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How long after stopping buspirone should i wait to start escitalopram?

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Interaction: Judging from its halflife buspirone should be out of your system by 24 hours. Verify this by asking your pharmacist and inform him/her that you're about to start escitalopram.

Answered 2/29/2020

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