Posted by SLS on March 15, 2012, at 5:56:32
In reply to Viibryd (vilazodone) - What is the Verdict?, posted by SLS on March 3, 2012, at 9:14:38
> Viibryd has been available for over a year.
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> Any comments?
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> How well does Viibrd work to treat:
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> 1. Depression
> 2. Anxiety
> 3. OCD
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> What side effects have emerged?
I tried Viibryd last October. The stuff worked pretty well, but only for a week or so. There were no sexual side effects. That Viibryd had any positive effect at all for me is remarkable. I was hoping that this drug would work well for at least some people. At least one person here is having success with using Viibryd to treat OCD.I don't know if the lack of positive reports regarding the use of Viibryd on Psycho-Babble is the result of a lack of efficacy or a lack of of its being prescribed.
Perhaps Viibryd would make a good augmenter to drugs like Wellbutrin or Remeron (drugs that aren't strong SRIs) to treat depression. Viibryd is a fairly potent SRI. Unlike other SRIs, it is a partial agonist of 5-HT1a receptors. Buspar does this, too, and is sometimes reported to be a good augmenter. Of course, this is just wishful thinking on my part. By the way, a number of the newer neuroleptic antipsychotics are partial agonists of the 5-HT1a receptors. These include Abilify, Geodon, Latuda, and cariprazine, a new antipsychotic that will probably be approved soon.
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