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General considerations concerning switching antidepressants

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# It takes approximately 3-5 times the half-life for a drug to reach steady state plasma levels or to be completely eliminated. This is taken into account in the switching table. This does not apply to MAO-inhibitors.
# Warnings and advice are limited to the switch only. Specific drug properties can be found through the links on the right side of each webpage.
# Cytochrome P450 drug interactions between different antidepressants were checked with the Flockhart interaction table. No inductors or inhibitors were found.
# Anticholinergic activity, if relevant, is considered in the switches.
# The serotonine syndrome, if relevant, is considered in the switches.
# See disclaimer.
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