How To Taper Off Viibryd

My husband needs to get off Viibryd. He has had every side effect possible and then some!! How should I taper his dose? We have 40 mg tablets. Can these be cut? Would 1 week of 20 mg then 1 week of 10 mg then stop be OK? Help please!

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Sorry to hear about your husband's bad run in with Viibryd. Unfortunately, a lot of these prescription medications have side effects that are so horrible they often seem worse than the condition they're made to treat.

Usually for drugs like this the safest way to stop taking them is to tapper off them, if possible. Some medications can be taken in fractions (actually cut into pieces) and these smaller pieces can be taken in place of the regular dose for a period of several weeks until the body is no longer dependent upon them. However, I would say that your logic seems sound enough to get the job done in a safe and efficient manner.

NOTE: The length of time that it might take to taper off is also largely dependent upon how long your husband has been taking Viibryd for. So if he's been on it for months or longer, I would probably suggest a slower tapering than what you mentioned.

In addition to that I'd also suggest making him a tapering schedule on a calendar to track his progress and keep him on the right path to complete his goal within a specific time frame. Without a way to track progress, tapering can sometimes be much more difficult than it needs to be.

I hope this advice helps! I'm sure others on here have some good information to offer as well :)

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