VIIBRYD Reviews (VILAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.6 (379 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VIIBRYD with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VIIBRYD | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Depression | Diarrhea | Did not really have much effect on me. After starting 10 mg dose 2 days in I would have a somewhat persistent diarrhea in the morning. Same applied with increase to 20 mg. Did not have this issue on 40 mg increase, guess my body was used to it by then. Diarrhea was not terrible, expecting to improve in mood helps to bear through it, but I did not feel much change on this medicine. I had less negative thoughts of my past, and that was about it. Still down, not motivated, disinterested in everything, and barely leaving my house. | F | 22 | 1 months 40mg 1X day | 6/20/2012 | 1 | Depression | Panic attacks, diarrhea, nausea, bad headaches, stomachaches, anxiety, depersonalization, weird rolled coaster feeling in stomach, detachment, nervousness, un controllable crying, left with anxiety that won't go away Please do not take this med I was having trouble sleeping and concentrating and my doctor just threw me on this for depression now I have more problems then when I started | F | 35 | 4 weeks 10,20,40 | 6/20/2012 | 5 | Mood swings depression anxiety | Diahhrea. Within two weeks I could tell a difference in how I felt, I have more energy and have not had such a high range of mood swings and emotions. I was taking Zoloft but it had no affect on me at all, so happy to feel like I do now with Viibryd. I know for some this medicine might not work but for me it is already a miracle!! | F | 27 | 3 weeks 20 MG | 6/16/2012 | 3 | anxiety | Although viibryd has helped w/ my anxiety across the board, I can't continue due to drastically increased bruising, hair loss and weakened nails. I had digestive issues early on, but i have ibs, so it didn't seem like a big deal. when i varied my by dose by 5mg--i went up w/out asking my doc and then thought better of it, so went back down after two days of the higher dose (20mg)--I had brain zaps (super unpleasant/scary), but at least I'm braced for experiencing them as i taper off. | F | 35 | 8 weeks 15mg 1X day | 6/11/2012 | 5 | Depression | Diarrhea, night sweats, nightmares | F | 34 | 1 months 40mg | 6/8/2012 | 2 | Depression & Anxiety | Anger, mood swings, sexual side effects, weight gain | I've only been on VIIBRYD for about 3 weeks. The effect it has on me is very similar to Welbutrin. The problem is I'm already taking 150 mg of Wellbutrin. I cannot take too much Wellbutrin as a side effect, it makes me very angry, and my hair starts to fall out. I've already had an episode this week where I blew up at my boss. So, I'm going to start to ween my self off of this medication and go back to lexapro. | M | 49 | 3 weeks 20mg 1X day | 5/6/2012 | 3 | Depression | I started with 10 mg for one week then up to 20mg for the next three. At the beginning of week four I started having occasional muscle twitching or the "jumping" feeling as I was falling asleep. By the end of week 4 the twitching/ "jumping" was continual throughout the night. | I was taking Viibryd in combination with Wellbutrin. I purposely did not read All the side effects of the Viibryd to try to avoid the power of suggestion. (dumb, now I know) I was very happy with initial results of the Viibryd. I was actually feeling happy, laughing, enjoying my kids more & wanting to participate in activities. While on vacation (beginning the 4th week on Viibryd @ 20mg) I started with the occasional twitching, but just thought it was because I was overtired, not in my own house/bed etc. By the end of that week (now back home) I started having the twitching almost all night...alternating between my hand, arms, legs, foot, cheek/lip, buttocks, and whole body. To the point that I was afraid to fall asleep. Obviously after that night I ck'd on the side effects more closely and then called the dr. She's now weaning my off Viibryd and wants to start Celexa. The twitching stopped when I went back to 10mg...almost considering trying to stay @ 10mg of Viibryd to see if I can still get same "happy" results. But the twitching was scary once I determined it was from the Viibryd, do not want to go through that again...but at least I