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Nortriptyline-fluvoxamine

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Nortriptyline
Type Antidepressant
Group TCA
links
Medscape Nortriptyline
PubChem 4543
PubMed Nortriptyline
Kompas (Dutch) Nortriptyline
Wikipedia Nortriptyline
Fluvoxamine
Type Antidepressant
Group SSRI
links
Medscape Fluvoxamine
PubChem 5324346
PubMed Fluvoxamine
Kompas (Dutch) Fluvoxamine
Wikipedia Fluvoxamine

Switch medication from nortriptyline to fluvoxamine.[1] [2]

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop nortriptyline
  • Day 1: reduce dosage to 50%.
  • Day 8: stop
Eenrichtingbord.png Start fluvoxamine
  • Day 1: simultaneously start administration of fluvoxamine in a normal dosage of 50 mg/day.
  • Day 8: stop administration of nortriptyline and continue administration of fluvoxamine in a dosage of 50-100 mg/day.


  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.
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