Viibryd Side Effects (Page 24)
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What if any side effects are people experiencing on viibryd

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has anyone else noticed a change in ur BP? mine is usually normal like 120/7o..but now its running 140/90 and pulse 100 or more...ive been a little dizzy also...i think ive put on 10 lbs since starting this...i eat like a hog and want sweets constantly...i actually ate until i almost got sick the other night..i use to be small but recently started gaining the weight..i go back to the doc thurs...my only issues that im getting annoyed with is the restless leg and the weight gain

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Thank you Mario. I think I can handle being tired. I teally think this drug has been my problem. Ringing in thecears, digestion issues, headaches (just lately), not being able to sleep through the night, one (1) lucid dream I could not explain and these 2 vision concentration issues.

I DO, however, NOT FEEL suicidal or hopelessness I had been feeling.
I also take buporpion (this one works!) I have enough to add one in the evening in place of.
Anyone on viibryd I truly wish you the best of luck. I've been on it for app 4 + months.

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Hannah read all my posts from the begining of this thread. I sounded like you regarding Viibryd and that has since changed. Read the entire thread, it is worth reading.

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If I take the Viibryd way late I do that too - the gasping for air when waking up thing. Or I will swallow air and wake up feeling like a balloon is about to pop! *really wierd*. But There is A LOT of negative on here, but I LOVE THIS DRUG!!! I am a recovering addict, (on suboxone for opiate dependency) , and I have had Depression/bipolar stuff for a loooooong time and have tied many many many different drugs. This is the first one that i feel...NORMAL AGAIN!!!!!! Its amazing! i have experienced a slight bit of joint pain, and im not sure if the agitation I have had occasionally is from the V, or PMS. (or just being -plain out aggravated, lol). But I cant tel when I havent taken it, for sure. My energy level goes down. Anywho, I would say for anyone who has tried different things and hasnt found one that works, and if you have good insurance and access to a good doc, then its def worth a try. :D good luck to yall!

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As I mentioned I stopped Viibryd immediately as an emergency to what I felt was immenent death. The main side effect that I experienced stopping immediately was that my energy level hit the floor. I was drained and had to sleep 3.5 days on and off of course. Today day 5 I have normal energy back and will probably feel even better in 10 days. If and when my depression comes back I will deal with it then. At the moment I am off all anti-depression medication. I feel detoxification to such a dangerous drug is immperative.

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Mario thank you big time. Maybe it was "brain zaps" I was having. Not possible mini strokes. I would get incredibly tired. Then my vision would get like when the old flash bulbs went off in your face. But it didn't stop for a bit. I could hardly keep any concentration or conversation. I felt as if I were out at a distance. Does this sound familiar? It has only happened twice. First time I actually fell straight on my face.

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I do not have arthritis but now I know what a severe case feels like. I had to stop from one day to the next as an emergency or that is where I would have wound up in the emergency room. If you are really in pain, stop cold turkey I say. The side effects while on the medication Viibryd where out of control horrible, while stopping immediately started to decrease these intense side effects but it took nearly 5 days to actually feel as if its totally out of my system.

Brain zaps are feelings of electrical shocks in your brain and come with a loud humming sound, some are so intense and strong my vision would see a bright blue and/or white flash of light. I first got them when I started Viibryd and then as long as I took Viibryd for a couple of weeks they became less frequent. By the 5th month on Viibryd they started happening again at a more intense shock almost to make you feel like you might short circuit and die on the spot and they were occuring with more frequency.

5 days ago while still on Viibryd for 5 months I was becoming crippled, I could barely walk normal every bone and joint became painful even at rest.

I immediately 5 days ago got my wake up call to bail out before I die. I felt poisoned.

I will be contacting Viibryd to see how I can get my money back for many pills I still have that cost a ton of money.

I will be seeing my primary physican soon to see if there are any physical damages.

I believe any psychiatrist/psychologist that prescribes this is not aware of how dangerous this medication is. We are guinea pigs. I was happy because it made my depression go away but I believe being alive with depression is much better than being dead or a permanent vegetable.

