Viibryd Side Effects (Page 5)
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What if any side effects are people experiencing on viibryd

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Once those side effects hit me, they continued. All it took was missing a dose. From then on, it was many mos. of attacks, that Stephen King would've loved to write about. I do not have a dark mind. Don't watch scary movies. I had to remind myself to talk of Jesus & Faith in my nightmares & the night that I had enough of the SP & night terrors, I began fighting the demon that was holding me down w/ words of the Holy Spirit & after feeling so much fighting & pulling of this demon out of my body, it finally left me alone, jumped the the floor & it slapped my feet & my husband's as it ran out of the room. I was no longer plagued by --what is actually talked about on Google-- this short demon figure. I had many auditory hallucinations for mos. after & felt hit in the head by a softball while napping. Having said all that, it was just weeks ago that I decided to add Wellbutrin to my Lexapro. I woke up w/ the bright orange brain explosion again & also woke to feeling slapped so hard it rattled pain into my sinuses. I've stopped the Wellbutrin. I was also taking Wellbutrin, I think, w/ the Viibryd. I will never take Effexor due to my experience w/ Viibryd. And yes, it was about the same time as finishing up my glorious Viibryd mos. (snri's work best for me) that the all over body pain hit. I've been bedridden for over 3 yrs. SED & CRP high. Rheum. said whatever it is, it hasn't shown itself yet. I've been dx w/ Fibro Sjogrens PN TN ET....and my Dr. who prescribed the Viibryd & chose me as his 1st patient, after all I've been thru w/ past cancer, well...he should be ashamed of himself. Never an apology. His nurses acknowledged the problems w/ Viibryd.

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I have been on this drug for nine months and it is supposed to be taken at the same time everyday (I actually do set an alarm) and should be taken with at least 400 calories. When I do not follow these instructions I get brain zaps, sleep paralysis, and hallucinations. When I follow these two simple things I have virtually no side effects.

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The day after I increased Viibryd from 10mg to 20mg my lower legs, ankles and feet swelled terribly. The joints in my knees hurt so much, I could barely make it up the stairs. I have not noticed any difference at all in my depression, I actually cry more because I get so confused and forgettful and it's frustrating. I have Porphyria and am hesitant to continue. My Dr. Is out of country for three more weeks.

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Also anyone have brain spasms when they drink anything? (Any drink like water or milk)

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I too started on the trial pack, got up to the 40 2 days and ended up in the ER. Blood pressure sky high.. EMT'S were fearful of stroke. Now I am staying at 20 MG but now have had intense crazy dreams! The kind where Iwake up and go back to sleep in the same dream, like I can't get out. Blurry vision quite a bit as well.

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This is a thread about Viibryd side effects, is it not? And I was on the top recommended dose, which they since reduced due to the many who reported unusual sleep paralysis side effects.

There are plenty that report pain in their joints now. Hope it doesn't happen to you.

Remember to read negative reviews 1st when shopping on Amazon. Same with medications. Drug reps will post positive reviews here, because this IS the internet. Yes, it's common sense that happy customers won't always take the time to comment. So one has to wonder why lesweet1 is defending this IMO very dangerous drug under a post about side effects. Hmmm.

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Everyones experience is different. I certainly didn't, nor have had, any Viagra like experience as a woman- I wish!

You said you were on 60mg? I thought the highest dosage was 40mg. Anytime meds go up past what's standard, the more side effects can happen or increase.

I never had nor have night terrors or sleep paralysis. All antidepressants can cause this, everyone reacts differently to any med. I've been on Viibryd for 7 months. I did have unusual body aches 3 months ago that brought me to this site but I was found to have low vit D. After 5-6 weeks of 4000 Vit D3 daily, the aches & pains disappeared.

Lastly, I have never heard of any medication being linked to causing autoimmune disease like Fibro or Sjorgens?!

People reading this site: before you panic hearing horror stories about Viibryd, know that EVERY antidepressant has side effects. Most wear off. If a bothersome side effect lingers, there are many others you can try. Just because one person or even 500 have a horror story to tell, there are just as many, likely more, with a raving review of their medication.

Keep in mind most people who have a positive experience with anything in life, rarely post about it. Most posts are from people who have a question about their med or are disgruntled with it for whatever reason. "A happy customer tells a friend. An unhappy customer tells the world."

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Ditto! It's a messed up drug that will make females feel like they are taking Viagra, especially the 1st mo (& I mean ouch!), & for too many, the night terrors are too much (admitted flaw w/ drug that causes part of your brain to wake up during sleep). I have struggled w/ all over pain since finally getting off Vi & this was 3 yrs ago! Since dx w/ sjogrens & fibro. I am nearly bedridden w/ pain. And the brain explosions I had when weaning off the recommended dose then of 60 mg, leaves awful memories for me. There is no other antidepressant like it. And remember folks! I took it for 3 mos. before the sleep paralysis attacks started up.

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I've been on it for a yr now and slowly titrating down to get off of it. I've developed horrible joint pain in my fingers, hands, toes, feet & back. I can hardly walk & I have always been an active person. It hurts to put my feet on the floor in the mornings! I have to wear slippers b/c walking on a bare floor hurts too much. This is just the latest side effect. The first few months were great other than the vivid dreams. Then it turned into nightmares, I became very depressed & crying all of the time and I've gained 30 lbs. My eating habits have always been healthy but I can not loose the weight no matter how much I try. After I decreased from 40 down to 30mg it was like night & day difference. I felt normal and happy again. But that only lasted a few months again. This drug does not seem to stay stable and just quits working. I'm now down to 20 in an effort to get off of it. I am in so much physical pain unlike I've never felt before. Mentally I'm doing fine. I hope to be off in the next couple of weeks and see if the joint pain goes away.

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I was the same way. Find someone in your area that does chelation therapy treatments. It did wonders for me. I had got to where I could walk. Now I'm back to hiking and enjoying life. I still sometimes have bouts of pain in my legs especially at night before bed

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Just finishing second week on Viibryd. It's really helped has really boosted my libido, although I did have the stomach upset and nausea the first couple of days, it has passed. I don't have joint pain, no trouble seeing, no nightmares, only bad thing is that I've gained 7lbs in two weeks which really sucks. Just gonna try and watch what I eat and up my exercising. Other than that Viibryd has been working. I've taken Wellbutrin which was like taking nothing, taken celexa and lexapro... both killed my libido anyways, other than weight gain I'm happy w/ Viibryd.

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After a year or 2, my guess it is not Viibryd, rather some arthritis that has developed from your years of physical fitness. If you're concerned and want to know, see an orthopedic Dr. They can do X-rays & MRI's.

Best wishes!

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I have been on Viibryd for a year or two. I have been very athletic for years and i now have pain in the side of both of my knees. I cannot run anymore so i use the elipitical machines. Does anybody know of any relation to this ? or is it just a coincident ?

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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