{{Drugswitch | from = fluoxetine | to = doxepin | stop =
- Before day 1: reduce dosage of fluoxetine with about 20 mg per week.
- Day 1: when a dosage of 20 mg/day is reached, stop fluoxetine.
| start = Caution is necessary for at least four weeks.
- Day 2: start administration of doxepin in a low dosage of 25 mg/day.
- Day 15: increase dosage of doxepin to 50 mg/day.
- Day 29: increase dosage of doxepin to 75 mg/day.
| info =
- Fluoxetine and norfluoxetine slow the metabolism of doxepin via CYP2D6.
- Fluoxetine and its metababolite desmethyl-fluoxetine have a very long elimination time of about 1 week; phasing out fluoxetine is therefore not necessary.
- Start low, go slow for doxepin.