressed she is suicidal be worse than the risk of taking the medication while pregnant?

Thanks for your (and anyone else who has any advise) assistance and time for listening. Good night!

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Hi Emma,

First off, as a mother....it is TOUGH raising children. So in trying to be as sensitive about this as possible, that's what I have to say about pregnancy & beyond. :)

But you need to take care of yourself before you can take care of a life. I am far too aware of Viibryd's side effects & it is possible that your baby could end up with a heart defect, or worse, AND go thru discontinuation syndrome after the cord is cut. And that has involved seizures, night terrors, sleep paralysis, exploding head syndrome, brain zaps, dizziness...for I would guess, 90% of the people on or who have tried Viibryd. This is no magic pill.

There are safer alternatives & why take that chance. The medical community will take this very seriously & if the mother is showing signs of mental distress....you did say you are suicidal w/o the proper AD's....then you could lose parental rights & your baby wouldn't be able to go home with you.

Gosh--I feel just awful for you having dealt w/ depression for so long. Mine is more anxiety, so I can't really relate. But I have experience w/ foster care & the nursing profession. Even L&D.

Do you have a good support system? If you are younger than 40 (my guesstimate # a totally healthy pregnancy & not to worry) then give it TIME. No rush! There are SO many parents in their late 30's to early 40's still having kids these days. The only thing w/ that is your back will ache more when putting the baby in the car seats,etc.

I hope I conveyed my message in a heartfelt tone. It's sometimes hard to tell via the net. And the member 'ls' has been reported several times now for harassing me from several Viibryd threads! She just cannot stand it when someone shares their awful Viibryd story. I am still waiting for the wonderful, glorious Vii stories & have only read 2. Which I am skeptical if you are even talking to 'theoldman.' Take a look at 'ls' writing style & the time the posts come in. I've ?'d before if she's a drug sales rep. They are that desperate.

Btw....'theoldman' is new here & she has never mentioned any sleep disturbances.

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Hi, Maria. Did you sleep better last night? Hope so . . .

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Emma,

You asked for any advice, so I replied. But you sure enjoyed 'old mans' response. Something unusual is going on w/ this thread. A should be thread about Viibryd has now turned to seeking advice about class C drugs & pregnancy from the Internet. You should be listening to your Dr's. That's why I said the hard to hear facts that everything is notated.

Sorry you have a brain tumor. That's quite serious!

I apologize for getting your age wrong before, but 29 is very young. And you seem to believe you have a handle on planning out your future. I did the same & at age 34, when my youngest was 5 mos. old, I was dx w/ practically stage 4 cancer. I was forced to stop bf'ing. Awful.

That's all I have to say. I wish you well & you focus on you & what you want out of your life! :) And lots of PRAYERS! That's why I am still here!

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Been on viibryd since late November went up to 40 but felt even physically worse went back down to 20 mg I never had the starter pack just started at 20 I still don't feel any better with my anxiety or depression fears or panic at this point and it bothers my stomach not sure how much is viibryd or my own fears just wondering if this means viibryd won't work for me or if I should give it more time see my doc this week but don't know what to do I have tried almost every ssri and benzo with no help yet

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