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Fluoxetine 10–80 mg/day, Paroxetine 12
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Although there is some variability across studies, fluvoxamine appears to
11 to 17 years: Initial dose: 25 mg orally once a day at bedtime
More serotonin in the brain helps alleviate the symptoms of depression and anxiety, including mood swings, nervousness or apathy, reduced appetite, and insomnia
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Paroxetine is also troublesome while fluoxetine rarely causes withdrawal symptoms (especially if the dose is under 40 mg) due to the long half-life of the parent drug and its active metabolite (about 7 days)
Paxil, on the other hand, may be more likely to cause weight gain out of the two
40 The initial public health advisory in July 2006 on this potential risk was based on a single published study
Fluvoxamine (floo vox' a meen) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) that was developed largely for use in obsessive-compulsive disorder
It is difficult to predict the functional net effect of this combined SERT and DAT inhibition, as there is a high degree of functional connectivity between the Descriptions
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription
3 days) doxepin: around 36 hours : citalopram: around 36 hours (effects may last 2 to 3 weeks after withdrawal) isocarboxazid Fluvoxamine is a potent CYP1A2 and CYP2C19 inhibitor, and a moderate CYP2C9, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 inhibitor
The aim of this study was to compare the antiobsessional efficacy of three SSRIs, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, and citalopram
No significant differences were noted between the two potent CYP2D6 inhibitors, fluoxetine and paroxetine, or the two weakest inhibitors, fluvoxamine and sertraline
Associated with therapeutic benefit
Paroxetine therapy can be associated with transient asymptomatic elevations in serum aminotransferase levels and has been linked to rare instances of clinically apparent