Posted by ed_uk2010 on October 22, 2010, at 16:46:55
In reply to Re: Going from Zoloft to Remeron I am worried :( » ed_uk2010, posted by linkadge on October 22, 2010, at 14:51:30
Hi Link,
>a person who is on citalopram is technically on escitalopram + R-citalopram?
That is correct. Citalopram (Celexa), like several commonly used drugs, consists of two different versions of the molecule. Citalopram (Celexa) contains 50% S-citalopram (also called escitalopram) and 50% R-citalopram. The R-citalopram molecule is like the mirror image of S-citalopram (escitalopram).
So yes, if someone takes 20mg of Celexa, they are getting 10mg of escitalopram (as contained in Lexapro) but also 10mg of R-citalopram
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