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Celexa (citalopram) Dosing

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  • 20 - 40 mg/day
  • Tablets: 10, 20, 40 mg (scored)
  • Solution: 10 mg/5 mL
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Lexapro (escitalopram) Dosing

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  • 10 - 20 mg/day
  • Tablets: 10, 20 mg (scored)
  • Solution: 5 mg/5 mL
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Prozac (fluoxetine) Dosing

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  • 20 - 80 mg/day
  • Tablets: 10 (scored/non-scored), 20 mg
  • Capsule: 10, 20 40 mg
  • Solution: 20 mg/5mL
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Luvox (fluvoxamine) Dosing

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  • 50 - 300 mg/day
  • 50 - 200 mg/day (children)
  • Tablets: 25, 50, 100 mg
  • ER formulation: 100, 150 mg
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Paxil (paroxetine) Dosing

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  • 20 - 60 mg/day (IR)
  • 12.5 - 75 mg/day (DR)
  • Tablets: 10, 20 (scored), 30, 40 mg
  • Solution: 10 mg/5 mL
  • DR formulation: 12.5, 25, 37.5 mg
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Zoloft (sertraline) Dosing

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  • 25 - 200 mg/day
  • Tablets: 25, 50, 100 mg
  • Solution: 20 mg/1 mL
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Viibryd (vilazodone) Dosing

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  • 20 - 40 mg/day
  • Tablets: 10, 20, 40 mg
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Trintellix/Brintellix (vortioxetine) Dosing

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  • 5 - 20 mg/day
  • Tablets (Trintellix): 5, 10, 20 mg
  • Tablets (Brintellix): 5, 10, 15, 20 mg
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Cymbalta (duloxetine) Dosing

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  • 20 - 60 mg/day
  • 20 - 30 mg for twice-daily therapy
  • Tablets: 20, 30, 60 mg
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Effexor (venlafaxine) Dosing

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  • 75 - 225 mg/day (2 - 3 doses for IR tablets)
  • Tablets: 25, 37.5, 50, 75, 100 mg
  • ER Capsules: 37.5, 75, 150 mg
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Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) Dosing

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  • 25 - 100 mg/day (most therapeutic dose is 50 mg/day)
  • ER Tablets: 25, 50, 100 mg
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Qelbree (viloxazine) Dosing

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  • 200 - 400 mg once daily
  • ER Tablets: 100, 150, 200 mg
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Wellbutrin (bupropion) Dosing

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  • 100 - 450 mg (IR)
  • 200 - 400 mg (SR)
  • 150 - 450 (ER)
  • IR (TID): 75, 100, 150 mg
  • SR (BID): 100, 150, 200, 300 mg
  • ER (Daily): 150, 300 mg
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Remeron (mirtazipine) Dosing

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  • 7.5 - 45 mg/nightly
  • Tablets: 15, 30, 45 mg scored
  • Disintegrating: 15, 30, 45 mg
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Trazodone (desyrel) Dosing

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  • 150 - 600 mg/day
  • Tablets: 50, 100, 150, 300 mg
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Elavil/Endep (amitriptyline) Dosing

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  • 150 - 300 mg/day
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Pamelor/Aventyl (nortriptyline) Dosing

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  • 25 - 150 mg/day (most patients up to 75 mg)
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Ketamine (esketamine) Dosing

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  • IV: 0.1 mg/kg - 1.0 mg/kg
  • 0.5 mg/kg over 40 min weekly x 2 - 3 weeks
  • Intranasal: 56 - 84 mg given two times/week (2-4 weeks), once/week (5-9 weeks)
  • Failed trial: 4-weeks w/ no response
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Buspar (buspirone) Dosing

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  • 15 - 60 mg/day (divided doses into BID/TID)
  • Start at 7.5 BID or 5 mg TID, increase by 5 mg/day q 2-3 days
  • Target dose: 20 - 30 mg/day BID/TID
  • Scored tablets: 5, 10 mg
  • Triple-scored tablets: 15, 30 mg
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Atarax (hydroxyzine) Dosing

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  • 50 - 100 mg TID/QID
  • Tablets: 10, 25, 50, 100 mg
  • Solution: 10 mg/5 mL
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Inderal (propranolol) Dosing

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  • 10 - 40 mg BID/TID 30 min prior to anxiety-provoking situation
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Gabpentin (neurontin) Dosing

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  • 100 - 3600 mg/day
  • Average doses between 1200 - 2400 mg/day
  • Hypnotic doses: 600 - 800 mg
  • Capsules: 100, 300, 400 mg
  • Tablets: 600, 800 mg
  • Solution: 250 mg / 5 mL
  • ER Capsule (Horizant): 300, 600 mg
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Minipress (prazosin) Dosing

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  • 1 - 10 mg/day QHS or BID
  • Capsule: 1, 2, 5 mg
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Catapres (clonidine) Dosing

