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Amitriptyline-citalopram

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{{Drugswitch
| from = amitriptyline
| to = citalopram
| stop =
* '''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 =
* '''Day 1:''' simultaneously start administration of citalopram/escitalopram in a normal dosage of 20 mg/day, resp. 10 mg/day.
* '''Day 8:''' stop administration of amitriptyline and continue administration of citalopram/escitalopram.
| info =
* Occurrence of serotonin syndrome is theoretically possible, so caution is necessary. }}
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