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 |
| 1 | Anxiety, mild depression. | I took one pill and woke up yelling breathe, breathe, breathe! I felt paralyzed and that I had to say breathe to remind my body to do so. So bizarre. My hands shook so much I woke my husband up. I felt like I had ants crawling on my scalp. I spent the next 4 days so nauseated I couldn't eat anything. Messed me up for a week. I won't be surprised if there is a commercial one day for this drug for you to call xyz lawyer if you have ever taken this drug, etc, etc. | F | 41 | 1 days 5mg | 10/30/2015 | 1 | Major depression | I cant stop crying. Started 3rd day and gotten worse. I also feel like I'm not myself. My days are different somehow, and i cant remember what i used to do and when. Not a good feeling. | F | 61 | 7 days 20mg | 10/14/2015 | 1 | depression | Headaches every day ,nightmares ,angry and very easly agitated , cant remember things ,trouble sleeping , | This should not be givin to anybody !!!! It causes more damage than good . My life is a mess over it . | F | 41 | 1 months 40 mg | 10/14/2015 | 1 | Depression | Major headache which has been consistent and persistent for 3 months, 24/7. Lost 12 pounds and continuing. Brain zaps which leave you discombobulated. Itchy scalp and body. No appetite,nausea. Sleep is choppy, extreme fatigue. Cry spells, anger and agitation. Strange dreams, now must sleep with a mouth guard due to bruxism. One month off completely after weaning off slowly for a month and a half. No relief. May lose job due to absenteeism. Work has deteriorated greatly. Life is basically propping myself on a chair at work or laying down in a couch. RUINED MY LIFE. Rather be depressed! | Manufacturer was not well informed when I called to complain about the extreme side effects, tried to blame it on the batch I had last taken. It's not worth being on this drug. I'm intelligent and my IQ had plummeted on this drug. I don't remember people, things, words, everything. Caused more depression than before. Now I have to spend thousands to try get a neurologist to try fix this terrible mess! | F | 31 | 4 years 40 | 10/8/2015 | 1 | ptsd | Crazy.Restless leg syndrome high blood pressure severe anxiety insomnia Adrenelian high for 3 days straight felt mentally retarded diareaha sweating vomiting several ER visits. Deadly drug! Doesn't need to be on market mentally unstable paranoia extremely sad, moody, hyper, phycosis...DANGEROUS n DEADLY | please do not take this medicine, it will kill you! | F | 42 | 4 months 20mg | 10/7/2015 | 1 | Depression | Mood swings. I'm not a mean person but man I would just go off on people. And itchy especially my face. I did not feel like myself. It was horrible. Worst medicine I have been on. When I started yelling at my kids and couldn't control it I stopped taking it and I still had some Paxil in my cabinet so two days later when I took that I felt so good. I can calmly breath again but still itchy. | F | 36 | 3 weeks 20mg | 9/28/2015 | 4 | Severe Depression | Diarrhea, leg cramps, sweet cravings, weight gain, hungry all the time, suicudal thoughts- preoccupation with weird thoughts | For the first 1.5 years it was great. I could actually think clearly, brain function was normal, I felt like a normal person. The side affects of the leg cramps, and potty problems were worth it. My doctor had me taking 40mg one day and 30mg the next. If I took 40 everyday the leg cramps were unbearable. I Gained over 40 pounds it looked like I was 7 months pregnant, the fat gain was a lot and it happened over the 1st year on the drug. I would walk 3 to 5 miles at least 5 times a week and the weight would not budge - no matter if I ate a little, normal, or a lot. Then the bad thoughts came so I started weaning off drug my doctor has done it slowly, first week, 30mg and 20 mg alternating days - next week 20 mg this week has been alternating days of 20 mg and 10 mg - next week will be 10 mg everyday - then alternating 10mg and nit taking any. This week I have had no demonic head parties and have actually seen a decrease in body fat and lost 4 pounds. Leg cramps are almost gone. The potty issues are better but I take diabetic mess that cause issues. I did not realize until weaning that the drug was causing the food cravings. I do recommend the medicine but maybe just not for long term use. I am feeling good and still on my 150mg Wellbutrin SL | F | 53 | 2.5 years 40 mg 1X day | 9/27/2015 | 1 | Anxiety/Depression | Vivid nightmares