My psychiatrist has been instantly fired and depending on what the near future holds may hear from me again.

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I want off this stuff! Surely there has to be something else! I have RA and have had more than aches and found bones I didn't know I had. I am getting the joint pains others have talked about and kept moving to calm them down. But what is it doing to me. I use Enbrel inj to keep my RA at bay. My dr said this med creates seratonin in the stomach and when there is an abundance it runs right through. I also have had, and I'm not sure, possible mini stokes. I was told next time call 911 if I'm alone. This is only after being on viibryd a month and now again.
Mario have you had any bad effects since stopping? I would think going down a dose first might make it easier. I am only on 20 mg. N I know I will be upped! NO! I want off. Oh Headaches too! What's a brain zap?
To the nineteen yr old. I think I'd try another dr too! It's nice to read what others think!

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I hate to say this, but I would seriously consider a new doctor. A 19-year-old with depression whose doctor isn't listening? I've had depression since I was 14 and didn't seek help until well into my 30's. I love my doctor, and she really "gets" me. Your doctor is probably a good fit for some, but you might need to find someone who connects better with you. Please don't get discouraged. Keep trying and working. Everything you do now is going to mean you're going to have such a happy life because you've done all of this when you're young.

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I agree you never know what to expect on this med. I take each day as it comes. There's not a day that goes by that I don't experience some strange effect. I'm not sure what to do at this point.

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I agree. I gave it up due to night dreams but found i lost my energy level. the pharmacist suggested taking it in the am...so far what a difference!

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It seems like if you were having "brain zaps" and muscle pain that a doc would want you off of the med...those are serious side effects...i know the restless leg and headaches are bad enough...im really hoping that this don't happen to me..im on day 9 now and i having experienced any problems with my stomach...i take first thing in the morning with food..i do get gas and sometimes heartburn...ive never been one to use the bathroom much so maybe thats why its not bothering me..i do dream at night but its just normal dreaming and i rarely remember them in the morning...my doctor specifically told me to take in morning with food..the med has a protein binder in it and if not taken with food it decreases its ability to work..after reading thru the side effects with this med ive been watching more closely at my own experiences..i go back to the doc thursday

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ISABELLE - THE POISON PILL.

over 5 months on it with side effects I could handle but slowly muscle/bone/joints became worse. FROM ONE HOUR TO THE NEXT while outside walking my dogs I had to yell for help, I fell, I was in pain severe pain all over and could barely move. This was 3 days ago. Immediately I quit this medication as the first thought is oh my God I am poisoned. I am not coming off it slowly it has to stop immediately or it can kill me. Read all my posts they were all how happy I was with Viibryd, the point here is that changed from one second to the next.

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I'm going into my 4th month on viibryd now. Some of the side effects have diminished. I'm still dealing with the intestinal problems, headaches, muscle aches to name a few. I take the poison pill in morning now which I find it helps with some of the side effects. I've resorted to calling it that because I feel as if my body is slowly being poisoned. I know for some it works great and are willing to put up with the side effects. I'm trying to be patient but I feel like its just not for me.

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I'm nearly into my 4th month on Viibryd, and for me, the good still far outweighs the bad. It was tough going from 20 to 40 mg the first month, but I just backed down to 20 mg for a few weeks until I could adjust.

For the first two months, my energy level was amazing - probably even a bit excessive. I sure got a lot done and my worklife was unlike it had been in 12 years. During the last month, things have become more balanced. I do miss the crazy level of energy, but the depression is still gone. I feel alive!

Side effects? Some of them are still there but manageable. Diarrhea is ongoing but the occasional Immodium dose tends to keep it in check. Sometimes nausea is an issue but strangely enough, Prevacid OTC will fix it up right away. Getting to sleep has always been an issue regardless of the anti-depressants I've tried, and I've used Ambien for many years. Now it works much better and I don't feel nearly as groggy in the mornings. Low libido has also always been a side effect of my depression, and Viibryd has not helped me in that regard.

