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I am currently on desveneflaxine for depression/anxiety.. can i swith to fluvoxamine right away without tapering off desveneflaxine?

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

One is SSRI and the other is SNRI but their effects are not much different so I think you can switch without tapering.

Answered 7/19/2022

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