Posted by Chris O on April 7, 2005, at 18:52:02
In reply to Comments needed re: Lexapro and Celexa, posted by speedofthought on April 7, 2005, at 10:12:59
Speed:
I'll just give you my experience of the two drugs. I just stopped taking Lexapro in January after an 8 month trial. I took mostly doses of 30-40mg/day. I found it to be..."weak" is the word I would use to describe it. It just did not fully knock out my depression, worrying and anxiety. The side effects, though, were minimal, just some fatigue is about it.
In 2000, I took Celexa 20mg/day for 6 months. In my memory, it was stronger than Lexapro (at knocking out my anxiety), even at that dose level, but the side effects were also worse (more twitching, anorgasmia, emotional blunting). However, that dose of Celexa was probably too weak for me too, as it did not fully address my issues.
The points you bring up are interesting and valid. I wish there was some we could all agree that health is scared right and that it is not benefitted by making it into another marketing game.
Chris
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