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Citalopram
20 mg OD
Escitalopram
10 mg (more potent than citalopram)
Fluoxetine (Prozac)
20 mg OD
Fluvoxamine
50 mg OD
Paroxetine (Paxil)
20 mg OD
Sertraline (Zoloft)
50 mg OD
Which SSRI's start at 20mg OD?
Citalopram, Fluoxetine, Paroxetine --> with effective dose ranges of 20-60mg OD
Which SSRI's start at 50mg OD?
Fluvoxamine (Lexapro) & Sertraline (Zoloft)
Dose ranges:
Fluvoxamine 50-300 mg OD
Sertraline 50-200 mg OD
Which SSRI has the longest and shortest half life?
Fluoxetine (72 hrs)
Fluvoxamine (15 hrs)
Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
D-NE-RI
150 mg OD starting (300 mg OD effective dose)
Mirtazapine (Remeron)
NE-Serotonin Modulator
15 mg OD (range 15-45 mg OD)
Trazodone (Desyrel)
Serotonin Modulator
50 mg OD (range 75-300 mg)
Nefazodone
Serotonin Modulator
50 mg OD (range 150-300)
Isocarboxazid (Marplan)
Irreversible MAOI
10 mg BID (20-60 range)
Phenelzine (Nardil)
10 mg OD
Irreversible MAOI
Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
Irreversible MAOI
15 mg OD (range 15-90 mg)
Moclobemide
Reversible MAOI
150 mg OD (range 300-600 mg)
Starting dose of the majority of TCA's
25 mg TID for Amitriptyline, Desipramine, Doxepin, Imipramine & Nortriptyline
(exceptions Protriptyline & Trimipramine & Clomipramine)
(Dose range for majority is 75-300 mg OD)
Protriptyline
TCA
5 mg TID
Trimipramine
TCA
50 mg TID
Clomipramine
TCA
25 - 100 mg OD (dose range 25-250 mg OD)
Venlafaxine (Effexor)
SNRI
100 mg OD (effective dose 300 mg)
Author
dohertys
ID
25306
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Starting doses.txt
Description
Starting doses of medications
Updated
2010-06-30T12:48:00Z
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