[Stevoreno]

After being under the care of my former primary care physician for more than 2 years he suddenly closed his practice last year and now I'm being seen by another primary care doctor. I'm taking Carbatrol 300MG capsules, 4 per day to control a seizure disorder along with Phenobarbital 100MG, one tablet at bedtime.

I had also been taking an antidepressant called Lexapro 20MG, one each day but my new doctor would not agree to write me a new prescription for Lexapro in any form claiming that Lexapro did not work well with Carbatrol and Phenobarbital. I started taking Carbatrol in 2002, I've been on Phenobarbital for most of my life and began taking Lexapro in 2006 right after my father's death.

I haven't been on Lexapro since my former doctor closed his practice more than a year ago and I'm coping without the Lexapro. I've done several drug interaction checks on Carbatrol, Phenobarbital, and Lexapro and read online that these drugs combined did not cause any severe interactions when taken all together.

Why would my current doctor not want to prescribe me Lexapro and are there any other antidepressants that I could take that would not cause any adverse side effects when taken with Carbatrol or Phenobarbital? Would Citalopram be a good alternative choice to consider instead of Lexapro?



Stevoreno
07/30/09

[Stevoreno]

I was referred to this board by someone who works with Medicaid in my state who told me to come here if I had questions about prescription drugs and to post questions if I was looking for answers but you mean to tell me there is nobody on this board who is in the know who is willing to answer my question?