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Should i wait for however long it takes for the citalopram to get out of my system to start fluoxetine?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

What did your: physician/ psychiatrist say? No, you don't have to have a drug holiday before changing from citalopram to fluoxetine.

Dr Juchau and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 10/3/2014

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