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Hi,

Based on the paucity of information that have been provided in the question, one likely possible explanation for stopping an SSRI antidepressant before starting on a new antidepressant could be to allow for a "washout" period of time for all the old SSRI medication to be eliminated out of the body before introducing a new antidepressant on board, so as to reduce the likelihood of both medications interacting with each other in your body to produce unpleasant or risky side effects.

However, there can still be other possible reasons or rationale that your doctor may have for stopping your old SSRI for the stipulated duration of time before starting the new one. Your doctor would be the best person to be able to clarify this with you.

Hope it helps.
Regards,

Depnet