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Switch medication from sertraline to clomipramine.[1] [2]
Stop sertraline - Before day 1: Gradually reduce dosage of sertraline to a maximum of 50 mg/ day, when this dosage is > 50 mg/day.
- Day 1: Reduce dosage of sertraline to a dosage of 25 mg/ day
- Day 8: Stop administration of sertraline
Start clomipramineCaution is necessary.
- Day 1: simultaneously start administration of clomipramine in a low dosage of 25-50 mg/day.
- Day 8: stop administration of sertraline and only continue administration of clomipramine in a dosage of 75 mg/day.
- Start low, go slow!
More information- Sertraline dose-dependently slows the metabolism of clomipramine via CYP2D6.
- Occurrence of the serotonin syndrome is not likely, but theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.
- ↑ 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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