I have only 4 lexapro left, they are 116.00 I can't buy them. I have filled out a form with Forrest to see if I can get help getting them. But his is going to take about a month and the doc just sent the forms in last week. I called the doc today and he said all he could do was put me on Celexa til we see if I qualify for the lexapro program. I did take celexa for a very short time, mabe just a week or 2 and I took them at night and when I would get up I would feel dizzy or drunk. But thats back when I was really bad and worried about taking new meds and scared. I have to call the doc back tomorrow and tell him if I want him to call in the celexa. So what do I do and will I just go from the lexapro to the celexa? Has anyone got any info on celexa and what I have explained. HELP!!! PLEASE!!! Von
What about changing from Lexapro to Celexa?
Question posted by Anonymous on 10 Oct 2011
Last updated on 20 November 2011
I have good news, one of the docs I know retired last mo and today he gave me all her samples of Lexapro, its a 7mo supply, so I should know something about the free program in a few weeks, the Lord looked after me again. Thank yall so much for the support. Im so Blessed. Von :)
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HI VONNIE... no relation to this question, I just 'caught up' on your status and found you've cleared the air417) with the person who caused you to be distraught enough to almost leave us.
So glad you stayed... I may not be on here as often as I should be but again, GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE STILL WITH US !!!
-Anna (nyra) :)
nyra, thank you, I hate it happened, and have not seen her back on here. I wish she would come bck because I believe she was really sorry about everything. Im not a mean person and think she deserves a second chance. Von
Halo my friend,
I'm late,darn time difference!!!
You know what i think about your meds!!
Just posting to reasure you not to get scared changing over to celexa,it may very well be better for you than the lexapro!!
You will be fine!!
Hugs
A x
Hi, i just wanted to add that i also take celexa and have also found them extremely helpful. Bear in mind that the first 3 or 4 weeks can be a bit rocky, you might feel very emotional and a bit depressed, but if you get past this i'm sure you will be pleased that you did. Because you are switching from one antidepressant to another you may find that the transaction isn't that bad, so maybe you won't have to suffer the adjustment phase. Celexa are a very good antidepressant though and i would recommend to most people to give them a go.
Thank you, at least I heard from some one who takes it. I know we are all diffrent, so hope it works. :) Von
I hope so too, it is definitely worth a try, and they are also good for using as part of a combination, as i do : )
Vonnie, remember it takes a long time for a TSH level to change. Since you're concerned about this, ask your doctor to run a thyroid screen about 6 weeks after you start the Celexa. If your hormone level starts changing, you can address it before your TSH level becomes a problem. If your TSH levels is stable, it will give you relief.
I've had some doctors that didn't understand my concern, and I'd ask them to humor me. If I stayed stable, I'd be out of their face, if my TSH changed, they needed to see me anyway. It's a binary problem-yes or no. let us know how things go. I must admit that all of these drug changes and drug laws make me as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. I think it's feeding my anxiety somewhat.
Thank you Meyati, I will do that. I have a good doc, he will do what ever I ask him too. We were friends before he became my doc. I was his kids ped nurse.And you know how I worry about my thyroid, ugh!!! Lord girl nothing can happen so please pray!! because Ive got company coming from Gulf Port Oct 22 for a wk then my son is getting married Nov 12!!! Pray hard LOL, luv ya, Vonnie
Gotcha-I've had GIs, Internists, endroctologists all say that thyroid was a major player in my IBS. Like, they didn't tell me that potato chips and cough syrup affected results of the early thyroid screens. I was sitting in the waiting room and having a feeding frenzy with a big bag of potato chips. The techs took one look at that, lectured me and sent me home-ditto for coughing my head off, and having a bottle of cough syrup in my purse. They ran that one and it showed super-hyper thyroid. Then another time I blew one because of a ton of soft shelled crabs. I don't know if these modern tests are as sensitive or what, but I can't eat these foods now anyway-
meyati, so I don't need to be eating potato chips??? Any info you can give me on my thyroid please do!!! Thanks, Vonnie
After I went to bed, I remembered that the early (don't laugh) days, thyroid screening equipment was some type of X-Ray thing run by radilogists-that measured iodine in your thyroid gland, so you can see where Gulf seafood and pigging out on potato chips would throw it off. When my thyroid is okay or a little high, I don't care for shrimp, etc. but when my thyroid is low-I want to stop at Red Lobster bill boards and eat them. While I can't indulge in my cravings-I'm sort of flakey about them and demanding TSH and vitamin checks based on cravings-Last visit-my TSH was stabilized at 2. Told the doctor that it's so nice not to have these cravings. He was completely puzzled, until I mentioned the iodine in salt and seafood. Knowing that can be a tool for doctors trying to decide if they should run an intitial TSH. Sometimes patients just don't show the signs-and the signs are different anyway.
