Re: Switching To Lexapro

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It is supposed to be much better. If you go to Lexapro.com, click on FAQ's

and run the Isomer demo, it explains it really well. It is hard to believe it

took so long to get to this improved state.

Sorry to hear about the shingles...I know it is no fun. I will be on meds

for the rest of my life so the one with the least side effects will be the best.

We are fortunate to live in a time where medical advances work for us...who

knows what else they will come up with?

Be well,

,

I switched because I have a new Dr.who thinks Lex is much better than

paxil,with fewer side effects.

I feel good but has been hard to tell because I came down with the

shingles which bothered me.

I have been on Lexapro 3 mo.had shingles 6 wks,still have pain in my

ribs.

This new psc dr.thinks it is the best med out,I have to stay on low

dose maintance dose for depression and panic attacks.

It does seem to be the best one about not gaining weight and Paxil

the worst,i know a couple of people who gained 40 lbs. while on 40

mgs of paxil.

hope it works better for you.

[Guest guest]

Hi Terry, just wanted to share my input on Paxil. I took it for a year and

a half and gained 15 pounds right away. I didn't like it at all! I stayed

on it for my last pregnancy and for a year of breastfeeding and then weaned

off slowly......I DID lose the full 15 pounds within 6 months of quitting

the Paxil but it did take a full 6 months. I was on Lex but only for a

month as I got a bit hostile and angry on it so the doc recommended I go

off. I gained no weight during that time and actually lost my appetite.

Hope this helps and good luck going off the Effexor! (I soooo hate going off

these drugs as it makes me very sick...)

Take care,

Cyndi

On 11/11/06, Terry Squier <terrysquier@...> wrote:

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> Hi, everyone. I'm a 63-year-old retired court reporter here in

> Colorado. I've been on Paxil for about ten years and then was put on

> 75 mg of Effexor earlier this year. For some reason I just don't feel

> happy or motivated anymore and have had a hard time controlling my

> weight. I read that Lexapro was more " weight neutral, " so I made a

> decision to try to switch at least from the Paxil. So far I'm

> completely off Paxil and taking 20 mg of Lexapro. Now I'm going to

> try to wean myself off the Effexor. I seem to feel okay on the

> Lexapro and don't have any side effects but I'm wondering if I will be

> successful in trying to drop at last 10-20 pounds. I don't know what

> anyone else's experiences are in that regard. I just know that Paxil

> is terrible when it comes to weight gain.

>

> Anyway, if anyone has had any experience in this regard, please let me

> know. I also hope to stay a member of this community and learn all I

> can about other's experiences with Lexapro.

>

> Terry

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