Posted by dr dave on October 10, 2002, at 12:28:02
In reply to Re: Lexapro and Celexa relative side-eff- SLEEP, posted by shakingoscar on October 10, 2002, at 9:18:35
Hi shakingoscar,
I'm glad you're feeling better on the Lexapro. It's difficult to know why you are sleeping better on it than on celexa, but the important thing is that you are, so who cares? If it works, let's not worry too much about it.
People react very individually to antidepressants and there are a whole load of other things going on in most people's lives that will affect that response at any given time. My concern is whether IN GENERAL I can expect people to sleep better on Lexapro than Celexa. The research so far shows that I can't.
It's an important point though to remember that what has been shown to work for a particular patient is more important than what the general research shows.
> Hi Dr Dave,
> I would just like to say one thing.
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> I find I sleep fine on lexapro, and can take it before bedtime and still sleep well.
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> With citalopram, I could never take it in the evening because I find it far more stimulating than lexapro.
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> In fact, I am hoping I can stop taking trazodone which I have always needed with SSRIs because I find them so stimulating (except Paxil/seroxat)
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> Cheers
>
>
poster:dr dave
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