Posted by morgan miller on October 13, 2011, at 23:15:06
In reply to Re: giving viibryd a shot, posted by markwell on October 13, 2011, at 13:15:28
Hmm, I'm not familiar with tegretol, I'm guessing it's a fairly effective mood stabilizer. I guess it's not strong enough at the moment to protect you from the stimulating effects of Viibryd.
Have you ever tried Depakote? I take Depakote with SSRIs. I also supplement l methylfolate and l carnitine to prevent some of the side effects and damage from occurring with Depakote.
Quite a few people take 25 mgs of Zoloft and 2.5 mgs of Lexapro, so maybe it's possible to take it slower and lower and benefit from going down to 10 mg Viibryd. I would tell your doc this is what you want to do if you still are experiencing these things in a few days, and don't take no for an answer.
I might try to give it another 2 or 3 days at least, you never know, things may calm down quite a bit. At least you know Viibryd is trying to do something with your brain.
Another option would be to add Depakote at maybe 500 mg and see if it helps within a few days.
Hang in there,
Morgan
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