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• What's the difference between Lexapro and Celexa?
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I couldn't afford Lexapro, so they prescribed me with Celexa.
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• Does the slight difference between Celexa and Lexapro make any difference clincally to patients?
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• Difference between Lexapro and Celexa?
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I was wondering what the difference between Lexapro and Celexa was. I was on Celexa for about 5 years but went off about 2 years. Am debating if I should go back on as I have been pretty depressed lately. If I went back to the physiatrist, would he put me on Celexa since that is what I had before and worked? Also, does Celexa cause weight gain?
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• what is the difference between lexapro and celexa?
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• Comparing the SSRI's - Lexapro, Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, etc.?
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I know that all drugs work differently on different people, but I'm just posing very general questions.
Which SSRI tends to be the most effective for the most people? And which tends to have the lowest amount of side effects?
I took Paxil years ago for anxiety, and it was wonderful - worked great, and zero side effects except for the dreaded sexual side effcts. Withdrawal was bad but manageable by weaning myself slowly. More recently, I took it again, and it put me to sleep. I was yawning all day. Same with Lexapro.
My problems have increased now to incude depression as well. I tried Wellbutrin for a couple of days, and the first two days and the first night were fine, just a little dizziness, but the second night it made my anxiety way worse, and I couldn't sleep because I was having panic attacks and my heart was racing. I couldn't sit still.
I am thinking I need to go back to an SSRI, and potentially add the Wellbutrin back in once my anxiety is under control.
Prozac is the only one of the group I've truly never touched. Technically not Celexa either, but that's basically just another form of Lexapro. I was on Zoloft for a very short period of time a long time ago with no issue.
Any general thoughts on the differences between these meds?
I know these meds need a certain amount of time before giving up, but the wellbutrin made me have terrible panic attacks, heart racing, etc, and there was no way I could go in to work Monday like that.
I know Lexapro is not exactly the same as Celexa, but it's pretty darn close. They just pulled one of the isomers out of Celexa to make Lexapro, hoping that it would result in less side effects. (Or at least give them a new patent...)
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• switching from Zoloft to Celexa?
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My insurance company claims lexapro is not a "preferred" drug, and they will not cover it, so my doc is putting me on Celexa instead. I started on 25mg of Zoloft and am now up to 100mg. Have been on 100mg of Zoloft for about 3 weeks now, but i just dont feel i am getting the desired results. I am jittery, find myself grinding my teeth and doing other things that one would consider acts of nervousness, have muscle twitching, and still waking up early. My doc wants me to just immediately start taking 20mg of Celexa and stop the Zoloft altogether. Is this normal considering the length of time i have been on the Zoloft? probaby been on Zoloft for a total length of about 2 months. Should i taper off the Zoloft or are the drugs similar enough that i should be ok. anyone know the differences between the two drugs?
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