Be Very Cautious Mixing Alcohol With Viibryd!! (Page 6)

This is a warning to you all... A little bit about me first: I'm 6'3" and only 130 pounds. Naturally I am very susceptible to side effects of any drug. I also didn't have my first taste of alcohol until October 2011, which is when I turned 23.

Throughout November 2011 I took Cymbalta. I also drank occasionally, but not often and not much. Cymbalta gave me a lot side effects such as an upset stomach, dizzyness, inability to sleep, etc. About mid-December I switched to Prozac, and took it through February. Throughout this time I drank a lot. Very often, and sometimes I'd get incredibly drunk, but I didn't have any bad experiences with mixing Prozac and alcohol. At the beginning of March 2012 I started taking Viibryd because Prozac wasn't giving me the results I desired. The first time I drank while taking Viibryd was on March 14th. That night was also my first and only ride in an ambulance. I drank a good bit of alcohol that night, but it wasn't the most I've ever drank. I also drank a little too fast. I ended up throwing up everything, then stomach juices, then dry heaving all the way to the hospital.

Since then I've only gotten drunk once while on Viibryd, and I did it slowly. I took about 10 shots of vodka but over a four hour period. I didn't feel any bad effects that night, and thought that maybe if I was just careful with my drinking that I could still get drunk while taking Viibryd. But the next day I was miserable. After havingstopped drinking at 11pm the night before, I was still drunk at 8am and unable to drive. The entire day I was sick and on the verge of passing out. I couldn't function at all. And the effects even carried over slightly to the following day.

I would just like to warn you all. It wouldn't suprise me at all if someone could end up dead due to an accident of mixing Viibryd and alcohol...

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What dosage of Zoloft were you on? Did you titrate off? What dosage of Viibryd are you on? I have soooo many questions and need someone to talk to.

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Most antidepressants will make you gain weight. I remember when I was going through trying different medications with my doctor I told him about my concern about gaining weight and that's when he switched me to Viibryd. It has less of a chance to make you gain weight. Everyone is different and we all gain or loose weight for different reasons so I would just talk to your doctor about it.

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Hey y'all! Here to share my experience with Viibryd...and drinking. I'm 5'8'' and 205lbs, currently on the 20mg dose and have been on it for almost two weeks.

I honestly don't feel the need to drink anymore! Sometimes I do want one when I'm with my family (whom ALL drink daily), but when I'm by myself, there is no urge to drink like there used to be. I had one drink while on the 10mg dose and it just made me extremely tired.

The first week on Viibryd was awesome, tons of energy, general happy feeling, but when I went up to the 20mg dose (which happened to coincide with PMS, so that could be to blame) I started to feel kinda blah. Basically not as awesome feeling as I did the first week. I am going to give it a full month, just to be sure it's not just PMS making me cranky and irritable. Before Viibryd, I was an emotional eater, but I've found that since starting it, my appetite's actually decreased. I can't wait to go back to the doctor in a couple weeks for a weigh in!

Now to the downside of the medication...lots of diarrhea for the first 3-5 days but I've always had tummy troubles, even before the medication, so I'm used to it. I have found that I have less of an urge to go most of the time though. I feel like this medicine makes it a little more difficult to pee, but it's gotten better the longer I'm on it. I do feel dizzy upon standing sometimes but not enough for me to care. I had lots of trouble sleeping for the first 4 days, but since then my sleep pattern has gone back to normal and I believe it's thanks to Viibryd for making it easier to get up in the morning. I'll try to remember to do an update after I go back to my doc for a check-up.

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Omg your so right. Ive been taking viibryd two days. I got drunk last night it was making me hallucinate. I did not drink much because I just knew it would make me sick being that my stomach was bad the first day.I will try again but I don't like the euphoric feeling.I was having a strange dream and waking up.

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Oh, and I forgot one very apparent side effect...the nausea on the first 2-3 days when you start/change doses. I took cannabis a couple hours after taking the dose, which really helped!

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I looked viibryd and alcohol because i had a bad experience also. I have taken many antidepressants over the years and never had an issue. One night i had a couple shots of tequila and a beer, and the next morning i could not function. I went to take my dog for potty walk about 9 am and i was sure i was going to die. I could hardly walk and thought i was going to pass out, so i walked as quick as i could back inside and was literally in bed most of the day.

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Re: Rene (# 88)

Get out of that abusive relationship and you probably won't need the medication! Never ever stay with anybody that is verbally or physically abusive! I was having the same problem about 12 years ago and finally ended up in a psychiatrists office! I didn't have even one friend Icould talk to and I truly believe that if I had not seen her I wouldnt be here today! For some reason I just thought that I couldn't make a living on my own so I stayed. Never again! I will live in an outbuilding with no running water if I have too.

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I've been taking 40mg viibryd for about two years now and I do drink a lot. I haven't had any problems with mixing the two until recently. I'm not sure if it's because of my large weight decrease or what.

I had one spiked seltzer and one rum mixed drink and it was all over. I dont remember anything after that point but I was told I was trying to speak in a different language (I dont know multiple languages) and that I was in my yard pulling up weeds. I was angry that no one was understanding my made up language and I tried to take someone's vehicle to go to work but it was a holiday so no one had work.

I've heard of people getting very sick from drinking and taking viibryd but I literally had some sort of psychotic episode that I don't remember at all. If that happened to me while I was in public someone would have called the police on me because of how crazy I was.

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