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  • 0.1 - 0.2 mg Q4-6 h PRN
  • 0.1 - 0.2 mg QD/BID
  • Tablet: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 mg
  • ER: 0.1, 0.2 mg
  • Patch: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 mg/day
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Topamax (topiramate) Dosing
- 50 - 300 mg/day - Unscored tablets: 25, 100, 200 mg - Initial dosing 25 mg/nightly
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Lithium Dosing
- 300 - 2400 mg/day - Start 300 - 600 mg QHS - Increase 300 - 600 mg q 3 days - Capsules: 150, 300, 600 - Tablets: 300 mg - ER Tablets: 300, 450 mg (scored) - Solution: 300 mg/5 mL
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Tegretol (carbamazepine) Dosing
- 200 - 800 mg BID - Start at 200 mg BID, increase by 200 mg/day q 3-4 days - Target: 400 - 600 mg ID - Chewables: 100, 200 - Tablets: 100, 200, 300, 400 mg (scored) - ER Tablets: 100, 200, 400 mg - ER Capsules: 100, 200, 300 mg - Solution: 100 mg/5 mL
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Lamictal (lamotrigine) Dosing
- 25 - 200 mg/day - Start 25 mg QD x 2 weeks, 50 mg QD x 2 weeks, 100 mg QD - Tablets: 25, 50, 100, 150, 200 mg (scored) - Chewables: 2, 5, 25 mg - Disintegrating: 25, 50, 100, 200 mg - ER Tablets: 25, 50, 100, 200, 250, 300 mg
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Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) Dosing
- 300 - 2400 mg/day - Start 300 mg BID, increase by 300 mg daily q 3 days - Target dose: 600-1200 mg BID - Tablets: 150, 300, 600 mg (scored) - Solution: 300 mg/5 mL - ER tablets: 150, 300, 600 mg
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Depakote (valproic acid) Dosing
- 250 - 4000 mg/day - Target: 1000-1500 mg/day - Start 250-500 mg QHS, increase rapidly to serum level 50-125 mcg/mL - Capsules: 250 mg - Solution: 250 mg/5 mL - DR Tablets: 125, 250, 500 mg - DR Capsules: 125 mg - ER Tablets: 250, 500 mg
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Rexulti (brexpiprazole) Dosing
- 1 - 4 mg/day - Start 1 mg/day then increase 1 mg q 3-4 days - Tablets: 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 mg
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Abilify (aripiprazole) Dosing
- 2 - 30 mg/day - Start/target dose 10-15 mg/day (schizophrenia/bipolar) - Start 2-5 mg/day and increase 5-10 mg/day (depression) - Tablets: 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 mg - Disintegrating: 10, 15, 20, 30 mg - Solution: 1 mg/mL
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Vraylar (cariprazine) Dosing
- 1.5 - 6 mg/day - Start 1.5 mg/day, increase 1.5-3 mg/day q 3-4 days - Capsules: 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6 mg
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Thorazine (chlorpromazine) Dosing
- 10 - 1000 mg/day - Target range 200-600 mg/day - Start 10-25 mg TID, increase 20-50 mg/day q 3-4 days - Tablets: 10, 25, 50, 100, 20 - Solution: 30 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL
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Clozaril (clozapine) Dosing
- 12.5 - 900 mg/day (BID/TID) - Start 12.5 QD/BID, increase by 25-50 mg/day to target 300-450 mg/day at end of 2 weeks - Tablets: 25, 100 mg (scored) - Disintegrating: 12.5, 25, 100, 150, 200 mg - Solution: 50 mg/mL
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Prolixin (fluphenazine) Dosing
- 1 - 40 mg/day - Start 1-2.5 mg BID - Target dose: 2.5-20 mg day (BID) - Tablets: 1, 2.5, 5, 10 mg - Solution: 2.5 mg/5 mL - Concentrate: 5 mg/5 mL - Injection: 2.5 mg/mL
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Haldol (haloperidol) Dosing
- 1 - 100 mg/day (rarely use > 20 mg/day) - Usual dose range: 5-20 mg/day - Tablets: 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 mg (scored) - Concentrate: 2 mg/mL - Injection: 5 mg/mL
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Caplyta (lumateperone) Dosing
- Start, target, max dose of 42 mg QD - No titration needed - Capsules: 10.5, 21, 42
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Latuda (lurasidone) Dosing
- 40 - 160 mg/day - Start 40 mg QD (with 350 calories of food), w/ no titration required - Doses > 80 mg/day rarely more effective - Tablets: 20, 40, 60, 80, 120 mg
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Zyprexa (olanzapine) Dosing
- 2.5 - 20 mg/day - Start 5-10 mg QD, increase by 5 mg weekly - Target dose 10-20 mg QD - Tablets: 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20 - Disintegrating: 5, 10, 15, 20
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Invega (paliperidone) Dosing
- 3 - 12 mg/day - Start at 3 - 6 mg/day and increase by 3 mg q 5 days - Tablets: 1.5, 3, 6, 9 mg
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Risperdal (risperidone) Dosing
