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Posted by Thatgirl on June 13, 2003, at 9:26:02
Hi there, I was wondering if any of you have taken Celexa and then later switched to lexapro? I have taken Celexa and had no side effects, but the first time I took the lex I thought I was going to die! I was pretty confused because these meds are so closely related. Has anyone else had this experience? Thanks for listening.
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Posted by avid abulia on June 13, 2003, at 13:22:32
In reply to Has anyone switched from Celexa to Lexapro?, posted by Thatgirl on June 13, 2003, at 9:26:02
every time i`ve taken an SSRI, i thought me and/or someone else would die from it, but...
considering that the lexapro is simply celexa with the r-enantiomer taken out, i have to ask, were you on both at once? in effect, doubling the dose of celexa?
i also have to ponder, does lexapro represent a true advance in therapeutics, or just an advance in marketing technique. actually, i gotta wonder that about all SSRIs and NARIs, really, given the paucity of well-controlled studies that did not use a placebo wash-out protocol.
Posted by Janelle on June 13, 2003, at 18:27:38
In reply to Re: Has anyone switched from Celexa to Lexapro?, posted by avid abulia on June 13, 2003, at 13:22:32
I know that Lexapro is simply Celexa with something removed from it that is supposedly INACTIVE, and now you have inadvertently specified what it is that has been REMOVED from Celexa to get Lexapro - a r-enantiomer! I did a search on that word and got nowhere, but you must know - WHAT IS IT?? Could you explain it in plain English if possible, I need "meds for DUMMIES" !!!
Also, I have heard from MANY sources that Lexpro is a marketing/manufacturing *gimmick* that Forest Pharm. came out with because their Celexa's patent is running out. Just repeating what I have heard from multiple sources!
My own feeling on the matter (for what it is probably NOT worth!) is that the r-enantiomer that was removed from Celexa to make Lexapro may NOT be ALL (100%) inactive or why would people be okay with CELEXA and then NOT OKAY on LEXAPRO??
If Lexapro really truly is just Celexa minus some INACTIVE ingredient, then people should be able to convert with no problem. This whole thing makes me smell a rat, but that's just me.
I'm on a micro dose of Celexa and would not trade it for Lexapro for anything in the world, unless heaven forbid the Celexa pooped out.
Posted by stjames on June 13, 2003, at 19:30:35
In reply to WHAT IS a R-ENANTIOMER? And more ... » avid abulia, posted by Janelle on June 13, 2003, at 18:27:38
I did a search on that word and got nowhere,
google has thousands of hits on this.
Posted by avid abulia on June 13, 2003, at 21:42:55
In reply to Re: WHAT IS a R-ENANTIOMER? And more ..., posted by stjames on June 13, 2003, at 19:30:35
no, there is no evidence at all that the r-enantiomer is inactive in a living body. it is just a lot less active in the test tube. there is no very good reason i know of to remove it.
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