SwitchAntidepressants2

Switching Antidepressants

To see the consequences of a switch between antidepressants click in the crosstable below:
the switch is made "from" (vertical) "to" (horizontal). See also general considerations concerning switching antidepressants

↓ from	to →	Start	Ag	At	Bu	Ci	Cl	Ds	Dx	Du	Es	Fo	Fv	Hy	Im	Ma	Ms	Mz	Mo	No	Pa	Se	Tc	Td	Ve	{{{afk24}}}	Stop
Ag	agomelatine	–Ag	—	AgAt	AgBu	AgCi	AgCl	AgDs	AgDx	AgDu	AgEs	AgFo	AgFv	AgHy	AgIm	AgMa	AgMs	AgMz	AgMo	AgNo	AgPa	AgSe	AgTc	AgTd	AgVe	[[agomelatine-{{{med24}}}|Ag{{{afk24}}}]]	Ag–
At	amitriptyline	–At	AtAg	—	AtBu	AtCi	AtCl	AtDs	AtDx	AtDu	AtEs	AtFo	AtFv	AtHy	AtIm	AtMa	AtMs	AtMz	AtMo	AtNo	AtPa	AtSe	AtTc	AtTd	AtVe	[[amitriptyline-{{{med24}}}|At{{{afk24}}}]]	At–
Bu	bupropion	–Bu	BuAg	BuAt	—	BuCi	BuCl	BuDs	BuDx	BuDu	BuEs	BuFo	BuFv	BuHy	BuIm	BuMa	BuMs	BuMz	BuMo	BuNo	BuPa	BuSe	BuTc	BuTd	BuVe	[[bupropion-{{{med24}}}|Bu{{{afk24}}}]]	Bu–
Ci	citalopram	–Ci	CiAg	CiAt	CiBu	—	CiCl	CiDs	CiDx	CiDu	CiEs	CiFo	CiFv	CiHy	CiIm	CiMa	CiMs	CiMz	CiMo	CiNo	CiPa	CiSe	CiTc	CiTd	CiVe	[[citalopram-{{{med24}}}|Ci{{{afk24}}}]]	Ci–
Cl	clomipramine	–Cl	ClAg	ClAt	ClBu	ClCi	—	ClDs	ClDx	ClDu	ClEs	ClFo	ClFv	ClHy	ClIm	ClMa	ClMs	ClMz	ClMo	ClNo	ClPa	ClSe	ClTc	ClTd	ClVe	[[clomipramine-{{{med24}}}|Cl{{{afk24}}}]]	Cl–
Ds	dosulepine	–Ds	DsAg	DsAt	DsBu	DsCi	DsCl	—	DsDx	DsDu	DsEs	DsFo	DsFv	DsHy	DsIm	DsMa	DsMs	DsMz	DsMo	DsNo	DsPa	DsSe	DsTc	DsTd	DsVe	[[dosulepine-{{{med24}}}|Ds{{{afk24}}}]]	Ds–
Dx	doxepine	–Dx	DxAg	DxAt	DxBu	DxCi	DxCl	DxDs	—	DxDu	DxEs	DxFo	DxFv	DxHy	DxIm	DxMa	DxMs	DxMz	DxMo	DxNo	DxPa	DxSe	DxTc	DxTd	DxVe	[[doxepine-{{{med24}}}|Dx{{{afk24}}}]]	Dx–
Du	duloxetine	–Du	DuAg	DuAt	DuBu	DuCi	DuCl	DuDs	DuDx	—	DuEs	DuFo	DuFv	DuHy	DuIm	DuMa	DuMs	DuMz	DuMo	DuNo	DuPa	DuSe	DuTc	DuTd	DuVe	[[duloxetine-{{{med24}}}|Du{{{afk24}}}]]	Du–