2X, I've had vitamin B deficiencies-one typical the other atypical. Any craving, except craving chocolate is suspect to me, as I have Thyroid and an unreliable stomach causing shortages and surpluses. I'm fasting today for my colonoscopy. The last time I prepped, I went into convulsions about 2 am. I'd been complaining about the phophates making me feel hot and spacey. My X was a 200 lb Cajun deck ape that could pull his share of chains. He went into the clinic and threatened to break every bone they had, unless they listened to patients and studied phosphates. A couple of other women-wives of his buddies- were getting sick from it too. I went into this GI cuz I had a bad PCP that didn't recognize IBS or thyroid problems. I was assured that phosphates were banned-I went blah, blah, blah. I was given the normal prep instructions. I came home-read them and was on the phone to GI-howling like a maniac, as the instructions would've been a death sentence for me. They presume that you're constipated-lets say that I'm not--I got kinder and gentler intructions.
I have learned so much fromyou and you alway make me laugh. Im going to take you to the doc with me LOL. hugs Von
I did the same switch from Lexapro to Celexa. They are very similar, just name brand versus generic, could also be called Citalopram. Sometimes, you can have very mild withdrawal symptoms, so if you can slowly taper off the Lexapro to the Celexa. All you can do is what you can afford, and the Celexa will be benificial to you.
Hello Vonnie,
I hope you are calm, I do not think anything bad will come of this.
I agree with Laurie, and please do not start taking Celexa being scared.
I called the following person which I believe may help you (but due to time difference I could not reach her):
Lexapro®
Patricia Li
(escitalopram oxalate)
Cohn & Wolfe
212-798-9772
www.Lexapro.com
All the best and
thank you, I worry if it will cause my thyroid level to go whacky, could it do that?? What would I do w/o out you guys. V
Vonnie, everyone is different, but celexa worked wonders for me. I don't think it will hurt to try. Let me know how it goes. it is very inexpensive. Luv ya and good luck. Luv Anna
Hey Vonnie, Lauries right on. Actually I went from lexapro onto celexa, I've mentioned it in passing in previous posts, and there was in my case, hardly a difference. Again I dropped both, because the drug(s) make me tired. It should and will be a good holdover for you. And you've the xanax, that will help curb your anxiety. Have yourself a quiet evening Von and goodnight to you, and you Laurie. Be well friends.
Hi Von- I haven't been on here for a while but saw your question and it fits me to a T. I also had to switch from Lexapro to Celexa. It's so much cheaper. I didn't have any problems at all and it's been over a year. I know everyone is different but I wanted to let you know that. Also, don't let any of the JERKS on here run you off. That just gives them power over you. Don't give them the satisfaction of doing that to you. Remember that "that which angers you, controls you". Pretty true if you think about that. You help more people than you even know on here. Myself included. Take care, Girl!!
My Rx ran out and haven't been able to get it refilled from doctor yet, that was abaout 7 days ago. Feel awful, dizzy, nauseated, flu like symptoms, generally feel like crap! can't wait until i can get that RX filled on Monday and feel better again. will never let this happen again!
Hey vonnie,
The Lexapro (escitalopram) and the Celexa (citalopram) are very similar in chemical structure. If the doctor can't give you samples of the Lexapro until the patient assistance program can help you, then taking the Celexa should be a reasonable alternative.
Best wishes,
Laurie
Laurie, you don't think it will mess with my thyroid level do you, if I change?
No, I don't think it will mess with the thyroid hormone levels. I think you'll be ok to make the switch if you have to. Might want to ask the doctor about samples of the Lexapro. If he has them and enough for the next few weeks, you wouldn't have to make the change. Just a thought, but I really think you'll be ok if you have to switch to the Celexa.
Laurie, no body in town have any samples, the reps have stopped sampleing it because its going generic in 2012. I friend thats a rep has been to every docs office in town, none anywhere. see I have been on samples for about a year, thats how I have been able to take it, because I have not had to buy it. Thanks. V
I see, Vonnie, that is a shame. Switching to the Celexa is your best best then. Hopefully you'll hear from the patient assistance program real soon.
Thanks Laurie, I talk to them today and they said it will take 4-6 wks. So we will see, maybe I will do ok on the celexa. :) V
I'll be praying so. :)
Thank you :)
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