- PO (Adults ): 0.5 mg 3 times daily; may ↑ by 0.5–1 mg every 3 days. Total daily maintenance dose not to exceed 20 mg. Panic disorder: 0.125 mg twice daily; may ↑ after 3 days toward target dose of 1 mg/day (some patients may require up to 4 mg/day).
- PO (Children ≤10 yr or ≤30 kg): 0.01–0.03 mg/kg/day (not to exceed 0.05 mg/kg/day) given in 2–3 equally divided doses; ↑ by no more than 0.25–0.5 mg every 3 days until therapeutic blood levels are reached (not to exceed 0.2 mg/kg/day).
