VIIBRYD Reviews (VILAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.6 (379 Ratings)

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VIIBRYD  (VILAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Vilazodone is used to treat depression. It is an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) and partial serotonin receptor agonist. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain (neurotransmitters such as serotonin). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living.   FDA Approval Date: 2011-01-21 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR VIIBRYDCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  Anxiety and mild depression When I started viibryd I absolutely loved it! It stabilized my mood (no more anxiety, no more depression) everyone around me noticed a huge difference, I was back to my old happy self, I felt great!. Then the side effects started happening. I didn't know the brain zaps were a side-effect because it wasn't listed anywhere. My husband and my doctor thought I was crazy, heck I thought I was going crazy. I didn't know the brain zaps were a side effect until today reading other reviews on here. I would have nightmares that would cause me to cry and thrash around at night. My husband would tell me he would literally have to yell at me and grab me and shake me to wake me up. I could hear him during my nightmares calling my name but I couldn't wake myself. He said it was like my whole body was convulsing. After several years of taking the drug my insurance decided to no longer cover it and I ran out of the drug, don't ever stop this drug abruptly!!! I literally felt like a crazy person for days I wanted to run my car into a wall, I was super angry and hostile. I ended up confining myself to my room for days so I didn't hurt myself or others. I had to call into work. I felt like my body was detoxing from a powerful drug. And now I have memory loss which I also attribute to viibryd. I would not recommend this drug to anyone ever!! It severely changed my life for the worst. I should also mention I am very healthy individual who at the time only took a synthroid everyday and the occasional allergy pill. F 32 3 years
40mg 1X day
2/28/2021
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 3  Depression and Anxiety Sudden and significant weight gain This medication works exceptionally well for my depression and anxiety. I've been on many different meds over the years. I tried this one and the research shows that it isn't supposed to cause weight gain. Despite having a very stable weight with a healthy diet for the past three years, my weight suddenly shot up ten pounds in a two month period. Even with additional changes to my diet and adding in more exercise, it continued to creep up. F 29 2 months
20 mg 1X day
2/16/2021
 1  Depression Started with 10mg. And I felt good at first. But after I up the dose I began to have manic episodes, and sleep paralysis. And the hullucination. Also had stomach problems and heart palpitations. I would not ever take it again. F 56 1 months
30mg 1X day
2/15/2021
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 3  BP-2 Diarrhea; mania (impulsive, irritable, things I felt before diagnosis but not for a long time until now); this slightly off feeling that is not dizzy but world is kind of tilted a bit to the side; Going to try 10mg for another 30days. Had other drugs that made me “not happy not sad kind of numb” so I went looking for something to deal with major depression without taking away all my emotions. Not sure this is it yet. M 48 10 days
10 1X day
1/22/2021
 4  Depression I had slight gastrointestinal discomfort for about 3 hours the first day, then no other side effects except the RAPID WEIGHT GAIN! That is the only reason I quit. Now I cannot lose the weight. So sad because it was a wonderful drug for depression and sleep for me, but I've gained up to 50 pounds over the years due to antidepressants I've taken, and I simply cannot bear it anymore. Talking to doctor today to try something else. BTW these are the drugs that have caused me weight gain: Zoloft, Pristiq, and Viibryd. Not sure if there's a link between these three. F 50 2 months
10-20 mg 1X day
1/14/2021
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 1  MDD I started at 10 mg and felt ok the first few days and then started to feel incredibly restless and spacey, like an out of body feeling. night sweats and sleep paralysis immediately. stuck with it, trying melatonin to help with sleep. Stayed on the 10 for 14 days instead of the recommended 7 because I did not feel safe on the low dose and wanted to see if it would get better. Eventually, I felt depressed again even on the 10 mg of the Viibryd, so i took that as a sign to up the dose to 20mg. After only 1 day, I felt like i was crawling out of my own skin, so anxious and thoughts racing, questioning everything. Very out of it, feeling like I was observing myself and not actually being myself. Didn't feel safe to drive or operate machinery. Stuck that out for a few more days and then called the doctor because I couldn't take all of the side effects. Glad I did, was told to ween off the drug immediately. The only other time I felt such a quick and strong adverse reaction was w F 36 22 days
20 mg 1X day
11/18/2020
 4  Depression Sleep paralysis nightmares, but went away when took med in am, serious weight gain, fatigue, diminished focus and cognitive function, lost of interest I most things, sugar craving. Was much more effective in regards to ending depressive episodes, and I am almost consistently in a good to neutral mood. Also it didn't affect libido like other meds. But the fatigue, loss of mental clarity, weight gain and high cost are making me rethink my choice. M 52 8 months
40 mg 1X day
10/18/2020
 5  Bipolar 2 Restless legs.2 nightmares when started.Angry once in awhile.Often wake up at 3a.m. difficult to get back to sleep.It does make me sweat profusely in warm weather. Like hot flashes. I remain on 10 mg. I feel great, zero suicidal thoughts in 3 years.It might be that others having trouble with this med might do well on a lower dose. Of course talk to your Dr. first. I also take 100mg. of Lamotrigine 1time per day. This med is a life saver for me. I previously tried to kill myself 6 times BEFORE taking this great med! Last June I reviewed Viibryd, I dont seem to have flat affect now and my creativity is once again pretty good. Memory is better again. Never lost the weight gain of 15lbs. but havent really tried hard to. Overall I would recommend this med. F 62 3 days
