Amitriptyline-mianserine
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Switch medication from amitriptyline to mianserine.[1] [2]
Stop amitriptyline - Before day 0: gradually reduce dosage of amitriptyline to a maximum of 25-50 mg/day.
- Day 1: reduce dosage of amitriptyline to 25 mg/day.
- Day 3: reduce dosage of amitriptyline to 10 mg/day.
Start mianserineCaution is necessary.
- Day 1: simultaneously start administration of mianserine in a low dosage of 30 mg/day.
- Day 8: stop administration of amitriptyline and continue administration of mianserine.
- If necessary, increase dosage of mianserine.
- ↑ 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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