Posted by morgan miller on October 22, 2010, at 19:48:06
In reply to Re: Going from Zoloft to Remeron I am worried :( » linkadge, posted by ed_uk2010 on October 22, 2010, at 16:57:28
> Many people on babble are quick to assert that such psychological factors do not influence them, particularly with regard to discussion of generics. I think this is very unwise.
I am one of those. I never went into starting a generic with any knowledge that there was a possibility that the brand could be better. The way I see it, no expectations = no placebo. I actually was excited about not having to pay as much, which you would think would contribute to a positive placebo effect, it didn't. I went on Celexa thinking I would do better on it as it may not have been as stimulating as Lexapro. I gave it a good month thinking that it was going to be better for me. After a month, I realized that I felt slightly better on Lexapro and had less side effects. Look, I know we can't trust the studies done by Lundbeck and I understand why there is controversy over whether Lexapro really is better than Celexa, but all you have to do is know that there is enough of a difference between the two to possibly make a difference with some people. Even if Lexapro is only better for 20 percent of the people that try it and Celexa, that is enough to consider it to be worth trying if Celexa has not given you quite the results you need.
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