began at once. Dizziness/Vertigo started as soon as I increased from 10 to 20 mg on the starter pack. The dizziness was constant, all day, every day. When I moved my eyes in any direction, my head would whirl. Diarrhea came when I increased from 20-40mg on the starter pack. Increasingly irritable... lashing out at my family, terrible impatient. | I gave the medication a try for 23 days before switching to another med. I am on day 2 of the new med and still suffering with the side effects, especially the debilitating dizziness. My psychiatrist assures me it will go away in 2-3 days. Fingers crossed! | F | 33 | 3 weeks 40mg 1X day | 9/15/2015 | 5 | Depression | At first diarrhea but a few weeks later it subsided . Taking more then 10mg makes me paranoid and have anxiety . It greatly helped with my anger issues I now think before I react . I have my ups and downs sometimes but it makes it easier to manage and help put things into prospective. I feel like I can function normally. No longer as moody and I'm able to be more outgoing. | Do NOT drink alcohol on medication you will be nauseous for two days trust me I learned the hard way dispite the fact it says not too anyways . Gradually increase dosage only if needed can cause hallucinations if dosage is too high. Hey no drug is perfect. | F | 36 | 2 years 10mg | 9/2/2015 | 2 | Major depressive disorder | Weight gain of approx 10 lbs, blood sugar crashes with no history of diabetes, loose stool, occasional suicidal ideation, withdrawal symptoms when the meds were d/c'd included headache, irritability and periods of intense sadness. | Believe it or not, despite its bad side effects, when I was in a good mood, it was that wonderful feeling of being normal, light hearted and happy, something I haven't felt in years. My doc didn't want me to continue it due to the side effects though | M | 33 | 1 months 40 mg | 8/30/2015 | 4 | major depressive disorder | Initially had brain zaps and paresthesias (tingling) and muscle weakness. Most side effects subsided after about a week. Still have leg muscle cramps. Slght weight gain but not a lot. | Drug appears to be working for me. Mood improved somewhat. Slight weight gain, but improved mood, and bonus is that sexual performance and ability to orgasm has returned after many years on other antidepressants. | M | 66 | 2 weeks 20mg 1X day | 8/28/2015 | 5 | Major Depressive Disorder | Sever diarrhea, especially after eating,gas, difficulty in achieving orgasam, and crazy fitful dreams. | I have been on just about every antidepressant made in the last 18 years. Viibryd has helped me more than anything I've ever tried! While there are side effects, and they seem bad, I went from wanting to die, to living life for the first time in years! I started spitting my 40 mg tablets and taking 20 mg twice a day. The crazy dreams totally stopped! If I forget the night dose the dreams come right back. I could care less about the diarrhea and sexual side effects. Small price to pay to actually live again! Of course I haven't told my doctor anything about my side effects. I should probably do that! LOL! | F | 46 | 2 years 40 mg | 8/19/2015 | 2 | depression agitation | After starting taking meds terrible stomach cramps for weeks & finally subsided. If i didn't eat with meds I was nauseous, if you forgot it 1 day you felt it. I felt ok for the first few months, of taking this Dr. said Viibryd would make me less sleepy & it did for awhile. The brain freeze has been happening to me, it's a very strange feeling of nothingness at times. Irrational outbursts or crying episodes. Sex drive has not existed since I have been on this med.After 4 months started waking up with feeling of stiffness in hands felt like some kind of inflammation and feet cramps | I would not recommend this medication to anyone & I am in the process of tapering off this med & will be off it in about another week. . If you even have 1 drink with this med it makes you feel weird. If I need to go back on anything it will be citalopram. I would not recommend this medication to anyone & I am in the process of tapering off this med and will be off it soon. | F | 52 | 6 months 10 1X day | 8/16/2015 | 4 | Depression | Diarrhea, G.I. Cramps, decreased appetite. | I have taken many anti-depressants over the course of the last 10 years. This is the first one that has actually helped my depression. I have more energy to do things and I don't dread getting out of bed every morning. I have actually started exercising which