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What Causes Persistent Diarrhea After Taking Viibryd?

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Posted on Tue, 5 Sep 2017
Question: I have had a deep cough for weeks and excessive diarrhea on and off for a long time. I went to my doctor and she did not seem concerned but I am. I can't seem to get rid of either. The diarrhea seemed to get worse after I started taking Viibryd a few months ago.
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
known side effect of viibryd

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Viibryd can cause diarrhea, it is one of the reported possible side effects that can occur. It occurs in 28% (28 out of 100 persons) who use the medication, this is almost 1 out 3 persons.

In most persons, the symptoms improve after a week or two of use. The use of probiotics may help along with meds such as pepto bismol.

The other causes of persistent diarrhea are: (1)irritable bowel syndrome
(2)food intolerance or allergy
(3)thyroid disease- high levels of thyroid hormone, a blood test can check for this
(4)diabetes affecting the nerves in the gastrointestinal tract
(5)infection- a stool sample should be sent to the lab
(6)inflammatory bowel disease eg crohns or ulcerative colitis

Your doctor may want to rule out another cause first.

Persistent coughing is most commonly due to one of the following: (1)post nasal drip of mucus- this is the most common cause, some persons are not aware of the drip itself and only present with the cough. Treated with antihistamine/decongestant combination of medication eg zyrtec d, allegra d, claritine d,
may need to use for 2 weeks before having an effect.

(2)GERD- reflux is another common cause
Treated with diet changes and medication

(3)asthma

(4)non asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis- treated with inhaled steroid

If the cough is wet then you should also consider the use of a mucolytic to help break up the mucus in the chest eg bisolvan, mucomyst, guaifenesin

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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What Causes Persistent Diarrhea After Taking Viibryd?

Brief Answer: known side effect of viibryd Detailed Answer: HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Viibryd can cause diarrhea, it is one of the reported possible side effects that can occur. It occurs in 28% (28 out of 100 persons) who use the medication, this is almost 1 out 3 persons. In most persons, the symptoms improve after a week or two of use. The use of probiotics may help along with meds such as pepto bismol. The other causes of persistent diarrhea are: (1)irritable bowel syndrome (2)food intolerance or allergy (3)thyroid disease- high levels of thyroid hormone, a blood test can check for this (4)diabetes affecting the nerves in the gastrointestinal tract (5)infection- a stool sample should be sent to the lab (6)inflammatory bowel disease eg crohns or ulcerative colitis Your doctor may want to rule out another cause first. Persistent coughing is most commonly due to one of the following: (1)post nasal drip of mucus- this is the most common cause, some persons are not aware of the drip itself and only present with the cough. Treated with antihistamine/decongestant combination of medication eg zyrtec d, allegra d, claritine d, may need to use for 2 weeks before having an effect. (2)GERD- reflux is another common cause Treated with diet changes and medication (3)asthma (4)non asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis- treated with inhaled steroid If the cough is wet then you should also consider the use of a mucolytic to help break up the mucus in the chest eg bisolvan, mucomyst, guaifenesin I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions