Switch medication from hypericum to amitriptyline.[1]
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Stop hypericum
- Day 1: Stop hypericum.
- The administration of hypericum can be stopped abruptly. Induction of CYP enzymes will last at least 14 more days.
Start amitriptyline
- Day 1: Increase with about 25% of target dose per 3 days.
More information
- Plasma monitoring for TCA's is advisable, because of plasma-reponse relations, genetic polymorphism and under or overdosing.[3]
- Occurrence of the serotonin syndrome is possible without wash-out period.
- Hypericum induces enzymes of the CYP P-450 type and P-gp type.
- Hypericum might have MAO-inhibiting and/or COMT-inhibiting properties.
- Many studies reported that hypericin is the main source of pharmacological effects of hypericum. However the IC50 of hypericin to inhibit MAO A and MAO B is 100- to 1000-fold higher than accessible Cmax values of hypericin after oral administration of hypericum.[4]
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