Viibryd 40m, Increasing Anxiety?
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Fellow viibryd folk, I am taking 40mg (been on it for approx 2 mo at this dose). In simply 24 hours I notice a need to take it or I begin to feel very anxious, and afraid. I'm not literally scared, but rather the feeling of having been frieghtened. It results in being emotionally constricted and feeling frozen to move. It feels like it is related to taking the meds, its not my normal self. Any common stories, or comments?

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I've found that I am more anxious on viibryd. Plan on asking for Xanax or something.

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I've been on vibryd for about 3 months. At first I thought it was helping my depression, but I could not sleep! 2 -3!hrs a night was all I could get, no matter what other sleep prescription my doctor prescribed. Lately, my anxiety has become uncontrollable, I shake with an overwhelming anxious feeling. I'm afraid, so fearful I can't even drive. My heart races uncontrollably and I can't eat at all. I've lost almost 20 lbs. no appetite but even when I feel a tiny bit hungry, two or three bites are all I can eat.
I skipped my pill last night and just took an anti anxiety pill instead and slept all night. Also, in the evening my feet start to itch and I've scratched them raw. Has anyone else had these problems with vibryd?

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I have seen little help from Viibryd for my anxiety. I thought getting up to the recommended 40mg dose would help, and it may have a little bit, but the brain zaps, insomina and night terrors were not worth it. My doc recommended going back to 20 mg, which I have, but now the anxiety is as bad as its ever been. The one upside is that I have not been as ravenously hungry as I was in the past on other SSRIs, but it's not fixing the primary problem.

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Been off Viibryd since may 20. Feel MUCH MUCH better emotionally. Still having high anxiety but hoping it will fade as well. Anxiety is better than feeling and acting crazy tho!! I dont feel as wired any more and i dont have dark gloomy thoughts any more. Yayyy. I feel like im back and that im back in control.

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I stopped taking Viibryd 2 weeks ago. I chose to just stop. I now feel like im climbing out of cobwebs. Im looking back at the last several months and cant believe the damage Viibryd has caused in my life. It was lke being locked in my head and not being able to get out. It was causing HYPER emotional reactions out of me, HYPER anxiety and paranoia. I feel like ive lost time. The effect was progressive so i myself did not notice the huge personality changes. Feb and March are a blur to me. Towards the end I couldnt move or get out of bed at all. My career has suffered tremendously. Physical problems were my eyes swelling up, muscle atrophy, several eye and ear infections and pain in my head. I cant believe no one saw the physical deterioration, especially my doctor. I was suffering ALL side effects from this med. i think its poison and should stop being prescribed. Now that im off I can feel my own thoughts returning to normal. I hope this process doesn't take too much longer. The withdrawal was and is HORRIBLE and feels like im coming off acid.

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I'm going through something similar and i don't know what to do. My husband started at 40mg in December 2015 and is now living in our basement in isolation. We had a fight and he is unwilling to resolve it. He goes out on weekends all day and wont tell me where he is going, spending our money and ignores the kids. He doesn't see an issue with his meds and his psychiatrist refuses to speak with me about my concerns.

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PLEASE HELP ME SUE Viibryd. Someone please help me. Serious side effects including glaucoma. At least 8 months of complaining to my doctor. He never linked it or concerned himself at all with what was happening to me. Multiple ER visits, ENT, and 2 ophthalmologists to try and figure out whats happening to my. My job has completely tanked bc of how sick ive been. I need to sue!! Please help. {edited for privacy}. My doctor never once did any kind of blood work on me during this!!!

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My husband has been on Viibryd after Effexor stopped working. It's been about 6 weeks and he feels even worse than before he started it. I think it's making him worse. Before taking it he could work. Now with no job or income he feels worthless. He wants to stop cold turkey but I'm afraid his anxiety will get even worse.

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So today I cut dosage in half and washaving the dizzy head. This evening dizziness is better. This might sound wierd but my legs are aching. Dr finally called I'm going in to him in the morning

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Judy, please tell how you got off Viibryd. I am on 20 and so fear the titrating down to zero. How long did it take you? What did your doctor replace it with, if any. Hope you are doing well! If anyone else has ideas how to get off slowly and at what stage can you begin another med , please share.