10 mg 1X day
10/16/2020
 4  Major depressive disorder Nauseous at first but went away after a week. I haven't been able to lose weight. I feel like I have gained weight. F 34 1 years
20mg 1X day
10/9/2020
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 4  Depression/anxiety Difficulty sleeping, when i switched from 10mg to 20mg diarrhea and nausea Looking through these reviews, I would advise anyone not to let them convince you to start or stop this medication. I see plenty of DONT TAKE THIS reviews based on their experience. I would say it will be different for each person,, and of course if the side effects are awful and borderline dangerous, talk to your doctor about switching from it.. While I am having some unpleasant side effects at the moment, mentally and emotionally I feel like it's working well for me. I can't see myself continuing this medication if the side effects persist, but I've read they usually only last a week or two. M 33 11 days
20mg 1X day
8/7/2020
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 5  Mdd In very beginning diarrhea F 46 3 years
20 1X day
7/31/2020
 2  Major Depressive Disorder I experienced significant weight gain as well as Watery diarrhea every time I ate Eggs. I ended up just going off my meds completely and starting over. F 25 30 days
25mg
7/31/2020
 1  anxiety made me so depressed. thinking horrible things. more irritated. i hate feeling this way F 19 1 months
10 1X day
7/30/2020
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 2  Depression I have had SEVERE nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, headaches, and foggy/blurry vision. Is this normal? F 25 6 days
10mg 1X day
7/21/2020
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 1  Major Depressive Disorder It was like I was awake and living in a nightmare. I have taken almost every antidepressant on the market over the past 30 years, and I have NEVER had as horrible of a main side effect. Historically, antidepressants work well for me, but wear off after a few years. I was put on Viibryd after a failed attempt at an injected ketamine treatment, and after Trintellix wore off after being on it for 2 years. Viibryd worked well at first, as my depression symptoms seemed a lot better. I kept taking it and noticed after I took it in the morning, I'd need to go back to bed for a few hours. Also, I would feel terrifying anxiety until about noon each day. I'm not sure why I kept taking it but then I started having these horrible feelings of intense sadness/debilitating fear/darkness in a way that felt evil. These feelings would all at once take over my entire brain and I'd be suddenly debilitated and sent into this state of mind that was like nothing I had ever thought possible because it was almost like another plane of consciousness that was in one word: terrifying. I finally had an appointment with my psychiatrist and he switched me back to Zoloft, after a ten-year hiatus. Zoloft used to work really well for me with no known side effects. All side effects while taking Viibryd have subsided, after several months on Zoloft. I DO NOT WISH ON MY WORST ENEMY THE SIDE EFFECTS I HAD ON VIIBRYD. DO NOT TAKE IT!! Worst experience of my life with ANY psychiatric medication, by far. I've taken: Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, lexapro, Trintellix, Effexor, Pristiq, and Celexa. I owe my life to antidepressant medication that works well for me. Being on Viibryd was the scariest experience of my life. Please feel free to Email me if you also have experienced negative side effects such as mine. It would be nice to hear that I'm not the only "crazy" one! F 42 6 months
40 mg 1X day
7/17/2020
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 5  Major depressive disorder, grief Flat effect to sad feelings or angry - still smile and laugh Reduced bad dreams, finally able to sleep, lost weight, reduced sad depressive thoughts, feel focused, no sexual side effects. Can sometimes fall into a lazy slump but if sticking to a routine am good. Things that normally make anyone jump, loud noise, etc have no reaction. I am not on anything but 40 mg of viiibryd. History of severe chronic anxiety and now grief from the loss of my husband. Have been on it for over a year. F 32 100 days
40 mg 1X day
7/10/2020
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 2  Anxiety/ I first started viibryd when I was breastfeeding my son. Horrible idea, dont know why the doctor I had at the time though that was a good idea. I had horrible brain zaps. The dizziness turned into vertigo. It was horrible. Stopped taking it and got back on my zoloft which was what I was normally taking. After I finished breastfeeding and let my body get back to normal, I tried to take it again. This time, no brain zaps or dizziness; however diarrhea everyday and very scary random moments of anger and rage. The anger moments were not me at all and made me switch to no medicine at all. As I was weaning off the dizziness is there BIG TIME, numbness in my lips and chin and overall a very scary withdraw process. I 100% think this medicine brought out the worst in me. I'm very thankful this is almost out of my system completely. I will never take again. F 29 2 months
20 mg 1X day
7/10/2020
 4  Major depression, bipolar 2 Restless legs and arms.Anger.Flat effect. Nightmares that seemed real.Insomnia. Weight gain of 18lbs.Puffy eye circles.NO sexual side effects.Compulsive eating. The only drug that got rid of the constant suicidal thoughts. Ive tried almost every antidepressant since 1989.Caused hypomania at first.I seem to have lost my personality since on this medication, according to family and friends. Take 100mg lamotrigine also 5 years. F 62 2 years
10 mg. 1X day
6/19/2020
 2  Depression Diarrhea and weight gain When I first started.at 10 mg it seemed to help but after I started taking 40 mg I'm feeling depressed and unmotivated and extremely aggressive and have fits of rage. F 53 9 months
40 mg
6/6/2020
 5  Depression I'm reading all the reviews and side effects people have experienced. I guess I'm lucky because I have none : ) I've veen on many antidepressants and they have not worked. I got a genetic test done and this medication was one that I metabolize well. I feel great! More happy, energized, and motivated then I've felt in a long time. F 34 7 days
10 MG
4/7/2020

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