"i was given viibryd for generalized anxiety disorder.  it sure delivered....but at a cost.  the first couple of weeks that i was on this drug i had vivid dreams.  some scary.  when i forgot to take my pill one morning, i felt very foggy all day at work, and then my face got super itchy.  i read that i shouldn&#039;t take it when i got home, but to wait until the next day, and take it the next morning, as usual.  bad idea!!  i had horrible brain zaps!  like someone put a live wire on my head.  when i finally fell asleep, i had the worst dream ever.  this dream woke me up and i was terrified.  i took the pill at midnight, asap, and it helped.  within an hour i was asleep.  not an experience i would ever want to go through again!!!
so, i was on this drug for a few years, and while it really helped my social anxiety.  never got a nervous stomach ache while on this pill - and i even started with a direct sales business and was actually teaching small classes at people&#039;s homes.  (that was unheard of for me!  i was the shyest kid in class back in my childhood days). i was feeling super confident, but started having gastric issues and gained 30 lbs.  i have always been very thin, so 30 lbs made me feel horrible about myself.  the drug inflamed my stomach and made me a sugar fiend.  basically, i felt like a heroin addict - but with sugar/carbs.  i hated myself because i couldn&#039;t stop eating dessert!  the sugar made my depression worse, and super fatigued.  i didn&#039;t realize that any of this was caused by the drug, so i saw numerous doctors, had ultrasounds, gis, colonoscopies, etc., and spent a ton of $$ on those doctor/lab bills.  i prayed and prayed, and saw that others had some similar reactions.  i weaned off the pill, and lost 21 lbs so far.  i feel pretty normal.  but i am still taking bupropion for depression.  stay away from this drug!!!!"