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What if any side effects are people experiencing on viibryd

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Just be prepared for the side effects as mentioned. I've been on it for a month and it seems to be working. Feel like I have the flu for the most part but if it's going to work, so be it.

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I don't think it helped me at all. I was nauseated for 3 weeks, I was taking my Xanax constantly because my anxiety sky rocketed. I had diarrhea for a month. I pray my social security decides my SSI benefits soon so that I may receive Medicaid and get in to see a real psychiatrist instead of a state funded CNP. As for now I went back on Brintellix which isn't great either, but it doesn't have the horrible side effects and keeps my anxiety a little more under control. Good luck to you outta there who take viibryd.

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I have to stop taking this med. 1ST month in and I'm having horrid migraines rls and nausea. Which doesn't included the fact that it isn't helping my panic disorder.

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Hardly any side effects. But not working as good on third week (40mg) as expected. Just about tapered off cymbalta but had bad depressed feelings the other morning. I took a 30mg cymbalta and felt much better in an hour... I do not know if it is the viibryd not coming to full fruition or the withdrawel of cymbalta.....? Must ask doc next week but maybe... With all the bad side effects , the cymbalta is a better worker for me?? Quite confused at this point

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The beginning of your comment is exactly how I was. Diagnosed severe depression, ptsd from abusive childhood, and add. I still take an hour or so nap most days. All my medicine can cause drowsiness. I was, until recently, on: Welbutrin 450 mgs, Lamotrigine 400 mg for mood stabilization (for the significant downswings), and adderall for my add, and lexapro. The Lexapro was dropped and Viibryd was added. For me, the adderall helps with the focus I need. Always had that problem. Very easily distracted, don't follow through with even the little things. Meaning the little things like emptying the dishwasher, but before finishing that, leaving to put something in the bedroom. Then before I know it, I'm off to put away stuff in the bathroom because something shiny caught my eye. By the time I take my tour around the house I get back to the kitchen and I haven't gotten past 1/4 of the dishwasher being done. Nothing is "done". Then forget 3 times to turn on the dishwasher. By the time I get done with my travels, I'm tired and feel like I've done a lot without anything being done. Then add the avoidance of important stuff if I'm super worried about $$ or have put it off long enough it's something to really worry about. That was and is so horrible. The adderall has helped with that somewhat. I still do that, but not near as bad. I've also been super tired all the time since I was young. Sleep Apnea machine has saved my life. I used to stop breathing at night and my throat hurt so bad every morning and had a nasty headache almost every single morning. It was horrible. Yes, huge snorer. I need to have a new study to probably have the setting turned up a notch and full face mask since my allergies render my nose useless at times. When you spell all this out, it sounds horrible! Sheesh! Soooo...as I mentioned in my first comment about the temper and tears being a real problemm, the Dr and I agreed to drop the Welbutrin back to 300 mgs as it was a year or so ago. Since the Viibryd has helped so much neither of us want to take that one away till it's determined it isn't beneficial enough to be tolerated. I will come back in a couple to three weeks and update how that change is going. I'm really hopeful.

It's taken forever (about 3 years) to find a decent combination to get to the "ok" point. Still afraid/nervous to go out and interview for jobs. That's a huge necessity as soon as possible. Afraid still, but not to the point of can't even consider, causing paralyzing anxiety. The depression symptoms and self esteem issues really make it so difficult to even consider trying. I am significantly hearing impaired (wear 2 hearing aids), that makes me nervous as well. But I dealt with that in my better years in a professional work environment. I could manage again, eventually. So many challenges I would like to tackle and hopefully even eliminate some eventually. The body aches are very often a result of the depression. The Psychiatrist asks several questions at the beginning of the office visit and medication discussion. The first one is do you have any pain. I'm 57 so I have the usuall stiffness and bad shoulder kind of thing. But also had the muscle aches and strain feeling. Now I try to stretch when I feel it getting bad. It really helps. Massage makes a huge difference in my neck and shoulders. The shoulders are always headed up to my ears. Just a little tense. :) I've been sedentary for so long I feel like a veal. I'm slowly getting back to adding a little bit of some kind of activity, even if it's just stretching. It's already helped. Just simple daylight helps. Open the blinds or curtains. Turn on all the lights, if you can afford it at all. Light makes a big difference. Turn the tv up. Don't let it be too quiet. Even if you're wanting to sleep. Don't make it easy. Make yourself let someone, family or good friend into your house. At least more often. That helps you get the oompf to actually clean once it once in awhile. Someone who knows that you're really depressed, but doens't really know the exent of it. A bit more of a challenge to make it a good or decent cleaning. These are what has helped me. My daughter drags me around with her sometimes. lol Very sweet, but persistent. lol It took all I had to get ready for those excursions. But I forced myself and I felt better when I got home. And you can't just do them as an effort to see if it helps, then drop it. You have to push through and keep trying. I wish there was a way to really help folks like us to have a faster return to a normal existence. Or extend the good or betters times a lot longer. No such thing as perfect, but I hope to get back to more of the very good days. Good luck to us all. I hope Viibryd works for you. I've heard enough people say what I am, about it, that it would be wonderful if it really does help many more or they have something even better in the wings.
That would be great! .

