Posted by ednababish on October 10, 2004, at 20:24:31
In reply to Re: Lexapro / Celexa Dose Equivalence Question » ednababish, posted by jujube on October 10, 2004, at 13:28:47
Dear Tamara,
I had very good results at 30mgs; I went off while I was pregnant, had a moody pregnancy, and then had post-partum issues like panic attacks, anxiety, and insomnia. My gp put me back on 20mgs, but it just wasn't working. She left the practice and moved away; one of her colleagues put me on paxil, which was awful because I was so relaxed and forgetful--I would forget stuff to do for class and not care. I was also incapable of getting physically aroused, let alone reaching an orgasm. He refered me to a psychiatrist, who put me on 15mgs of lexapro, which we agreed to raise to 20 in April.
Celexa worked about the same, probably a bit better. I laughed a lot more, and the sexual side effects weren't as bad. I've read these same remarks at other sites, so it's not just me.
The first time I took it, I was at 30mgs for a month before I stopped freaking out while driving, and about two months before I stopped being paralyzed by anxiety. All in all, I would say that I felt better more quickly with celexa, but that just may have been because I was new to ADs.My husband and I will begin to try to conceive this winter--and this time I plan to continue AD therapy through delivery. I have an illness that I have no control over, and my children are better off with a sane mother.
You keep us posted, too, Tamara and Jess.
Edna Babish
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