Viibryd Side Effects (Page 26)

What if any side effects are people experiencing on viibryd

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You're symptoms are not unusual(except maybe the leg and joint problems.) I started viibryd in mid January as I went down on cymbalta. Had ups and downs over 6 weeks and decided to taper off it. Was not getting same therapeutic effect as cymbalta having been on for 7 years. The scary part ( still) was tItrating back up as the depression was intense. Feeling better last few days. THE WEIGHT issue......
You will gain some weight on almost every medication..( especially if you have been on a medication more than a few years),..... Unless: you rigorously excersise at least 3 times a week for about an hour. That was the reason I tried stopping cymbalta. On the other hand , wellbutrin.. The "speed" drug will make you lose lots of weight if you can tolerate it more than 2 weeks. It made me literally "sick with more serious depression,
If viibryd is truly working,, stay there but excersise on treadmill and at least you will probably maintain your weight or lose a pound or two. It's UP and DOWN with weight but believe me, better to be up a bit than severely depressed and anxious. You may find cymbalta to be the best; I initially dropped 6 lbs but after 3 or 4 years gained it back; even with healthy eating. Luck to you!

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Your depression was probably worse, not bc of you personally, rather "discontinuation syndrome." So many people think they're getting their depression & anxiety back when really it may just be the brain chemical readjusting & not the depression returning. That's when many will go back on the med they're trying to quit bc the adjustment period feels very frightening (rightly so bc we may feel our depression/anxiety is coming back). That's not to say it couldn't be coming back but there's a lot of research stating that the depression/anxiety is temporary from discontinuing. If you can get through that "hump", many will be just fine.

I too found Cymbalta to be the best. I'm sad I ever switched. I thought it was pooping out & it may have been but my worst day on Cymbalta wasn't bad in retrospect. I tried going back on it but it didn't work like it did when I first tried it 6 yrs prior.

I wish j knew what I know now- to get blood work checked like Thyroid, Iron, Vitamin D etc. I am D deficient and now on 5000 iu D3/day per my psychiatrist.

I came here originally wondering if Viibryd was causing joint & body aches & found a lot of ppl complain of this (I also googled many other AD's & they have just as many complaints with joint & body aches). I wonder how many of us have D defenciency and aren't treated as 2 common side effects are Depression & Body/Bone/Joint aches!

The Dr told me to give it a minimum of 4 weeks on the D3 to notice a difference. I'm 2.5 weeks in my hips have already stopped hurting!

Wishing everyone health and wellness!

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Yikes! I am replying to all who mention all over body pain. My short course of Vii in '12-'13 prob did cause my major body pain. By summer of '13, after Prozac, from taking that to get off of Vii, I saw a pain mgmt dr! I thought the pain was PN related from past chemo. But MY GOD have I went downhill w/ pain faster than I age (almost 42). I've been freaking bedridden & fin stopped the Cymbalta (from '13-'15/gained 30lbs!) & now doing great on 2nd try of Lexapro. It's early yet.

So in Fall of '13, saw a rheum. after oncologist noted my SED rate was 86! Holy moly! No wonder in so much pain. Get yours checked! She fin decided to listen to my complaints (since going on Vii!) about thinking I had MS! & she ordered labs for inflammation! CRP was also high. Labs don't lie. And I get labs done a lot. Granted, they nvr checked prior to Vii, but that's because I wasn't hurting to the bone all over! I nvr complained until after Vii!

So what does Forrest Labs know. Hmm....I am sure I'll be shot done from drug reps. My rheum says its Fibro now....until it "shows itself." He might be thinking Lupus? Or Cancer???

All I know is I had never read about achy posts 2-3 yrs ago. I was the one speaking out about demonic dreams.

Also, yes auditory hallucinations are very real w/ Vii. Mine came like a faint to loud bee over & over in my right ear & made my face flinch as I laid in bed. Thankfully, Prozac saved me. But I hate Prozac because of its reflux causing problems for me & it just makes me mad at my DH. Lol. The ultimate divorce drug for some!

Hang in there if on Vii. I was in the 60mg crowd. That was prescribed. And when I tried going down to 40 mg, it didn't work as well. I've learned I have more GAD & SAD. So SSRI's work better. Cymbalta was no AD & Lexapro is working was SAD! I stopped the Wellbutrin many mos ago because I needed Xanax by 4pm everyday on it. But boy, is that a great PURIFIED caffeine & mood lifter!??

If anyone wants to direct me to a convo page about all meds, I'd love to help. I do feel my experiences outside of Vii, are + & worth sharing.

Basically, I have run out of energy discussing Vii. Posts don't lie & no need for me to share my story anymore. I was sadly, attacked at every turn by a drug rep 1-2 yrs ago. She wanted me to "go away." Hahaha.

At that time...umm...no. I just made my voice louder! Hugs y'all!

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Went to the doctor. No rash and not from Viibryd. ?sand flea/lice. put me on 7day course of zantac, zyrtec, and a medrol pack. Itching is better. Will continue to monitor. Thanks.

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I have Psoriatic Arthritis, my swelling started two weeks after starting Viibryd, August 2013!. Just TODAY I made the connection. My life is a mess, I can not walk withhout a cane, my knee is so swelled, my right side aches, I have been on biologics, etc. Today, I am weaning off this crap. I also get occasional night terrors, sweat horribly. Good luck to you

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Good luck weaning off. I have been off for about 2 weeks and the withdrawal symptoms were bad. Night terrors, itching, brain "zaps" like electricity, and insomnia. After a week or so these symptoms faded but I still have the joint pain. My doctor said it may be months before I feel any relief.