can only help things. The best thing is no sexual side effects! I can actually orgasm again!!! The ssri's had all but made that impossible. It's only been 2 months but so far this medication gives me hope of feeling normal again. | M | 43 | 2 months 20 mg | 7/26/2015 | 2 | Depression | My hair has been falling out in fistful !!!! I'm scared to death I will be bald soon | F | 57 | 2 days 40 | 7/22/2015 | 4 | major depression/anxiety | Start up was tough, wierd dreams,weight gain, brain zaps and night sweats. All have subsided | Upon starting the viibryd I also purchaced a "fisher wallace" brain stimulator, I think they compliment each other nicely,I have'nt felt this good in a long time. I've got to start exercising again to loose my gut and further enhance the positive effects I'm experiencing | M | 58 | 6 weeks 40 mg | 7/14/2015 | 4 | manic and post-p depression | I have terrible nightmares. If I wake up shortly after taking my medicine I feel like I am drunk and cannot move. | Aside from side effects, I believe it has been a great mood stabilizer. My doctor also added 300mg of welbutrin to me regimen. I would prefer to be off completely but not sure I could cope. | F | 29 | 3 years 40MG 1X day | 7/11/2015 | 5 | major depression | nausea 2 hours after taking the pill | The only side effect I get is extreme nausea only the first 4 days when first starting the medication and now again since I increased my dosage. I don't have much of an appetite which is great since I've been trying to suppress my appetite anyway. I really hope this is it for me with the side effects as I've read some horrible side effects others are having with this medication. As for my depression I do feel like this medication has helped me a lot. I don't feel like I did to where I couldn't even get out of bed to face my day. I look forward to doing fun things again and have zero anxiety when I do these things. So far so good! | F | 31 | 8 days 20 mg 1X day | 7/8/2015 | 3 | Depression | Diarrhea weight gain indigestion sleeping issues vivid dreams | This worked great in the beginning as I got into it is seem to be good I was coming out of my depression but when I missed a dose I had the worst nightmare I've ever had in my entire life! It a has also caused some weight gain, carb craving like crazy, I mean craziness! For about three weeks now I've been noticing that I'm having difficulty waking up it's like I'm always in REM sleep no matter if I'm going to sleep for the night or if I lay down and take a nap during the day I can't wake up I can't even open my eyes it is awful and a few weeks ago I punched my husband in the head thankfully he was turned the other way!! But for the last few weeks the dreams have been torture literally bloody ghastly vivid dreams with death and violence just awful just absolutely stressful I mean like I'm trying to relieve myself from stress not be stressful while I'm sleeping come on!! I've called the doc and I plan to wean off 😳smh | F | 53 | 3 months 40mg | 7/3/2015 | 1 | Major depression | Terrible anxiety, especially upon waking.Angry, weight gain, itching, heart palpitations, itching feet. Mood swings. High blood pressure where it had always been low before. | I have been taking some form of anti depressant for many years. This is by far the worst one I have ever been on. Others have made me gain weight, fatigued,etc., but none have ever made me feel like I was going insane like this drug has. I have never had so many symptoms hit me all at once and I couldn't decipher what was going on, because I was dealing with the loss of my father and many other things. I'm so glad I read what other people had to say and realize now it wasn't me, it was the medicine. This is a very dangerous drug. I noticed if I forgot to take it as soon as I woke up, terrible side effects would occur. Anxiety, panic attacks, uncontrollable crying. These symptoms got so bad that I tried to commit suicide, because I couldn't deal with what all that was going on inside my head and my body. Please do not take this drug. I am now being weaned off of it and trying to recover from all the aftermath of attempted suicide. This was totally out of character for me. I have not been myself at all the entire time I was on this drug. It's hard to know what's going on when there are a lot of outside factors you are dealing with. That is why it took me so long to figure out that it was the medicine. Even my doctor didn't see it. | F | 51 | 6 months 40 MG 1X day | 7/2/2015 |