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Venlafaxine-sertraline

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Venlafaxine
Type Antidepressant
Group SNRI
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Medscape Venlafaxine
PubChem 5656
PubMed Venlafaxine
Kompas (Dutch) Venlafaxine
Wikipedia Venlafaxine
Sertraline
Type Antidepressant
Group SSRI
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Medscape Sertraline
PubChem 68617
PubMed Sertraline
Kompas (Dutch) Sertraline
Wikipedia Sertraline

Switch medication from venlafaxine to sertraline.[1] [2]

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop venlafaxine
  • Before day 1: gradually reduce dosage of venlafaxine to a maximum of 75 mg/ day.
  • Day 1: reduce a dosage of 75 mg/day to 37,5 mg/day.
  • Day 8: stop administration of venlafaxine.
Eenrichtingbord.png Start sertraline
  • No wash-out period is needed.
  • Day 9: start sertraline in a normal dosage of 50 mg/day.


  1. Switches are based on literature references on this page and expert opinions of the authors. The authors have used pharmacokinetic and receptor affinity properties to determine the switch schedules
  2. Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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