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{{Drugswitch
| from = dosulepine
| to = citalopram
| stop =
* '''Before day 0:''' gradually reduce dosage of dosulepine to a maximum of 75 mg/day.
* '''Day 1:''' reduce dosage of dosulepine to 50 mg/day.
* '''Day 3:''' reduce dosage of dosulepine to 25 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 dosulepine and continue administration of citalopram/escitalopram.
| info =
* Occurrence of serotonin syndrome is theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.
* Citalopram/escitalopram are a weak inhibitor of CYP2D6, which metabolizes dosulepine. }}
| from = dosulepine
| to = citalopram
| stop =
* '''Before day 0:''' gradually reduce dosage of dosulepine to a maximum of 75 mg/day.
* '''Day 1:''' reduce dosage of dosulepine to 50 mg/day.
* '''Day 3:''' reduce dosage of dosulepine to 25 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 dosulepine and continue administration of citalopram/escitalopram.
| info =
* Occurrence of serotonin syndrome is theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.
* Citalopram/escitalopram are a weak inhibitor of CYP2D6, which metabolizes dosulepine. }}