Librium vs. Viibryd: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Librium and Viibryd. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 17,943 people who take Librium and Viibryd, and is updated regularly.
What is Librium?
Librium has active ingredients of chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 2,490 Librium users. Check the latest studies of Librium.
What is Viibryd?
Viibryd has active ingredients of vilazodone hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 11,106 Viibryd users. Check the latest studies of Viibryd.
17,943 people who take Librium and Viibryd are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Viibryd (vilazodone hydrochloride)
- Librium (chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Librium:
- not at all: 0.61 %
- somewhat: 22.09 %
- moderate: 34.36 %
- high: 29.45 %
- very high: 13.5 %
Viibryd:
- not at all: 5.97 %
- somewhat: 26.94 %
- moderate: 34.82 %
- high: 23.89 %
- very high: 8.39 %
Want to compare Librium with Viibryd?
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
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Browse all side effects of Librium:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Viibryd:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride and vilazodone hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Librium and Viibryd, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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