Posted by Bob on September 30, 2002, at 15:44:31
In reply to Celexa to Lexapro: not always easy, posted by babs on September 30, 2002, at 12:15:33
> I know several people have posted about experiencing physical problems when switching from celexa to lexapro- I am one of them. I had been on 60 mg of celexa and switched to 10 mg of lexapro. SUPPOSEDLY there would be no withdrawal in making the switch but I have felt like hell physically. My doctor called me this am after going to a lexapro conference this weekend and said they are no longer recommending that someone go from 60 mg of celexa to 10 mg of lexapro because there are problems with withdrawal. He told me to take 20mg of celexa whenever I feel withdrawal symptoms come on. So for those of you out there, celexa withdrawal may be an issue if you are on a high dose of celexa.
This does not suprise me in the least. Doctors had little understanding of the severity of withdrawal from drugs like Effexor and Paxil when they came out, and although it is now recognized, the awareness of this problem is not very good. All of the SSRIs, and many of the tricyclics and MAOIs have the potential for disabling withdrawl in many people. Sometimes I feel we'll be in the same boat 15 years from now, where doctors will be telling patients it's ok to just stop these drugs, or to stop them "over a few days". I, for one, never take anything quick anymore. I used to be trying to avoid withdrawl, but now my body just cannot take quick changes any longer.
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