I was on Zoloft for like three days and had bad diarrhea. I’m literally so scared of what I’m reading, I don’t want to get diarrhea in the middle of the day. I feel like I’d rather be depressed why is it so hard bruh. I’m at 10 mg will I be okay??
Anyone effected by either of these on viibryd (vilazodone)?
Hey im starting 10 mg today, whats everyones experiences on it ? Like pros and cons, any sexual changes, how long did it take to get used to it? im also super worried about starting it because I've heard its a rough start. Im also on concerta 72 mg whats everyone's experience s with taking that as as well with vilazodone?
I’ve been on 20 mg of Viibryd since October. Went up 30 mg and it was waaaaay too activating for me. So I went back down to 20 mg and my dr decided to add 10 mg buspar. Has anyone tried this combo before? I haven’t started yet!
I was on 20 mg for ~7-8 weeks, and it really improved my depressive mood but felt way too activating (a lot of fidgeting and difficulty concentrating). Dropped to 10 mg for the past week and feel like I have way better concentration, wider range of emotions and no depressive mood. Any similar experiences? 10mg seems to be sub-therapeutic from what I see online, so I'm a little confused about how well this is working
I started out at 10mg and just upped it to 20mg per day and have been on this dose for like 4 days now.
I dont really notice anything, im not sure if I even notice any side effects either. But honestly im just hoping something will eventually work because ive tried almost every snri and ssri possible with no improvement.
Does anyone else find their body's ability to regulate heat really out of whack while on Viibryd? This will be my fourth summer on the drug (today was our first 30+ degree day) and I am dreading the coming few months.
I'm not always sweaty, but as soon as my body starts to heat up a little bit, I just start to sweat. Drip, really. After going for a 1.5 hour walk today, my hair was so wet that I could squeeze the sweat out of my bun. I am chubby and out of shape, and that probably influences things a little bit, but the sweatiness level is just far beyond anyone around me doing the same activity. I reduced my dose from 40mg per day to 20mg per day last autumn and I was really hoping that would help me out this summer but it doesn't seem to have made much of a difference.
Does anyone else experience this? If so, what dose do you take? Is there anything you've found that helps with this side effect?
Hey all- I was on Zoloft for 2 years well managed then weaned off. Went on Prozac after I started getting panic again which worked well for 3 months then stopped, then switched back to Zoloft. Zoloft 100 mg worked well for about 6 months, but after increasing/decreasing doses due to worsening unmanaged anxiety, I started having this pattern where I’d feel better for 1–2 weeks after a med change and then crash back into anxiety again.
Recently I cross-tapered from Zoloft to Viibryd because my anxiety was no longer well controlled. The transition has actually been more tolerable than previous SSRI changes (less panic-level activation), but I’m terrified Viibryd will either:
not work at all, or
“work for 2 weeks then stop” like it feels like other recent med adjustments have.
Today was my first day going from Zoloft 50 + Viibryd 10 to just Viibryd 20. I’m anxious, exhausted, unmotivated, and having GI side effects.
Has anyone with a similar history eventually stabilized on Viibryd after SSRIs became inconsistent? Did the “up and down” feeling settle once you stopped changing meds and gave it time?
Im sensitive to meds so im starting at 5mg. I have mild side effects so far thank god, but I noticed yesterday and today, im really quick to snap at my kids and have way less patience with them. Anyone relate? Does it get better? Im guessing yes, since its early but would like to hear if anyone can relate.
Does anyone take it later in the day?
So I am obese and there is a lot of evidence about intermittent fasting eating schedules being more effective for weight loss. It's one thing that I haven't tried.
I also take Protnix (Proton pump inhibitor for GERD) and it is best to take before eating.
I have tried for the last couple days since one day I forgot it and too it at like 7pm! So I did the same for the following day to keep the 24 hour routine.
I had to ask my dr something else this week so would prefer not to reach out if I don't have to.
I think it made me feel weird though. Like light headed kind of.
Hi! I just went up to 20mg yesterday after being on 10mg for a week. After a couple hours of taking the meds, I started to feel an uptick in my anxiety and struggled to have clarity in my day activities and plans. Like I couldn't think clearly and I think that's what happens every time my anxiety gets an increase. If you took this medication, how soon did you feel a difference? I feel more energy to do things in the day and I'm so grateful for that. Like seriously, I didn't face the struggle with feeling resistance to getting up and doing things that I normally feel.
