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Maprotiline-fluoxetine

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| from = maprotiline
| to = fluoxetine
| stop =
* '''Before day 0:''' gradually reduce dosage of maprotiline to a maximum of 75 mg/day.
* '''Day 1:''' reduce dosage of maprotiline to 50 mg/day.
* '''Day 3:''' reduce dosage of maprotiline to 25 mg/day.
| start =
* '''Day 1:''' simultaneously start administration of fluoxetine in a normal dosage of 20 mg/day.
* '''Day 8:''' stop administration of maprotiline and continue administration of fluoxetine.
| info =
* Occurrence of serotonin syndrome is theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.
* Fluoxetine is a strong inhibitor of CYP2D6, which metabolizes maprotiline. }}
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