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Amitriptyline-fluvoxamine

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| from = amitriptyline
| to = fluvoxamine
| 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 fluvoxamine in a normal dosage of 50 mg/day.
* '''Day 8:''' stop administration of amitriptyline and continue administration of fluvoxamine.
| info =
* Occurrence of serotonin syndrome is theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.}}
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