Hi, yesterday was THE lowest day I've had in years! Almost off the Effexor & on only 5mg of viibryd. I saw my doc. We agreed to stop the Effexor ( still on low dose lexapro) & increase my viibryd to 10mg. Last night I decided to take 5mg along with sleepy meds, slept fine. Woke up & took another 5mg & no Effexor. I feel a bit better. Mood has improved, no anxiety, but low energy. Gonna force myself to go for a walk. Still having mild headaches! Annoying !
Anyone else split up their doseage???
Does it work for you??
Splitting up the dose of viibryd ?
Question posted by yogini3232 on 26 Jan 2013
Last updated on 13 February 2013
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6 Answers
4N Substances
13 Feb 2013
Hey yogini,
Checking in to see how you're feeling. No problems stopping suddenly after the month on Viibryd?
Did you go back on a known med or are you taking something new?
Hope you're doing well sweet yogini! Let us hear from you when you have time.
Frenchie
yogini3232
13 Feb 2013
Hi there, yeah having withdrawals, but not bad. Mood is low :(. It's going on three days without it & last night my dreams were SOOO scary! I almost didn't want to go back to sleep! Slight dizziness but not bad. I'm still on only 2mg of lexapro. I hav an appt w my md Fri. She wants to put me on lamictal , a mood stabilizer . I was on that in the past & not sure why I took myself off if it. I was also on Effexor & lexapro at the time. So we'll see. Lamictal has no ss side effects. This is why I'm trying all this stuff!! Ugh. Sucks I have to be on meds in the first place!!! Hope your doing well frenchie & thanks for asking about me :). I really appreciate it!
Inactive
10 Feb 2013
All I know is the sister of my sis n law takes viibryd, not sure of mg, and she said it is working wonders for her. Don't know if she uses any other meds. I cked my insurance about viibryd because I thought about trying it, but the co pay was too high. I'm still going to think positive about my Zoloft.
Good luck and God bless!
yogini3232
10 Feb 2013
Yea. I wish it worked for me. I wanted it to! I gave it one month. Coming off it cold turkey. First day off it & no pressure headache. That tells me viibryd is causing them. Such a bummer :(
4N Substances
10 Feb 2013
Dear Yogini... waiting to hear what your Doc said about your Viibryd dosage. I'm feeling so much better and I hope you've also gotten some answers and the headaches have resolved. Please update when you can.
Your Friend,
Frenchie
yogini3232
10 Feb 2013
Hi frenchie, thanks for checking in with me. Unfortunately, viibryd is not working out :(. Constant headaches & feeling irritable. Did nothing for my libido. Oh well, I gave it a month. If I went up any further in dose my headaches would of been worse. Feels like a vice on my head!! I'm so disappointed! I wanted it to work for me!! So, I am not going back on Effexor but will cont. on a small dose of lexapro & possibly add a mood stabilizer like lamictal. We'll see. Going to talk to my doc tomm. Glad you feel good!!
4N Substances
28 Jan 2013
Hi Yogini,
I replied yesterday but it didn't come through. Because of AM headaches with my Viibryd 40 dose, my Dr determined I metabolize medications faster than normal. I now take my 40 in the AM with food and 20 around dinner time. I don't take it later because of the really awful experiences I've had with sleep paralysis. I take the smallest dose of Clonazepam PM for sleep, AM for anxiety.
Since I added the Viibryd 20 in the pm (and btw I haven't heard of anyone else above 40, this puts me at 60 in 24 hrs,) I feel great. The groggy, headachy morning was gone after the first additional dose! So... this may have to do with how your system is metabolizing a drug that has a short half life to begin with.
Perhaps your doc will have similar options for you. I am so pleased with Viibryd, finally!
Please let me know if I can be of further help. PM if you like.
Take care dear Yogini,
4N Substances aka Frenchie
yogini3232
29 Jan 2013
Hi Frenchie! What is sleep paralysis?
I take mine at 8pm & 8 or earlier depending on work schedule in the am.
Like I said to Joe the half life is only 20-24hrs. Not long at all! My Doc said I could try it at night. So I decided to split the dose because I read you did & are having success with it. Waiting to here from my doc to ok this.
barney24
28 Jan 2013
Hi Yogini, if you are splitting the Viibryd dose , i dont think i would. Im on 20 Mg and dont think i am going up to 40 . I take xanax as needed. I take my Viibryd around lunch time and it seems to be working. Side effects will go away in a week or 2.
Joe
yogini3232
29 Jan 2013
Joe, why do you think it shouldn't get split up? The half-life is only 20-24hrs. I figured this way it would stay more constant in the body. I did call my md & left a message to make sure it is ok. It hasn't interrupted my sleep at all, but I'm still having mild headache with stiff neck. I think I'm still withdrawing from the Effexor. Been so hard!!!
barney24
29 Jan 2013
Just a guess i think. Never thought of splitting this thru the day, kindof like not splitting an antibiotic or something. Im still trying to figure out if i should take it in the AM noon or PM.
Joe
yogini3232
29 Jan 2013
Well, my MD stated it was ok to split up just FYI, but last night I had right sided restless leg. I have read that may be a side effect. So, I've decided to stick with just am.
Inactive
26 Jan 2013
Hello yogini3232. Read your post. Congratulations! You sound positive. Have a great weekend, regards pledge
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