Posted by joe schmoe on September 6, 2011, at 21:20:05
In reply to Re: Viibryd end of week 9 » joe schmoe, posted by Phillipa on September 6, 2011, at 21:07:23
> Hey that's great a positive review on the med. In what way do you feel it's helping? Phillipa
Well my mood is good, and since I'm taking it for atypical depression, it's doing its job. Libido and sensation feel back to normal, after years of Celexa numbness. I have stopped drinking beer and am on a diet and have lost a few pounds so far. Probably eating too much dark chocolate (got hooked on Dove's) but as long as the weight is coming off, that's ok, dark chocolate is good for you.
I am back at 40 mg after backing off to 20 mg for a week. Once in a while I have a bit of spaciness or anxiety, but it passes and most days I have none. Weird dreams I have trouble waking up from, and sleeping 9 or 10 hours a day/having trouble getting out of bed are the most annoying symptoms left. But part of that may be due to me also discontinuing my diet soda addiction in favor of tea/water. I am probably getting a lot less caffeine than I used to, and no aspartame.
I also get some twitching of an inner ear muscle, which I have mentioned before, at 40 mg. I hope this strange symptom passes over time. It is not constant, but it definitely stops at 20 mg and comes back at 40 mg.
I feel like I am moving in a positive direction weight wise, and sexually I have no complaints, unlike regular SSRIs. My mood is quite good despite the horrendous economic situation and the pressures of my last semester in school/my job search, which normally would get me way down. My roommate thinks my mood is quite good, which gives me some objective feedback.
If I were working I would take this drug with dinner to minimize any daytime effects while at work, since once in a while I get a weird sensation or two several hours after taking it.
I take clonazepam for social anxiety, so I am not expecting Viibryd to help with anxiety, just with depression.
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