Posted by Dopamine123 on April 13, 2008, at 11:03:59
In reply to Re: lexapro or paxil?, posted by bleauberry on April 8, 2008, at 15:49:01
They both have the same mechanism of action inhibit serotonin uptake, so they are probably interchangable. All the SSRI's do essentially the same thing. However its still worth trying a few different ones if you don't respond to one. Each one has slightly different properties that could affect your response.
I would expect the efficacy and side effect profile to be pretty much the same for each of them.
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