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How to switch antidepressants
How to switch antidepressants from escitaloprám 5mg to sertraline 25mg? Kindly please help. Thank you.
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Dr. Deepak Kumar Rout
Psychiatrist
6 yrs exp
Cuttack
By cross tritrating the medicine.
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Dr. Shashank Raikwar
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7 yrs exp
Kanpur
Madam,
It will depend on your diagnosis / initial dosages/ benefits you are looking after switching dose.
Please consult a psychiatrist.
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Dr. Rayees Ahmad Wani
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16 yrs exp
Srinagar
Hello,
You can take both together for 4 day's.
After 4 days stop escitalopram and continue sertaline only
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