Posted by shakingoscar on October 22, 2002, at 9:23:53
In reply to Re: Went from Celaxa to Lexapro, notice irriatbility, posted by shakingoscar on October 22, 2002, at 2:23:25
For the last year I have been on 60mg of celexa for anxiety disorder, panic attacks, and depression... Before that, I have taken Paxil, Prozac, Dothiepin, Immipramine and Zoloft. I became ill just over 2 years ago.
I was impressed by all the hype about lexapro, so switched... Here is my account of the last 10 weeks (repeated from an ealier message).
---Well, I am five days into being back on Celexa, and I feel already much better.
I worked out exactly how long I withstood the pain of lexapro. My first prescription was on the 29th July. I switched back last friday - so that is approximately 10 weeks of real pain.
Its cost me a week off work and numerous mini panic attacks at work, which I havent had in TWO YEARS!
I estimate that I was on 30mg for 4 weeks (mistake of doctor who overprescribed - this dose made me VERY ILL after 2 weeks and I thought my illness had blown up again), then 10mg for 1 week (depression came back quickly on that dose), 15mg for 2 weeks - again depression continued to stay, and 20mg the rest of the time - but 20mg gave me constant panic attacks.
I WILL NEVER TOUCH LEXAPRO AGAIN.
And no-one can say I havent give it a good long chance to work.
I would say that lexapro has caused me more pain than when I started PAXIL, and that was awful.
Thank god for celexa.
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