Posted by RM73 on November 12, 2007, at 16:48:56
In reply to Re: Lexapro/Celexa: The Best for Anxiety? Differences? » RM73, posted by kaleidoscope on November 12, 2007, at 15:20:03
Thank you so very much! I have read this numerous times but there are so many people who say that the R-part (inactive) of Celexa causes more side effects but I truly believe that many Pharmaceutical Companies do these sort of things once their medication goes Generic.
I truly appreciate your honesty and your answer! Thank you! I'm definitely going to go with the Celexa then. Unless of course someone comes here and scares me with some awful story. LOL
Take good care!
> Neither Celexa nor Lexapro is better, they're are equal in effectiveness for anxiety. I would urge you to take generic citalopram and thus avoid wasting your money.
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> Celexa (racemic citalopram) and Lexapro (escitalopram) are the same drug. 20mg generic citalopram (or Celexa) contains 10mg of R-citalopram and 10mg of escitalopram (Lexapro). R-citalopram is inactive. 10mg Lexapro is therefore equivalent to 20mg generic citalopram.
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> Lexapro was brought to the market as a patent-extender when Celexa was going to go generic. Lexapro exists to make money for the manufacturer. There is no justification for using Lexapro as a first-line SSRI, generic citalopram should do just fine.
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