Weaning Off Viibryd Effects?

Hello all, I started taking Viibryd back in August of 2013. My doctor prescribed me 40 mg daily. I was also taking .25 Xanax as needed. To say if my anxiety went away, I'm not so sure. Anyways, I relocated to California back in January, and I am now 2,000 miles away from most of my anxiety triggers. There have been days when I had forgotten to take my medicine and experienced TERRIBLE side effects. Itchy all over, dizzy, and terrible neck pain. I went to see my new doctor about 2 1/2 weeks ago and he said that someone my age (22), and size (118 pounds) should have never been prescribed this or such a high dose. He instructed me to ween off of it. Needless to say after taking 1/2 for a week, then 1/4 for a week, as of Monday I am done to nothing. I am exhausted. I literally can sleep all day long. I've been waking up around 1 pm, getting up, eating, and by 3 I have to go back to bed because I am so exhausted and light headed. Is this normal? Has anyone experienced this? Someone please help me....

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Hello, Jessica! How are you doing?

Yes, those effects can be normal, when tapering off a medication.

And no, you are an adult, so it is not dosed by your age and weight. Additionally, 40mgs is the standard therapeutic dose.

What type of doctor are you seeing, is it a PCP or a specialist?

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