Effective doses.txt

Most TCA's

Dose range 50 to 75 mg --> 300 mg
Amitriptyline

50-300 mg TID
Clomipramine
- TCA
- 25 - 250 mg OD
Desipramine
- TCA
- 100 - 300 mg TID
Doxepin
- TCA
- 75 - 300 mg TID
Imipramine (Tofranil)
- TCA
- 75 - 300 mg TID
Upper dose range of Amitriptyline, Desipramine, Doxepin, Imipramine.

300 mg TID
TCA with the lowest dose.
- Protriptyline
- 15-60 mg TID (long half life - 78 hrs)
- Climipramine
- 25 - 250 mg OD (long half life - 32 hrs)
- (t0.5 of 7-26 hrs for other TCAs)
TCA with largest dose?
- Trimipramine (Surmontil)
- range 150-600 mg TID
Which 3 SSRI's have the same dose range? What is it?
- Citalopram (Celexa)
- Paroxetine (Paxil)
- Fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem)
20-60 mg OD (starting dose of 20 mg)
SSRI with the longest half life? Shortest half life?
- Fluoxetine (Prozac) - 72 hrs
- Fluvoxamine (Lexapro) - 15 hrs

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Effective doses.txt

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Effective doses of drugs

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2010-06-30T13:09:28Z

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