This mail i sent to another forum but the administrator refused to publish it as the members are not doctors. I understand this well same as here. All i need is an opinion not necessarily correct. Just an opinion not to follow of course, only to consider. Here it is:
My combo is all AP's. I was given lexapro/cipralex/escitalopram 5mg because I was feeling down that was a month ago. After 2 weeks I started to be anxious. Fearing of catching mania, I stopped. But after a week I started to plunge down so I returned to the same dose of 5mg. Now I am ok again
Had I been on celexa/cipram/citalopram would this have been better?. Because the latter is supposedly weaker than
lexapro. In fact 10 mg of celexa is equivalent to 5mg of lexapro. So since I am taking 5mg of lexapro this would be equivalent to 10mg of celexa. But the 10mg tablet in celexa can be divided while the 5mg in lexapro cannot. So fearing that I should reduce my dose of cipralex eventually like I did before, then either I take my 5mg of lexapro every other day or switch to celexa by taking 5mg. Besides the therapeutic dose of lexapro is 5-20mg whereas for celexa it is NOT 10 - 40mg rather 10 - 60mg, meaning that it is even much weaker and more tolerated hypothetically than lexapro.
Since I am always seeking to take the weakest AD fearing from mania, my question is two fold: is celexa better than lexapro or worse I mean generally speaking because this is patient dependent. But the IMPORTANT question: can one switch over from lexapro to celexa easily I mean directly or you wean off first by titrating down. But how, as I am taking the smallest dose already.! i.e. is there any difficulty, withdrawal symptoms etc.. and so forth. Remember both are the products of the same company. I know welbutrin is OK but i am interested in the above comparison
Thanks a million
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