Viibryd Side Effects (Page 31)
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What if any side effects are people experiencing on viibryd

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AGITATION!!! Ive experienced pain in my joints especially my toes and fingers but the agitation seems to be my big one. I have horrible PMS and is the main reason my Dr switched me from a long term Effexor/ Prestiq therapy to Viibryd. Now I feel like a psycho PMS enraged female EVERYDAY...It's horrible. Ive yelled at my kids and even threw a remote at my boyfriend the other day...Maybe being psychotic one week a month was not so bad...PLUS HORRIBLE HEADACHES LASTING 6 hours a day and start, like clock work, about an hour after taking the Viibryd.

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I've been on vii several months now... I have noticed a lot of hair loss!!! I lose a huge handful every shower! Also have the weird brain zaps which are very annoying and bothersome... Also have noticed that If I'm even an hour late for my pill I get very emotional...

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I experienced pain in my shoulder, but put it down to surgery 6 months ago. However, I did notice tenseness in my jaw and in my muscles all the time. I have been on Viibryd for over a month. I have tried every other anti-depressant over the course of 28 years. This one has caused the worst side-effects. I experienced nausea, loss of appetite, (I lost 10 pounds in 1 month), diarrhea, trouble sleeping, tenseness, dry mouth and panic attacks almost immediately. My doctor felt these were not attributed to Viibryd and that the side-effects would go away, but they only got worse. I became even more depressed and anxious after my dose was increased to 40mg. My psychiatrist just shrugged and advised I keep to that dose for another two weeks. I decided to take matters into my own hands and began decreasing my dosage from 40 to 20mg for a few days, than 10mg for a few days and then 5mg for two days and then none. I went back on 20mg Cymbalta as soon as I started decreasing the Viibryd. My side effects decreased along with the decrease in Viibryd. I see my psych today and am going to be very proactive on insisting these were actual side effects. I'll also contact the company. Anyone else experiencing strong side effects besides muscle and joint pain?

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Hi Paxil Jim,
Yes, unfortunately, joint pain IS a side effect. My Dr. said that it allegedly only happens with 2-3% of those on Vii, but from what others' have said on various boards, we must all be congregating online....
And I, too, have excruciating joint pain in one of my arms/ elbow / shoulder area. Also sore to the touch and some days can't even lift it.
Even after the Dr. reduced to dosage it hasn't gotten better.
My primary concern is if I get off Vii, will the pain ever go away? And what on earth is this drug doing to our joints to cause this? If it's leaching cartilage, how will that ever come back? Scary stuffl

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HAS ANYONE HAD BAD JOINT PAIN? MY KNEE HAS BEEN HURTING VERY BAD SINCE TAKING THIS CRAP. AND THE MUSCLE IN MY FOREARM IS SORE TO THE TOUCH. I HAVE READ THAT JOINT PAIN IS A SIDE AFFECT,BUT WOW THIS IS AWFUL. SURE ITS BETTER THAN PAXIL BECAUSE OF NO SEX SIDE AFFECTS AND THATS ALL. IM GOING IBACK TO MY PAXIL ITS NOT WORTH THE PAIN IM GOING THROUGH

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Oh, yeah, forgot about a couple of the most troubling side effects I'm experiencing:

Terrible memory loss (much worse than what I had with major depression and any of the other meds I've been on the past 20 yrs). For instance, I'll set off to phone someone about something and I've forgotten what it was by the time they answer. A couple times I couldn't even recall my own address!

The other thing that's troubling is blurred vision. I'd recently gotten the 'over-40' thing where I couldn't see closely very well, but the Vii is causing a blurring in things that are far away now... that's scary!

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I also have joint pain as a side effect... sigh. I was doing much better mood- and energy-wise, but after getting to the 40mg mark for a couple months, the pain in my arms / elbows (also like tennis elbow) is sometimes so excruciating I can't bend the arm at all.

Dr. took me down to 20mg and it's been ~3 wks, no change with pain.

Another side effect is intermittent loose bowels, and trouble getting to sleep / staying asleep.

No change whatsoever in libido.

I, too, am having vicious sweet cravings--hadn't connected it to Vii until seeing that others have it too!

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Since beginning viibryd ive began having sleep paralysis along with hallucinations. VERY scary!! I had previously not been on any anti-depressants and never had sleep paralysis. Now i am scared to get off for fear of having sleep paralysis on a regular basis... Would rather have dealt with the depression than fear of going to sleep at night! :(

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You're right Lacey. Viibryd helped my depression, but the joint pain is too awful to bear. After almost a month of joint pain, I finally figured out it was a side effect of Viibryd. At first the tops of my feet hurt (almost like shin splints), then my knees (felt like bone grating on bone), my hips, my elbow (like tennis elbow), and my knuckles. I've been off it for 19 days now but my joints are still aching. The doc put me on an Cataflam which is an anti-inflammatory, and it's helping. Does this mean that Viibryd causes joint inflammation, or whole body bursitis? The joint pain is supposed to be a side effect of only 2-3% of patients; lucky me.

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I stared Viibryd 3 days ago. I was only using a starter pack from my doctor's office and it stared off at 10 mgs only. I took it at night with some trouble sleeping but got to sleep after a while. Woke up ok and no effects. I told a friend I felt great that day and thought that this may ne the Drug that finally helped me out of my "funk". 2nd night fell asleep right away but felt nauseous most of the night ointo the am. It went away and was at work normal time...early even! Lots of energy and I was happy! 3rd night I took it beforeed and feel asleep as normal. during the night I felt aches and pains and my stomach was churning. I woke up out of sleep and had to run to the bathroom. I was throwing up and going diarrhea at the same time with little control of it. I had severe head ache and my joints were killing me. I thought I was dying!! That day I went through hell. I could not get out of bed..only when I had to get to the bathroom to puke or the other. It tool too additional days for it to get out of my system. Tonight is the 2nd night I have not taken Viibryd and I am stillfeeling sick, had a slight fever and have to eat broth and Ginger ale only. Worst side effects I have ever had on a drug and there is no way I can "deal with this" to feel better. I'd rather be depressed thean dead! I was on Prozac and I think I will try that but at a high level. Just wanted to share my 5 day experience with Viibryd. PURE HELL!!

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been on vii almost 2 months. worse side effect is restless leg. if i get it taken early enough in the day, i don't notice it as much. if i take it noonish, then its really bad at bedtime. also didn't help the libido which is why i switched from lexapro. it has also worsened my sleep paralysis.

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I have noticed hair loss, been on it about 4 months now.

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Taking Viibryd (vilazodone) at a dose of 40 mg per day is considered to be well tolerated and reported adverse effects ranged from mild to moderate in intensity; side effects included diarrhea, nausea, and somnolence.

Other than that, I haven't located any other side effect information on this drug.

You can view more details on Viibryd by following the link below:
https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Viibryd/­

Please post back if you have any other general questions or concerns about this drug.

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