Difference between revisions of "Citalopram-tranylcypromine"

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* '''Day 15-29:''' a wash-out period of two weeks is safe even in liver malfunction and in the elderly.
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Latest revision as of 12:22, 8 March 2024

Citalopram
Type Antidepressant
Group SSRI
links
ATC-code N06AB04
Medscape Citalopram
PubChem 2771
PubMed Citalopram
Kompas (Dutch) citalopram
Wikipedia citalopram
Tranylcypromine
Type Antidepressant
Group MAO-I
links
Medscape Tranylcypromine
PubChem 5530
PubMed Tranylcypromine
Kompas (Dutch) Tranylcypromine
Wikipedia Tranylcypromine

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

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop citalopram
  • Decrease with about 25% of original dose every 3 days
  • Stop and wait 7 days for washout
Eenrichtingbord.png Start tranylcypromine
  • a wash-out period of 7 days is necessary.
  • Start tranylcypromine in a low dosage of 20 mg/day for one week.
  • After this week the dosage of tranylcypromine can be increased.
Letopbord.png Cave


  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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