Posted by zeugma on November 26, 2005, at 17:40:08
In reply to Re: Experiences on Risperdal... Im afraid of TD » zeugma, posted by ed_uk on November 26, 2005, at 16:07:18
Lexapro, for example, is much less popular in the UK than generic fluoxetine (Prozac), which is cheaper by a factor of TEN - and generally similarly effective. The side effects are also broadly comparable.>>
Hi Ed
In the U.S., the way it would work for the typical patient with symptoms of depression is that they would be given Lexapro samples for free. Then if the decision was made that the pills were needed a prescription would be written for Lexapro. Insidious, isn't it?By the way, most studies that show that SSRI's have fewer side effects than TCA's use studies that compare them against imipramine or amitriptyline. If the studies were made against the secondary amine TCA's, the results would be about equal. Lofepramine invalidates the argument that even a well-tolerated TCA is cardiotoxic, but for that reason will never be an option here. Instead we can pay through the nose for Strattera which IMO is not in the same league as any of the major TCA's as an AD, but has as its great selling point the fact that it is not 'cardiotoxic.' It may not be, but it's certainly on patent, and doctors' offices are crammed with samples.
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