- 2 - 16 mg/day - Start at 1 mg/day or BID and increase by 1 mg daily to target of 4 - 8 mg/day - Tablets: 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3 mg - Disintegrating: 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 mg - Solution: 1 mg/mL
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Geodon (ziprasidone) Dosing
- 20 - 160 mg/day - Start at 20 mg BID w/ meals, increase by 40 mg/day q 2-3 days - Target dose 60-80 mg BID - Capsules: 20, 40, 60, 80 mg
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Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole) Dosing
- Monthly - 300, 400 mg - Oral overlap for 14 days
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Abilify Asimtufii (aripiprazole) Dosing
- Q2 months - 720, 960 mg - Oral overlap for 14 days
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Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil) Dosing
- Monthly, q6 weeks, q2 months - 441, 662, 882, 1064 mg - Oral overlap for 21 days
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Aristada Initio (aripiprazole lauroxil) Dosing
- Monthly, q6 weeks, q2 months - 675 mg - aripiprazole 30 mg PO x 1 dose
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Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate) Dosing
- Q4 weeks - 39, 78, 117, 156, 234 mg - 234 mg IM x 1, 156 mg IM 1 week later - No oral overlap
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Invega Trinza (paliperidone palmitate) Dosing
- Q3 months - 273, 410, 546, 819 mg - No overlap
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Invega Hafyera (paliperidone palmitate) Dosing
- Q6 months - 1,092, 1,560 mg - No oral overlap
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Perseris (risperidone) Dosing
- Monthly - 90 or 120 mg SQ - No oral overlap
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Uzedy (risperidone) Dosing
- Monthly or q2 months - 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200, 250 mg - No oral overlap
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Risperdal Consta (risperidone) Dosing
- Q2 weeks - 12.5, 25, 37.5, 50 mg - With usual oral dose x 21 days
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Rykindo (risperidone) Dosing
- Q2 weeks - 12.5, 25, 37.5, 50 mg - With usual oral dose for 7 days
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Haldol Decanoate (haloperidol decanoate) Dosing
- Q4 weeks - 50, 100 mg/mL - Decrease PO dose by 50% after first injection, then D/C oral after 2nd injection - No PO overlap if loading dose of 20 mg given x 1
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Prolixin Decanoate (fluphenazine decanoate) Dosing
- Q2-3 weeks - 25 mg/mL - Continue PO dose x 2-3 days, then decrease by 50% increments q 2-3 days
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Silenor (doxepin) Dosing
- 3 - 6 mg QHS - Silenor - start/target/max of 6 mg QHS (3 mg in elderly) - Do not eat within 3 hrs - Doxepin - start 10 mg - Tablet: 3, 6 mg - Capsule: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 - Solution: 10 mg/mL
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Unisom (doxylamine) Dosing
- 25 - 50 mg QHS - Tablet: 25 mg
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Klonopin (clonazepam) Dosing
- 0.5 - 2 mg BID/TID - 0.25 - 1 QHS - Tablet: 0.5, 1, 2 mg - Disintegrating: 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 1- 2 mg
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Ativan (lorazepam) Dosing
- 1 - 5 mg BID (QD for XR) - 1 - 4 mg QHS - Tablet: 0.5, 1, 2 mg - ER capsule: 1, 1.5, 2, 3 mg - Liquid: 2 mg/mL - Injection: 2 mg/mL, 4 mg/mL
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Restoril (temazepam) Dosing
- 15 - 30 mg QHS - Capsule: 7.5, 15, 22.5, 30 mg
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Halcion (triazolam) Dosing
- 0.25 - 0.5 mg QHS - Take immediately before bed - Tablet: 0.125, 0.25 mg
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Lunesta (eszopiclone) Dosing
- 1 - 3 mg QHS - Start 1 mg QHS, take immediately before falling asleep (avoid fatty meal before) - Tablet: 1, 2, 3 mg
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Sonata (zaleplon) Dosing
- 10 - 20 mg QHS - Avoid fatty meal by 2 hrs - Capsule: 5, 10 mg
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Ambien (zolpidem) Dosing
- 10 - 12.5 mg QHS - 5 - 6.25 mg QHS in women - Tablet: 5, 10 mg - ER: 6.25, 12.5 mg - SL: 5, 10 mg - Oral spray: 5 mg/spray
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Intermezzo (zolpidem low dose) Dosing
- 1.75 mg QHS (women)/3.5 mg QHS (men) - SL: 1.75, 3.5
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Rozerem (ramelteon) Dosing
- 8 mg QHS - Tablet: 8 mg
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Belsomra (suvorexant) Dosing
- 10 - 20 mg QHS - Start at 10 QHS 30 min before bedtime - Avoid fatty meals/take 1 hour after eating
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