Posted by Reggie BoStar on December 1, 2011, at 12:42:53
Hey Everyone,
I was wondering if anyone has been taking the new SSRI Viibryd (Vilazodone).The spin: Merck claims that it doesn't cause sexual dysfunction as with most of the other SSRIs.
The catches:
1. The FDA is now questioning the claims about sexual dysfunction, suggesting that Viibryd really doesn't do anything unique compared to other SSRIs.
2. My pdoc (and the Wiki article linked below) reports that new users of Viibryd are having problems with chronic nausea and drowsiness. He also said that it's been too soon to know whether or not sexual dysfunction is a problem.
3. It's an SSRI. If you're used to taking SNRI's like Pristiq (that's me), Cymbalta, etc, you won't get the benefit of whatever a mixed Serotonin/Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor has been giving you - you'll be taking the Serotonin reuptake inhibitor component only, as in Prozac and the other older SSRIs.
I've been taking SNRIs for so long now that I have no idea what the "NRI" component is contributing to the overall effect, if anything.
Yesterday my pdoc advised me to wait until more information on Viibryd's pros and cons becomes available.
Here's a link to the Wiki article on Viibryd (spelled with two ii's, just to mess up search engines). It has good references that can be checked for accuracy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viibryd
Has anyone had any experience with Viibryd pro/con, thus far? Anything to report on nausea, sexual dysfunction?
Happy Holidays,
Reggie BoStar
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