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Posted by Bedrock on December 20, 2004, at 12:55:31
Hi,
I had been w/o medication for a while because I couldn't get in to see my pdoc. As things got worse, I called her last Thurs and asked if she would prescribe me something before my mid-January appointment. She called me back Friday at 5pm when I was at my office (an open cubicle with no privacy). She said she wanted to try Celexa, and since I couldn't really ask questions at the time and I was too impatient to wait until Monday, I said ok. I then looked it up and saw that Lexapro is the newer version of Celexa that is supposed to have less side effects. Since my last med was dropped due to side effects, I wondered why she'd prescribe Celexa over Lexapro. Does anyone know if there are other benefits (besides cost) to Celexa? It may be a cost-insurance thing, but wondered if there was a nicer answer.
Thanks,
Bedrock
Posted by Ritch on December 20, 2004, at 22:04:21
In reply to Any benefit to Celexa over Lexapro?, posted by Bedrock on December 20, 2004, at 12:55:31
> Hi,
>
> I had been w/o medication for a while because I couldn't get in to see my pdoc. As things got worse, I called her last Thurs and asked if she would prescribe me something before my mid-January appointment. She called me back Friday at 5pm when I was at my office (an open cubicle with no privacy). She said she wanted to try Celexa, and since I couldn't really ask questions at the time and I was too impatient to wait until Monday, I said ok. I then looked it up and saw that Lexapro is the newer version of Celexa that is supposed to have less side effects. Since my last med was dropped due to side effects, I wondered why she'd prescribe Celexa over Lexapro. Does anyone know if there are other benefits (besides cost) to Celexa? It may be a cost-insurance thing, but wondered if there was a nicer answer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bedrock
Celexa has some antihistamine effects that Lexapro doesn't. So you might get some added sedative effects which might be helpful for sleep and anxiety.
Posted by Bill LL on December 21, 2004, at 9:38:47
In reply to Any benefit to Celexa over Lexapro?, posted by Bedrock on December 20, 2004, at 12:55:31
She might have more patients on Celexa and therefore feel more comfortable with it. I was on Celexa for a long time, then switched to Lexapro when it first came out. I'm still on it and doing very well on it along with 60 mg Strattera.
I think that Celexa and Lexapro are very similar in terms of efficacy. I know that some people who took Celexa switched to Lexapro when it first came out, and then went back to Celexa.
My experience is that I think that I feel a little less tired on Lexapro.
I wouldn't worry about it. Try the Celexa, and then when you see your doctor you can ask about Lexapro.
> Hi,
>
> I had been w/o medication for a while because I couldn't get in to see my pdoc. As things got worse, I called her last Thurs and asked if she would prescribe me something before my mid-January appointment. She called me back Friday at 5pm when I was at my office (an open cubicle with no privacy). She said she wanted to try Celexa, and since I couldn't really ask questions at the time and I was too impatient to wait until Monday, I said ok. I then looked it up and saw that Lexapro is the newer version of Celexa that is supposed to have less side effects. Since my last med was dropped due to side effects, I wondered why she'd prescribe Celexa over Lexapro. Does anyone know if there are other benefits (besides cost) to Celexa? It may be a cost-insurance thing, but wondered if there was a nicer answer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bedrock
Posted by darkhorse on December 22, 2004, at 4:45:01
In reply to Re: Any benefit to Celexa over Lexapro?, posted by Ritch on December 20, 2004, at 22:04:21
> > Hi,
> >
> > I had been w/o medication for a while because I couldn't get in to see my pdoc. As things got worse, I called her last Thurs and asked if she would prescribe me something before my mid-January appointment. She called me back Friday at 5pm when I was at my office (an open cubicle with no privacy). She said she wanted to try Celexa, and since I couldn't really ask questions at the time and I was too impatient to wait until Monday, I said ok. I then looked it up and saw that Lexapro is the newer version of Celexa that is supposed to have less side effects. Since my last med was dropped due to side effects, I wondered why she'd prescribe Celexa over Lexapro. Does anyone know if there are other benefits (besides cost) to Celexa? It may be a cost-insurance thing, but wondered if there was a nicer answer.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bedrock
>
>
> Celexa has some antihistamine effects that Lexapro doesn't. So you might get some added sedative effects which might be helpful for sleep and anxiety.Yes, I've tried both and tolerated Celexa much better because is more "gentle" (some sedation)...also from other posts Lexapro seems to induce weight gain faster than celexa,although all SSRIS induce weight gain in the long term to a lot of people....
Regards,
Adam
Posted by Bedrock on December 22, 2004, at 9:36:21
In reply to Re: Any benefit to Celexa over Lexapro?, posted by darkhorse on December 22, 2004, at 4:45:01
Thanks you guys for the information, good to know there are real benefits. I am tolerating Celexa fine so far, although any weight gain from meds in the next two weeks will be confounded with my annual holiday fattening.
Thanks again,
Bedrock
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