Posted by pharmrep on August 1, 2002, at 10:54:11
In reply to Re: 20%?, posted by Phil on August 1, 2002, at 6:15:48
Hi Phil...yes, I am saying Celexa at around 20%, mostly ejac delay. This has been said nationally. Although I account for a small pool (300 dr's or so) I do talk about it to learn more from my dr's. They say the same 20% for Celexa, and 30-40% for other ad's. I am seeing more of the combo Celexa and Wellbutrin...its called cel-well (its big on the East coast...and moving West. 20-40mg Celexa/100mg Wellbutrin, maybe higher on Celexa, but not Wellbutrin (due to seizure risks). I agree that sex s/e are not aggessively addressed, but I wouldnt say it's being ignored. 5-10 years is all that co's know of it..remember only 6% of patients reported it for Celexa back then. But
now that it's a more open topic, maybe co's will cater to it more. (yes, it would be a $-maker). On a personal note, no..I've not taken any ad's, I do have experience through some family& friends.
And I do hear the semi-normalcy vs sex s/e a lot from my Dr's. They are more concerned with treating the depression and other components 1st, before worrying about weight gain, any s/e,p450
inhibitions (liver metabolization) etc only secondary. I wouldnt say Forest or myself for that matter is apathetic on the matter. It's just not easy to have 1 drug do everything. I'm sure it's on the way some day. As for Lexapro...no it's not it. I believe it will have the least sex s/e, but again 9% voluteered the info (last year). With todays heightened awareness, I believe that's good...maybe in low to mid teens in reality. But only large volume experience and time will tell.
PS 15 med check? That's funny...when I go into an office, I get on average 1-2 minutes with the Dr's. (and thats more than most reps) They see 10+ reps a day, and 5-10 seconds just to sign for samples is not uncommon. I try to be concise with Dr's (90% of time, there are patients waiting). Any questions I can ask to learn about their practice or prescribing habits usually take 4-5 visits or so to develop. I focus more on the Dr's and patients as topics...not the samples.
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