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Escitalopram-tranylcypromine

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{{Drugswitch
| from = escitalopram Escitalopram
| to = tranylcypromine
| stop =
* ''' Day 1: ''' reduce dosage of escitalopram to a maximum of 10 mg/day.{{generaldecrease25p3d}}* ''' Day 8: ''' reduce dosage of escitalopram to 5 mg/day.{{7dWashout}}* ''' Day 15: ''' stop escitalopram
| start =
* '''Day 15-22:''' a wash-out period of one week 7 days is necessary.* '''Day 23:''' Start administration of tranylcypromine in low dosage of 20 mg/day for one week.* '''Day 30:''' after this week the dosage of tranylcypromine can be increased if necessary. {{Starttranyl}}
| caveat =
* Occurrence of serotonin syndrome is reported when a wash-out period (of two weeks) is not considered. {{SSRI14dcaveSS}}
}}