"i am a 45 year old male who has has been diagnosed with gad that has been bad for about three years. i have tried paxil, prozac, effexor, and one or two other drugs that i could not tolerate. the side effects were worse than the anxiety i was trying to help. seven weeks ago my p doc suggested trying viibryd. i reluctantly started it. i am highly sensitive to medicines af any type, so my doc started me at 5 mg and moved me up to 10mg at 4 weeks. the first two weeks were great with marked improvement, and then my anxiety spiked up pretty bad. my doc encouraged me to continue and that this can be normal. i had a rough time until week 5 when things started to level off. i&#039;m now into week seven, and i feel great. stick it out!"