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Nortriptyline-escitalopram

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* '''Before day 1:''' gradually reduce dosage of nortriptyline to a maximum of 100 mg/day.* '''Day 1:''' reduce dosage of nortriptyline to 50 mg/day.* '''Day 3:''' reduce dosage of nortriptyline to 25 mg/day.* '''Day 8:''' stop administration of nortriptyline.{{TCAdecrease25p3d}}| start = * '''Day 1:''' simultaneously start administration of escitalopram in a normal dosage of 10 mg/day.{{StartAntidepressant}}| info = * Escitalopram is a very weak inhibitor of CYP2D6, which metabolizes nortriptyline. Safe target dose escitalopram = 10 mg
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