Posted by LostBoyinNC1 on September 1, 2002, at 18:20:45
In reply to what? » LostBoyinNC1, posted by pharmrep on September 1, 2002, at 18:01:10
> > Generic Celexa will be better, cheaper than Lexapro. Why shell out your hard earned cash to Forest Labs for Lexapro and make yourself poorer and Forest Labs richer, when you can just buy generic Celexa?
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> > Somethings make absolutely no logic whatsoever. This Lexapro thing is one of them.
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> > LostBoyinNC
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> *** First of all, no generic available til >2005, 2nd...what do you base this on? >Nothing...I didnt think so.WRONG. I base what I say upon solid and basic pharmacology knowledge. Its a hard fact Lexapro is just another SSRI. Its no better than Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox or the currently available Celexa. You know it...I know it. So do most psychiatrists and most of the posters on this board. One SSRI is as good as another SSRI.
Dont let your salesman mentality get in the way of logical thinkng Pharmrep. I realize you want to sell as much Lexapro as poosible...thats your job. You work for Forest Labs. When I read your posts, I think "who is this person who is writing this?" And I realize you are a DRUG SALESMAN for the company that makes Lexapro. DUH. Thus you are going to brag about your drug in order to try to sell more of it.
Lexapro is no more effective than currently available antidepressants, pharmrep.
It comes down to this one, basic simple fact pharmrep. Lexapro is nothing but another "me too" selective serotonin type antidepressant. Thus it is no better than anything else. In fact, its not AS EFFECTIVE as some antidepressants which hit multiple neurotransmitters like high dosage Effexor or the MAOIs.
And actually, yeah tricyclics hit more neurotransmitters than Lexapro.
> If there werent advances in treatment...everybody would still be taking tricyclics...would you rather have that?
Dont try to use emotion to sway people pharmrep. Stick to the hard facts when you make claims about your beloved Lexapro. Lexapro is just another SSRI. Id rather take generic Prozac, Zoloft or Paxil than make your company richer.
Generic Celexa will be here soon enough. 2005 is not that far off...just a few years. Once that happens no insurance company will want to pay for Lexapro, they will want to pay for the generic Celexa. As soon as a drug becomes generic, many insurance companies will ONLY pay for the generic version of the drug.
LostBoyinNC
PS: dont argue with me, you will never win.
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