Posted by ed_uk on October 9, 2004, at 19:03:30
In reply to Re: new to psychobabble, posted by Daniel Woodfield on October 9, 2004, at 18:36:54
Thank you both for your advice!
I've been on citalopram for about 18 months but have been on one SSRI or another since i was 14 (six years ago). Have tried paroxetine(seroxat/paxil) and fluoxetine(prozac). Basically they all have a similar effect on me- less anxious but more lazy. I've also take venlafaxine which had exactly the same effect on me, but worse withdrawal. Unfortunately, i don't think escitalopram will be the answer. Since the 60mg of citalopram that i take consists of 30mg of escitalopram and 30mg of R-citalopram, i expect the alleged differences between escitalopram and citalopram are probably more to do with marketing than anything else!! Even so it could be worth trying Cipralex(as lex is called in the uk). I did suggest it to my psychiatrist a few months ago but he didn't like the idea. I wonder whether adding a dopaminergic med would help?
thankyou for responding!
Ed
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