Edit to add: Yes I take it with food (usually a yogurt and a banana) and I take it in the morning between 7 and 8 am.
hey everyone! this is a very specific situation but i'm hoping someone out there has experienced the same or can give advice on how to handle it.
i've been taking viibryd 40mg many years now. i recently started zepbound. i was on 2.5mg for 4 weeks with some side effects but nothing drastic. well, i went up to 5mg this past friday and that whole night and the next day, i was experiencing symptoms that were IDENTICAL to viibryd withdrawals i've had in the past when i've missed doses. it was really distressing and awful to deal with :( vivid lucid dreams, dizziness, disassociation, itchy face, brain fog, tunnel vision, severe anxiety, etc..
these aren't typical side effects of zepbound, so i really don't think it was just from increasing it and experience side effects. it was so spot on with the way i have reacted to viibryd withdrawals in the past i really feel like the zepbound interacted with viibryd.
what doesn't make sense to me is that i took zepbound around 6pm. i take viibryd around 7am. i was experiencing these weird symptoms at night, before i would have even been due for my next viibryd dose. i could maybe understand if i had taken both around the same time, but they were taken almost 12 hours apart on friday, if viibryd absorption is disrupted at all from delayed digestion from zepbound, would that have shown up even when taking them so far apart? unless viibryd slowly releases itself and the zepbound did something to stop that release, causing it to wear off faster? idk i'm really trying to brainstorm here but have gotten nowhere :( i talked to my doctor, the zepbound manufacturer, and a couple pharmacists who have all said they aren't seeing any listed interactions between the two.
i know this was long but i'm having such immense anxiety thinking about this all repeating again this weekend because of how awful i felt last weekend, and am desperate to figure out why this happened and what i could possibly do to avoid it happening again.
Suffering through daily existential rumination and panic attacks. Doctor is thinking about either Zoloft or Viibryd.
Has anyone benefited from Viibryd for rumination and panic? My panic is more mental (not as much physical).
Viibryd shows up as Green in my genesight, and I'm trying to gather some positive experiences, if any.
I (28 F) have been on Lexapro for 3 years and it works well for me but I've been experiencing low libido for so long. I told my psychiatrist and he suggested switching to Viibryd since, according to him, it doesn't affect libido like Lexapro does. Lexapro works well for me, I'm still depressed but it makes me stable enough to be able to get out of bed and live. I also take lorazepam to help with my anxiety (been on and off according to my anxiety levels). Lexapro does make me feel a bit dull but I honestly don't care as long as I'm stable enough, but the libido part is killing me and I need a change. I also didn't gain much weight on Lexapro because I'm a gym rat. I'm on low doses now, 10mg Lexapro and 1mg Lorazepam, I used to have a higher dose but I'm okay with a lower dose now.
I'm just scared because I've been on the same med for so long and it works and I'm scared to change but I really have 0 libido and I can't enjoy sex like I used to. I would really like to hear your experiences if you've made the change between these meds. Thank you all.
I stopped vilazodone a couple days ago because of the worsening anxiety and depression. I cold turkeyed it and started my lexapro again. Its been a couple days of not feeling like myself or weird is there a way to fix this? Im scared the feeling is permanent
hi all! so i started taking viibryd about a month and a half ago. it took awhile for it to start working but man its done wonders. i feel like a completely different person and i cant even imagine life not being on it anymore. the only side effect ive been experiencing that i haven’t seen anyone else talk on here about is constantly getting emotional and crying all the time. i’m not even sad, but probably 2-3 times a day ill tear up or even cry a little. whether if it’s i think the weather is nice, im listening to a song i enjoy, thinking about my future and present and all im grateful about i just get so much more emotional. i’m just wondering if anyone else experiences this, and is this a side effect of the medication or are my meds actually working well and i was just numb 😅 please let me know!!
Hi all! I'm changing over from 10mg lexapro due to weight gain. My Dr says there's a possibility viibryd will help re-establish my food cravings so my weight can at least stop going up. Has anyone noticed a weight change being on viibryd? Lexapro was so good to me otherwise I would of never switched. I'm on a 10mg dosage and start today.
Anyone tired on this med? Just started. Does it go away?
I've been on Viibryd for a few months. 10 mgs. (Tried to go up to 20, left me feeling a bit emotionally blunted). I cross tapered from Cymbalta to Viibryd. My anxiety is high.and I feel a bit down and can't shake either one. I'm wondering if it's still part of the Cymbalta withdrawal or if this med is not for me. Any input would be really appreciated. Feeling frustrated.
I was on 40 mg for over two years and decided to switch to something different because it wasn’t helping my anxiety at all and the side effects were making my anxiety worse. I have successfully weaned from 40 mg to 30 mg, then 30 mg to 20 mg, then 20 mg to 15 mg, then 15mg to 10mg, and now today I started the 10 mg to 5 mg reduction. I don’t know why but I’m so scared I am going to have terrible withdrawals from this reduction even though I have successfully decreased my dosage all the way from 40 mg without any issues. Can someone please give me some encouragement or tell me I’m going to be okay. I am also starting 5 mg of Lexapro tonight.