#viibryd

[autumnbell32]

lol reaction to med increase. so so uncomfortable. pharmacist said if it doesn’t get better in 24 hrs go to ER. resuming previous dose tomorrow. fucking uncomfortable.

[dersandmannkommt]

curse you, brain zaps for keeping me up at night and making me wonder if I'm having a seizure from the length and intensity of each shock... and curse me for never taking my meds on time...

[dersandmannkommt]

when I'm not sure if I took my meds or not, there are four different outcomes:

1. I assume i didn't take them, and I didn't (woohoo!)

2. I assume i already took them, and I did (woohoo!)

3. I assume I took them, and I didn't (queue the paranoia and brain zaps and night terrors)

4. I assume I didn't take them, even though I did (double dose, I'm going to crap my pants)

[avpdpossum]

i saw a psychiatrist today for the first time in…three years, i think? she’s definitely much nicer than my old psychiatrist, who was quite possibly the most judgmental person i’ve ever met. she decided to start me on viibryd, so i’m probably going to be taking my first dose of that tomorrow (i want to wait until i don’t have work for a couple days in case of side effects).

i always feel like the second i tell a doctor “i’ve been suicidal in the past and sometimes still am” or “sometimes my anxiety is so bad that i hit or scratch myself”, they just go “ah, i see, suicidality and self harm, this is clearly just depression and nothing else matters until the depression is fixed”, so i’m hoping this actually helps with the things i went in for and isn’t just more of that. i was very careful about only saying i was there for anxiety and not bringing up depression right off the bat to try to avoid the issue, but the fact that she ended up prescribing a med that’s specifically only proven to help major depressive disorder is making me nervous.

i guess we’ll see how it goes. maybe once the results of my neuropsych evaluation are in and i can give them to her, we’ll be able to target my specific issues better (especially getting on adhd meds…god knows i need them bad), but in the meantime i’m just hoping for the best. i’ve seen a lot of people say that the first few days/weeks on viibryd can be rough as far as side effects go so i’m just trying to prepare myself.

[itslenagain]

I am doing really well on viibryd except for the fact that either it fucks up my blood sugar, or it makes me feel better so I do more stuff and as a consequence have to eat more. One of those two though I highly suspect the first

Like what do you mean I have to eat. Like, often??? Every 3 hours or I'm going to get cold & shaky & nearly pass out??? Babe I can't afford to eat that often in this economy

[dersandmannkommt]

when i was first starting viibryd/vilazodone, my doctor warned me that missing a dose could "itchiness." what she did not warn me of, however, is how it causes intense, insatiable, fully body itchiness. now, i have a wicked habit of taking taking meds late; i just forget, even with organizing cases and alarms. something else my doctor warned me of, was "brain zaps," apparently, if you take them too late in the day, you feel zaps in your brain as well as run the risk of sleep paralysis. without fail, at least once a week, it hits 8pm, and i have to decide between itching and brain zaps/sleep paralysis. i'm afraid of sleep paralysis so i usually just skip a dose and then hate myself later. im risking it tonight though, i can already vaguely feel the itch creeping over me so im taking my meds idc

so uh anyway, if ur thinking about taking / are taking viibryd, ur doctor is being serious when they warn you lmao. ur not immune to side effects

[angria]

One piece of good news…my insurance notified me this morning that they approved the prior authorization for Viibryd. So picked that up today, will start tomorrow.

[angria]

Has anyone here taken the antidepressant Viibryd before? What was/is your experience on it? Dr W wants me to try after her research. Kind of hesitant based on its side effects and she said it may lessen the efficacy of my Lamictal.

Side note: Fully aware that everyone reacts to meds differently. Just want some feedback. And still need to speak with Dr W before agreeing to it.

Also note: I am pretty much at the end of possibilities with antidepressants. It’s this one or Trintellix. The others I’ve either tried already or are counteractive for me based on my gene report. Or are older generation tricyclics.