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Revision as of 11:07, 21 October 2015

Citalopram
Type Antidepressant
Group SSRI
links
ATC-code N06AB04
Medscape Citalopram
PubChem 2771
PubMed Citalopram
Kompas (Dutch) citalopram
Wikipedia citalopram
Hypericum
Type Antidepressant
Group other
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EMEA 10130408en
PubMed Hypericum
Kompas (Dutch) hypericum extract
Wikipedia St John's wort

Switch medication from citalopram to hypericum.[1] [2]

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop citalopram
  • Before day 1: gradually reduce dosage of citalopram to a maximum of 20 mg/day, when this dosage is > 20 mg/day.
  • Day 1: reduce dosage of citalopram to a maximum of 10 mg/day.
  • Day 8: stop administration of citalopram
Eenrichtingbord.png Start hypericum
  • Day 8-15: a wash-out period of 1 week is necessary.
  • Day 16: start administration of hypericum in a dosage of 300 mg three times a day (900 mg/day).[3][4][5][6]
Letopbord.png Cave
  • Occurrence of the serotonin syndrome is possible without wash-out period. [7] [8]
Infobord.png More information

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  • This switch is currently being reviewed.

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