Posted by Conundrum on November 6, 2011, at 20:56:40
In reply to Viibrid Treatment, posted by SLS on September 28, 2011, at 9:13:28
Scott while it is very well possible the improvement you felt could have been from the discontinuation of nardil, perhaps the higher doses are too much for you. Look at how good you felt when taking just 20mg.
If the binding data on wikipedia are accurate, you probably don't need a high dose of this drug to block transporters/receptors. Too much might make it just like another numbing SSRI. I wonder if you can take 10mg?
> Hi All.
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> I am experiencing an unexpected improvement in depression. It would be difficult not to attribute this to Viibryd. The only other thing I can think of is that it might be the result of discontinuing the Nardil with a resultant withdrawal rebound improvement. I believe that it is more likely to be due to Viibryd. You know that I respond to certain drugs for three days, only to relapse afterwards. Today is the third day of improvement. Viibryd differs from the other drugs I have taken in that the improvement began on the very first day. However, this might be the result of having had my 5-HT1a autoreceptors be downregulated by Nardil.
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> Viibryd works. It doesn't have to be novel on paper (it actually is novel, though) in order to be effective for people who previously were TRD. Viibryd only has to be different to be worthy of consideration as a treatment. Different is different. As proof of this, there are people who respond to Pristiq whom do not respond to Effexor, regardless of dosage. I like what this drug does on paper and in real life. My doctor has had several TRD patients respond to Viibryd. It is his feeling that it will work as a prophylactic against relapse. You know, I am thinking that Viibryd might act to potentiate the therapeutic effects of standard antidepressants. You can probably add Viibryd to anything except MAOIs. I hope I continue to improve and achieve remission with the addition of Viibryd. Ill keep you informed as to how I do with this drug. Lithium might be an important component to my Viibryd treatment. Both drugs act to release serotonin, albeit via different mechanisms.
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> I am currently taking:
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> Viibryd 20mg (target dosage is 40mg)
> nortriptyline 150mg
> Lamictal 200mg
> Abilify 10mg
> lithium 300mg
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> I have a good feeling about Viibryd. Wish me luck.
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> - Scott
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Complaints: post-SSRI problems: anhedonia, memory and concentration problems, sexual anhedonia. )
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Currently taking 2.5 mg prozac, Multi B vitamin
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