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Did u taper down and if so how did u do it

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After taking Viibryd at 40mg for about 4 months I suddenly realized that I was living a nightmare. It started pretty well with definite relief of depression symptoms. But after 4 months absolutely horrible panic attacks at night, only sleeping 4-5 hours a day. Terrible anxiety, spacing out at work, body aches. It creeped up on me slowly. Took a while to realize it was this medicine causing the symptoms. My Dr was not helpful, suggesting I didn't take Viibryd with the proper amount of food or something. I had to stop cold turkey because it felt like poison. That was two and a half weeks ago. Felt some improvement but mood swings and panic attacks still continue. Terrible med. Thanks for all who contributed to this thread. Waiting to get better.

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I have been on 40 mg of viibryd and at first I seed to be better but now I am not sleeping at night but ca during day. It's almost like I'm in a deep depression and won't talk to Noone. Anxiety is back too. My doctors office is not calling me back I feel like I am losing it. If anyone knows a good dr in beaumont or houston tx area with good office staff let me know PLEASE

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I have been taking Viibryd for two weeks and by 8 at night I have the most horrid anxiety I have ever felt. I am restless, have to constantly move and feel like I am crawling out of my skin. I also have strange unwanted thoughts but I am terrified to get off of it after all I have read. I increased to 20mgs today and feel like my anxiety has worsened. I want to know if these symptoms get better with time or if there is another med that will curb this terrible anxiety. The insomnia and stomach issues suck too. Help!

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I have been taking viibryd for 3 months now at 40mg. I was a calm person prior to this medication, but now I cannot control my anger. It's so bad I am about to end a 12 year relationship because I can't control myself. I have had clinical depression and anxiety but this drug seems to make me worse. I'm so thankful I found this site. I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow.

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Beck-your symptoms sound exactly like mine were (read previous posts). I am now 1 year past taking Viibrid and finally can say I am functioning on an OK basis. Crying spells still continue on a daily basis (this may be to underlying depression). Dr. wants me to take a different antidepressant, but I will not. The fears you are having and anxiety are horrible. I believe you must get off this med and quickly. It took me several months to rid myself of it and will NEVER go near anything like it again.

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I'm sorry to hear so many negative comments about Viibryd. I've been on it for 2 years, and it has been my lifesaver. All of the crying and feeling of doom was how I felt prior to having taken the medication. According to a friends, I've been saved of many horrible side effects based on different drugs she has taken - Celexa being the worst. If you miss a dose, YES, you're going to feel like crap, so don't miss a dose! That's why it says EVERYWHERE that you should take it at the same time daily, or as soon as you remember. Don't take your next dose until 24 hours later. I did feel the brain zaps when I initially started taking the meds in the evening. After traveling abroad, keeping the same time between dosages meant that I needed to take it in the morning. I found it much better to take it then. When I returned to the states, over a period of days I adjusted my time for the pill until I was taking morning dosages based on this time zone, and no more brain zaps. Remember to take it with food (a meal) as it's far more effective within the absorption of food. When decreasing the medication, follow your doctor's instructions - it should be a SLOW process. They say the "effective" dose for Viibryd is 40 mg, therefore, I would assume you would have side effects going lower than that. We all have different systems, so not all drugs will work the same for each of us. The best advice I received from a friend is, "a pill is not going to eliminate everything." So...try to join a support group or seek counseling/therapy as many anxiety and depression triggers can be helped with talk therapy in addition to meds. As a fellow sufferer, I wish you all the best possible relief of anxiety and depression no matter what road/drug works best for you. : )

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Yes brain zaps I had. This is a vile vile drug. Brain zaps is a reported Common side effect.
I'm six weeks off and still experiencing problems.
Robin

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I was on viibryd for maybe 3-4 months. At first it seemed working really well and then it just stopped and the dr upped it to 80mgs and I was crying all the time so we went back to 40mgs. Today july 16 the doctor stopped it and gibe me something else. Is this a bad thing and should I b worried?

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I'm going on a month now with viibrid and feel that my anxiety is worse.....I just don't understand it. Didn't seem to be this way with other drugs.

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