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Tapering: Viibryd

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New Jersey

Hi, I'm Kurt fein

June 21, 2026··
My wife is trying to taper off BIIBRYD. Just cutting the dose from 20 mg to 15 mg is giving her terrible side effects of dizziness and nausea and headache. Looking for a doctor hopefully that could take Medicare?

Viibryd — holding | without clinician

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Catina
Catina2mo ago
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Hi Kurt, and welcome! It's really nice that you're helping your wife. She is fortunate to have your support. It's no wonder she's having terrible symptoms since she did a 25% reduction. It's recommended to do no more than 10% reductions. Some people need to do even less than that. If her symptoms are unbearable, she has the option of doing a slight updose to try and relief her symptoms. Otherwise, she can hold her dose steady and not make any more reductions until things stabilize, which they will in time. How long ago did she make her reduction? In the meantime, we have some information about how to cope with dizziness, nausea, and headache if you'd like to share them with her: https://taper.community/thread/d5a2307c-8a7f-48d9-aea7-5751f2aa3efe https://taper.community/resources/blog/dizziness-and-vertigo-from-withdrawal https://taper.community/thread/230a8c26-1cbb-41b8-806f-da294f25ed11 https://taper.community/thread/1addcf07-ac37-4443-8d0d-33685f5747f3 Here is some clinical information about Viibryd: https://taper.community/drugs/viibryd Have you used the Find a Provider section on the left to search for a deprescribing provider near you? Let us know if you need assistance. I hope your wife feels better soon and that things stabilize for her. Please let us know how she's doing. Catina 🩷

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