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Dr. give me amit 10 mg and said take half in a day. But now l am out of the country I have esipram 5. can I replace amit with esipram?
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Yes you can take esipram 5 mg - one tablet instead of amit 10mg half.
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Hello amit (amitriptyline) is a different class of drug (tricyclic antidepressant) compared to espiram (escitalopram is a ssri antidepressant). So esipram is not a direct replacement for it and it is not recommended to take one for another. Please checks with your prescribing doctor as well.
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