Hope this helps!!
I was on citalopram for about 1 year and it worked wonders for me. I was just taking half a tablet per day and felt that I was no longer angry or anxious and was very pleased apart from my extreme tiredness. I swapped over to escitolopram about 5 mths ago as my doctor said this could help with my tiredness. suffered insomina again for about the first 4 weeks but have actually found myself becoming slightly depressed on it, very emotional and still extremely tired. I want to swap back to citalopram. stopped cold turkey about 1 week ago on the tablets and now going to try citalopram again. is this ok for me to do this? thought I might be able to manage not being on the pills but have just spent the last 24 hrs crying over nothing.
heinrick wrote:
Hi, both Citalopram and Escitalopram are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The difference between the two drugs is on the chemical level. I will not bother you with the explanation of this difference but basically, Escitalopram is an active form contained in Citalopram. Because of this the mechanism of action is the same. But, since Escitalopram does not contain the inactive component found in Citalopram, it is a more selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. This means that Escitalopram works more effectively in treatment of depression. However, these advantages are not that significant in patients that are responding well to Citalopram therapy. This would mean that in your case there is no need for the change in the therapy. And if you are paying for your medication, you should definitely stick with Citalopram because it is cheaper than Escitalopram. You should try to make your doctor explain why he is so keen on changing your therapy since there is no obvious need to do so.
hi there
I was on citalopram for about 1 year and it worked wonders for me. I was just taking half a tablet per day and felt that I was no longer angry or anxious and was very pleased apart from my extreme tiredness. I swapped over to escitolopram about 5 mths ago as my doctor said this could help with my tiredness. suffered insomina again for about the first 4 weeks but have actually found myself becoming slightly depressed on it, very emotional and still extremely tired. I want to swap back to citalopram. stopped cold turkey about 1 week ago on the tablets and now going to try citalopram again. is this ok for me to do this? thought I might be able to manage not being on the pills but have just spent the last 24 hrs crying over nothing.
Hi. Heinrick, I'm a psyquiatrist and I'll just tell you not to fight with 'the pills' as they're not just 'the pills' for you're talking about the ones which had actully helped you lots. One should only try getting rid of pills when they are actually not necessary anymore but he became addicted to them: feels perfectly well , living great, but suffers in the absence of the 'pills' and needs increasing amounts of them to remain steady. That doesn't seem to be your case, you seem to suffer of true pathological depression and succeeded with the appropiately prescribed drug.
mamabear wrote:
heinrick wrote:
Hi, both Citalopram and Escitalopram are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The difference between the two drugs is on the chemical level. I will not bother you with the explanation of this difference but basically, Escitalopram is an active form contained in Citalopram. Because of this the mechanism of action is the same. But, since Escitalopram does not contain the inactive component found in Citalopram, it is a more selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. This means that Escitalopram works more effectively in treatment of depression. However, these advantages are not that significant in patients that are responding well to Citalopram therapy. This would mean that in your case there is no need for the change in the therapy. And if you are paying for your medication, you should definitely stick with Citalopram because it is cheaper than Escitalopram. You should try to make your doctor explain why he is so keen on changing your therapy since there is no obvious need to do so.
hi there
I was on citalopram for about 1 year and it worked wonders for me. I was just taking half a tablet per day and felt that I was no longer angry or anxious and was very pleased apart from my extreme tiredness. I swapped over to escitolopram about 5 mths ago as my doctor said this could help with my tiredness. suffered insomina again for about the first 4 weeks but have actually found myself becoming slightly depressed on it, very emotional and still extremely tired. I want to swap back to citalopram. stopped cold turkey about 1 week ago on the tablets and now going to try citalopram again. is this ok for me to do this? thought I might be able to manage not being on the pills but have just spent the last 24 hrs crying over nothing.
Hi. Heinrick, I'm a psyquiatrist and I'll just tell you not to fight with 'the pills' as they're not just 'the pills' for you're talking about the ones which had actully helped you lots. One should only try getting rid of pills when they are actually not necessary anymore but he became addicted to them: feels perfectly well , living great, but suffers in the absence of the 'pills' and needs increasing amounts of them to remain steady. That doesn't seem to be your case, you seem to suffer of true pathological depression and succeeded with the appropiately prescribed drug.
