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[DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 51.Agarwal S.M., Hahn M

But, for the most part, patients following standard protocol start with .25mg for the first four weeks and double the dosage in four-week increments until week 13 (e.g., 0.5mg weeks 5-8, 1mg weeks 9-12)