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I'm glad to hear your success. I have also benefited very much in the long run. I was recently trying to take the Viibryd with my Welbutrin in the morning at the same time. That did cause nausea. I'm so happy to know that's the culprit. I set my phone alarm to remind myself to spread them by a good half hour. So far so good! If that doesn't work anymore I'll take it with a meal. I've never had the brain zaps. That sounds really strange. I can imagine it being uncomfortable.

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9th week on viibryd. Starting to taper down from 40mg to 30 as it is not doing the trick for me. Feel ok mentally but keep getting pop up suicide thoughts. Am increasing small amounts of cymbalta gradually and may eventually go back to it. Side effects not withstanding, it works for depression. Possibly with doc advise might use cocktail. I have success only with serotonin norepinephrine combos... We shall see

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Has anyone experienced any changes in the joint pain and inflammation once they stop the viibryd. It has been 2 years and I am still suffering. I am working with rheumatologist and I am on Remicade infusions for arthritis assoc with crohns and they are using that diagnosis as I do have crohns disease but with this joint pain swelling etc no bowel involvement. I honestly believe this is all from the year and a half I was on this drug. Has anyone had any long term improvement after stopping. I haven't. Just wondering. Please no matter how wonderful this may make you feel depression wise it is not worth it! The pain I have been suffering with for 2 years has not been worth it and in the end the depression is 10x worse now with the pain and life style changes. It's a terrible drug!

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OMG!! I'M so horrified. have been searching for options after having a relapse, after 12 months of "natural supplements" and i heard about this wonder drug!! Sounded so good . I am absolutely horrified by what I am reading. We are just guinea pigs for the "Pharma- Giants. "Follow the money". This is one of the new drugs being hailed a the next "big thing". What hope do we have , except for venues like this where we share.

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Please see my prior post, number 466 and respond if possible. I'm trying to find out why I have the behavioral issues. I would like to know your description of 'panic attack'. My prior post describes mine. I think part of my problems stem from being left hand and specifically ambidextrous. According to a survey I took on line, I am 49% left brained and 51% right brained. I read the results from a trial group of ambidextrous people and the data pointed that being ambidextrous is not a gift, but is brain damage. I was born in 1952 when the birth protocol was put the mother to sleep and pull the baby out with forceps. No one in my family is left handed and, except my first cousin who is left handed and ambidextrous also has my type of panic attacks. One of my friend's left handed ambidextrous child has the same panic attacks as I. I am an artist and musician, so can I just call myself crazy and say that's the reason and go on with my crazy life? Lately I have been VERY cranky and impatient. I don't know if it's time for me to change antidepressant or if it's cabin fever or what. My psychiatrist of 8 years dumped me and now I'm having to deal with a new one who sees me for 3 minutes and refills xanax and high blood medicine (which also contains something in it for post traumatic syn, and gives me samples of Vi. My blood pressure is non organic which means that it's stress related. I struggle to leave the house, to drive a car, to get out of bed, to keep my hands clean enough, etc. Do any of you have these issues. I'm to the point of desperation to feel better and don't know what to do. I have no motivation to even clean up the house and I don't work outside the home. I was laid off from Cessna in 2009 and have been unable to work since. I failed to mention that I have unusual gifts such as being able to write with both hands at the same time and choose to write mirror image with either hand and can write mirror image and regular image at the same time. It comes easy for me. I have a fantastic memory for numbers and dates. I used to be able to count cards and am an excellent card player. If my friends need to know something from the past, they call me. I never studied in school - all I had to do was listen in class and was able to get A and Bs on my report card. Now, how can someone like me with my talented brain be so screwed up? Also, It is hard for me to get to the grocery store and back because I get lost and I have lived here for over 30 years.

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Worse experience ever with Viibryd. On it for only 9 days and started vomiting. It has been two weeks and I am still doubling over with pain in my stomach. It has tore my intestines and stomach with unbearable pain. I am very chemical sensitive to meds, and try to go all natural with everything, and I will never go on any anti-depressant drug again. It has scared the wits out of me.

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Well, this will be my last post on viibryd. For the near future, just using 20mg of it and 30 mg cymbalta. The latter got me feeling better overall and at a lower dose than I took before starting viibryd, the combo seems to be holding my own. WEIGHT..... If you eat protein and small amts of carbs..with some excersise... You can lose a few pounds or at least keep weight neutral. I may..... Try Wellbutrin ; not sure of any racy or jerky nervous side effects I have read about??? Anybody who has tried it here? Also...as far as everything I have read and experienced over the years, the drugs with the most efficacy for most people for pure depression/anxiety are: citolapram, cymbalta and Wellbutrin.