Es	escitalopram	–Es	EsAg	EsAt	EsBu	EsCi	EsCl	EsDs	EsDx	EsDu	—	EsFo	EsFv	EsHy	EsIm	EsMa	EsMs	EsMz	EsMo	EsNo	EsPa	EsSe	EsTc	EsTd	EsVe	[[escitalopram-{{{med24}}}|Es{{{afk24}}}]]	Es–
Fo	fluoxetine	–Fo	FoAg	FoAt	FoBu	FoCi	FoCl	FoDs	FoDx	FoDu	FoEs	—	FoFv	FoHy	FoIm	FoMa	FoMs	FoMz	FoMo	FoNo	FoPa	FoSe	FoTc	FoTd	FoVe	[[fluoxetine-{{{med24}}}|Fo{{{afk24}}}]]	Fo–
Fv	fluvoxamine	–Fv	FvAg	FvAt	FvBu	FvCi	FvCl	FvDs	FvDx	FvDu	FvEs	FvFo	—	FvHy	FvIm	FvMa	FvMs	FvMz	FvMo	FvNo	FvPa	FvSe	FvTc	FvTd	FvVe	[[fluvoxamine-{{{med24}}}|Fv{{{afk24}}}]]	Fv–
Hy	hypericum	–Hy	HyAg	HyAt	HyBu	HyCi	HyCl	HyDs	HyDx	HyDu	HyEs	HyFo	HyFv	—	HyIm	HyMa	HyMs	HyMz	HyMo	HyNo	HyPa	HySe	HyTc	HyTd	HyVe	[[hypericum-{{{med24}}}|Hy{{{afk24}}}]]	Hy–
Im	imipramine	–Im	ImAg	ImAt	ImBu	ImCi	ImCl	ImDs	ImDx	ImDu	ImEs	ImFo	ImFv	ImHy	—	ImMa	ImMs	ImMz	ImMo	ImNo	ImPa	ImSe	ImTc	ImTd	ImVe	[[imipramine-{{{med24}}}|Im{{{afk24}}}]]	Im–
Ma	maprotiline	–Ma	MaAg	MaAt	MaBu	MaCi	MaCl	MaDs	MaDx	MaDu	MaEs	MaFo	MaFv	MaHy	MaIm	—	MaMs	MaMz	MaMo	MaNo	MaPa	MaSe	MaTc	MaTd	MaVe	[[maprotiline-{{{med24}}}|Ma{{{afk24}}}]]	Ma–
Ms	mianserine	–Ms	MsAg	MsAt	MsBu	MsCi	MsCl	MsDs	MsDx	MsDu	MsEs	MsFo	MsFv	MsHy	MsIm	MsMa	—	MsMz	MsMo	MsNo	MsPa	MsSe	MsTc	MsTd	MsVe	[[mianserine-{{{med24}}}|Ms{{{afk24}}}]]	Ms–
Mz	mirtazapine	–Mz	MzAg	MzAt	MzBu	MzCi	MzCl	MzDs	MzDx	MzDu	MzEs	MzFo	MzFv	MzHy	MzIm	MzMa	MzMs	—	MzMo	MzNo	MzPa	MzSe	MzTc	MzTd	MzVe	[[mirtazapine-{{{med24}}}|Mz{{{afk24}}}]]	Mz–
Mo	moclobemide	–Mo	MoAg	MoAt	MoBu	MoCi	MoCl	MoDs	MoDx	MoDu	MoEs	MoFo	MoFv	MoHy	MoIm	MoMa	MoMs	MoMz	—	MoNo	MoPa	MoSe	MoTc	MoTd	MoVe	[[moclobemide-{{{med24}}}|Mo{{{afk24}}}]]	Mo–
No	nortriptyline	–No	NoAg	NoAt	NoBu	NoCi	NoCl	NoDs	NoDx	NoDu	NoEs	NoFo	NoFv	NoHy	NoIm	NoMa	NoMs	NoMz	NoMo	—	NoPa	NoSe	NoTc	NoTd	NoVe	[[nortriptyline-{{{med24}}}|No{{{afk24}}}]]	No–
