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Switch medication from maprotiline to sertraline.[1] [2]
Stop maprotiline - Before day 0: gradually reduce dosage of maprotiline to a maximum of 75 mg/day.
- Day 1: reduce dosage of maprotiline to 50 mg/day.
- Day 3: reduce dosage of maprotiline to 25 mg/day.
Start sertraline- Day 1: simultaneously start administration of sertraline in a normal dosage of 50 mg/day.
- Day 8: stop administration of maprotiline and continue administration of sertraline in a dosage of 50-100 mg/day.
More information- Occurrence of serotonin syndrome is theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.
- Sertraline is a weak inhibitor of CYP2D6, which metabolizes maprotiline.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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