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I have had joint pain in the mornings and also restless legs some nights. The restless legs is not nearly as bad as it was when i took buspar, that drug made unbearable. I've been on viibryd for 3 years with moderate success. Cymbalta made me sick if I didn't take it without a huge meal thus gaining 50 lbs. Paxil, lexapro, Zoloft didn't work for me.

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Can someone tell me if the side effects they had from Viibryd (like liquid bowel movements & body aches), went away after awhile after stopping Viibryd?

I'm on it too for 3 1/2 months. Started at 5mg then 10mg then 20mg. All fine mentally until 20mg then the diarrhea started. Had for 8 weeks. Wasn't painful, just uncomfortable & unpredictable. Seemed to happen on days I ate vegetables like cooked cauliflower, tomatoes, etc. I'm 43 & have never had IBS/gastro issues nor vegetable issues.

Called Psych 2 weeks about the diarrhea. They had me go to 10mg & see if that helps. It's 2 weeks & I'm still have unpredictable blowouts. Luckily, no pooping my pants, but I could see how that could happen! I do know Zoloft gave my friend diarrhea & she said it took awhile for it to go away after stopping the med.

The other thing I've noticed is body aches like flu body aches but no illness or fever. First time I had body aches like this was tapering off of Pristiq while starting V back in Dec 2014. Those went away. Next time I noticed was one month ago (appx 10 days after totally stopping Pristiq- I slowly tapered Pristiq). Fast forward to now, 2 weeks after lowering Viibryd dose, body aches the past 3 days. I also had body aches for 2-3 days last week too.

Am unsure if the aches are from the med or from lowering the dose, kind of like a discontinuation effect (even though I have not discontinued, just lowered dose).

I would love any responses to my story. After my last years meltdown I swore I'd tolerate anything to get out of the anxious/depressed hole I was in. Mentally feeling better but feeling like I was hit by a Mac truck and having unpredictable liquid blowouts is affecting my well being!

Thanks for listening and replying!

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I've been on 40 mg viibryd for about 3 months and 20 mg for 2 years prior to that. In the last 2 months, I developed very sore elbows and forearms with no explanation. I don't know if this is pain is related to the drug or not but it is very bothersome. I have decided to stop taking the viibryd but I don't know when I should expect to see results in my pain. I am also seeing my family doctor to rule out other causes. Has anyone gone through this?

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I am a 57 year old female. I have been on Viibryd for about 8 months. I felt great in the beginning, no mood swings, or side effects. Except an occasional nightmare, which really didn't bother me. But about 5-6 months ago, I did a slight ringing in my ears, but it was getting louder. I do work in a noisy work environment, so wasn't sure if it was from that. Has anyone else experienced loud ear ringing? It is the worse when I am in bed, it is very loud, and I weren't use to it, I would be going
nuts It has gotten louder in the past 4 months. I just wondered if this is aside effect. Itake40mg. Also, I have noticed very painful joints in my knees and feet. Is this a side effect. Plus I have gained about 8 pounds, just all of a sudden. And I feel just terrible when I wake up in the morning, like an elephant is sitting on top of me. It is so hard to get get out of bed, then the first few steps I take, hurt. Are these all side effects? The weight gain bothers me the most. I don't eat a lot, and have kept a steady weight. But this extra weight just kind of popped up. Now I have the dreaded 'muffin top'. Yuk! I have never had that before. Plus I have the insomnia as well. I'll get up during the weekends at around 1:30 - 2:00. wide awake and watch TV until about 4:00-5:00 AM. And if I don't take an Ambien to help me fall asleep, I would be up for hours until I was tired enough for bed. And then I just lay there, awake.

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Hi Dawn- did your joint pain & memory ever improve?

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I have been on Vibryd for almost a year. Yes, I have the bad dreams and occassionally wet the bed. Otherwise, been a life saver for me. I've been on them all. My question is that I went to the beach for the first time in 14 yrs. I am not burned but cannot stop itching everywhere the sun touched. I've tried aloe, lotion, benadryl, and prayer. No relief, no sleep going on 24 hours. Any suggestions?

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Dena,

Are you on any other medications? I've never had itching from Viibryd but I did get unusually burnt in the sun one day last year when I tried Abilify for a month.

I haven't read about sun sensitivity and Viibryd but I do know many other meds can cause sun sensitivity.

I've been itchy on no meds from the sun but just from tanned/burnt/dry skin. Also, as I age, I find myself sensitive to some sunscreens when they never caused issues before.

I just got back from the beach myself but didn't have any issues.

Look into other meds you may be on, new laundry soaps, sand flea bites (I know that's a stretch but I've had sand flea bites before!), dry skin, new food you may have eaten, etc.

Call your doctor if it becomes bothersome.

Update us if you find anything out & wishing you non-itching skin very soon!

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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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