Fluvoxamine-citalopram

Fluvoxamine
Type Antidepressant
Group SSRI
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Medscape Fluvoxamine
PubChem 5324346
PubMed Fluvoxamine
Kompas (Dutch) Fluvoxamine
Wikipedia Fluvoxamine
Citalopram
Type Antidepressant
Group SSRI
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ATC-code N06AB04
Medscape Citalopram
PubChem 2771
PubMed Citalopram
Kompas (Dutch) citalopram
Wikipedia citalopram

Switch medication from fluvoxamine to citalopram.

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop fluvoxamine
  • Before day 1: gradually reduce dosage of fluvoxamine to a maximum of 50 mg/day, when this dosage is > 50 mg/day.
  • Day 1: reduce dosage of fluvoxamine further to 25 mg/day.
  • Day 8: stop administration of fluvoxamine.
Eenrichtingbord.png Start citalopram
  • No wash-out period is needed.
  • Day 9: start citalopram in normal dosage of 20 mg/day.


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