Vilazodone for Anxiety User Reviews (Page 3)

• Jmj
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 13, 2016

"Started this in May 2015 and side effects were life threatening. F, 5'6" and 117lbs. I take 75 mg adderall a day. I started to have severe anxiety attacks and the doctor gave me 2 packs of viibryd samples from the medicine room and put me on this devil drug. Background I have Addison's Disease which is pretty much just your body becoming drama queen and fight or fight responses are skewed and amplified. Normal BP WAS 80/40; 2 weeks in pulse was 150 BP 200/150. Diarrhea all day all night!!I developed Serotonin Dyndrome from my regular meds and this. I was in cardiac arrest and almost didn't come out. BP STILL HIGH normal is 145/100 now and it's caused so much more with anxiety so it sucks"

• Cookie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 7, 2020

"My experience was mixed. I suffer from anxiety and depression. I felt better mentally, but became very agitated at work because of some stupid choices management has made for several years and I went off on my manager 3 days in a row before I decided Viibryd was not for me. At least I managed to get things off my chest without getting fired."

• Alex
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 31, 2020

"I tried Viibryd for panic attacks and anxiety and didn’t work:( I was on Zoloft before and it helped me so much however I gained 10 pounds so I asked my doctor to switch me to something else. I took 10 mg per day for 2,5 month and I didn’t feel anything."

• lala
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 29, 2019

"I started vilazodone because of the sexual side effects of SSRIs. I have been on meds for depression for almost 30 years. I recently went on vacation and got sick and had to stop because of the nausea that Viibryd causes me to have daily. I feel calmer and have more insight to my problems instead of catastrofying everything. I had a really bad spring where I really alienated my daughter with obsessive anxiety. I'm not sure why I took it so long. I guess when you are in the middle of something you don't see it. I still have anxiety but I'm calmer. I'm on 150 mgs of Lamictal. I had zero withdrawal, but I would check with Dr. I gained 10 lbs when I went from 10 mgs to 20 mgs."

• AF100
• August 14, 2017

"I tried this medication between Cymbalta and Trintellix. Cymbalta did not eliminate my anxiety and caused stomach issues for me. Viibryd's half life is short. For whatever reason, I would have discontinuation effects late in the cycle. Taking in half 2x/day helped, but seemed to weaken the effect of the drug. Bottom line for me was that while it worked at 40mg part of the day, the end of the day would be very difficult, with brain zaps and lethargy. If you have this experience like I did you simply may metabolize the drug too fast to take advantage of it properly. It is unfortunate because other effects of the drug -- digestive, libido, etc -- were quite good."

• THIS...
• August 9, 2015

"My husband is now taking this. The first week was not so bad, he even mentioned he felt somewhat better. This is week 2, 20's. And he still complains of his symptoms, he is extremely moody and sleeps ALL OF THE TIME!!! And he still has more increases to do in the packet. Can't wait for that. I want my husband back. Needless to say I do not recommend this drug."

• TAH
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 21, 2023

"Worked for depression, but did nothing to relieve anxiety. Diagnosis GAD, OCD and I think it made my anxiety a little worse. I could not relax or shut my brain down on vilazodone. Also affected ability to sleep even taking it in the morning"

• IamBa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 10, 2022

"Just started it. I might have ADD which is the reason I have terrible anxiety. When you can't focus you get inside your head and go insane with all the thoughts running inside. I am currently on a low dose of Klonopin which I hope to stop in the future and I'm on Adderall Xr 20mg. Thinking about asking for a lower dose of Adderall Xr twice daily since I metabolize it quickly or try Dexedrine ER which I hear is less jittery than Adderall. Stimulants work but right now I have high blood pressure that has been there before Adderall. I guess my mind is all wound up with racing thoughts and lack of sleep. I hope I don't have to go on a mood stabilizer like Lamictal but may consider if Viibryd and Adderall Xr alone do not resolve things in 4-6 weeks."

• Anonymous
• August 26, 2011

Viibryd (vilazodone) "I have been taking Viibryd for 2 weeks now, and I finally feel good again. No more anxiety attacks, and my depression is lessening. I would totally recommend this product to anybody with anxiety."

• Nino
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 30, 2018

"Vilazodone was so effective for my social anxiety at 20 mg dose per day!!!!!"

• Vulo
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 25, 2018

"Vilazodone (viibryd) was effective for my social anxiety !"

• Patrick
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 28, 2019

"It was good for my social anxiety, I feel that I can tolerate stressful situations more in social settings..."

• podi
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 16, 2016

"great drug for general anxiety disorder..no side effect. if your insurance does not pay well..write an Appeal."

• Anonymous
• August 5, 2012

"Got the squirts like crazy!"

• S N M...
• March 3, 2017

"I am 60 year old. I am taking vilazodone 10mg OD for 3 days followed with 20mg from last 4 days. It is wonderful drug for GAD "

• Neener
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 2, 2019

"Started on a sample pack 5 days of 10 mg then 5 days of 20 mg. I have gained 5 lbs and I have involuntary twitching in my stomach and restless leg at night."

• Caleb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 16, 2023

"As a laxative medication I'd give it a 10 out of 10. Almost as good as the stuff they gave me before my colonoscopy. As an anti-anxiety med, we'll see."