Posted by porkpiehat on June 17, 2014, at 23:27:01
In reply to Re: Viibryd (vilazodone) - What is the Verdict? » SLS, posted by Chris O on August 29, 2013, at 23:34:46
I'm switching off Brintellix to Viibryd right now. We were trying to get the Buspar effect in me without the nasty irritability from Buspar metabolites.
Brintellix was great for my sex drive and anxiety/concentration/cognition. TERRIBLE for my mood and motivation. It seemed to "turn down" most of my interests and drives, and "turn up" my metacognition, or the voice this is always watching, narrating, and judging what I do. It was kind of creepy.
My doc said Viibryd has less post-synaptic action so that weird boxed-in feeling should go away.
So I'm tapering off the Brintellix as I'm adding Viibryd, which I have been doing for the past five days. My moods are great already and that boxed in feeling is gone, BUT....
I am sleepy as hell all day long, and the loss in cognitive skill is stark. Can't really read or fill out paperwork. Ready to abort I think.
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