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* Note: 8mg of citalopram (as hydrochloride)
Studies thus indicate that short-term tapering regimens result in a lower proportion of patients succeeding in discontinuing antidepressants compared with a longer tapering period
Interactions between different
Cross-taper: This means you gradually lower (taper) the dose of your old antidepressant, while slowly starting the new one at the same time
sleepiness or drowsiness
Short acting SSRIs including citalopram, escitalopram, paroxetine and sertraline can generally be stopped without tapering, and a different SSRI started the next day
5-75 mg 11 75 mg 225 mg
Cross-government mental health and wellbeing plan This is also called ‘dose tapering’
Some people may
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MIMS guidance on switching and withdrawing antidepressants updated
Day 1: Decrease dose to 50%; Day 8: Stop; Start citalopram
Gradually reduce the dose of the SNRI and stop; wait 7 days before starting moclobemide
Duration
Withdrawal syndromes related to cholinergic and dopaminergic effects may occur depending on the characteristics of the