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Fluoxetine-moclobemide

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* Gradually reduce dosage of fluoxetine to a maximum of 20 mg/ day, when this dosage is > 20 mg/day.
* When a dosage of 20 mg/day is reached, stop administration.
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* '''Day 1-28:''' a wash-out period of four weeks is necessary.
* '''Day 29:''' start moclobemide the next day in a normal dosage of 300 mg/day.
| caveat =
* Occurrence of serotonin syndrome is reported when a wash-out period (of four weeks) is not considered.| info = * The pharmacologically active metabolite desmethylfluoxetine has a half-life of about 1 week.}}
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