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Jana- did you get psoriatic arthritis before or after starting Viibryd? I've never heard of a medication causing an auto immune disease?

So sorry you're suffering and wishing you much healing.

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Three days ago the last of the devil himself, wellbutrin, left my system and having pushed my cymbalta back up to 60mg for almost 2 weeks, I feel pretty much as good as I did in January before I started the cymbalta to viibryd switch. (Thank the God).
Before the better mood came back ( and it was bad ... Really bad.. ) my doctor thought he'd help things along ( wellbu---s--it was still in me) and made a script out for 2 mg of abilify: which I never took. After reading of movements and pacing and anxiety.... Gimme a break... Only if my world was ending would I have taken it....
Now I hope and pray things stay as they are or get even better. It's good to breathe the early 6 am air!

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After starting Viibryd, about two weeks, didn't put it together until today. I have read many posts on here and on other sites of people developiing arthritis
Only a God knows.

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Only God knows......
I meant to say.

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Hi Margie:
Could you tell me how you weaned off? Was is a week of 20mg, a week of 10?
How was it? Hor are you now? I might mention I am taking the supplement Same too.

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I was on 40 mg for about 6 months when I decided that my symptoms (joint pain) could be from the viibryd. My doctor recommend dropping to 20 mg for a week and then stopping completely. So I did that and the withdrawal symptoms started as soon as I stopped. I had buzzing in my head almost constantly, I was ver itchy all over, and could not sleep at night because of the night terrors and insomnia. This went on for about 2 weeks and then went away. I haven't gotten any relief from the joint pain, but my doctor said it would take longer for that to go away. No changes in my mood at all yet, thankfully, but I know that could happen at any time.

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Thanks for sharing.

I have read many reviews, a lot of people have joint problems, after stopping they are still suffering-- two yrs post Viibryd they still have joint issues.

I am quite annoyed I did not put this together sooner!

I can only go forward. What an awful drug. There should be a legal suit.

Wishing you good health.

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Margie-

Have you had your Vit D levels checked? I started having body/joint aches about 4 weeks ago. They haven't gotten worse and some days are better than others. (Mostly upper arms, knees & hips). No swelling, just aches. Advil or Aleve at max dose barely touches the aches/pains.

I started Viibryd in Dec 2014. I was moved down to 10mg from 20mg March 19 bc of diarrhea that wasn't going away. It was after lowering that I started the aches. (The diarrhea went away though, yay lol).

I'm not convinced it's the Viibryd yet, as I had my D checked and it was low, 23. That is good reason to explain the aches so the Dr is having me take 5000iu Vit D3/day as of about 2.5 weeks ago. They said it would be at least a month before I noticed improvement. I'm waiting that out now & if no improvement in a few weeks, I'll consider looking at the Viibryd.

I've had quite a few ppl tell me they had body aches & joint pain and were convinced they had an autoimmune disease. Some were even diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, etc. Turns out their D was low & D3 supplements changed their life after a month or so after starting it.

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Margie-

By the way, not to dismiss you Dr but you could have cut the 20mg in half and taken 10mg before stopping. I'm sensitive to med withdrawn and I probably would have cut the 10's into 5's lol.

I think Drs wean many of us too fast. These pills are safe to cut. My prescribing Dr is a psychiatrist and pharmacist & said it was absolutely ok to cut these.

That's too late of advice as you've been off 2 weeks already. I will mention that flu like aches are also a top w/drawl symptom so maybe that is contributing to your joint pain right now as well.

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Thank you - in hindsight I would have cut the pills in half but it's too late now. My doctor was not happy about me discontinuing the viibryd in the first place; she said she never heard of the joint pain problem. Then I went to my family doctor to follow up on other possible causes of the pain, and he said he had heard of patients complaining of it with viibryd. So go figure- I am not sure of the cause of the pain at all, but quitting the viibryd seemed like a good place to start.

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Thanks for replying. Good luck, I hope I am able to wean down completely. Being dependant on a medication is awful. I tried to discontinue the Cymbalta, could not which lead me to Viibryd.
It us my hope that I can be Psoriatic Arthritis free in the future.

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Jana- have you had your D levels checked?

I'm on the D bandwagon because of my research on low D levels causing so many symptoms of autoimmune disease, aches & pains, depression, heart palps etc.

One must take D3 specifically 2000-5000 typically (can be lower or higher, I've seen up to 10,000iu/day mentioned), to get the benefit. It takes minimum one month of daily D3 in those doses and up to months of taking, to see remission.

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Good suggestion. I am having the vitamin D checked, along with other blood work for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. What's interesting is that vitamin D deficiency also causes depression. In any case I still have to wait a while and in the meantime I'm on advil around the clock and still not feeling great. My ultimate hope is that I stay off viibryd and all other antidepressants for good.

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Just a note to say that it's "discontinuation syndrome", not withdrawals.

Everyone needs vit D supp, but usually 2000 is sufficient.

You can take too many vitamins & per my neuro, 80% of vitamins are fillers & many can have allergies from that! I've learned to avoid generic as much as possible.

Lastly, after feeling stuck on the worst labeled AD ever, Cymbalta (only took for PN/but didn't work/stayed on it, thought it helped w/ back pain) & so tired of fighting myself for happiness, especially w/ PMS/PMDD?, SAD, & GAD...I am so pleasantly surprised that Escitalopram/Lexapro, by Aurobindo Pharm, is such an easy going med w/ zero side effects. (10mg at nite).

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