Posted by Patson on August 28, 2002, at 0:37:45
In reply to Re: dosage » pharmrep, posted by Anyuser on August 22, 2002, at 17:39:26
There seems to be a question here... 10 = 40 This really means that 10 milligrams is equal to the EFFICACY of 40mg of celexa... right? If you can get a greater efficacy with fewer side effects then this would be a benefit... No? Is there such a thing as "too well" or "too much improvement?" This is my interpretation from what I have read so far. SSRIs are usually started low and titrated up to avoid side effects. I guess I'm confused on the 10 = 40....
10mg can not equal 40mg of medication.... But the results of 10 are greater than the results of 40.....
> What's curious to me is that nearly 2/3 of practitioners prescribe 20mg Celexa or less, and we're told that 10mg Lexapro=40mg Celexa, yet there seems to be no expectation that any practitioner would prescribe less than 10mg Lexapro.
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> Oh well. Time will tell. Thanks for your answers.
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