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Amitriptyline-bupropion

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Created page with '{{Drugswitch | from = amitriptyline | to = bupropion | stop = * '''Day 0:''' gradually reduce dosage of doxepin to a maximum of 100 mg/ day, when this dosage is > 100 mg/day....'
{{Drugswitch
| from = amitriptyline
| to = bupropion
| stop =
* '''Day 0:''' gradually reduce dosage of doxepin to a maximum of 100 mg/ day, when this dosage is > 100 mg/day.
* '''Day 1-3:''' reduce dosage of doxepin to 50 mg/day.
* '''Day 4-7:''' reduce dosage of doxepin to 25 mg/day.
* '''Day 8:''' stop administration of doxepin.
| start =
* '''Day 1:''' simultaneously start administration of bupropion in a dosage of 150 mg/day and continue administration of amitriptyline according to the scheme above.
* '''Day 8:''' stop administration of amitriptyline and continue administration of bupropion only in a dosage of 300 mg/day.
| info =
* Bupropion is a strong inhibitor of CYP2D6, which metabolizes amitriptyline. }}
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