Posted by Bill L on August 26, 2002, at 7:45:56
In reply to Re: Is Lexapro an alternative to Zoloft? » MoeZ, posted by Dinah on August 24, 2002, at 20:30:50
I think that Lexapro might be worth a shot. Celexa is good for anxiety. It has sexual side effects but its not the worst SSRI in that regard. Lexapro hits the US market next thursday (Sept 5).
Your wife takes 50 mg Zoloft which is the amount that people are usually started on. The starting dose for Celexa is 20mg, generally going up to 40mg. For Lexapro, the dose is 10mg to 20mg. Maybe your doc would want to start her on 10mg and see how that goes.
Another alternative is to leave her on Zoloft and add Wellbutrin to help offset the sexual side effects. Wellbutrin might also help with her fatigue.
> Originally posted by Moe Z.
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> > My wife suffers from chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia and is on 50mg Zoloft for anxiety. It has helped her a lot over the past 18 months. Previously she tried Paxil but that didn't work as well. She has gone down to 50mg from an original dose of 100.
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> > The only major issue is total lack of libido on her part. I've read that Celexa may be a better medication in that respect, and one assumes that Lexapro might be better again.
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> > Is there any hard data on which SSRI has the least effect on libido? Is Lexapro really any different?
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> > What is the equivalent dose of 50mg Zoloft in Celexa or Lexapro?
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> > Thanks in advance for any help
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> > Moe
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