Viibryd Reviews (Page 16)

Going to start it tomorrow. Anyone else taking it, and if so, how do you like it?

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Kathryna prolly misspelled that sorry been there it will get better easy for me to say now I know are u on anything for anxiety

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teamsports sorry to hear that thats a really scarey one lamictial has been working for me for a while now so I donnt wanna go off it but prozac Ive been on a loong time doesnt work as well as I feel it used to but Im scared anymore to the point if its not broke dont fix it with my doctors until I get to where the prozac doesnt work at all good luck with just the lamictial please let us know how it works alone take care

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sorry about your experience Deigo the gained weight I had and carvings made me much more depressed I do miss that fee good feeling I had when I first took it it was like a rush of happiness then the further into the day the more the sadness crying hostility agressiveness became for me wish u the best keep up hope mine passed wish all of you the best Amy

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Remember every person is different regarding their medications with anti-depressants. Viibryd may work for some and not others. My experience was my 225mg of Effexor xr was no longer helping my depression. Slowly decreased my effexor, and began the Viibryd until I got to 40mg.I only took the 40mg of Viibryd for a month. However, I had massive diarrhea with it! Not only that, but realized I had become very short-tempered and aggitated easier. My doctor decided to decrease my Viibryd and start Prozac. Good luck!

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So glad everyone keeps posting!

Just noticed Willy's post... I didn't even connect that the diminishing eyesight could be caused by the meds til like 5 mos after I was on Vii. That's one thing I really hope comes back now that I'm off it.

I noticed the sweet cravings lessened as I got further down from the 40mg. It was manageable at 10mg, and being off completely, there's no cravings at all. Cookie said that taking it at night helped with her cravings, tho I didn't get to try that for myself.

teamsports--thanks for sharing. Definitely scary to stop breathing like I that. When I was going thru the really bad 'dizziness' or whatever it was yesterday, I actually lost my breath at one point and it scared me!--and I've been off for 5 days. Hope that your going off cold won't be more disruptive...

I, too, am going to try lamictal by itself for a bit so I can sort out which side effects came from which drug!

And, amyison, I never connected that my crying/ aggression/ etc. might have gotten worse later in the day.... I believe that was true for me, too.

Today I actually felt ok--dare I say pleasant? Way better than the past couple months & even had some energy...off course, I wonder if it's all artifacts from the Vii, or if I might really regain some of my 'true self'... we'll see!

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Yes I do take ativan but have taken it so long I feel like it just doesn't help. Dr doesn't want to give me anyting else so I am stuck.

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Kathrynkwa have they considered Klonapin I know the only
reaso n they still give it to me is to control seizures I know its addictive but what do u d wanna do to me docs when u started me on it when I was 23 Im 44 yes Im a recovering alcoholic too but to take that away is cruel in my eyes klonapin is longer lasting than ativan and I feel it helps me more maybe a regular doctor would give it to u I dunno vistril is another option my daughter takes it,theres stuff out there sorry for the rant but I get tired of seeing or hearing people suffering when there are other options good luck hun

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Dawnzig glad u are feeling better been off Vii for almost 2 weeks now tremors have went away still feel angry and mad alot dunno if its still withdrawls or what some pain went away alot of body aches still here sweets cravings went away everyone who is just trying the lamectial please let me know how that goes for all of you,best of luck to everyone

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I have to talk to my doctor... something is definitely wrong with the side effect of weight gain. I have put on 10lbs in 6weeks - for someone to put that much weight on would be logical if they were fast food junkies. I watch what i eat but my only downfall is not working out...i still think Vii is the issue at hand.

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mine was craving sweets alot kimmy k I gained about 10 pounds the month I was on it,good luck hun maybe it will it work for you hopefully it does just wasnt for me good luck

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i was on cymbalta for 5 months but all of a sudden began slowly gaining weight with all of it going to my belly. I switched recently to Viibryd and it seems to be worse in that my belly is increasingly enlarged. Since November I have gained 13 LBs which is disturbing.

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My psy put me on Viibryd - this drug must be some hype because it did nothing but give me anxiety, abdominal pain and gained a few pounds - Also expensive but relief has no price - I am now off of it three days and getting slight tremors - told they will sudside - been on all the SSRI's and now going to Maoi's if my cardiologist gives me the ojay - wish me luck !

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Amyison: just wanna say thanks for your encouragement. (Was surprised to see that you're in recovery--me, too.)
After a couple weeks (I think) off vii, I'm still semi-suicidal, overtly agitated/combative, and hyper-sensitive (cry at the drop of a hat).
Joint pain is still present and is as bad as when I was on vii. Imagine I'll have to wait at least as long as it took to get this way (a couple months) to see a difference.
Thanks again for the kind words and hope all goes well with everyone in the quest for an effective med. This sure wasn't for me, sadly....

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Hi everyone. Off of Vii for about six weeks. Elbow is still sore, but getting better. I hope it goes away completely.

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Thanks for the update, Linda. I hope your pain goes away completely, too--will give me something to look forward to. :)

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My update: went to my dr and told him about the "brain zaps" he thought it was the last of the Pristiq getting out of my system. He convinced me to stay at 30 mg ( he gave me a packet of 10mg and 20 mg) and within days I noticed that my forgetfulness was scaring me and then I was having huge water retention. So....I called him back and say this is the end of the Viibryd trial. I'm suppose to titrate down to 20mg for 5 days and then 10mg for 7 days and then just stop. Also my blood pressure has been really low. I'll just stick with my 300 mg of Welbutrin for a while. I'll keep you posted. I'm on day 3 of 20 mg. Only 9 more days till I'm done.

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not seeing much in the way of anxiety results after 2 weeks. switched from Cymbalta because of weight gain. Cymbalta worked very well for me as far as anxiety and getting ruffled by minutia.

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I am not overrly convinsed about the viibryd. Just got bumped up to 40mg and have been on it now for 3 weeks. I feel agitated...have gained 10 pounds and when I complained to my Dr he just wants to put me back on Celexa that wasn't working. Maybe time for a new Dr before everyone in my house runs away. I don't have these side effects with the serequel I have been taking...but why do they insist to stick with it thinking its so wonderful? Have they tried it?

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thats not good because my psch was confident it would not cause weight gain and was as close to Cymbalta as I could get. I liked how I did not get enraged or agitated as easily on Cymbalata. I also was surprised weight gain started 6 months after I started with it, when I moved from 60mg to 30mg.
Moving back to 30 did not help. now after almost 3 weeks on Viibryd, still struggling with fat all in belly..and only moderate at best support with agitation and anxiety.

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I have been on Viibryd for 6 weeks now. I have been feeling better and better, since I started with 40mg daily.
I have a good breakfast and then I pass it with a yogurt. The only thing I don´t like is my appetite is going out of control and I have started to gain some weight. But I have a completely differeny attitude toward life. I tried with sertraline about a year ago, had it for 9 months and didn¨t feel any better.
I don´t know why you people keep saying bad things abiut Viibryd. It is a ver good medicine, it has saved me from a sad life.

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