Posted by Gio on July 12, 2004, at 19:43:53
In reply to Re: wellbutrin to lexapro, posted by calico cat on July 12, 2004, at 7:48:45
Hi everybody,
My anti-depressants combo was changed from a Paroxetine (Paxil in the US) + Pirlindole (Implementor in Europe, cannot find the commercial equivalent in the US) 3 days ago, replacing the Paroxetine with Escitalopram (Cipralex in Europe, Lexapro in the USA).
I never noticed any interaction with Paxil. However, since I started Lexapro, I feel that some mentioned Lexapro side effects (dizziness, vertigo, agitation) appear only or increase after I have taken Implementor.
I'm taking 10mg Lexapro + 50mg Implementor at breakfast + 50mg Implementor at lunch and the side effects do increase a lot after this last one, getting to desperate points at between 5 and 10 pm...
Also, maybe Dr.Bob can clear this out, the info coming with Implementor states it is a tricyclic AD but Pirlindole is described as bearing MAOI properties (???) and MAOI do interfere with SSRIs (but not with Paxil?)....http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=4010387&dopt=Citation
Thank you,
Gio
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