Posted by King Vultan on April 7, 2004, at 8:07:25
In reply to Celexa to Lexapro, posted by celextolex on April 6, 2004, at 18:11:42
> I was on about 20 mg of Celexa for several weeks. When my anxiety/depression didn't go away, but got worse, I switched to 10 mg Lexapro. I've been on Lexapro for two weeks and haven't noticed any new side effects. But, I don't know if it's helping at all. It almost makes me feel worse. I cry more often for no reason and I feel extremely anxious. Things in my personal life are also getting worse. I thought that switching from Celexa to Lexapro would solve things, but I wonder if it's just made matters worse. My psych seemed convinced that Lexapro was the answer, but I'm starting not to trust him. Any one with any insight? I feel
> lost and don't know what or whom to trust.
Lexapro is just about the same thing as Celexa--instead of being a mixture of a left and right handed version of the same molecule, Lexapro contains just the more useful one of those two forms. While the manufacturer implies that Lexapro is purer and superior to Celexa, the pharmacological profiles of the two drugs are very, very similar.For many people, it does take some time for these types of drugs to begin to work, and it's possible that the downturn you've experienced may be a precursor to things getting better. My own opinion is that 4-6 weeks should generally be long enough to begin to notice an improvement, and if you haven't experienced any improvement after 6-8 weeks, the drug trial should be considered a failure. Because Celexa and Lexapro are so similar, I would consider the combined length of time you've been on the two drugs.
Todd
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