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Table 3 Medication dose and dose equivalents

From: Serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms and brain function during emotional distraction from cognitive processing in posttraumatic stress disorder

Subject

Group

Medication(s)

Dose Equivalents 7

1

Control

mirtazipine 15 mg

20

2

PTSD

sertraline 50 mg, fluoxetine 10 mg

30

3

PTSD

paroxetine 40

40

4

PTSD

sertraline 100

40

5

PTSD

mirtazipine 15 mg, citalopram 10

30

6

PTSD

mirtazipine 15

20

7

PTSD

mirtazipine 15 mg, sertraline 100

60

8

PTSD

sertraline 50 mg

20

9

PTSD

mirtazipine 30

40

  1. 7Antidepressant medication dosage equivalents based on the following dose equivalence formula: 20 mg citalopram = 50 mg sertraline = 5 mg escitalopram = 50 mg fluvoxamine = 20 mg paroxetine = 20 mg fluoxetine = 15 mg mirtazipine.