Posted by johnLA on August 26, 2012, at 22:57:25
hi all-
i took a look at past threads on viibryd and it's doesn't sound like that great of a med.
i am wondering if maybe some new people here are on it w/any success. this is the next drug my pdoc wants me start. very slowly and gently. he says he has had very good success with it. he knows i am extremely sensitive to side effects.
i have also looked at other sites and the reviews are pretty unimpressive. i trust my doc, but am not very excited by what i am reading about viibryd.
as i have mentioned many times my depression is pretty severe; anhedonia, in bed almost 24/7, rarely leave the house, haven't worked in 2 years and lots of ruminating thoughts that just won't stop.
i am currently only on 1.5mg of klonopin and trying to reduce that.
believe it or not i am not on anything else right now. first time since my episode started over 2 years ago that i am not on an antidepressant. i actually feel more 'alive' in some ways; clearer head, no dry mouth for the first time in over 2 years and i am back to my regular weight and fewer nightmares/vivid dreams. still, suicide is on my mind and i cannot continue to lay in bed the rest of my days.
stuff i have tried; zoloft, lexapro, cymbalta, celexa, remeron, medical marijuana, wellbutrin, and ect. all no help except remeron. mostly because i slept great on it. i think it also helped a bit w/anxiety.
i am going to try another out-patient program (again) near me and hoping to increase my talk therapy to few times a week. it seems if i could just get moving i have much better days. those days are rare because i have no place to be. deep down i'd really like to try this approach more to be honest. like i mentioned earlier, in some ways i am better off antidepressants. well, at least the ones i tried so far, which did not do too much and had some bothersome side-effects.
thanks for any replies in advance.
john
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