Posted by rvanson on May 10, 2007, at 18:36:48
In reply to Still on Celexa. . ., posted by Dianne Hammond on May 10, 2007, at 9:30:55
> . . . but wish I were on Lexapro. I can't put my finger on the difference, but there is one. Celexa is working. Don't get me wrong. It is doing what it supposed to do. But Lexapro seemed to do it BETTER. I don't like change in my life anymore, especially when it has to do with my feelings and attitude.
Can you expand on this?
Are you less energetic, less confidant or less aware of your surroundings, then on Lexapro?
Something along those lines, perhaps.
> It is not like having an obvious medical problem where you can actually SEE results. This is so subjective and insidious. The only thing I can say is something is different. Even though I feel fine, I don't feel "on track" any longer. I am mellow (without being lethargic). I take life as it comes (without being a doormat). But something is not the same."Of course not. They may be close in makeup but no two meds are the same, even if an isomer was removed. Even batches of the same med can differ in effects.
Lexapro is a more "active" compound then Celexa IMO. Celexa doesn't have the initial start-up anxiety for me that Lexapro does.
> How many of you have actually contacted your insurance company and tried to persuade them to lower your co-pay for the only drug that really works?<<
If I know insurance companies, and I do, if you have the funds to pay for the premiums they will not lower the co-pay but suggest you go to a higher plan.Which company do you have your health insurance with?
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