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Posted by Phillipa on December 4, 2010, at 12:47:38
Why is it that yes even those who work in pharmacies and also medicaire and even the pdocs say celexa is the same as lexapro. I know that I took celexa when new and hit a mailbox with my car trying to go to a gym to excercise to get rid of the extreme tiredness. Taken off after a month. Now lexapro stimulated me the first time took it and couldn't continue even with benzos. Now trying low dose lexapro again with low dose luvox and no one wants to pay for the real lexapro they say only celexa. This is my drug plan supplemental with medicaire. No point in continuing lexapro as just have samples and pdoc can't give me anymore. Yes have filed papers with drug insurance for the pdoc to ask for approval for the real lexapro. I guess an appeal. But I guess the next step would be the lexapro to develop a long lasting version. But then it would be too expensive anyway so if you own a house you don't qualify for drug assistance. So why is this happening? Phillipa
Posted by ed_uk2010 on December 4, 2010, at 12:59:06
In reply to Celexa vs Lexapro I know it's a repeat but its tru, posted by Phillipa on December 4, 2010, at 12:47:38
Hi PJ,
>Yes have filed papers with drug insurance for the pdoc to ask for approval for the real lexapro
Do you really want to continue Lexapro PJ? You're already on an SSRI, Luvox, which you don't want to stop. One SSRI is normally enough. Also, you've only been taking extremely low doses of Lexapro. I've not heard you mention any great benefits. Is it worth getting into an insurance battle over a drug which you have shown little enthusiasm for?
Posted by Phillipa on December 4, 2010, at 21:37:51
In reply to Re: Celexa vs Lexapro I know it's a repeat but its tru, posted by ed_uk2010 on December 4, 2010, at 12:59:06
Ed it's not a battle just a paper faxed to insurance and the doc said no substitute it either gets approved or denied hence stay on the low dose as can't afford the meds. Luvox is free from Medicaire the drug plan I have. PJxx
Posted by ed_uk2010 on December 5, 2010, at 5:40:55
In reply to Re: Celexa vs Lexapro I know it's a repeat but its tru » ed_uk2010, posted by Phillipa on December 4, 2010, at 21:37:51
>Ed it's not a battle just a paper faxed to insurance
OK, I just got the impression that you weren't too happy about taking Lexapro anyway. If you think it's really helping then that's good.
Posted by creepy on December 9, 2010, at 14:03:43
In reply to Celexa vs Lexapro I know it's a repeat but its tru, posted by Phillipa on December 4, 2010, at 12:47:38
you know already it is the same drug, only one half of the isomer is present in lexapro.
Aside from what one would expect, I felt a huge difference between the two drugs. Maybe that was lexapro versus celexa.. or maybe it was a crappy generic that I was on. No idea.
In the real world I would try both and be aware of possible placebo effects, as well as variations in quality between generic mfr's.
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