Posted by psychobot5000 on August 24, 2013, at 20:44:14
In reply to Re: Viibryd (vilazodone) - What is the Verdict?, posted by nerdmom1959 on August 24, 2013, at 14:05:20
> I don't think you're meddling, but I have had symptoms with the other drugs and if you read the QT literature, it actually applies to all members of a certain class, not just one drug, and some have more profound effects than others.
I'm not arguing that QT effects are not found all across the class--merely that the fact that QT effects are found in a given individual with a certain member of that class does not mean that all other members of the class will manifest the same negative side-effect in that same individual. They won't. Your odds are worse, of course, if you've had that effect with the first drug, but it's entirely probable that one or more of the others won't--even if they all cause a statistically significant increase in the likelihood of long QT syndrome. A single positive finding doesn't mean they'll all have the same effect ON A GIVEN INDIVIDUAL, even if they're all known to increase the chances. It just doesn't. Everyone reacts differently to every individual drug, and the only way to tell is trial and error.
The downside, of course, is that the others might not have the same positive effects, either. I'm glad Viibryd has offered you partial relief.
Best,
PB
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