Posted by Bill LL on February 14, 2005, at 9:17:59
In reply to Dr. Switching me from Lexapro to Celaxa, posted by Jayslace on February 12, 2005, at 16:27:15
It's a tough question. I have taken both Celexa and Lexapro and had great success with both of them. If I were you, I would definitely stay with the Lexapro since it was working well. Call your doctor and ask him to change the prescription back to Lexapro.
Celexa and Lexapro are different and it's not easy to determine what dose of Celexa would be right for you. Although 20 mg Lexapro has the same ingredient as 40 mg Celexa, that does not necessarily mean a 2 to 1 ratio in efficacy. That's because Celexa has a second ingredient that may compete for receptor sites on nerve cells.
When I switched, I went from 60 mg Celexa to 20 mg Lexapro and it seemed about the same. The only difference was that I felt a little bit less tired.
> Hi everyone!
> My neurologist is treating me for depression. I told him that my Lexapro was working great but the price had gone up from $40 every 3 months to $100 every three months. But I was ok with that because I liked how Lexapro 20mg was helping. I also take Trazadone 100mg at night to help me sleep.
> In the mean time my husband looked up up on the net to see when my Lexapro would get here (we do online ordering with our insurance) and we found out my Dr. switched me to Celexa without even telling me this!
> I'm going to call him Monday, but what do you all think?
> And how do you like Celexa?
> By the way, it's only going to cost me $20 every three months! Yipppee for that ! LOL
> Have a great night!
> Ruthie
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