would be aware of it if it happened again. Not sure I want to try Celexa. | F | 43 | 4 weeks 10-20mg 1X day | 4/21/2012 | 4 | anxiety/depression | started at 40mg after finishing my last celexa script, not a wise thing to do. I had brain zaps that continued to get worse at each passing day. I apparently was having withdrawals from celexa. Doc put me back on celexa 20mg and cut viibryn down to 20mg. I have different phrases throught the day. Most positive is the fact I have feelings. Laughing more (feel like my sense of humor is back). However, I go through spurts throughout the day of being droggy. In the evening, I feel like I am deliriously tired and little weird like I cant get my thoughts together. Having emotional feelings again is good, but sad at the same time. Because now I feel I am finally grieving over the loss of my baby boy. I was going to reduce the viibryn to 10mgs hoping that it would help so I can think more clear. Sometimes I feel like a dummy especially at work because I am a supervisor and have 10 staff members to tend to daily. But I am hearing that alot of the side effects lesson as treatment goes on. I do have a difficult time when my children start whining, its almost like someone scratching their nails on a chalk board. I get annoyed which every parent does but I also get agitated in an instant; which shouldn't happen instantly. I am willing to give the med some more time. Because I really want to get off of celexa because of the horrible withdrawals it causes. From what I have redd it is similar to what a herion addict goes through. | F | 40 | 3 weeks 40mg to 20 | 4/13/2012 | 1 | I prescribed it to patients w/depression | The patients I prescribed this to had a plethora of side effects and minimal efficacy. Most of the patients were non responders to SSRI's and SNRI's including augmentation strategies. The unwanted side effects resulted in each patient stopping this medication on their own. I do not see this medication gaining traction in the treatment of depressed or anxious individuals. | M | 45 | 2 months Starter pa | 4/13/2012 | 5 | Panic Attacks/Anxiety | A little gassy, mild runs. But the one I noticed the most are Brain Zaps. They happen at night when I'm tired and lose focus. I could be reading, or scrolling down on the computer. The sensation starts in my ears, and meets in the middle like an electric shock to my brain. I stop doing whatever it is that I'm doing, and that's my sign to go to bed. | I started with 10mg of Viibryd once a day and a low dose of Xanax twice a day for 6 weeks. After six weeks, I removed the Xanax and I started having feelings of panic, but they never developed into a full blown panic attack where I thought I was dying. I was then put on 20mg with low doses of Xanax for a week. I removed the Xanax after the week was up to check. It was fine. No more panic. I've been on 20mg ever since. I will start weening off in August after my husband comes back from war zone. | F | 41 | 4 months 20mg 1X day | 4/7/2012 | 1 | severe depression, anxiety | nausea, insomnia, vision issues, panic attacks, lethargy, fatigue, worsening drpresson, increasing anxiety, comstipation, decreased urine outflow, tremors, diminished brain caacity, confusion. | M | 54 | 6 months 10 | 4/7/2012 | 2 | PMDD | headache, increased hunger | I called my doctor about the headaches she recommended stop taking it over the weekend and start again on Monday at 5mg. My head still hurts, even at night when I wake up it is there. Tylenol nor Advil help. | F | 40 | 2 days 10mg 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | I started on the 10mg and was supposed to go up to 20mg. On the 6th day of taking the 10, I fell dizzy, entire body flush to the point where I felt like I was urinating on myself, tingling arms, hands and feet, headaches, change in behavior (I wasn't depressed before going on it but got depressed being on it) and mild stomach upset. I ended up at my doctors office on Monday and they couldn't do anything. I asked if these were side effect from this medicine and they said no way. Tuesday, I ended up in ER with same symptoms. Dr there said it had to do with this medicine. He gave me Xanax to take the edge off of those side effects which has helped. I went back to my Dr's office and they are weaning me off. I definitely would not recommend this