The bottom line for me, however, is I no longer want a Mac truck to lose its breaks and mow me down in an intersection. I was really wishing I would just not wake up for years. That's gone! I enjoy many of the things I enjoyed 12 years ago.

Here are a few things to mention in regard to the night terrors many have mentioned on here. The same was happening to me at first. I learned the hard way never to take Viibryd after around noon or it hits me hard at night. I was snoring and waking up gasping for air (I've never been a snorer). The scary dreams were clearly linked. It all went away when I stayed on a program of only taking the medication first thing in the morning.

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I started with the starter pack one week 10mg, two weeks 20mg, last week 40mg and then for the next 5 months on 40mg. It was definely helping my depression as almost non existant with a plus of extra energy. The side effects where diarrhea, brain zaps and pain on and off mainly bone/joint. This week all those side affects seems to have multiplied at least 6 times stronger where I felt near death. I felt that weening off at such a violent reaction would not be fast enough. It was best to stop immediately as now the side affects such as brain zaps are there more frequently sometimes constant but very weak compared to before. I am drinking lots of coffee and water and trying to rid every molecule out of my system. I must say that the saying the goes "If it is too good to be true it probably is not what is seems" still holds true. I was very pro this drug but my story has changed dramatically. No more Viibryd for me. I felt that I needed to make my experience known to all.

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Mario...what was your dosage before you quit. I'm on 20 mg now along with Deplin(which I don't know if it does anything) but I know when I went up a dosage I had all kinds of side effects. I'm thinking about getting off it also as I don't see it's doing me any good either. I also have a thyroid problem which may be contributing to it I don't know. Best of luck to the ones that it works for but I can't say it's done anything for me.
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I am sorry to say but this is true. I have been on Viibryd for about 5.5 months. I have been ignoring all sorts of pains from the bottom of my feet, lower/upper legs, knees, arms, palms of hands. I have been getting brain zaps nearly everyday and lately more frequently. Two days ago I was walking my dogs and I felt so much pain as if I was hit by a car several times. I could barely walk. I am in my mid 40's and healthy physically normally. I immediately made the decision to stop Viibryd as now I feel that I am poisoned and practically on my death bed. I have been speaking on this forum since I first started on Viibryd on a more positive note except for the side effects but I now believed I had to bail out before the plane I was on crashes into the ground and kills me. I decided not to ween off as that is how ill I have become suddenly. I cut it off completely as of the last two days. I have constant brain zaps still but they are not nearly as strong as before which are extremely strong. I have been in bed for nearly two days as I have been extremely weak. I am normally a high energy, fast moving person. I feel that I am in recovery and am very much considering never to try Viibryd again. I hope their is no permanent brain, neurological and/or body damage such as to essential organs, bones, etc.

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I've been on the 40mg dose of Viibryd about 2 months now. Honestly it has taken about that amount of time to get used to it. I worked years ago in Psychiatry and the instruction we always gave was that these type medicines can take up to 2 weeks to work. BullS***. Now I know. A good 2 months or more. I had a lot of gas and some frequency of bowel movement, in the beginning as well as early morning awakening. I do sweat at night but all SSRIs cause that. That one rarely goes away. All the others have. I find I go to sleep very well but have a harder time getting out of bed. A constant ringing in my ears seemed to start after I started the med., but my NP thinks some of that is age related. Had an Audiology consult and that "expert" had no idea. I was having as a large part of my depressive symptoms some uncontrollable anxiety and aggression. My emotions are still there but my BP doesn't go up and I get over my anger more easily. i do get tired in the afternoon some days, but I'm also treated for Hypothyroid. Hard to deferentiate from that. Some loss of Libido but still have a bit of drive.

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I'm on my second day of 20mg...day 9 total...i take in the morning with food...no stomach problems but i was really sleepy yesterday and today with no energy..on day 5 i felt great and had energy...i toss and turn for 3 to 4 hrs at night because of the restless legs...i also find myself gritting my teeth and now my jaw hurts and chewing hurts..im also experiencing headaches...will i go back to feeling like i did on day 5?? i can deal with the side effects if i can feel like that again

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