Viibryd

well, i forgot to pick up my meds last week (whoops and it's a long story why i can't pick them up until next week). but i thought i'd see what people thought of Viibryd.

i'm doing a google search too but anyone have some personal experience?

For me it was horrible. Horrible muscle pain and increased depression were my main side effects but I had many more. Although I am very sensitive to meds

I didn't do well on Viibryd either. I felt very disconnected, more depressed, dizzy, stomach upset. I am also sensitive to Meds.

oh dear. i'm sensitive to meds so you guys have got me nervous!

Well in very very sensitive I even had a bad reaction to 4mg Prozac! You never know until you try yourself since we're all different. It may be great for you. I surely hope so!

wow that's sensitive! they tried prozac for me a few months ago but started me at 20mg and oh my... it was TERRIBLE. i couldn't make it through the side effects. that happened again this time with the brintellix. *sigh*

Oh I know the feeling all too well. They tried to put me on Brintellix but I just couldn't muster up the courage to try it, with it being so new. Although I did try 9 ADs total and could not handle the side effects of any of them. Pristiq was the best but still had 4-5 different side effects on it.. The worst probably was that it made me even more lazy and physically weak.

They finally gave up on me and meds and suggested TMS or ECT and of course I opted for TMS because of its low side effect profile. I'm in week 2 of 6 so not sure if it will work or not.

Good luck to you with any of the meds you try. Also since you are sensitive maybe you can try lower starting doses to limit the side effects. I know with some meds you can't but if you can it can save you some misery.

i've been on about a dozen antidepressants :P tms isn't covered by my insurance nor is it even in my price range. ect isn't really either (although it's partially covered by insurance), but if worse comes to worse, my H insists i talk to my parents who are very well off. except they don't understand my depression (thus why i am dealing with it now instead of having had it dealt with when i was a suicidal teenager/college student). it's like some people get nervous talking about sex, my parents get nervous talking about depression.

I haven't tried it personally but I do have a friend who has been on it for awhile now I believe since it first got approved for use in the U.S.. She said it has done wonders for her no horrible side effects to mention .

Oh that's too bad they feel that way but hey if it gets that bad its good you have them as a possibly. I am very lucky my insurance is covering it at 100% otherwise I'd be out of options. With my severe sensitivity I don't think I could ever do ECT.

I wasn't a fan. I feel like it really didn't do much of anything, except possibly drive me towards mania (but I'm not positive about that).

It worked great for about 3 months with no side effects, but then pooped out, like most do! I like Brintellix better since it targets 7 of the htp receptors...best of luck!

Nowhere USA,

FYI, Viibryd also doesn't have a generic form in the US...wanted to let you know since I know you are concerned about cost.

I did six weeks of TMS and it didn't do anything. I am really questioning now whether the pdoc did it right and if the machine was properly calibrated. My brother paid for it since he has the means but what a waste if the guy didn't do it right. I have very treatment resistant depression but have done quite well on Fetzima recently. If it poops like I am afraid it will I am running out of options. I think I will beg for ketamine.

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zinco, i have very treatment resistant depression too and have been debating ect but cost is a factor.

for the viibryd, there's a discount card so it won't be ask expensive as the brintellix would have been. i wish brintellix would have worked though i may try it again if the viibryd doesn't work. i was trying it and i thought it was causing my insomnia but i've noticed i still have insomnia two weeks after stopping so maybe it wasn't?

i haven't started the viibryd yet. still nervous to do so.

okay.

i can't do this.

i took my first dose of viibryd today and i didn't know what the side effects were. here i am, hours later, and i feel so sick i could cry. oh look, it turns out nausea is a side effect.

i'm not taking the next dose.

i get that you have to endure some stuff and it evens out, but i can't do nausea as it interrupts my sleep and i get so little of it right now with my baby.

i'm ready to be done with meds. screw it.

Hey, I have treatment resistant bipolar depression and Fetzima with Lithium have helped me through the mental torment! Btw goodness SNRIs like Fetzima typically don't poop out and if so not for a long time...and the max dose for Fetzima is 120mg. Best of luck!

I love Fetzima or Nefazodone...Viibryd like all SSRIs poops out rapidly!

So sorry to hear!!! You might read about Nefazodone or Fetzima! So sorry and hope u feel better!!

Most every patient and person I've seen have ECT has benefitted from it! It's supposed to work like almost 99% of the time and I believe it! I had 9 treatments but unfortunately it just hurt my short term memory! Even lithium, Abilify at 2.5-5mg and Latuda can help treatment resistant depression! Good luck!

thanks. i've done lithium and abilify. if i could afford it, i'd definitely try ect at this point.

Ok if you're primary concern is treatment resistant depression like me, it's all about changing up your med cocktail every couple of months. The right dose is crucial, and so difficult to find, but if you haven't already have you tried Fetzima at 120mg? Latuda at 120mg? Even Brintellix at 20mg, or Nefazodone at 400-600mg? Don't use SSRIs they'll always poop out! What about Cymbalta at 120mg with Aplenzin at 522mg? Nefazodone, Fetzima, Aplenzin, Latuda, Lithium all work wonders for MDD but only at the proper dose as I'm sure you know. You need to take the GeneSight Psychotropic test to see how your metabolizing these meds!!
GeneSight® If you have MDD, that's a lot easy for docs to treat, than bipolar II treatment resistant depression! Also, obviously, only see a Psychiatrist, not a APRN, PA or other MD! Sorry for all the info, but I know you're hurting, and like I mentioned ECT actually messed up my short term memory, and didn't help with my bipolar depression at all at is quite costly!! Best of luck, but I like Fetzima with Aplenzin!!!!

i have a pdoc. brintellix was our last attempt and i couldn't deal with the nausea which was so bad i couldn't sleep. he's looking to see if genetic testing is covered by my insurance (or if he can get it pushed through). as of yet, i have not had a medication even remotely touch my depression :-/ but back to drawing board i suppose.

thanks for the suggestions.

Don't give up, you will find something. I don't think Viibryd is a very good drug personally. It was horrible for me from the very first dose as well. By week two I was crying because I was in so much pain caused by the drug. That and my depression got much worse. I finally stopped it after several days of non characteristic suicidal thoughts. Boo Viibryd!

Keep at it, you'll find the right treatment.

So there's 3 things that will work-
A med change
ECT
Or Cocaine
4 I guess- Special K

All the best! Rennet when you loose hope it's almost impossible to live!!