Posted by Doug in PA on August 2, 2003, at 14:19:43
In reply to Re: Changing to Lexapro from Paxil--How to switc, posted by pollymk on August 2, 2003, at 4:42:06
I made the switch in one day. I had a terrible time. The Lex did not seem to cut in for a month or more while the withdrawl symptomes from the paxil were terrible. Every day my depression seemed to get worse. I wish that I had not listened to the doctor and just tapered off Paxil while taking lex. But keep in mind that the reason that there are so many posts on this site is because everybody reacts (at least a little) differently to the same Rx. Even two months on the Lex I feel like that old Paul Simon song..."Still crazy after all these years."
Doug in PA> Thanks for the posts.
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> I think I will change from Paxil to Lexpro. When people have changed can you stop the Paxil one day and start the Lexpro the next? Has anyone got the speedy feeling from the Lexpro? I have tired to stop the Paxil before without taking another drug and had withdrawal anxiety that was horrible.
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