medicine. It is too new and not a lot of research has been done it. Research it before taking, I wish I looked into it more before starting. The other thing is, I was supposed to be on something short term (thyroid issues which causes anxiety and that is being looked into) but come to find out this is a long term drug. I can't wait to get off of this crap!!!! | F | 36 | 7 days 10mg | 3/15/2012 | 4 | Depression | mild headache, diarrhea | After only 5 days I have more energy, improved mood, increased sex drive. I hope the GI problems will subside as this is the biggest issue right now. | F | 34 | 5 days 10 mg 1X day | 3/5/2012 | 4 | Depression and anxiety | Extreme delusions / hallucinations at random intervals about once a month, lucid dreaming, insomnia, and increased appetite. | M | 20 | 6 months 60 | 2/28/2012 | 5 | Depression | I did have some stomach issues at first, some dizziness, but it subsided after I got used to the 20 mg. but already I have noticed a difference in how I feel, I am starting to enjoy life again and my family. It does cause me to eat more but for some reason I have lost weight on it, which I don't want. I take it with adderall xr and lamictal. It does seem to lessen the adderall a little bit, but I think it's a good thing. I feel more "balanced" all around. | F | 25 | 2 weeks 20 mg | 2/20/2012 | 3 | Depression | Sexual side effects. Extreme difficulty in ejaculation and erections. Heavy fatigue in early mornings. Gas and constipation. | I was on Lexapro from 2008 to end of 2011 due to depression brought on by the finanical crisis. On Lexapro my sexual functions became minimal (no erections except with Viagra and very hard to ejaculate. Pain immediately after ejaculation in the area of the prostrate became marked. I switched to Viibryd and noted the following: Much improved depression. As bad or worse identical sexulal side effects as to Lexapro. | M | 58 | 120 days 40 MG 1X day | 2/18/2012 | 3 | Depression and anxiety | Crippling Diarrhea, increase in anxiety and moodiness, increase in thoughts that don't normally occur to me, increase in ocd symptoms. | I started this med with the 10-20-40mg titration pack. Seemed like a sleeper, ie, it started slowly and I thought I was getting away easy because I didn't have the diarrhea to start with. Once I was on the 40 for awhile the diarrhea became untenable. Minimum of 5/day up to every hour, kidney pain, dehydration, etc. Immodium made me sicker, pepto seemed to help until it made my stomach burn. When I was on the 20mg, I felt like this might be a good drug for me, felt more in control of appetite and more clear thinking. 40mg also brought on OCD-like behaviors I've only rarely struggled with, and more anxiety and unreasonably "mean" feelings towards others, like thinking of ditching friendships because of irritation with the person. I think 20 mg alone or with another med might work, will talk to doc. Been on antidepressants since 1994-ish. Was pretty consistent on Prozac except for having to stop and start it again when it stopped working. Have occasionally had to switch if depression flared up. The last five years have brought worsening issues and development of major drug sensitivities, possibly due to health issues and/or menopausal issues. We'll see where this goes, but I cannot tolerate the diarrhea anymore. Probiotics and electrolytes didn't help, and I'm a big believer in probio's. I gave this a 3 because the lower dose kind of helped, I'd like to see how it feels longer term on 20. | F | 47 | 3.5 months 40 1X day | 2/10/2012 | 3 | Irritability | Sexual dysfunction, food cravings/weight gain | I'm especially sensitive to SSRIs and SNRIs. They work amazingly for me but the sexual side effects are severe. I've tried almost everything out there and was psyched to hear about Viibryd being less likely to cause sexaul sid effects. Not true, at least for me anyway. Within a week my libido vanished. I gave it two months but honestly I don't think the positive effects of Viibryd were anything as good as Lexapro, for example. My psychiatrist thinks I might fair better with an extremely low dose of Prozac, like 5mg/day. We'll see.... | M | 36 | 2 months 20 1X day | 1/12/2012 | 2 | anxiety, nrrvousness, depression | Terrible headaches, stomach aches, fatigue, diarrhea | F | 43 | 10 days 20 mg | 1/10/2012 |