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Tranylcypromine-hypericum

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Tranylcypromine
Type Antidepressant
Group MAO-I
links
Medscape Tranylcypromine
PubChem 5530
PubMed Tranylcypromine
Kompas (Dutch) Tranylcypromine
Wikipedia Tranylcypromine
Hypericum
Type Antidepressant
Group other
links
EMEA 10130408en
PubMed Hypericum
Kompas (Dutch) hypericum extract
Wikipedia St John's wort

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

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop tranylcypromine
  • Day 1: Decrease the original dose with about 25% every 3 days.
Eenrichtingbord.png Start hypericum
  • Day 15: Start and increase the dose with about 25% of the target dose every 3 days or 50% per week.[3][4][5]
Infobord.png More information
  • After the last dose of tranylcypromine it takes about 14 days to restore the activity of the MAO enzymes
  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.
  3. Imai H, Kotegawa T, Tsutsumi K, Morimoto T, Eshima N, Nakano S, Ohashi K. The recovery time-course of CYP3A after induction by St John's wort administration. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2008 May;65(5):701-7.
  4. Wurglics M, Schubert-Zsilavecz M. Hypericum perforatum: a 'modern' herbal antidepressant: pharmacokinetics of active ingredients. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2006;45(5):449-68.
  5. KNMP; Informatorium Medicamentorum 2023; Monografie "tranylcypromine" (Dutch)
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