Difference between revisions of "Escitalopram-sertraline"

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| from = escitalopram
 
| from = escitalopram
 
| to = sertraline
 
| to = sertraline
| stop = {{StopEscitalopram}}
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| stop = {{StopSSRI,SNRI}}
| start =  
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| start = {{StartAntidepressant}}
* No wash-out period is needed.
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| info =
* '''Day 9: ''' start sertraline in normal dosage of 50 mg/day.
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* Safe target dose sertraline = 50 mg
| info =
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* {{Possiblestartstop}}
* {{theorSS}}}}
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* {{theorSS}}

Revision as of 17:21, 24 February 2023

{{Drugswitch | from = escitalopram | to = sertraline | stop =

  • Day 1: Decrease dose to 50%
  • Day 8: Stop

| start =

  • Day 1: Start with 50% of the target dose
  • Day 8: Increase dose to 100% of the target dose
  • Day 9 and after: Gradually increase dose as necessary

| info =

  • Safe target dose sertraline = 50 mg
  • A start stop switch is possible, although withdrawal symptoms and/or side effects are more likely
  • Occurrence of the serotonin syndrome is not likely, but theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.