Viibryd Side Effects (Page 5)

What if any side effects are people experiencing on viibryd

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How are you now on this drug?

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So far doing well on Viibryd better than expected, the electrical flashes shortly after taking the pill where not expected. I found that it happens when lowering the dosage to some but if anything I am on 40mg. a day So I take it right before I fall asleep, I mean when I am literally a few minutes of passing out. I found a web link that discribes it but like I said I am not coming off it and have only been on 1.5 months.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_zaps#Signs_and_symptoms

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I'll be honest and say that reading about the brain zaps really concerns me. Seems like most of the people that are on it have gotten off. I am rethinking whether I will even start this and plan to talk to my doctor again.

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My suggestion? DO NOT start this drug. Ask your doctor to out a little more thought and effort into something that has far fewer side effects!!!

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I was on Vibryd in the spring. It helped my anxieties. But the diarreha was so bad and after 2 wks I still had it. Then I went back on Wellbutron 300xl. That didn't work for me. I was angry all the time. No patience noises of any kind bothered me . I asked my dr if I could again try Vibryd. I do alot of reading on the meds I take. I have Rhumatoid Arthitis, take meds as well as injections for that.
So far I have felt so much more like myself and actually smiling again. The diarreha is still horrible. But is it worth feeling better? I am going to stick it out longer and hope it goes away. Tonight I tried immodium but last time it didn't work.
I fell and sprained my ankle before startingy trial pkg. So I am not sure if the stiffness in both knees is from the fall or meds. I am going to try stretches tomorrow. With RA..if it hurts...move it!
I certainly don't like to think of paralysing nightmares. And extra joint pain. Those are a tremendous fear!
So far, so good other than the D word.
I am on 10mg for 3 more nights then up to 20mg as the target. I also take the wellbutron but got real shakey like an overdose so backed off to 150 on it. Today was better.
Wonder if I could just stay on 10mg Vii and 150 wellbutron.

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Diarrhea is a side effect and I receive a generic prescription that would be the equivalent of immodium thus avoiding that issue thought it may start constipation which is easily controlled with water enemas. I am more myself with Viibryd so far. I have been on 40mg for about two months now the brain zaps are decreasing but do still happen especially when I am under very stressful conditions. Right now my biggest complaint is that it is very expensive and not covered by insurance. Please keep us up to date. Oh, no additional joint pain and if anything some dreams have been quite pleasant which is rare for me.

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I am now on the last three 20 mg (viibryd) or so and I guess my biggest complaint I'm having are my ankles and lower leg hurting. I haven't gotten back to myself yet and really afraid of upping the dosage. Just wondering how long these side effects last....

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I do not believe everyone has joint/muscle pain. I must say though that when you reach 40mg it is considerably stronger medicine. You have to weigh what is worse the ankle leg pain which may be alleviated with some exercise or the depression. Most common side effect is diarrhea which can be managed easily as previously posted.

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Thank you Mario...I just realized I was the last 20 mg..so I think I might just stay on that dosage a little bit longer to see how that goes. I just started noticing the ankle and leg pain the last couple of days so hopefully it will go away. Also I took an aleve and it did help but just made me more sleepy...I know they had a caution on that but I think it's when you already have kidney disease or liver problems...has anyone used aleve or something to help with pain...thanks in advance for any more replies....

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Ibuprophen can be nephrotoxic if you take too much. Nephrotoxic means causing damage to the kidneys.

Here is an article to better understand.

ccjm.org/content/69/4/289.full.pdf

If you have kidney/liver please make sure your doctor is aware of everything you take. Drawing blood samples for lab results will determine if a drug such as Viibryd is harmful or not that way to you.

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I would suggest reading the entire discussion to answer that question, otherwise we are just going in circles.

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I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow and find out how to wean off this drug. It is awful. I did the starter pack and just started the 40 mg dosage. I haven't slept through the night; I have splitting headaches; nausea and knee pain. I've been on many different types of drugs and this is almost as bad as Effexor, which caused blurry vision. Like others on here, I felt great at 10 mg with just side effects of loss of appetite and a little diarreha. The scariest thing is that I keep losing words or mixing them up in a sentence. I am going back to Zoloft. Yes, I was still experiencing some depression but this is NOT worth it.

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What is the new med that you tried?

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I have been getting the brain zaps alot now and goes through my body or it seems to feel that way. i been on 40 mg for over a month now. having hard time sleeping.. dragging myslef through out day time. however once i try to relaxe and take a nap i get alot of brain and body zaps.. so its hard for me to sleep. what should i do?

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I posted much earlier in this forum about my experience with Viibryd. Since then I have weaned off the medication. A week to the day after being off of it completely, I became very manic, hallucinating and suicidal. I HATE THIS MEDICATION!! This medication sent me to a mental hospital for many days. My system was poisoned with serotonin and I have never attempted suicide ever! I am now on Lexapro and feel much better and all the side effects of the Viibryd are gone except the muscle/joint pain and it is a daily hell. I feel like I need oiled. I have been off this med completely for a month now and it is still as bad as it was then. I do not understand why this medicine is still on the market. Every medicine is not for every person, but this medicine has a lot of problems for the short time it has been available to the public. I suggest anyone that begins this drug to take all precautions and if you start to see ANY problems, please contact someone ASAP-because this drug is the work of the devil and it does not do some people well.

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It sounds as if Viibryd is not for everyone. Personally I had some side effect that have lessen and some I can live with but it is helping me with my depression much in order to function normally.

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For me,viibryd has given me my life back. I feel better than I have in years. Im into my 3Rd month of 40mg. Initial.side effects were difficult,but I hung in there,and I feel wonderful, and my family is happy to finally have my normal self back, and so am I !

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I use sleep aids such as excedrin PM and Ambien prescribed by M.D. When getting the so called brain zaps I took the medication right before going to bed where I take the sleep medication first in order to make me really sleepy. I also take immodium to control the diarrhea side effect once a day 20mg. That too can be prescribed but it can also be purchased over the counter. It seems the longer I am on it the less side effects. Lately It seems I am waking up with much more energy. It has been 40mg for about 1.5 -2 months now. I do feel if I change the schedule of when I take Viibryd where too much time passes, I may feel the depression start in again, almost as if I waited too long between taking the last 40mg to the next. So far so good.

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It's good to hear someone else is having a positive response. I have been on it a couple of months and feel so much better after the side effects went away and they weren't really bad for me.

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Yes.it is good to hear positive results.especially since so many posts are so negative.before I started viibryd,I read such awful posts about it I was terrified of even starting viibryd, but after trying out other meds that didn't work for me, my physicist wanted me to try it, and I'm so happy I did. I had awful side effects, but they are all gone. I find it very important to take my pill within a of my usual time.twice I was late and had brain zaps and sleep paralysis,very scarry. But I take it when im supposed to,and it's awesome. No sexual side effects at all,in fact, my drive increased dramatically,and I have more energy,and im happy most of the time, and NO panic attacks!

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