Is nefazodone a satisfactory antidepressant for children and adolescents?
Although there have been no published studies on the use of nefazodone for the treatment of children and adolescents with depression, it is expected that the drug will be prescribed for depressed children and adolescents. • Is nefazodone a satisfactory antidepressant for the elderly? No special problems were encountered when nefazodone was studied in a group of 500 people over the age of 65 with depression. As with most drugs, when administered to the elderly, it is useful to start low and go slow. • How is treatment with nefazodone initiated? Most psychiatrists start people with depression on 50 mg of nefazodone twice a day. At intervals of about one week, the dose can be increased by 100 mg per day. When nefazodone first was released the usual starting dose for adults was 100 mg twice a day. As many people found this dose to be too high, it has been replaced by a lower initial dose. When nefazodone is given to elderly patients the starting dose is usually 50 mg twice a day. • What is