Hi, I have asked my doctor over the last few years whether antideps are addictive and have had the answer no to this, I have just read your post that you say they are.
I have tried mostly every anti dep possible.
I am on escitalopram and the shaking is horrendous but only been on them a week.
I have tried getting off them to no avail and have had many dips, anxiety being the main reason I want to stay on them which has been acute over the last ten years, I am hoping this woeks for me as i'm at the end of my tether.
I just want an insight to whether once I get used to this I might need more and also I have been taking diazepam to get me over the first couple of weeks, is this safe enough, I have only been taking 1 to 2mg per day?
I have felt suicidal trying to cope with this, will this wear off and the tremours, please reply to this, i'm flapping off when speaking and irationaly scared at the moment getting panick attacks.
mamabear wrote:
heinrick wrote:
Hi, both Citalopram and Escitalopram are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The difference between the two drugs is on the chemical level. I will not bother you with the explanation of this difference but basically, Escitalopram is an active form contained in Citalopram. Because of this the mechanism of action is the same. But, since Escitalopram does not contain the inactive component found in Citalopram, it is a more selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. This means that Escitalopram works more effectively in treatment of depression. However, these advantages are not that significant in patients that are responding well to Citalopram therapy. This would mean that in your case there is no need for the change in the therapy. And if you are paying for your medication, you should definitely stick with Citalopram because it is cheaper than Escitalopram. You should try to make your doctor explain why he is so keen on changing your therapy since there is no obvious need to do so.
hi there
I was on citalopram for about 1 year and it worked wonders for me. I was just taking half a tablet per day and felt that I was no longer angry or anxious and was very pleased apart from my extreme tiredness. I swapped over to escitolopram about 5 mths ago as my doctor said this could help with my tiredness. suffered insomina again for about the first 4 weeks but have actually found myself becoming slightly depressed on it, very emotional and still extremely tired. I want to swap back to citalopram. stopped cold turkey about 1 week ago on the tablets and now going to try citalopram again. is this ok for me to do this? thought I might be able to manage not being on the pills but have just spent the last 24 hrs crying over nothing.
Hi. Heinrick, I'm a psyquiatrist and I'll just tell you not to fight with 'the pills' as they're not just 'the pills' for you're talking about the ones which had actully helped you lots. One should only try getting rid of pills when they are actually not necessary anymore but he became addicted to them: feels perfectly well , living great, but suffers in the absence of the 'pills' and needs increasing amounts of them to remain steady. That doesn't seem to be your case, you seem to suffer of true pathological depression and succeeded with the appropiately prescribed drug.
Why do you claim to be a psychiatrist when you obviously are not? It´s dangerous do give people advice when you make them believe you´re a doctor.
It´s fine to give advice, but not lie about your medical competence. You can seriously harm people´s health if they actually believe you.
A real psychiatrist knows how to spell psychiatrist, to begin with...
Contact your doctor and tell him that they don´t work for you and you need to swap back to Citalopram, that does work for you.
I know it can be hard, since doctors usually are paid to prescribe a certain drug, but in this case, you feel bad with the drug he´s giving you, so be adamant about your wish.
Escitalopram has an anti anxiety property in it where as the Citalopram does not. For me that is a huge difference. With out the anti anxiety properties I am moody, suicidal and so on. If you are prescribed Escitalopram always make sure the pharmacy gives you the correct one...had the pharm make a mistake with that too
This person is impersonating a psychiatrist and isn't qualified to give medical advice. I've worked with plenty of psychiatrists, and they all know that antidepressants aren't addictive -- even if it is easier to taper off of them. Withdrawal symptoms do not equal addiction; the psychological need to keep using a substance when it is clearly causing harm is addiction.
If your worried about getting addicted to antidepressants, you may want to consider the fact that your depression is always going to plague you, it may never go away, however you can maintain a good emotional balance when the correct medication is takein, in this case citlalopram. If it helps, and your always going to need it, so be it. What you want to watch out for is the drugs like diapazine or (valume) as those types of benzo's are extremly addictive and never prescribed for long term use. So its little short term "helpers that you should becareful with and just start condering your antidepressant, a daily vitaman. : )
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