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. 2006 Jan 25;2006(1):CD003491. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003491.pub2

1. Antidepressant dosage.

Antidepressant Fixed Dose (daily) Varying Dose (daily)
Amitriptyline Nugent 1979 (150mgs). Hutchinson 1991 (100mgs) Hoyberg 1996 (upto 90mgs). Ather 1985 (up to 150mgs). Geretsegger 1995 (up to 150mgs). Kyle 1998 (up to 100mgs)
Citalopram   Kyle 1998 (up to 40mgs)
Clomipramine Guillibert 1989 (75mgs). Pelicier 1993 (60mgs) Smeraldi 1998 (up to 100mgs)
Dothiepin   Rahman 1991 (up to 200mgs)
Doxepin   Feighner 1985 (up to 200mgs). Gwitsman 1983 (30‐100mgs/ml). Mahapatra 1997 (up to 150mgs)
Fluoxetine La Pia 1992 (20mgs)  
Fluvoxamine   Bocksberger 1993 (up to 100mgs daily). Rahman 1991 (up to 200mgs daily)
Imipramine   Dunningham 1994 (50‐200mgs). Eklund 1986 (50‐100mgs). Katona 1999 (50‐100mgs).
Mianserin Brion 1996 (30mgs). La Pia (40mgs). Scadigali 1982 (60mgs) Eklund 1986 (50‐60mgs)
Mirtzpapine   Halikas 1995 (5‐35mgs)
Moclobemide   Bocksberger 1993 (up to 300mgs) Dunningham 1994 (up to 450mgs).
Nomifensine Scardigali 1982 (150mgs)  
Nortripyline   Georgotas 1986 (50‐180ng/ml)
Paroxetine Dorman 1991 (30mgs). Guillibert 1989 (30mgs). Pellicier 1993 (20mgs). Hutchinson 1991 (30mgs) Geretsegger 1995 (up to 30mgs)
Phenelzine   Georgotas 1986 (70% MAOI inhibition rate)
Trazadone   Ather 1985 (100‐300mgs). Falk 1989 (up to 400mgs). Halikas 1995 (40‐280mgs). Smeraldi 1998 (up to 300mgs)
Venlafaxine   Mahapatra 1997 (up to 150mgs)
Viloxazine Nugent 1979 (300mgs)