Pa	paroxetine	–Pa	PaAg	PaAt	PaBu	PaCi	PaCl	PaDs	PaDx	PaDu	PaEs	PaFo	PaFv	PaHy	PaIm	PaMa	PaMs	PaMz	PaMo	PaNo	—	PaSe	PaTc	PaTd	PaVe	[[paroxetine-{{{med24}}}|Pa{{{afk24}}}]]	Pa–
Se	sertraline	–Se	SeAg	SeAt	SeBu	SeCi	SeCl	SeDs	SeDx	SeDu	SeEs	SeFo	SeFv	SeHy	SeIm	SeMa	SeMs	SeMz	SeMo	SeNo	SePa	—	SeTc	SeTd	SeVe	[[sertraline-{{{med24}}}|Se{{{afk24}}}]]	Se–
Tc	tranylcypromine	–Tc	TcAg	TcAt	TcBu	TcCi	TcCl	TcDs	TcDx	TcDu	TcEs	TcFo	TcFv	TcHy	TcIm	TcMa	TcMs	TcMz	TcMo	TcNo	TcPa	TcSe	—	TcTd	TcVe	[[tranylcypromine-{{{med24}}}|Tc{{{afk24}}}]]	Tc–
Td	trazodone	–Td	TdAg	TdAt	TdBu	TdCi	TdCl	TdDs	TdDx	TdDu	TdEs	TdFo	TdFv	TdHy	TdIm	TdMa	TdMs	TdMz	TdMo	TdNo	TdPa	TdSe	TdTc	—	TdVe	[[trazodone-{{{med24}}}|Td{{{afk24}}}]]	Td–
Ve	venlafaxine	–Ve	VeAg	VeAt	VeBu	VeCi	VeCl	VeDs	VeDx	VeDu	VeEs	VeFo	VeFv	VeHy	VeIm	VeMa	VeMs	VeMz	VeMo	VeNo	VePa	VeSe	VeTc	VeTd	—	[[venlafaxine-{{{med24}}}|Ve{{{afk24}}}]]	Ve–
{{{afk24}}}		–{{{afk24}}}	[[{{{med24}}}-agomelatine|{{{afk24}}}Ag]]	[[{{{med24}}}-amitriptyline|{{{afk24}}}At]]	[[{{{med24}}}-bupropion|{{{afk24}}}Bu]]	[[{{{med24}}}-citalopram|{{{afk24}}}Ci]]	[[{{{med24}}}-clomipramine|{{{afk24}}}Cl]]	[[{{{med24}}}-dosulepine|{{{afk24}}}Ds]]	[[{{{med24}}}-doxepine|{{{afk24}}}Dx]]	[[{{{med24}}}-duloxetine|{{{afk24}}}Du]]	[[{{{med24}}}-escitalopram|{{{afk24}}}Es]]	[[{{{med24}}}-fluoxetine|{{{afk24}}}Fo]]	[[{{{med24}}}-fluvoxamine|{{{afk24}}}Fv]]	[[{{{med24}}}-hypericum|{{{afk24}}}Hy]]	[[{{{med24}}}-imipramine|{{{afk24}}}Im]]	[[{{{med24}}}-maprotiline|{{{afk24}}}Ma]]	[[{{{med24}}}-mianserine|{{{afk24}}}Ms]]	[[{{{med24}}}-mirtazapine|{{{afk24}}}Mz]]	[[{{{med24}}}-moclobemide|{{{afk24}}}Mo]]	[[{{{med24}}}-nortriptyline|{{{afk24}}}No]]	[[{{{med24}}}-paroxetine|{{{afk24}}}Pa]]	[[{{{med24}}}-sertraline|{{{afk24}}}Se]]	[[{{{med24}}}-tranylcypromine|{{{afk24}}}Tc]]	[[{{{med24}}}-trazodone|{{{afk24}}}Td]]	[[{{{med24}}}-venlafaxine|{{{afk24}}}Ve]]	—	{{{afk24}}}–