Posted by Christ_empowered on February 29, 2016, at 22:39:23
In reply to Re: luvox/lexapro » joe f, posted by Phillipa on February 29, 2016, at 22:25:46
I don't think they're the same, no. Luvox is mostly used for OCD. I read somewhere that its also sometimes used in psychotic depression to good effect.
Lexapro is an effective AD that is also usually fairly tolerable. I think that's the big selling point, or was before it went generic. If I recall, Lexapro is also supposed to be more "calming," so it'd be a good choice for anxiety and such. I was Rx'd Celexa for an episode of depression with lots of anxiety and agitation. It worked; I imagine Lexapro would have been at least as effective. I didn't get any major side effects, just apathy after several months.
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