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{{Drugswitch
| from = amitriptyline
| to = fluoxetine
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* '''Day 8:6 and after''' : At approximately 50-25% of the original TCA dosering start administration of fluoxetine in a normal dosage at 100% of 20 mg/daythe target dose.* '''Day 15After 3 weeks:''' if If necessary, gradually increase dosage of fluoxetine.
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* Occurrence of serotonin syndrome is theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.Safe target dose fluoxetine = 20 mg* Fluoxetine and norfluoxetine are inhibitors of CYP2D6 (strong) and CYP3A4 which metabolizes nortriptyline, (moderatea metabolite of amitriptyline), which metabolize amitriptyline.}}
