celexa vs lexapro drug

Celexa is pretty much the same drug as Lexapro, developed by the same manufacturer to get a new patent after the one on Celexa was up although it is somewhat different and people do report different side effects from the two drugs.

m on Celexa now but am wondering if maybe Lexapro would be better since anxiety is my biggest concern. Has anyone had suggest with Lexapro. Also does Lexapro cause weight gain like Celexa?

nursegirl, advice needs your advice! =) I was able to get into my doctor today. He said his next pick would be Lexapro or Viibryd. I chose Lexapro since Viibryd is a new drug and I was unsure about it. My concern is insurance doesn't cover Lexapro. I hope they are able to make it go through. He also gave me a script for Valium. I was shocked he didn't give Ativan or Klonopin or something along those lines. Is Valium good?

t, neither is Paxil, as both were approved as antidepressants. Nor is it true that Celexa and Lexapro are the same or that Lexapro is a better version of Celexa. They can have very different outcomes, and both can have side effects. Lexapro was originally advertised as having fewer side effects, but in use that is debatable.

Been taking 30 mg of celexa for just over 4 weeks for anxiety....had dry mouth and a little fogginess for the first couple of weeks but that has worn off. I'm much better than I was without the celexa but still think it needs more time (or possible dosage adjustment)....been wondering if I should try lexapro but hate to change since I'm so far into the celexa. No ED for me....but was warned it was a possibility.

Okay everyone I am desperate. I was diagnowed with severe ocd specificallyspecifically relationship OCD after coming off celexa (I weaned off as instructed). Well anyway I got intrusive thoughts wondering if I loved my very loving boyfriend anymore. I doubted everything... had break downsand decoded to go back on celexa got suicidal... the whole 9... long story short... I was switched to lexapro and am now starting week 4.

I wonder if Lexapro wouldn't have most of the same problems that Celexa would have, as they're mostly the same drug. I know Lexapro is Celexa minus some stuff found to be unnecessary, but mostly Lexapro was developed because the patent on Celexa had expired. You also don't say if you tapered off the Celexa before switching.

Lexapro is pretty similar to Celexa -- it's the same core drug. They do feel different, but if Celexa isn't working, it's probably best to move to another med. Effexor isn't usually used if your main symptom is anxiety, since it is a stimulating antidepressant. Works for some anyway, but it would usually be used only if your anxiety was secondary to depression. Buspar has not done well in trials, and is only used these days much as an augmentation to certain ssris.

However this is not true for everyone. Lexapro the relative of celexa seems to kick in faster than most other SSRI's, but for all others I would say 2-3 weeks depending on the dose and particular patient.

I've been on and off (back on now) Lexapro for the past two years. Lexapro and Celexa are essentially the same drug. The company that produces both basically made a small (and insignificant) change to Celexa to create Lexapro so that they could hold on to their patent for a few mores years (there is no generic Lexapro currently). The Lexapro definitely helped a lot with my anxiety, panic, and depression.

Still have anxiety and breakthrough panic attacks. He has given me the choice of lexapro or Zoloft. Since Celexa and lexapro are so similar, I'm concerned that the lexapro won't work given that the Celexa stopped working. On the other hand, he has warned me that Zoloft is more activating, which is not good for anxiety and panic. Thoughts? Advice? Similar experiences?

Your best and most accurate advice will come form your physician. Lexapro is escitalopram and Celexa is citalopram and as you see from these generic names they are similar but not the same. One difference is that Celexa is available in generic form and Lexapro is not which means theoretically generic Celexa (generic form) should be less costly. Lexapro and Celexa are not interchangeable, and they are not approved for all of the same uses. Both are approved for the treatment of depression.

t have luck with Lexapro, Celexa which is a very closely related drug (Lexapro is the only active stereo isomer of Celexa) and a lot of people find it to work for them if Lexapro didn't. I had a bad experience with Paxil and Lexapro and decided to leave the SSRIs alone but they do work for many people and my doctor was not pleased at my unwillingness to try Celexa.

also to add to my last comment, lexapro is a non addictive but long term drug for the treatment of depression and anxiety and it takes about 4-6 weeks for full effects to be noticed. depending on your condition i would start off on 10mg a day and see how that works for you. if your not to sure then do some research about it. and also research the dangers of xanax.

I noticed a difference in 2-3 weeks, but the full effect can take up to 3 months to be felt. From my own experience, I would recommend Lexapro (or Celexa - they are essentially the same drug).

If you respond well to Celexa then you might respond even better to Lexapro. Lexapro is a the next generation of Celexa. You can research it to better understand hard to explain in chemistry terms. The side effects of Lexapro tend to be less severe than Celexa also. The above answer that was left by Paxiled is all correct as well.

I had a similar experience with Celexa, which is a very similar drug (celexa is citalopram, lexapro is escitalopram). I also had low blood pressure (78/58 at one point), and worsening depression, which really wasn't helpful since that's what I was taking it for. I was only on it for 4 weeks though...

Newer antidepressants don’t have the same side effect. While Paxil and Zoloft do cause some weight gain, other SSRIs, like Prozac, Celexa and Lexapro, don’t. For Paxil and Zoloft, the weight gain can add up to five to 40 pounds a year. Some people do experience weight gain with Lexapro or Celexa, but most don’t. In this case, it is not a surprise to have idiosyncratic responses, since the chemical structure of all the SSRIs is so similar.

t imagine very many people taking three different drugs that all target serotonin receptors at the same time. Celexa and Lexapro are essentially the same drug, with Lexapro being Celexa with some of the molecules cut out. This is weird indeed. I wonder why the Zoloft wasn't tried at a more therapeutic dose instead of layering on the same kind of drugs.

Oh my goodness, I started on Celexa this week after almost a year on Lexapro, just to save money. I had no long term side effects from the lexapro (like weight gain) and when I tried to wean off (after about 6 months) because i thought i was "better" I felt like sad and that's all. So I guess what I'm asking is if there is something fishy about Celexa.

Many people would rather fight the sides without an a/d, but since I was taking this before tx, I continued. I was on celexa then Lexapro and went back to celexa. I heard that Lexapro was a combo of celexa and prozac hence the name Lexapro. This is not to be interpreted as medical advice:) just my little input. How many weeks left?

Equivalencies are generalizations, and you are an individual. Besides, Pristiq is a different class of drug than Lexapro. Lexapro is an ssri while Pristiq is an snri. And if it were me, which it isn't, I'd start at a low dosage and work my way up on any medication so I could see how bad the side effects were and the lowest dosage at which it works is.

By the way, Celexa often has different and more side effects than Lexapro, even though they are almost the same drug. So either learn to deal, or try a different ssri.

Hi Everyone! Just one fast question here... I really need to start again a SSRI for my extreme panic disorder and I want to know if the Celexa will work to stop the panic disorder, since I took it for my social phobia at 60 mg/day back in 1999 for 6 months and it did nothing for the social anxiety and my anxiety level didn't improve on it?

Celexa vs lexapro drug

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