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Lexapro to Vibryd

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albert_99155
albert_99155

hello all its been a while since ive posted.

I am a 37 year old male with mild depression and mood swings. since 2005 I have been on Wellbutrin which I take in the morning. I never had side effects from it.

I have been taking 5mg of LEXAPRO daily for about a year, for the mood swings and mild depression and overall never had any real side effects except for a decreased libido- its almost non existing. In my 20's and 30's my life revolved around sex- to be honest so going from one extreme to the other took some getting use to.

To make a long story short I have tried other medications that claim to have less sexual side effects- each time id suffer for a short period of time due to the side effects they caused and would wind up back on the Lexapro.

I was recently told to try via bread, my coworker said it was, to her, a miracle drug. She was on Lexapro prior to the Viibryd, but was off of it for nine months due to pregnancy. After giving birth, she needed to go back on medication, and tried Viibryd. She claims to have no sexual side effects, in fact she claims the Viibryd increased her libido. Being that she was off of medication for so long there was no transition time, where as I am transitioning from one med to the other. It’s only been about three days, but feel like The Viibryd has not done anything, but give me a dull headache, brain zaps, and an upset stomach. I am not sure if this is just meant all due to my prior experiences or not. My question is, has anyone use the medication via bread and if so what was the experience like?

Has anyone transition from Lexapro to Vibrance? In reality, I know it is too soon to tell whether it’s the medication will agree with me or not, but I am pessimistic due to my past experiences. Any Information would be greatly appreciated.

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  • Brandi2010
    Brandi2010 albert_99155

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    I am not going to be of much help but I noticed nobody has commented. i am a little over 8 weeks into lexapro. before I was on celexa for about 3 years but due to some breakthrough anxiety my gp swapped me to lexapro. I am still trying to be patient but am unsure if this is the med for me. I am interested how you are doing with the viibryd? the lexapro has helped my anxiety somewhat but I still have lack of motivation, depression, low appetite and a few other things going on. I am awaiting results if a gene test to schedule another appt with my new psych. I hope you are doing okay. feel free to message me if you'd like.

  • albert_99155
    albert_99155

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    to be honest, after about a week of the VIBRYD I gave up and switched back to my 5mg of lexapro a day. the side effects are dibilitating

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