Switch medication from citalopram to duloxetine.[1]
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Stop citalopram
- Before day 1: gradually reduce dosage of citalopram/escitalopram to a maximum of 20 mg/ day resp. 10 mg/day, when this dosage is respectively > 20 mg/day and > 10 mg/day.
- Day 1: reduce dosage of citalopram/escitalopram to a maximum of 10 mg/ day resp. 5 mg/day.
- Day 8: stop administration of citalopram/escitalopram.
Start duloxetine
- Day 8: start administration of duloxetine in a dosage of 30 mg/day.
- Day 15: increase dosage of duloxetine 60 mg/day.
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- The same applies to escitalopram.
- 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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Stop citalopram 
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