Tackling non-response to few weeks of fluoxetine

01/26/05

Tackling non-response to few weeks of fluoxetine

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Schweizer et al. (1990) has shown that there was no significant difference in response rates if non-responders to fluoxetine at three weeks were randomized to either fluoxetine 20 mg/day or 60 mg/day for a further 5 weeks. This indicates that, at least in the first 8 weeks of treatment with fluoxetine, ‘tincture of time’ may be more important than dosage increase.

Ref: - Schweizer, E., Rickels, K., Amsterdam, J.D., et al. (1990) What constitutes an adequate antidepressant trial of fluoxetine? Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 51, 8-11.

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