Posted by morgan miller on October 21, 2010, at 23:28:41
In reply to Re: Going from Zoloft to Remeron I am worried :(, posted by linkadge on October 21, 2010, at 20:13:43
> >One of the reasons why they made Lexapro was >because of the greatly reduced amount of side >effects.
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> They didn't really "make" lexapro. Escitalopram has been around for about 25 years as a metabolite of citalopram. It was not "designed" to have less side effects, this is simply the result of having less drug in your system. Some people have more side effects (i.e. anxiety, activation) with escitalpram vs. citalopram.Thanks for the correction, Encyclopedia Brown of Psychiatric Medication. I actually knew that, my bad for not explaining it exactly.
> >The other reason was because it simply worked >better.
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> This is a matter of debate. All of the studies suggesting superiority of escitalopram were funded by lundbeck when citalopram came off patent. If the theory regarding citalopram is true, it would have more serotonergic side effects, due to absence of the metabolite which counteracts serotonergic effects.
>This is true that Lexapro may not be much better than Celexa for many people. But the reality is that they are different enough that some with notice a significant difference between the two. As with everything, all you have to do is read enough reports of people doing better on Lexapro to start to get the idea that there is a good chance Lexapro is better than Celexa. I like to look at real world experiences. This may not be a very scientific approach, but if you read enough from the right sources, and pay attention to what is going on with the people you talk to in person(friends, co-workers, etc.) that have taken Lexapro and Celexa, you will start to get an idea of what is going on with these drugs.
What's going on with you Linkage? Your previous post to Michelle about reducing Zoloft was unnecessary. I understood your point and I saw the humor in it, but come on man, you don't have to be rude and obnoxious about it.
poster:morgan miller
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