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The most common side effects in people taking Viibryd include: Diarrhea Nausea or vomiting Trouble sleeping Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
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Sign up for The Viibe Program. If you develop serious side effects while taking Viibryd, call your doctor right away.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, get help from a crisis or suicide prevention hotline. Try the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at Most mild side effects of Viibryd go away within a few days to a couple of weeks.
This is because your body gets used to the medication. But some, such as sexual problems, may last longer. It might be. Irritability has been reported in some people taking Viibryd, and this could come across as anger.
Mood changes, such as anger, irritability, or aggression, can also be warning signs of worsening depression and suicidal thoughts. Depression can get worse in some people, despite taking Viibryd, and this can lead to suicidal thoughts. But in young adults ages 18 to 24 years , Viibryd can also increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and actions.
If you have mood changes such as anger while taking Viibryd, talk with your doctor. They can help determine if this is a side effect of the medication. Note that mood changes such as anger are possible withdrawal side effects that you may have after stopping Viibryd treatment. These side effects can also sometimes happen after missing doses of Viibryd.
See the questions below to read more about this. Yes, stopping Viibryd treatment can sometimes cause withdrawal side effects. This is also called discontinuation syndrome. If you and your doctor agree that you should stop taking Viibryd, your doctor will explain how to do this gradually.
This should help to avoid withdrawal effects. But missing more than one dose may sometimes cause withdrawal side effects. These are side effects that can happen if you suddenly stop taking Viibryd. To read more about these, see the question above.
If you have withdrawal side effects after missing a dose of Viibryd, these should ease after taking your next dose. Taking too much Viibryd could cause serious side effects. Not really. In studies of Viibryd, side effects were very similar between the milligram mg dose and the mg dose.
The mg tablet is typically taken only for the first week of treatment. Your risk of side effects with Viibryd is more likely to be affected by other factors than the dose. For example, certain medications or conditions can increase your risk of side effects more than taking a higher dose.
In studies of Viibryd, a few people had weight gain or increased appetite. Increased appetite can lead to weight gain over time. According to the manufacturer , the average amount of weight gained with Viibryd was 0. But the medication commonly causes diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.
And these digestive side effects could lead to weight loss. Note that depression often affects appetite and eating patterns, and this can lead to weight changes. And this could cause you to gain or lose weight. They can suggest ways to help you reach or maintain a moderate body weight. Viibryd can sometimes cause a headache.
Headaches caused by Viibryd are usually mild. They tend to go away over time as your body gets used to the medication. But a headache can sometimes be a symptom of a more serious side effect of Viibryd, such as hyponatremia low level of sodium in the blood.
And if you have a sudden severe headache, this could be a symptom of closed-angle glaucoma sudden buildup of pressure in the eye. This is another serious side effect of Viibryd. If you have a headache while taking Viibryd, it should usually go away on its own. But it may help to lie down, rest, and turn off bright lights.
If you have a troublesome headache, you can take an over-the-counter OTC pain reliever that contains acetaminophen , such as Tylenol, to help relieve it. These could increase the risk of bleeding, which is a rare but serious side effect of Viibryd. Viibryd can sometimes cause a rare but serious side effect called serotonin syndrome. It results in high levels of the chemical serotonin in the body. This side effect can be life threatening. But taking Viibryd with other medications that increase serotonin in the body can increase the risk of this side effect.
Examples of these medications include:. Before you start taking Viibryd, be sure to tell your doctor about any medications that you take. This includes OTC medications and herbal remedies. And avoid taking illegal drugs with this antidepressant. Nausea and vomiting are two of the more common side effects of antidepressants, and it may take some time to get over these symptoms when first starting treatment.
In fact, nausea is often cited as the number one side effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors SSRIs used to treat major depression and anxiety disorders. Nausea and vomiting are common side effects of many drugs. These symptoms are more often due to the effect a drug has on the central nervous system CNS rather than any toxic effect it has on the stomach or gastrointestinal tract GI tract. The situation is slightly different with SSRI antidepressants.
This class of drug works by stimulating the effects of serotonin , a neurotransmitter associated with mood, cognition, and appetite. When serotonin levels increase under the influence of SSRIs, they stimulate serotonin receptors in the GI tract as well as the brain. Call your doctor if you experience persistent vomiting for more than 24 hours and have signs of moderate dehydration, or if vomiting and diarrhea are both present.
Antidepressants can also cause nausea and vomiting when treatment is stopped too suddenly. Known as antidepressant discontinuation syndrome or simply antidepressant withdrawal , the condition can cause an array of symptoms if the body is suddenly deprived of the drug. Gastrointestinal symptoms are among the most common and potentially severe. Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms can sometimes persist for several weeks and even lead to rebound depression in which depressive symptoms return, sometimes worse than before.
In addition to nausea and vomiting, antidepressant withdrawal can cause the following:. People who have taken antidepressants for longer than six weeks are more likely to experience withdrawal unless the daily dose is gradually tapered.
Nausea and vomiting doesn't only occur with SSRIs. The symptoms are also common with other classes of antidepressants, albeit less commonly or profoundly, including:.
Nausea and vomiting are less common with a class of antidepressants known as monoamine oxidase inhibitors MAOIs. In most cases, nausea and vomiting will develop soon after treatment is started and gradually resolve within one to two weeks once the body adapts to the medication. Fortunately, there are things you can do to minimize these symptoms:. While proton pump inhibitors like Prilosec omeprazole may help, they can sometimes increase the concentration of certain antidepressants in your blood and may require a dose adjustment to avoid new or worsening side effects.
If your nausea or vomiting becomes intolerable, your doctor may have no other choice but to change treatment to another antidepressant with a lower nausea risk. To reduce the risk of withdrawal symptoms when stopping an antidepressant, speak with your doctor about the appropriate tapering strategy.
Going "cold turkey" is never advised and may end up triggering the very symptoms you were being treated for. As a general rule, the longer you've been on antidepressants, the longer and slower the tapering period will be.
Some people can be tapered off in a matter of weeks; others may take months. Most doctors will reduce the daily dosage in three to four stages, maybe more if you've been on a drug for a long time. The following are some examples of tapering schedules by medication. Tapering should always be done under the supervision of a doctor. In some cases, tapering may require altering doses if an interim dose is not available.
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